POWERFULLY BACKING COMMUNITIES Trademark
Trademark Overview
On Thursday, July 3, 2025, a trademark application was filed for POWERFULLY BACKING COMMUNITIES with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the POWERFULLY BACKING COMMUNITIES trademark a serial number of 99265846. The federal status of this trademark filing is FINAL REFUSAL - MAILED as of Tuesday, February 24, 2026. This trademark is owned by American Express Marketing & Development Corp.. The POWERFULLY BACKING COMMUNITIES trademark is filed in the Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products, Advertising, Business and Retail Services, Insurance & Financial Services, Communication Services, and Education & Entertainment Services categories with the following description:
business management; business administration; advertising, marketing and promotional consultancy, advisory and assistance services; loyalty, incentive and bonus program services, namely business administration of loyalty, incentive and consumer bonus programs; distribution of advertising, marketing and promotional material; data processing services; business analysis and information services, and market research; business strategy development services; business management services relating to the development of businesses; business development services, namely, providing start-up support for businesses of others; business management consultation; corporate meeting management services; promoting the sale of goods and services of others by awarding purchase points for credit card use; promoting the sale of credit card accounts through the administration of incentive award programs; providing an online commercial information directory on the internet; providing an online business director...
Hosting social entertainment events that support small businesses and their impact on their local communities.
Magnetic encoded cards and cards containing an integrated circuit chip in the nature of smart cards all containing programming used to process payments; cards encoded with security features for authentication purposes; charge cards, bank cards, credit cards, debit cards, chip cards, stored value cards, electronic data carrier cards, and payment cards all encoded; downloadable mobile applications for managing bank accounts, credit card accounts, electronic transmission of funds, and financial transactions; downloadable computer software and applications for mobile devices that facilitate the identification and authentication of near field communication (NFC) devices and radio frequency identification (RFID) devices; downloadable computer software and applications for mobile devices comprising a digital wallet that stores customer account information and permits consumers to access coupons, vouchers, voucher codes and rebates at retailers and to obtain loyalty or monetary rewards that ca...
Financial services, namely, credit card and charge card services; assistance with electronic transfers of money, namely, electronic transfer of money; banking services; foreign currency exchange services; payment processing services, namely, charge card, credit card, prepaid card, gift card, stored value card and payment card transaction processing services; electronic charge card, credit card, prepaid card, gift card, stored value card and payment card transactions, namely processing of payments for electronic charge cards, credit cards, prepaid cards, gift cards, stored value cards and payment cards; issuing charge cards, credit cards, prepaid cards, prepaid gift cards, stored value cards and payment cards; authorized credit by means of computer, namely, credit card authorization services via computer; providing online information for merchants regarding guidelines and fees pertaining to credit card acceptance; financial sponsorship of events that support small businesses and their i...
Assistance with electronic transfers of money, namely, providing electronic data transfer services to facilitate the electronic transfer of money
General Information
| Serial Number | 99265846 |
| Word Mark | POWERFULLY BACKING COMMUNITIES |
| Filing Date | Thursday, July 3, 2025 |
| Status | 645 - FINAL REFUSAL - MAILED |
| 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 | NOT AVAILABLE |
Trademark Statements
| Goods and Services | business management; business administration; advertising, marketing and promotional consultancy, advisory and assistance services; loyalty, incentive and bonus program services, namely business administration of loyalty, incentive and consumer bonus programs; distribution of advertising, marketing and promotional material; data processing services; business analysis and information services, and market research; business strategy development services; business management services relating to the development of businesses; business development services, namely, providing start-up support for businesses of others; business management consultation; corporate meeting management services; promoting the sale of goods and services of others by awarding purchase points for credit card use; promoting the sale of credit card accounts through the administration of incentive award programs; providing an online commercial information directory on the internet; providing an online business directory information service featuring information regarding merchants who accept payment by credit card.; advertising services |
| Goods and Services | Hosting social entertainment events that support small businesses and their impact on their local communities. |
| Goods and Services | Magnetic encoded cards and cards containing an integrated circuit chip in the nature of smart cards all containing programming used to process payments; cards encoded with security features for authentication purposes; charge cards, bank cards, credit cards, debit cards, chip cards, stored value cards, electronic data carrier cards, and payment cards all encoded; downloadable mobile applications for managing bank accounts, credit card accounts, electronic transmission of funds, and financial transactions; downloadable computer software and applications for mobile devices that facilitate the identification and authentication of near field communication (NFC) devices and radio frequency identification (RFID) devices; downloadable computer software and applications for mobile devices comprising a digital wallet that stores customer account information and permits consumers to access coupons, vouchers, voucher codes and rebates at retailers and to obtain loyalty or monetary rewards that can be credited to their accounts; downloadable computer e-commerce software to allow users to perform electronic business transactions via a global computer network; downloadable software application for use in connection with contactless payment terminals for the purpose of allowing merchants to accept contactless mobile commerce transactions, contactless presentation of loyalty credentials, and contactless redemption of coupons, rebates, discounts, vouchers and special offers. |
| Goods and Services | Financial services, namely, credit card and charge card services; assistance with electronic transfers of money, namely, electronic transfer of money; banking services; foreign currency exchange services; payment processing services, namely, charge card, credit card, prepaid card, gift card, stored value card and payment card transaction processing services; electronic charge card, credit card, prepaid card, gift card, stored value card and payment card transactions, namely processing of payments for electronic charge cards, credit cards, prepaid cards, gift cards, stored value cards and payment cards; issuing charge cards, credit cards, prepaid cards, prepaid gift cards, stored value cards and payment cards; authorized credit by means of computer, namely, credit card authorization services via computer; providing online information for merchants regarding guidelines and fees pertaining to credit card acceptance; financial sponsorship of events that support small businesses and their impact on their local communities |
| Goods and Services | Assistance with electronic transfers of money, namely, providing electronic data transfer services to facilitate the electronic transfer of money |
Classification Information
| 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 | Thursday, July 3, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, July 3, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| 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 | Thursday, July 3, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 036 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 038 - Services allowing people to communicate with another by a sensory means. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 104 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, February 23, 2026 |
| Primary Code | 038 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 041 - Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 107 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, July 3, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
Trademark Owner History
| Party Name | American Express Marketing & Development Corp. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | New York, NY 10285
US |
Trademark Events
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, July 3, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Thursday, July 3, 2025 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Friday, November 7, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Thursday, November 20, 2025 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Monday, December 1, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Monday, December 1, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, December 1, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, February 23, 2026 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, February 23, 2026 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, February 23, 2026 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, February 24, 2026 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, February 24, 2026 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, February 24, 2026 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
