| Serial Number | 98944252 |
| Word Mark | NEC DIGITAL IDENTITY VCS CONNECT |
| Filing Date | Wednesday, January 8, 2025 |
| Status | 688 - NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE - ISSUED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, February 24, 2026 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, December 30, 2025 |
| Goods and Services | Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for use in digital identity authentication using verifiable credentials; providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for the issuance, verification, authentication, and validation of verifiable credentials; providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for encryption and decryption of digital identity data related to verifiable credentials; providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for mobile phones and desktop computers that allows users to store and retrieve verifiable credentials issued to users; providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for managing, authenticating, exchanging, and verifying digital identities and credentials in the field of digital identity and access management; credentialing and identity verification services, namely, computer security services in the nature of administering digital certifications, in particular the administration of issuance, verification, authentication, and validation of verifiable certificates; computer security services for managing digital identity in the nature of administering digital certificates and digital identifiers, in particular the administration of issuing, verifying, authenticating and validating digital certificates and digital identities; technological consultancy in the field of digital identity and verifiable credentials, in particular computer security regarding the administration of digital certificates and digital identifiers. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | DIGITAL IDENTITY |
| Goods and Services | Downloadable and recorded computer software for use in digital identity authentication; Downloadable and recorded computer software for use in digital identity authentication using verifiable credentials; Downloadable and recorded computer software for the issuance, verification, authentication and validation of verifiable credentials; Downloadable and recorded computer software for encryption and decryption of digital identity data related to verifiable credentials; Downloadable and recorded computer software for mobile phones and desktop computers that allows users to store and retrieve verifiable credentials issued to users; Downloadable and recorded computer software for managing, authenticating, exchanging, and verifying digital identities and credentials in the field of digital identity and access management. |
| International Class | 009 - Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; automatic vending machines and mechanisms for coin operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment and computers; fire extinguishing apparatus. |
| US Class Codes | 021, 023, 026, 036, 038 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, January 8, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 042 - Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; design and development of computer hardware and software. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, January 8, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Nippon Denki Kabushiki Kaisha |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Tokyo 108-8001 JP |
| Party Name | Nippon Denki Kabushiki Kaisha |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Tokyo 108-8001 JP |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Wednesday, January 8, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Tuesday, April 29, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, June 17, 2025 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Thursday, July 17, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Thursday, July 17, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, July 17, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, October 1, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, October 1, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, October 1, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, December 1, 2025 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, December 24, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, December 30, 2025 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, December 30, 2025 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, February 24, 2026 | NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |