| Serial Number | 79405157 |
| Word Mark | SFIA |
| Filing Date | Wednesday, May 22, 2024 |
| Status | 661 - RESPONSE AFTER NON-FINAL ACTION - ENTERED |
| Status Date | Monday, June 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 | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Goods and Services | Education services, namely, conducting seminars, workshops, classes and webinars in the field of professional development, skills development, workforce recruitment and planning, employee management, resource management deployment and remuneration, and organizational systems; provision of training professional development, skills development, workforce recruitment and planning, employee management, resource management deployment and remuneration, and organizational systems; organizing, arranging and conducting exhibitions, events, award shows and award ceremonies for vocational and educational purposes in the field of professional development and career advancement; provision of educational information in the nature of teaching and training in the field of information technology; provision of vocational and educational information and vocational and educational courses via the Internet in the fields of professional development, skills development, workforce recruitment and planning, employee management, resource management deployment and remuneration, and organizational systems; production and distribution of television and radio programmes via global communications networks for others; production and distribution of educational television and radio programmes via global communications networks in the field of professional development, skills development, workforce recruitment and planning, employee management, resource management deployment and remuneration, and organizational systems; production of online vocational and educational programmes in the field of professional development, skills development, workforce recruitment and planning, employee management, resource management deployment and remuneration, and organizational systems; production of videos, DVDs, CD-ROMs, interactive media and films for vocational or educational purposes; publication of information sheets, articles, books, booklets, brochures, blogs and magazines, all in the field of information technology and all relating to education, training, and employment; online publication of information sheets, articles, books, blogs and digital magazines, all in the field of information technology and all relating to education, training, and employment; provision of browsable online publications, namely, providing online non-downloadable publications in the nature of information sheets, articles, blogs and digital magazines, all in the field of professional development, skills development, workforce recruitment and planning, employee management, resource management deployment and remuneration, and organizational systems |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of six vertical lines in the colors red, pink, yellow, orange, blue and green form left to right and which appear to the left of the stylized wording "SFIA" in the color black. |
| Goods and Services | Pre-recorded audio tapes, video tapes, audio discs, compact discs, CD-ROMs, and DVDs all featuring educational and training information in the field of professional development and employee advancement; downloadable computer software, downloadable interactive computer software, and downloadable computer programs for use in assessing the skills and behaviors of employees, identifying areas in need of development and providing education and training to employees for advancing in their careers; downloadable electronic files and publications in the nature of fact sheets, spreadsheets, brochures, information packets, and manuals for education and training in the fields of employee advancement and professional development |
| Goods and Services | Printed publications, namely, books, workbooks, worksheets, spreadsheets used as educational and training materials in the field of professional development; printed matter, namely, manuals, curricula, newsletters and spreadsheets in the field of employment training; printed photographs and posters, all relating to education and training and in the field of employee professional development |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) red, pink, yellow, orange, blue, green and black is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Employment recruiting services and advertising and promotion services and information services relating thereto; information services concerning careers and employment; compilation of directories relating to careers, skills and employment for publishing on the Internet; provision of space on websites for advertising and promotional purposes on the fields of recruitment and employment; creation, development and maintenance of curriculum vitae for others in the field of employment and employee advancement purposes; personnel recruitment; personnel recruitment advisory, consultancy and information services; personnel search, recruitment, profiling, assessment and benchmarking services; temporary employment agencies, namely, provision of interim managers and executives; temporary employment agencies, namely, provision of temporary managers and executives; redundancy and career counselling services, namely, providing career information and career advancement consulting services in the field of technology, information technology, business, data science and analytics, cyber security, education, applied computing, computer science, design, digital product development, sales, marketing, and human resource and workforce management; employment recruitment and outplacement advertising and marketing services |
| 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, September 26, 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 | Thursday, September 26, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 016 - 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 Codes | 002, 005, 022, 023, 029, 037, 038, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, September 26, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 016 |
| 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, September 26, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | SFIA Foundation |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | GB |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, September 26, 2024 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Tuesday, October 15, 2024 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, October 15, 2024 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Thursday, December 5, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, December 10, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, December 11, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Sunday, December 22, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Sunday, December 22, 2024 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Friday, January 10, 2025 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Monday, June 23, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, June 23, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, June 23, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, June 24, 2025 | CORRECTION FROM IB ENTERED - ATTORNEY REVIEW REQUIRED |
| Saturday, December 21, 2024 | CORRECTION TRANSACTION RECEIVED FROM IB |