| Serial Number | 97080945 |
| Word Mark | S |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, October 19, 2021 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, September 26, 2023 |
| Registration Number | 7177236 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, September 26, 2023 |
| Mark Drawing | 3000 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
| Goods and Services | Educational services, namely, providing instruction and courses in the form of on-line non-downloadable webinars, videos and written materials in the fields of healthcare education, compliance, certification, licensure maintenance, professional development and staff training; arranging and conducting of symposiums in the field of healthcare talent management |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of five lines forming a semi-circle around the letter "S". |
| Goods and Services | Providing an online electronic bulletin board for transmission of messages among computer users concerning job seekers and employers allowing prospective employees to apply for posted jobs and to post resumes for independent review by employers and allowing employers to post job openings and access to resumes posted by prospective employees |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Business services, namely, registering, screening and verifying the credentials of third party vendors, suppliers, and contractors on behalf of others in the field of healthcare; business consulting services; business consulting in the nature of strategic sourcing being staffing in the field of healthcare, contract and document database management and business administration; business consulting services for hospitals, healthcare systems, government agencies, health plans and employers; business efficiency expert services; business efficiency advice; business management analysis services; business data analysis services; providing information, consultancy and advisory services in the field of healthcare personnel recruiting; negotiation of business contracts for others; negotiation and conclusion of commercial transactions for third parties; business contract lifecycle management, namely, providing business management services and business management consultation services for others related to contracts by providing a workflow to others for the contract process and acting as contract repository for others to assist in the contract process; providing a web-based interactive database to assist health care facilities define, manage, track and document the competency of healthcare facility staffers in meeting accreditation standards; providing an on-line searchable database featuring job listings, resume postings and job search information in the healthcare industry |
| Goods and Services | Business services, namely, reviewing standards and practices to assure compliance with laws and regulations in the field of healthcare; verifying and monitoring the credentials of doctors and other medical professionals for public safety purposes in the field of healthcare |
| Goods and Services | Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for compliance and credentialing, namely, managing credentialing for others, in the field of healthcare; providing online, non-downloadable software for management and administration of strategic sourcing document and contract databases; providing online non-downloadable computer software for database management and for the maintenance, tracking, analysis, distribution and reporting of data contracts, disclosure statements and disclosed conflicts; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for use in database management and administration and creation of contracts involving healthcare professionals, health plans, health payors, and healthcare organizations; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for use in database management and for the creation, routing, and approval of new contracts involving healthcare professionals, health plans, health payors, and healthcare organizations; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software to assure compliance of agreements with laws and regulations applicable to the healthcare and health insurance industries; providing online, non-downloadable software for database management and administration of documents and forms; providing online, non-downloadable computer software for the maintenance, tracking, analysis, distribution, completion, submission, and reporting of documents and forms; technology consulting services in the field of medical and healthcare computer technologies; computer technology implementation consultation services for others; providing online non-downloadable software for use in building custom requests for proposals and analyzing such requests; providing online non-downloadable software for use in analyzing proposals; providing online non-downloadable software for use in monitoring the performance and pricing of suppliers; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for use in decision-making related to new products purchased by hospitals, healthcare organizations, health plans, health payors, and healthcare professionals and for reviewing healthcare initiatives; technology assessment services for others in the nature of technological consulting in the field of medical and healthcare computer technologies; technological research and advisory services in the field of medical and healthcare computer technologies; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software providing human resource managers in the healthcare industry the ability to create, post and manage job listings, provide behavioral assessments to job applicants, store, track and retrieve staff appraisals and manage the training and learning activities of healthcare staff, tracking personnel career development and succession planning and for tracking employee skill competency and education information for hospitals and the health care industry; Software as a service (SaaS) services featuring software for talent management in the healthcare industry; software as a service (SaaS) services featuring software for applicant tracking and onboarding, reference checking, behavioral assessment, performance management, training, and learning management in the healthcare industry; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for managing the recruitment of physicians; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software to manage training and learning activities in the field of healthcare education; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable computer software for providing human resource managers in the healthcare industry the ability to create, post and manage job listings, provide behavioral assessments to job applicants, store, track and retrieve staff appraisals and manage the training and learning activities of healthcare staff; providing temporary use of non-downloadable computer software for managing the recruitment of physicians; providing an online computer training system comprised of online non-downloadable computer software designed to manage training and learning activities in the field of healthcare education and manage healthcare staff performance and reviews |
| International Class | 035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, November 5, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Thursday, July 15, 2021 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Thursday, July 15, 2021 |
| 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 | Friday, November 5, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 038 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Thursday, July 15, 2021 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Thursday, July 15, 2021 |
| 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 | Friday, November 5, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Thursday, July 15, 2021 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Thursday, July 15, 2021 |
| 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, November 5, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Thursday, July 15, 2021 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Thursday, July 15, 2021 |
| International Class | 045 - Legal services; security services for the protection of property and individuals; personal and social services rendered by others to meet the needs of individuals. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, November 5, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 045 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Thursday, July 15, 2021 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Thursday, July 15, 2021 |
| Party Name | Vendor Credentialing Service LLC |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | Houston, TX 77002 |
| Party Name | Vendor Credentialing Service LLC |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | Houston, TX 77002 |
| Party Name | Vendor Credentialing Service LLC |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | Houston, TX 77002 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Tuesday, September 26, 2023 | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |
| Tuesday, September 26, 2023 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, August 22, 2023 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED |
| Monday, August 21, 2023 | ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED |
| Sunday, August 20, 2023 | STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE |
| Thursday, August 10, 2023 | USE AMENDMENT FILED |
| Sunday, August 20, 2023 | CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL |
| Thursday, August 10, 2023 | TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, February 14, 2023 | NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |
| Tuesday, December 20, 2022 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, December 20, 2022 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Wednesday, November 30, 2022 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, November 17, 2022 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, November 9, 2022 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, November 9, 2022 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, November 9, 2022 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, July 26, 2022 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, July 26, 2022 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, July 26, 2022 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, July 26, 2022 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Saturday, November 6, 2021 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Friday, November 5, 2021 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, October 22, 2021 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |