PENN FOSTER GROUP Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Monday, April 3, 2023, a trademark application was filed for PENN FOSTER GROUP with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the PENN FOSTER GROUP trademark a serial number of 97870842. The federal status of this trademark filing is NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE - ISSUED as of Tuesday, November 26, 2024. This trademark is owned by PF Carrus Careers, LLC. The PENN FOSTER GROUP trademark is filed in the Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products, Paper & Printed Material Products, Advertising, Business and Retail Services, Education & Entertainment Services, and Computer & Software Services & Scientific Services categories with the following description:

Educational services, namely, conducting distance learning instruction at the secondary, college, and graduate levels; Educational services, namely, conducting programs and courses of instruction at the secondary, college, and graduate levels via web-based learning management systems; Educational services, namely, providing on-line courses of instruction at the secondary, college, and graduate levels and distribution of course materials in connection therewith; Educational services in the nature of correspondence schools; Educational services, namely, providing programs and training courses focused on the development of workplace skills and competencies, job skills, and soft skills marketed to employers for the upskilling of their employees; Career coaching services; Coaching in the field of job and employment success; Development of educational content in the nature of printed educational materials for others in the field of workplace skills and competencies, job skills, and soft skil...

Downloadable computer application software for mobile phones, tablet computers, and personal computers, namely, mobile learning platform software for providing virtual classrooms, accessing and downloading learning materials, administering tests, quizzes, and other assessments, submitting assignments, providing a means of communication between students and teachers, tracking student progress, accessing grades, and organizing, managing, and administering self-paced distance learning at the secondary, vocational, and college levels and for career training programs, and for self-paced distance learning focused on the development of workplace skills and competencies, job skills, and soft skills

Printed instructional and educational materials, namely, course books, workbooks, worksheets, flash cards, diagrams, and study guides provided with courses of instruction, all in the fields of medical transcription, medical transcription editing, outpatient and inpatient medical coding and billing, and medical terminology; Printed instructional and educational materials, namely, course books, workbooks, worksheets, flash cards, diagrams, and study guides provided with courses of instruction at the vocational, secondary, college, and graduate levels and for career training programs, all in the fields of accounting, administrative assistant, business, business management, chiropractic assistant, civics, computers, computer information systems, computer science, construction technology, construction trades, criminal justice, dressmaking, early childhood education, economics, electrical wiring and maintenance, electrician, electrician apprentice, electronic medical records, electronics, en...

Job placement

Providing a website featuring on-line, non-downloadable software that enables users to track their progress in distance learning programs and courses of instruction at the secondary, vocational, and college levels and for career training programs; Providing a website featuring on-line, non-downloadable software that enables users to track their progress in distance learning, upskilling, reskilling, and employee development programs and training courses focused on the development of workplace skills and competencies, job skills, and soft skills; Providing a website featuring on-line, non-downloadable software that enables employers to track the progress of their employees who are enrolled in upskilling, reskilling, and employee development programs and training courses focused on the development of workplace skills and competencies, job skills, and soft skills; Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring computer software platforms for self-paced distance learning at the secondary, vocationa...

General Information


Serial Number97870842
Word MarkPENN FOSTER GROUP
Filing DateMonday, April 3, 2023
Status688 - NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE - ISSUED
Status DateTuesday, November 26, 2024
Registration Number0000000
Registration DateNOT AVAILABLE
Mark Drawing4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, October 15, 2024

Trademark Statements


Goods and ServicesEducational services, namely, conducting distance learning instruction at the secondary, college, and graduate levels; Educational services, namely, conducting programs and courses of instruction at the secondary, college, and graduate levels via web-based learning management systems; Educational services, namely, providing on-line courses of instruction at the secondary, college, and graduate levels and distribution of course materials in connection therewith; Educational services in the nature of correspondence schools; Educational services, namely, providing programs and training courses focused on the development of workplace skills and competencies, job skills, and soft skills marketed to employers for the upskilling of their employees; Career coaching services; Coaching in the field of job and employment success; Development of educational content in the nature of printed educational materials for others in the field of workplace skills and competencies, job skills, and soft skills; Development of learning resources in the nature of educational curriculum for others in the field of workplace skills and competencies, job skills, and soft skills; Development of educational curriculum in the field of workplace skills and competencies, job skills, and soft skills for customized computer-based training materials for others; Educational services, namely, development of curriculum for others in the field of workplace skills and competencies, job skills, and soft skills; Educational services, namely, conducting distance learning instruction at the vocational level in the fields of accounting, administrative assistant, appliance maintenance and repair, automobile maintenance and repair, blueprint reading, bookkeeping, building technology, business, business management, CAD design, carpentry, catering, child care, computer science, construction technology, construction trades, cooking, criminal justice, diesel mechanics, dental assistant, desktop publishing, digital photography, dog training, dressmaking, early childhood education, electric motor repair, installation, maintenance, and repair of electrical apparatus, electrical wiring, electrician services, electronics, event planning, facilities maintenance and mechanics, finance, financial planning, fitness and exercise, floral design, forensic science, forestry conservation and management, furniture and cabinet making, gasoline engine maintenance and repair, generator maintenance and repair, graphic design, gunsmithing, healthcare, healthcare management, heavy equipment maintenance and repair, heavy truck maintenance and repair, home inspecting, home remodeling and repair, hotel and restaurant management, human resources, HVAC installation, maintenance, and repair, HVACR installation, maintenance, and repair, industrial computer systems, industrial electronics, industrial safety, information systems, information technology, interior decorator, interior design, jewelry design and repair, landscape design, legal assistant, locksmithing, machinist, machine operation, manufacturing, manufacturing plant supervision, marketing, massage, mechanical maintenance and operation of fluid power and hydraulic systems, mechanical maintenance and operation of power transmission systems equipment, mechanics, medical administration, medical assistant, medical coding and billing, medical practice support services, medical transcriptionist, metal cutting, meter reading, millwrighting, motorcycle mechanics, nutrition, diet and health sciences, occupational therapy aide, optician, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of microprocessors, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of programmable industrial controllers, painting, paralegal studies, payroll, pharmacy technician, photography, physical therapy aide, pipe fitting, plastics processing, plumbing, electric, hydroelectric, steam, and nuclear power plant operations, operation and maintenance of power plant machinery and equipment, private investigation, production line maintenance, production work, property management, personal fitness trainer, public relations, pulp preparation and paper manufacturing, pulp and paper engineering, quality control, security, sewage treatment and sludge processing, sheet metal production and sheet metal machine maintenance, small business management, small engine maintenance and repair, sports psychology, tax preparation, teacher assisting, surveying, telecommunications, tool and die making, travel and tourism, truck mechanics, installation, operation, and maintenance of overhead and underground utility and power lines, veterinary assistant, veterinary technician, warehousing and distribution, water and wastewater treatment, maintenance, operation, and repair of water and wastewater treatment equipment, wedding planning, welding, wildlife conservation and management; Educational services, namely, conducting programs, career training programs, and courses of instruction at the vocational level via web-based learning management systems in the fields of accounting, administrative assistant, appliance maintenance and repair, automobile maintenance and repair, blueprint reading, bookkeeping, building technology, business, business management, CAD design, carpentry, catering, child care, computer science, construction technology, construction trades, cooking, criminal justice, diesel mechanics, dental assistant, desktop publishing, digital photography, dog training, dressmaking, early childhood education, electric motor repair, installation, maintenance, and repair of electrical apparatus, electrical wiring, electrician services, electronics, event planning, facilities maintenance and mechanics, finance, financial planning, fitness and exercise, floral design, forensic science, forestry conservation and management, furniture and cabinet making, gasoline engine maintenance and repair, generator maintenance and repair, graphic design, gunsmithing, healthcare, healthcare management, heavy equipment maintenance and repair, heavy truck maintenance and repair, home inspecting, home remodeling and repair, hotel and restaurant management, human resources, HVAC installation, maintenance, and repair, HVACR installation, maintenance, and repair, industrial computer systems, industrial electronics, industrial safety, information systems, information technology, interior decorator, interior design, jewelry design and repair, landscape design, legal assistant, locksmithing, machinist, machine operation, manufacturing, manufacturing plant supervision, marketing, massage, mechanical maintenance and operation of fluid power and hydraulic systems, mechanical maintenance and operation of power transmission systems equipment, mechanics, medical administration, medical assistant, medical coding and billing, medical practice support services, medical transcriptionist, metal cutting, meter reading, millwrighting, motorcycle mechanics, nutrition, diet and health sciences, occupational therapy aide, optician, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of microprocessors, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of programmable industrial controllers, painting, paralegal studies, payroll, pharmacy technician, photography, physical therapy aide, pipe fitting, plastics processing, plumbing, electric, hydroelectric, steam, and nuclear power plant operations, operation and maintenance of power plant machinery and equipment, private investigation, production line maintenance, production work, property management, personal fitness trainer, public relations, pulp preparation and paper manufacturing, pulp and paper engineering, quality control, security, sewage treatment and sludge processing, sheet metal production and sheet metal machine maintenance, small business management, small engine maintenance and repair, sports psychology, tax preparation, teacher assisting, surveying, telecommunications, tool and die making, travel and tourism, truck mechanics, installation, operation, and maintenance of overhead and underground utility and power lines, veterinary assistant, veterinary technician, warehousing and distribution, water and wastewater treatment, maintenance, operation, and repair of water and wastewater treatment equipment, wedding planning, welding, wildlife conservation and management; Educational services, namely, providing on-line courses of instruction at the vocational level in the fields of accounting, administrative assistant, appliance maintenance and repair, automobile maintenance and repair, blueprint reading, bookkeeping, building technology, business, business management, CAD design, carpentry, catering, child care, computer science, construction technology, construction trades, cooking, criminal justice, diesel mechanics, dental assistant, desktop publishing, digital photography, dog training, dressmaking, early childhood education, electric motor repair, installation, maintenance, and repair of electrical apparatus, electrical wiring, electrician services, electronics, event planning, facilities maintenance and mechanics, finance, financial planning, fitness and exercise, floral design, forensic science, forestry conservation and management, furniture and cabinet making, gasoline engine maintenance and repair, generator maintenance and repair, graphic design, gunsmithing, healthcare, healthcare management, heavy equipment maintenance and repair, heavy truck maintenance and repair, home inspecting, home remodeling and repair, hotel and restaurant management, human resources, HVAC installation, maintenance, and repair, HVACR installation, maintenance, and repair, industrial computer systems, industrial electronics, industrial safety, information systems, information technology, interior decorator, interior design, jewelry design and repair, landscape design, legal assistant, locksmithing, machinist, machine operation, manufacturing, manufacturing plant supervision, marketing, massage, mechanical maintenance and operation of fluid power and hydraulic systems, mechanical maintenance and operation of power transmission systems equipment, mechanics, medical administration, medical assistant, medical coding and billing, medical practice support services, medical transcriptionist, metal cutting, meter reading, millwrighting, motorcycle mechanics, nutrition, diet and health sciences, occupational therapy aide, optician, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of microprocessors, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of programmable industrial controllers, painting, paralegal studies, payroll, pharmacy technician, photography, physical therapy aide, pipe fitting, plastics processing, plumbing, electric, hydroelectric, steam, and nuclear power plant operations, operation and maintenance of power plant machinery and equipment, private investigation, production line maintenance, production work, property management, personal fitness trainer, public relations, pulp preparation and paper manufacturing, pulp and paper engineering, quality control, security, sewage treatment and sludge processing, sheet metal production and sheet metal machine maintenance, small business management, small engine maintenance and repair, sports psychology, tax preparation, teacher assisting, surveying, telecommunications, tool and die making, travel and tourism, truck mechanics, installation, operation, and maintenance of overhead and underground utility and power lines, veterinary assistant, veterinary technician, warehousing and distribution, water and wastewater treatment, maintenance, operation, and repair of water and wastewater treatment equipment, wedding planning, welding, wildlife conservation and management and distribution of course materials in connection therewith; Providing on-line training in the form of courses, workshops, and discussions in the fields of health care, public safety and allied health, medical coding and billing, inpatient auditing, and medical transcription; Providing on-line training in the form of courses, workshops, and discussions in the field of career development for pharmacy technicians, medical assistants, patient care technicians, hemodialysis technicians, dental assistants, physical therapy aides, EKG technicians, phlebotomy technicians, veterinary assistants, and certified nurse assistants; Providing on-line training in the form of courses and workshops in the field of required clinical certifications for critical healthcare, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Neonatal/Pediatric Specialty (NPS); Continuing education services, namely, providing live and on-line continuing professional education seminars in the field of interior design, feng shui, jewelry design, wedding planning, event planning, professional blogging, fiction and memoir writing, personal styling and floral design; Educational services, namely, conducting programs in the field of interior design, feng shui, jewelry design, wedding planning, event planning, professional blogging, fiction and memoir writing, personal styling and floral design; Educational services, namely, conducting live, on-line and correspondence courses in the fields of interior design, feng shui, jewelry design, wedding planning, event planning, professional blogging, fiction and memoir writing, personal styling and floral design and distribution of training materials in connection therewith; Providing education courses in the field of interior design, feng shui, jewelry design, wedding planning, event planning, professional blogging, fiction and memoir writing, personal styling and floral design offered through online, non-downloadable videos and instructor assistance; Providing education in the field of interior design, feng shui, jewelry design, wedding planning, event planning, professional blogging, fiction and memoir writing, personal styling and floral design rendered through correspondence courses; Continuing education services, namely, providing live and on-line continuing professional education seminars in the field of Blogging, Fiction and Memoir Writing, Pharmacy Technician, Veterinary Assistant, Sterile Processing, Medical Billing and Coding, Medical Transcription, Medical Office Assistant; Educational services, namely, conducting programs in the field of Blogging, Fiction and Memoir Writing, Pharmacy Technician, Veterinary Assistant, Sterile Processing, Medical Billing and Coding, Medical Transcription, Medical Office Assistant; Educational services, namely, conducting live, on-line and correspondence courses in the field of Blogging, Fiction and Memoir Writing, Pharmacy Technician, Veterinary Assistant, Sterile Processing, Medical Billing and Coding, Medical Transcription, Medical Office Assistant and distribution of educational materials in connection therewith; Providing education courses in the field of Blogging, Fiction and Memoir Writing, Pharmacy Technician, Veterinary Assistant, Sterile Processing, Medical Billing and Coding, Medical Transcription, Medical Office Assistant offered through online, non-downloadable videos and instructor assistance; Providing education in the field of Blogging, Fiction and Memoir Writing, Pharmacy Technician, Veterinary Assistant, Sterile Processing, Medical Billing and Coding, Medical Transcription, Medical Office Assistant rendered through correspondence courses; Educational services, namely, providing online classes, online tutoring, tutoring by telephone, and experiential learning, namely, externships in the field of healthcare; Educational services, namely, providing courses of instruction in the field of health record systems offered via an on-line web site and other computer-based system for healthcare students and professionals
Goods and ServicesDownloadable computer application software for mobile phones, tablet computers, and personal computers, namely, mobile learning platform software for providing virtual classrooms, accessing and downloading learning materials, administering tests, quizzes, and other assessments, submitting assignments, providing a means of communication between students and teachers, tracking student progress, accessing grades, and organizing, managing, and administering self-paced distance learning at the secondary, vocational, and college levels and for career training programs, and for self-paced distance learning focused on the development of workplace skills and competencies, job skills, and soft skills
Goods and ServicesPrinted instructional and educational materials, namely, course books, workbooks, worksheets, flash cards, diagrams, and study guides provided with courses of instruction, all in the fields of medical transcription, medical transcription editing, outpatient and inpatient medical coding and billing, and medical terminology; Printed instructional and educational materials, namely, course books, workbooks, worksheets, flash cards, diagrams, and study guides provided with courses of instruction at the vocational, secondary, college, and graduate levels and for career training programs, all in the fields of accounting, administrative assistant, business, business management, chiropractic assistant, civics, computers, computer information systems, computer science, construction technology, construction trades, criminal justice, dressmaking, early childhood education, economics, electrical wiring and maintenance, electrician, electrician apprentice, electronic medical records, electronics, engineering, engineering technology, English, finance, fitness and exercise, general studies, gunsmithing, health, healthcare, healthcare management, history, home health aide, hospitality management, hotel and restaurant management, human relations, jewelry design and repair, legal assistant, legal research, legal secretary, literature, marketing, mathematics, medical administration, medical administrative assistant, medical assistant, medial coding and billing, medical practice support services, motorcycle mechanics, music, nutrition, diet and health sciences, national electrical code, paralegal studies, pharmacy assistant, pipe fitting, reading skills, science, small business management, telecommunications, telecommunications lineman, veterinary assistant, veterinary practice management, veterinary technician, veterinary technology, and writing
Goods and ServicesJob placement
NOT AVAILABLE"PENN" and "GROUP"
Goods and ServicesProviding a website featuring on-line, non-downloadable software that enables users to track their progress in distance learning programs and courses of instruction at the secondary, vocational, and college levels and for career training programs; Providing a website featuring on-line, non-downloadable software that enables users to track their progress in distance learning, upskilling, reskilling, and employee development programs and training courses focused on the development of workplace skills and competencies, job skills, and soft skills; Providing a website featuring on-line, non-downloadable software that enables employers to track the progress of their employees who are enrolled in upskilling, reskilling, and employee development programs and training courses focused on the development of workplace skills and competencies, job skills, and soft skills; Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring computer software platforms for self-paced distance learning at the secondary, vocational, and college levels and for career training programs, and for self-paced distance learning focused on the development of career-ready skills, workplace skills and competencies, job skills, and soft skills; Development of computer platforms in the field of education; Design and development of computer software for self-paced distance learning focused on the development of career-ready skills, workplace skills and competencies, job skills, and soft skills; Providing on-line non-downloadable software for providing educational assets and materials to companies

Classification Information


International Class009 - 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 Codes021, 023, 026, 036, 038
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateWednesday, April 26, 2023
Primary Code009
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class016 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials, not included in other classes; printed matter; bookbinding material; photographs; stationery; adhesives for stationery or household purposes; artists' materials; paint brushes; typewriters and office requisites (except furniture); instructional and teaching material (except apparatus); plastic materials for packaging (not included in other classes); printers' type; printing blocks.
US Class Codes002, 005, 022, 023, 029, 037, 038, 050
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateWednesday, April 26, 2023
Primary Code016
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions.
US Class Codes100, 101, 102
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateWednesday, April 26, 2023
Primary Code035
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class041 - Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities.
US Class Codes100, 101, 107
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateWednesday, April 26, 2023
Primary Code041
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class042 - 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 Codes100, 101
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateWednesday, April 26, 2023
Primary Code042
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

Trademark Owner History


Party NamePF Carrus Careers, LLC
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type16 - Limited Liability Company
AddressSCRANTON, PA 18515

Party NamePF Carrus Careers, LLC
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type16 - Limited Liability Company
AddressSCRANTON, PA 18515

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Thursday, April 6, 2023NEW APPLICATION ENTERED
Wednesday, April 26, 2023NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
Thursday, December 28, 2023ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Thursday, December 28, 2023NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Thursday, December 28, 2023NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Thursday, December 28, 2023NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Wednesday, March 27, 2024TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Wednesday, March 27, 2024CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Wednesday, March 27, 2024TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Thursday, March 28, 2024APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Wednesday, September 25, 2024NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, October 15, 2024PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Tuesday, October 15, 2024OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, November 26, 2024NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT