| Serial Number | 79434843 |
| Word Mark | SIGNPOST FOR AFRICA |
| Filing Date | Friday, August 1, 2025 |
| Status | 681 - PUBLICATION/ISSUE REVIEW COMPLETE |
| Status Date | Wednesday, March 18, 2026 |
| 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, April 7, 2026 |
| Pseudo Mark | SIGN POST FOR AFRICA |
| Goods and Services | Raising awareness, namely, promoting public awareness of the needs of children in Africa through promotional and informational activities |
| Goods and Services | Arranging teaching programmes, namely, developing educational curriculum for teachers and volunteers; organising of educational lectures in the field of community development, humanitarian aid, and children's welfare; organisation of educational events, namely, organization of educational conferences and exhibitions in the field of children's education and social development; conducting of instructional, educational and training courses in the field of community development, humanitarian aid, and life skills, for young people and adults; educational instruction, namely, providing classroom and online instruction in the field of literacy, health education, and social development; education, namely, providing tutoring services in the field of literacy, mathematics, and life skills, and instruction, namely, conducting distance learning instruction in the field of community development and humanitarian assistance; education and training services, namely, educational programmes for volunteers in the nature of training in humanitarian aid delivery and community support programs; publication of books; publication of educational books; publishing of instructional books; photography; publication of photographs, namely, publication of photography books and online photographic publications; school services for the teaching of art, namely, providing art education classes and workshops; conducting of performing arts entertainment, namely, providing live musical and theatrical performances for educational and cultural purposes; music publishing services |
| Goods and Services | Charitable fund raising; organization of monetary collections, namely, accepting and administering monetary charitable contributions; arranging of financing for humanitarian projects; organising of charitable collections, namely, accepting and administering monetary charitable contributions; arranging of funds, namely, charitable fundraising, for overseas aid projects; charitable services, namely financial services in the nature of financial sponsorship of charitable events; charitable fundraising services for underprivileged children; eleemosynary services in the field of monetary donations; arranging charitable fundraising activities, namely, financial consultancy in the field of planned donations for charitable organizations; arranging fundraising, namely, accepting and administering monetary charitable contributions; organization of monetary collections, namely, accepting and administering monetary charitable contributions; providing educational scholarships; providing college scholarships; project financing; financing of development projects, namely, charitable services in the nature of granting funds to schools and educational programs; charitable fundraising for the promotion of social and economic well-being in Africa; financing of development projects focused on the improvement of living conditions for children in Africa |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) Yellow, orange, ochre and black is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of a circle design with a black outer border and an orange interior that fades to ochre and then yellow in the center, within the circle is a representation of a map of Africa and Madagascar in solid black with an outline of a face in profile in ochre and yellow on the right side of the map of Africa, and the wording "SIGNPOST FOR AFRICA" in black arching above the circle design. |
| 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, October 16, 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, October 16, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 036 |
| 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, October 16, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Putokaz za Afriku |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | HR |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, October 16, 2025 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Friday, October 17, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, October 17, 2025 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Tuesday, December 16, 2025 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, December 17, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Thursday, December 18, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Wednesday, January 21, 2026 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Wednesday, January 21, 2026 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Thursday, February 5, 2026 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Monday, March 9, 2026 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, March 9, 2026 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, March 9, 2026 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Friday, March 13, 2026 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |