| Serial Number | 98394606 |
| Word Mark | RGF CONNECT |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, February 6, 2024 |
| Status | 688 - NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE - ISSUED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, December 17, 2024 |
| 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, November 5, 2024 |
| Goods and Services | Career counseling, namely, providing advice concerning education options to pursue career opportunities; traineeship services, namely, business education and training services in the nature of developing customized leadership and executive development programs, providing executive coaching services, and providing business education programs to employees and executives; teaching in the field of business management; educational services, namely, conducting classes, seminars, conferences and workshops in the field of business management and distribution of course and educational materials in connection therewith; educational services, namely, conducting instructional classes, seminars, conferences and workshops in the field of business management and distribution of course and educational materials in connection therewith; vocational guidance; organizing educational and entertainment competitions, namely, organizing sports competitions and arranging and conducting educational competitions for students in the field of business management; arranging and conducting educational conferences; arranging and conducting educational congresses; conducting seminars in the field of business management; arranging professional workshop and training courses; organization of sports competitions; publication of books; on-line publication of electronic books and journals; providing on-line non-downloadable electronic publications in the nature of books, newsletters and magazines in the field of business management; providing on-line music, not downloadable; providing on-line videos featuring business instruction, not downloadable; entertainment services, namely, competitions in the field of entertainment, education, culture, sports, and other non-business and non-commercial fields; educational services, namely, providing seminars, conferences and non-downloadable webinars in the field of human resources and distribution of course and educational materials in connection therewith; training services in the field of business management and distribution of educational materials in connection therewith; training personnel in the use and operation of computers and data processors; educational services, namely, developing curriculum for others in the field of business management; services of a publisher of both printed and electronic format material, namely, publication of books; publishing of electronic publications; organizing community sporting and cultural events; organizing events in the field of business management for cultural or educational purposes |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of a blue arch next to the grey letters RGF with the word CONNECT in the color blue with one blue dot over each of the letters N. |
| Goods and Services | Computer programs, recorded, for the collection, editing, organizing, modifying, book marking, transmission, storage and sharing of data and information, use in database management and use in electronic storage of data; computer software platforms, recorded, for the collection, editing, organizing, modifying, book marking, transmission, storage and sharing of data and information, use in database management and use in electronic storage of data; downloadable computer software for the collection, editing, organizing, modifying, book marking, transmission, storage and sharing of data and information, use in database management and use in electronic storage of data; downloadable computer software applications for the collection, editing, organizing, modifying, book marking, transmission, storage and sharing of data and information, use in database management and use in electronic storage of data; optical data media, namely, blank optical data carriers; optical data media, namely, optical discs featuring information in the field of business management; magnetic data media, namely, pre-recorded magnetic data carriers featuring information in the field of business management; blank USB flash drives; pre-recorded USB flash drives featuring information in the field of business management; downloadable electronic publications in the nature of books, newsletters and magazines in the field of business management; downloadable music files; downloadable image files containing text relating to business management; downloadable image files containing artwork, text, audio, video, games and Internet Web links relating to sporting and cultural activities; computer hardware; smartphones; mobile telephones; downloadable computer software for the collection, editing, organizing, modifying, book marking, transmission, storage and sharing of data and information, use in database management and use in electronic storage of data, all relating to the field of human resources; digital and non-digital data carriers, namely, blank optical data carriers, blank magnetic data carriers and blank USB flash drives; digital and non-digital data carriers, namely, pre-recorded optical discs, magnetic data carriers and USB flash drives all featuring information in the field of business management; computer and telecommunications networking products, namely, telecommunications and data networking hardware in the nature of devices for transporting and aggregating voice, data, and video communications across multiple network infrastructures and communications protocols; telecommunications apparatus and devices, namely, telecommunications transmitters, computer hardware for telecommunications and telecommunications equipment in the nature of fiber-optic transceivers, fiber optic repeaters, converters and optimizers, wave division multiplexers, free-space optics transmission systems, switches including Ethernet switches and routers, fiber-to-the-home and Ethernet-over-VDSL access aggregators, terminators and repeaters, and remote presence management products, namely, switches, and console, alarm, sensor and power management devices; downloadable electronic publications, namely, news reports, bulletins and study guides in the field of human resources; pre-recorded digital and non-digital data carriers featuring information about human resources |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) blue and grey is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Advertising and publicity services; on-line advertising on a computer network; business management consultancy; commercial information agency services; business efficiency expert services; conducting market studies; marketing research; business appraisals; business investigations; providing business information; outsourcing services; commercial information and advice for consumers in the choice of products and services; compilation of statistics; providing business information via a web site; commercial intermediation services, namely, providing business information to importers and foreign buyers at the time of contact with local producers; outsourced business administration and management for companies; import and export agencies; sales promotion for others; consultation in the field of procurement of goods and services for others; procurement services, namely, procuring of contracts for others for the purchase of goods and labor contracting services; employment agency services; personnel management consultancy; psychological testing for the selection of personnel; compilation of information into computer databases; systemization of information into computer databases; administrative processing of purchase orders; updating and maintenance of data in computer databases; business administration services; business management; providing online searchable databases for employers featuring information about candidates and potential employees to fill temporary, contract and permanent positions; business management services, namely, personnel selection for others; providing of personnel, namely, personnel placement; temporary personnel services; employment agencies for personnel placement; providing business information about personnel matters; business management consulting in relation to personnel and retail sale matters; employment agencies specializing in personnel placement and personnel management; personnel consultancy and personnel management consultation; providing career information; personnel selection using psychological testing; employment outplacement services; interim business management; business project management services; business organization and business economics consultancy; business strategy development services; providing business support staff services during mergers and takeovers; management of computerized databases featuring information about personnel, employment vacancies and human resource management matters; career planning services; career placement consulting services; business consultation regarding the implementation of human resource policies; business consultation regarding internal and external corporate communications; management and compilation of computerized databases; advertising and promotional services; business administration assistance for telephone call centers regarding the administrative processing of purchase orders; providing office functions; publicity and sales promotion services; market research; advertising agency specializing in the design and execution of word of mouth, viral, buzz and experiential marketing programs; market analysis; dissemination of statistics, namely, providing business information regarding human resource statistics |
| Goods and Services | Technical research in the field of artificial intelligence; telecommunications technology consultancy; computer programming; computer software consultancy; creating and maintaining web sites for others; rental of web servers; web site design consultancy; information technology (IT) consulting services; cloud computing featuring software for the collection, editing, organizing, modifying, book marking, transmission, storage and sharing of data and information, use in database management and use in electronic storage of data; computer technology consultancy; computer programming for others in the field of business management; design, development, updating and maintenance of computer software |
| International Class | 035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, February 6, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| 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 | Tuesday, February 6, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| 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 | Tuesday, February 6, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| 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 | Tuesday, February 6, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Tokyo 100-6639 JP |
| Party Name | Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Tokyo 100-6639 JP |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Tuesday, February 6, 2024 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Thursday, June 6, 2024 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, August 30, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Friday, August 30, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, August 30, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, September 10, 2024 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, September 10, 2024 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, September 10, 2024 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, September 11, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, September 11, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, September 11, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, September 26, 2024 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, September 26, 2024 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Friday, September 27, 2024 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, February 27, 2024 | TEAS VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT RECEIVED |
| Thursday, June 6, 2024 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Friday, August 30, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Sunday, September 29, 2024 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, October 16, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, November 5, 2024 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, November 5, 2024 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, December 17, 2024 | NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |