SIMPLIFY THE BUSINESS OF RUNNING A BUSINESS Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Thursday, September 29, 2022, a trademark application was filed for SIMPLIFY THE BUSINESS OF RUNNING A BUSINESS with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the SIMPLIFY THE BUSINESS OF RUNNING A BUSINESS trademark a serial number of 97613016. The federal status of this trademark filing is REGISTERED as of Tuesday, January 16, 2024. This trademark is owned by WEX Inc.. The SIMPLIFY THE BUSINESS OF RUNNING A BUSINESS trademark is filed in the Advertising, Business and Retail Services, Insurance & Financial Services, and Computer & Software Services & Scientific Services categories with the following description:

Payment processing services, namely, electronic payment processing, in the field of employee, retiree and government benefits, namely, payment processing for commuter expenses, tuition reimbursement, dependent care, flexible spending accounts and other tax advantaged accounts; administration of employee, retiree and government benefit plans concerning insurance and finance for third party administrators and employers; providing financial, employee financial benefit plan and insurance information to patients, employees, and employers in the field of employee benefits specifically relating to voluntary employee savings accounts and defined contribution accounts; commercial fleet credit card payment processing services; financial services, namely, providing commercial loans, providing electronic processing of commercial credit cards and commercial deposit accounts transactions and electronic payments via a global computer network; credit card and debit card payment processing services; ch...

Administration of employee, retiree and government benefit plans concerning dependent child care and parking; financial records management in the nature of updating financial records of employees via encoded smart cards via a global computer network regarding electronically stored voluntary employee savings and defined contribution retirement plan account data; management information services, namely, the collection and reporting of fueling, electric vehicle charging and other purchase data associated with fleet vehicle usage; collection, processing and dissemination of information related to the pricing and volume of goods and services purchased by commercial fleets; tracking, locating and monitoring of vehicles for commercial purposes; fuel management and electric vehicle charging services in the field of commercial fleets; assistance in management of business activities; business information reporting services for the purpose of managing transportation related purchases; providing b...

Software-as-a-service (SAAS) services featuring software for performing employee, retiree and government benefit management; software-as-a-service (SAAS) services featuring software for performing employee, retiree and government benefit management in the fields of insurance, self-insurance and self-pay employee benefit plans, namely, software for enrolling participants, automatically verifying eligibility, adjudicating claims, processing payments, transferring funds and updating expenditure records; providing temporary use of online, non-downloadable computer software for administration of employee benefit plans; providing temporary use of online, non-downloadable software that enables employers and third party administrators to verify and process employee benefit plan transactions made via electronically encoded and magnetically encoded smart cards involving voluntary employee savings and defined contribution plan accounts; providing temporary use of online, non-downloadable employee...
simplify the business of running a business

General Information


Serial Number97613016
Word MarkSIMPLIFY THE BUSINESS OF RUNNING A BUSINESS
Filing DateThursday, September 29, 2022
Status700 - REGISTERED
Status DateTuesday, January 16, 2024
Registration Number7274400
Registration DateTuesday, January 16, 2024
Mark Drawing4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, October 31, 2023

Trademark Statements


Goods and ServicesPayment processing services, namely, electronic payment processing, in the field of employee, retiree and government benefits, namely, payment processing for commuter expenses, tuition reimbursement, dependent care, flexible spending accounts and other tax advantaged accounts; administration of employee, retiree and government benefit plans concerning insurance and finance for third party administrators and employers; providing financial, employee financial benefit plan and insurance information to patients, employees, and employers in the field of employee benefits specifically relating to voluntary employee savings accounts and defined contribution accounts; commercial fleet credit card payment processing services; financial services, namely, providing commercial loans, providing electronic processing of commercial credit cards and commercial deposit accounts transactions and electronic payments via a global computer network; credit card and debit card payment processing services; charge card, credit card and debit card payment processing services; financial transaction services, namely providing secure payments option using a mobile device at point of sale; financial services in the transportation industry, namely, merchant payment transaction processing services; fuel card services, namely, transaction processing of electronic payments for fuel; money transfer services; providing financial authorization services, namely, credit card and debit card authorization services for allowing pumping of fuel; electronic payment services involving electronic processing and subsequent transmission of travel bill payment data
Goods and ServicesAdministration of employee, retiree and government benefit plans concerning dependent child care and parking; financial records management in the nature of updating financial records of employees via encoded smart cards via a global computer network regarding electronically stored voluntary employee savings and defined contribution retirement plan account data; management information services, namely, the collection and reporting of fueling, electric vehicle charging and other purchase data associated with fleet vehicle usage; collection, processing and dissemination of information related to the pricing and volume of goods and services purchased by commercial fleets; tracking, locating and monitoring of vehicles for commercial purposes; fuel management and electric vehicle charging services in the field of commercial fleets; assistance in management of business activities; business information reporting services for the purpose of managing transportation related purchases; providing business information management services dealing with managing and tracking transportation related business expenses; assistance in business management of transportation-related purchases at point of sale locations; providing fuel management services in the field of trucking; providing consumer information regarding truck-stop fueling locations; providing services for identifying authorized vehicles and allowing delivery of fuel to authorized vehicles
Goods and ServicesSoftware-as-a-service (SAAS) services featuring software for performing employee, retiree and government benefit management; software-as-a-service (SAAS) services featuring software for performing employee, retiree and government benefit management in the fields of insurance, self-insurance and self-pay employee benefit plans, namely, software for enrolling participants, automatically verifying eligibility, adjudicating claims, processing payments, transferring funds and updating expenditure records; providing temporary use of online, non-downloadable computer software for administration of employee benefit plans; providing temporary use of online, non-downloadable software that enables employers and third party administrators to verify and process employee benefit plan transactions made via electronically encoded and magnetically encoded smart cards involving voluntary employee savings and defined contribution plan accounts; providing temporary use of online, non-downloadable employee benefit management software that enables employees, employers and third party administrators to access a database featuring employee benefit plan information regarding voluntary employee saving and defined contribution plans; software-as-a-service (SAAS) services featuring software for fleet management, supply chain management, and environmental compliance reporting; software-as-a-service (SAAS) services featuring software for processing transactions of debit cards, credit cards, fuel cards, special purpose card products and mobile payments; automotive diagnostic services featuring computer software for use by independent automotive repair personnel via a global computer network

Classification Information


International Class035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions.
US Class Codes100, 101, 102
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateMonday, October 17, 2022
Primary Code035
First Use Anywhere DateThursday, June 30, 2022
First Use In Commerce DateThursday, June 30, 2022

International Class036 - Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs.
US Class Codes100, 101, 102
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateMonday, October 17, 2022
Primary Code036
First Use Anywhere DateThursday, June 30, 2022
First Use In Commerce DateThursday, June 30, 2022

International Class042 - 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 Codes100, 101
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateMonday, October 17, 2022
Primary Code042
First Use Anywhere DateThursday, June 30, 2022
First Use In Commerce DateThursday, June 30, 2022

Trademark Owner History


Party NameWEX Inc.
Party Type30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressPortland, ME 04101

Party NameWEX Inc.
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressPortland, ME 04101

Party NameWEX Inc.
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressPortland, ME 04101

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Tuesday, February 28, 2023TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
Monday, October 3, 2022NEW APPLICATION ENTERED
Monday, October 17, 2022NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
Tuesday, February 28, 2023TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
Tuesday, February 28, 2023ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
Tuesday, February 28, 2023TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Tuesday, February 28, 2023APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
Thursday, July 13, 2023ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Sunday, July 23, 2023NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Sunday, July 23, 2023NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Sunday, July 23, 2023NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Wednesday, September 27, 2023TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Wednesday, September 27, 2023CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Wednesday, September 27, 2023TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Wednesday, September 27, 2023APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Wednesday, October 4, 2023ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY
Wednesday, October 11, 2023NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, October 31, 2023PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Tuesday, October 31, 2023OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, January 16, 2024NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED
Tuesday, January 16, 2024REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Tuesday, January 16, 2024NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED
Monday, January 22, 2024NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED