| Serial Number | 79320856 |
| Word Mark | SPONGE. |
| Filing Date | Thursday, April 8, 2021 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, May 2, 2023 |
| Registration Number | 7039018 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, May 2, 2023 |
| Mark Drawing | 5000 - Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Stylized form |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, February 14, 2023 |
| Goods and Services | Educational, instructional and training services, namely, business classes in the field of employee, workforce, and customer training, learning and communication and for providing digital learning systems, tools, and featuring content for managing learning modules, tracking user learning, and authoring learning content; conducting distance learning business instruction in the field of employee, workforce, and customer training, learning and communication; business distance learning courses in the field of employee, workforce, and customer training, learning and communication; computer assisted educational, instructional and training services, namely, business classes in the field of employee, workforce, and customer training, learning and communication; conducting business educational courses in the field of employee, workforce and customer training, learning and communication; vocational education in the field of employee, workforce, and customer training, learning and communication; technological education services, namely, providing digital learning systems, tools, and content for managing learning modules, tracking user learning, and authoring learning content; management education services, namely, business classes in the field of employee, workforce, and customer training, learning and communication; educational, instructional and training services, namely, business classes in the field of employee, workforce, and customer training, learning and communication provided to industry and commerce; education and training, namely, classes in the field of business management; business training provided through a simulation structure; publication of educational, instructional and training materials; organisation and arranging of educational, business instructional and training seminars and workshops in the field of employee, workforce, and customer training, learning and communication; development of educational, instructional and training materials for others to provide digital learning systems, tools, and content for managing learning modules, tracking user learning, and authoring learning content; developing educational manuals for others in the field of employee, workforce, and customer training, learning and communication; residential business education courses in the field of employee, workforce, and customer training, learning and communication; team building, namely, providing group business training in the field of employee, workforce, and customer training, learning and communication featuring team building activities; adult education services, namely, business classes in the field of employee, workforce, and customer training, learning and communication and featuring digital learning systems, tools, and content for managing learning modules, tracking user learning, and authoring learning content; film and television show production for educational, instructional and training purposes classes in the field of employee, workforce and customer training, learning and communication; animation production services; translation and interpretation services; educational assessment services; information, advisory and consultancy services relating to all of the aforementioned services |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the stylized wording "SPONGE." in red. |
| Goods and Services | Downloadable adult educational software featuring instruction in employee, workforce, and customer training and learning and for providing digital learning systems, tools, and content for managing learning modules, tracking user learning, and authoring learning content; downloadable educational and teaching software featuring instruction in employee, workforce, and customer training and learning and for providing digital learning systems, tools, and content for managing learning modules, tracking user learning, and authoring learning content; downloadable applications featuring instruction in employee, workforce, and customer training and learning and for providing digital learning systems, tools, and content for managing learning modules, tracking user learning, and authoring learning content; downloadable educational media, namely, software for use in employee, workforce, and customer training and learning and for providing digital learning systems, tools, and content for managing learning modules, tracking user learning, and authoring learning content; downloadable educational computer applications featuring instruction in employee, workforce, and customer training and learning and for providing digital learning systems, tools, and content for managing learning modules, tracking user learning, and authoring learning content; downloadable educational mobile applications featuring instruction in employee, workforce, and customer training and learning and for providing digital learning systems, tools, and content for managing learning modules, tracking user learning, and authoring learning content; downloadable educational tablet applications featuring instruction in employee, workforce, and customer training and learning; downloadable educational, instructional and training course materials in the field of employee, workforce, and customer training and learning and for providing digital learning systems, tools, and content for managing learning modules, tracking user learning, and authoring learning content; downloadable virtual and augmented reality software that provides real-time, integrated business management intelligence by combining information from various databases and presents it in an easy-to-understand user interface for educational, instructional and training purposes in the field of employee, workforce, and customer training and learning and for providing digital learning systems, tools, and content for managing learning modules, tracking user learning, and authoring learning content; downloadable software and applications for mobile devices featuring instruction in employee, workforce, and customer training and learning and for providing digital learning systems, tools, and content for managing learning modules, tracking user learning, and authoring learning content; downloadable game-related software applications; downloadable simulation software, namely, educational simulation software featuring instruction in employee, workforce, and customer training and learning and for providing digital learning systems, tools, and content for managing learning modules, tracking user learning, and authoring learning content; downloadable animation software for creating animated films for use in the field of employee, workforce, and customer training and learning |
| Goods and Services | Educational, instructional and teaching publications, namely, printed instructional and teaching materials in the field of employee, workforce and customer training, learning and communication except apparatus; stationery; printed publications, namely, manuals in the field of employee, workforce, and customer training, learning and communication; printed notebooks; printed notepads; printed brochures in the field of employee, workforce, and customer training, learning and communication; printed leaflets in the field of employee, workforce, and customer training, learning and communication; printed posters; printed guides in the field of employee, workforce, and customer training, learning and communication |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) red is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Business management advice in the field of employee, workforce, and customer training, learning and communication; information, advisory and consultancy services relating to all of the aforementioned services; none of the foregoing services being for the development or creation of new product marketing, marketing launch activities, or other marketing strategies and concepts |
| Goods and Services | Hosting digital multimedia educational content on the Internet in the field of employee, workforce and customer training and learning featuring digital learning systems, tools, and content for managing learning modules, tracking user learning, and authoring learning content; programming of educational software in the field of employee, workforce and customer training and learning featuring digital learning systems, tools, and content for managing learning modules, tracking user learning, and authoring learning content; hosting of applications of others on a virtual private server in the field of employee, workforce and customer training and learning featuring digital learning systems, tools, and content for managing learning modules, tracking user learning, and authoring learning content; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable computer software for language translation; development and design of mobile applications in the field of employee, workforce and customer training and learning and for providing digital learning systems, tools, and content for managing learning modules, tracking user learning, and authoring learning content; installation and customisation of computer application software in the field of employee, workforce and customer training and learning featuring digital learning systems, tools, and content for managing learning modules, tracking user learning, and authoring learning content; programming of computer animation for creating animated films for use in the field of employee, workforce and customer training and learning; information, advisory and consultancy services relating to all of the aforementioned services |
| 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 | Wednesday, September 29, 2021 |
| 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 | Wednesday, September 29, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 016 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, September 29, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| 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 | Wednesday, September 29, 2021 |
| 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 | Wednesday, September 29, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Sponge Group Limited |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | GB |
| Party Name | Sponge Group Limited |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | GB |
| Party Name | Sponge Group Limited |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | GB |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Monday, August 7, 2023 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB |
| Monday, August 7, 2023 | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED |
| Wednesday, August 2, 2023 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, May 2, 2023 | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |
| Tuesday, May 2, 2023 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, April 4, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION - PROCESSED BY IB |
| Wednesday, March 1, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, March 1, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, February 14, 2023 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, February 14, 2023 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, February 14, 2023 | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Wednesday, January 25, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, January 25, 2023 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, January 25, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, January 11, 2023 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, December 28, 2022 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, December 28, 2022 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, December 28, 2022 | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, July 12, 2022 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Tuesday, July 12, 2022 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, July 12, 2022 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, June 28, 2022 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, June 27, 2022 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, June 27, 2022 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Friday, May 20, 2022 | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED |
| Friday, May 20, 2022 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Friday, May 20, 2022 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Friday, May 20, 2022 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Friday, May 20, 2022 | TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED |
| Saturday, January 15, 2022 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Monday, December 27, 2021 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Monday, December 27, 2021 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Wednesday, December 1, 2021 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Tuesday, November 30, 2021 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Monday, November 29, 2021 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, October 5, 2021 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Wednesday, September 29, 2021 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Thursday, September 23, 2021 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |