| Serial Number | 98420198 |
| Word Mark | NRS PAY SIMBA |
| Filing Date | Sunday, February 25, 2024 |
| Status | 686 - PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Status Date | Tuesday, December 23, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, December 23, 2025 |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) black, purple, and gray is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Computer hardware and downloadable software for making, processing and authenticating payment transactions with credit cards, debit cards, gift cards, pre-paid cards, cash, crypto currency and other payment forms; electronic devices, namely, card readers, computer chip card readers, point-of-sale terminals, and related computer hardware and downloadable software, all for accepting, effecting, enabling, facilitating, processing, operating, authenticating and managing payment transactions via mobile devices, cash registers, and other point of sale systems, and local and global communications networks; computer e-commerce downloadable software to allow users to perform electronic business transactions via mobile devices, cash registers, and other point of sale systems, and local and global computer networks; downloadable computer software, namely, software application for use by consumers in the field of mobile payments; downloadable computer software for facilitating mobile payments, and enabling consumers to use their electronic signature, PIN, name or photo in completing mobile payment transactions; downloadable computer software for issuing receipts regarding mobile payment transactions; electronic and electrical apparatus, namely, receipt issuing, reading and recording machines; downloadable computer software for facilitating and managing merchant-customer communications, and providing payment transaction information; downloadable software for payment acceptance |
| Translation of Words in Mark | The English translation of "SIMBA" in the mark is "lion". |
| Goods and Services | Software platform services serving as a digital wallet, namely, providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable computer software for use as a digital wallet |
| Goods and Services | Money transfer services, electronic funds transfer services, electronic remote direct check deposit of funds into individual bank accounts, currency exchange services, electronic payment services for personal banking in the nature of electronic funds transfer and clearing and reconciliation of financial transactions via a global computer network in the nature of financial clearinghouses, payment services in the nature of web-based money transfers provided by means of a global computer network, and payment services in the nature of web-based international money transfers provided by means of mobile applications and mobile devices; online banking services accessible by means of downloadable mobile applications; cash discount programs, namely a credit card processing cash discount program that tabulates dual pricing with regular product prices and lower prices for cash payments |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the letters "NRS" in purple above the word "PAY" in gray wherein the crossbar in "A" is represented by an incomplete purple sphere made of interconnected smaller circles followed by the word "SIMBA" in black, except for the "S" which is in reverse superimposed on the silhouette of a black lion. Within the letter "A" in "SIMBA" is an incomplete purple sphere made of interconnected smaller circles. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "PAY" |
| 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 | Friday, March 28, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 036 - Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Sunday, February 25, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 036 |
| 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 | Friday, March 28, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | National Retail Solutions, Inc. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Newark, NJ 07102 |
| Party Name | National Retail Solutions, Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Newark, NJ 07102 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Monday, February 26, 2024 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Sunday, July 7, 2024 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Sunday, July 7, 2024 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Friday, September 13, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, September 18, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, September 18, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, September 18, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, November 26, 2024 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, November 26, 2024 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, November 29, 2024 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Sunday, December 1, 2024 | SUSPENSION LETTER WRITTEN |
| Sunday, December 1, 2024 | LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Sunday, December 1, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Friday, March 28, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO SUSPENSION INQUIRY RECEIVED |
| Friday, March 28, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, March 28, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, May 14, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, May 14, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, May 14, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, August 14, 2025 | APPLICATION EXTENSION TO RESPONSE PERIOD - RECEIVED |
| Thursday, August 14, 2025 | APPLICATION EXTENSION GRANTED/RECEIPT PROVIDED |
| Monday, November 17, 2025 | TEAS PETITION TO REVIVE RECEIVED |
| Monday, November 17, 2025 | PETITION TO REVIVE-GRANTED |
| Monday, November 17, 2025 | NOTICE OF REVIVAL - E-MAILED |
| Monday, November 17, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, November 17, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, November 17, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Friday, November 21, 2025 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Friday, November 21, 2025 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Friday, November 21, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Friday, November 21, 2025 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Friday, November 21, 2025 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, December 17, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, December 23, 2025 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, December 23, 2025 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |