SPOTLIGHT Trademark
Trademark Overview
On Wednesday, December 29, 2021, a trademark application was filed for SPOTLIGHT with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the SPOTLIGHT trademark a serial number of 97194740. The federal status of this trademark filing is REPORT COMPLETED SUSPENSION CHECK - CASE STILL SUSPENDED as of Monday, July 7, 2025. This trademark is owned by The Spotlight Fund. The SPOTLIGHT trademark is filed in the Communication Services, Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products, Advertising, Business and Retail Services, Insurance & Financial Services, and Computer & Software Services & Scientific Services categories with the following description:
downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for social networking; downloadable software to connect social network users with other users, nonprofit organizations, enterprises, businesses, and publishers; downloadable software to enable uploading media, posting media, showing and displaying media, tagging other users, purchasing and sharing digital stickers and non-fungible tokens, blogging, sharing or otherwise providing electronic media or other information of the Internet or other communications network; downloadable digital stickers; downloadable calendaring software; downloadable software for use as a digital wallet; downloadable software for sharing digital stickers; downloadable software for digital collage boards; downloadable workflow management software; downloadable daily work task software; downloadable corporate social responsibility software, namely, software for tracking and measuring the impact of corporate social responsibility programs; all of the fore...
telecommunications services, namely, electronic transmission of electronic media, data, messages, graphics, images, photos, videos, audio visual content and files; providing online chat rooms, instant messaging services and electronic bulletin boards ; providing an online community forum for users to share and stream information, audio, video, real-time news, or entertainment content to form virtual communities and to engage in social networking
Payment services, namely, processing of credit card and debit card payments initiated via mobile electronic devices and digital wallets; charitable fundraising services; electronic transfer of money for others; crowdfunding services in the nature of providing financing from money collected from individuals; matching gift programs in the nature of charitable fundraising; providing cash and other rebates to persons who complete civic engagement tasks and charitable donations as part of a customer loyalty program; charitable fundraising services through non-fungible token trading and digital sticker campaigns
business administration of consumer loyalty programs; marketing services; advertising services; business consulting services; market research; electronic data collection, data analysis, data processing and data management services, all for business purposes; promoting philanthropy, social impact projects and missions of others through gamification and social impact tracking in the nature of providing collectable digital stickers and perks to persons who complete civic engagement tasks and charitable donations, particularly in connection with reaching milestones in connection therewith, and measuring the impact of corporate social responsibility programs; promoting crowdfunding of others through gamification, namely, providing collectable digital stickers and perks to persons who complete civic engagement tasks and charitable donations, particularly in connection with reaching milestones in connection therewith
creating an online community for registered users to engage in social networking; Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software that gives users the ability to engage in social networking and manage their social networking content; Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for creating, managing and accessing user-created and administered groups within virtual communities; Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for creating and managing social media profiles and user accounts; Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for social networking, creating a virtual community, and transmission of audio, video, images, text, content, and data; Providing customized online pages and data feeds featuring user-defined information, which includes blog posts, new media content, sticker walls, digital collage boards, other on-line content, and on-line web links to other websites; all of the foregoing related to advocacy and charitable giving
General Information
| Serial Number | 97194740 |
| Word Mark | SPOTLIGHT |
| Filing Date | Wednesday, December 29, 2021 |
| Status | 654 - REPORT COMPLETED SUSPENSION CHECK - CASE STILL SUSPENDED |
| Status Date | Monday, July 7, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 5 - Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Stylized form |
| Published for Opposition Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
Trademark Statements
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the stylized wording SPOTLIGHT. |
| Goods and Services | downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for social networking; downloadable software to connect social network users with other users, nonprofit organizations, enterprises, businesses, and publishers; downloadable software to enable uploading media, posting media, showing and displaying media, tagging other users, purchasing and sharing digital stickers and non-fungible tokens, blogging, sharing or otherwise providing electronic media or other information of the Internet or other communications network; downloadable digital stickers; downloadable calendaring software; downloadable software for use as a digital wallet; downloadable software for sharing digital stickers; downloadable software for digital collage boards; downloadable workflow management software; downloadable daily work task software; downloadable corporate social responsibility software, namely, software for tracking and measuring the impact of corporate social responsibility programs; all of the foregoing related to advocacy and charitable giving |
| Goods and Services | telecommunications services, namely, electronic transmission of electronic media, data, messages, graphics, images, photos, videos, audio visual content and files; providing online chat rooms, instant messaging services and electronic bulletin boards ; providing an online community forum for users to share and stream information, audio, video, real-time news, or entertainment content to form virtual communities and to engage in social networking |
| Pseudo Mark | SPOT LIGHT |
| Goods and Services | Payment services, namely, processing of credit card and debit card payments initiated via mobile electronic devices and digital wallets; charitable fundraising services; electronic transfer of money for others; crowdfunding services in the nature of providing financing from money collected from individuals; matching gift programs in the nature of charitable fundraising; providing cash and other rebates to persons who complete civic engagement tasks and charitable donations as part of a customer loyalty program; charitable fundraising services through non-fungible token trading and digital sticker campaigns |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | business administration of consumer loyalty programs; marketing services; advertising services; business consulting services; market research; electronic data collection, data analysis, data processing and data management services, all for business purposes; promoting philanthropy, social impact projects and missions of others through gamification and social impact tracking in the nature of providing collectable digital stickers and perks to persons who complete civic engagement tasks and charitable donations, particularly in connection with reaching milestones in connection therewith, and measuring the impact of corporate social responsibility programs; promoting crowdfunding of others through gamification, namely, providing collectable digital stickers and perks to persons who complete civic engagement tasks and charitable donations, particularly in connection with reaching milestones in connection therewith |
| Goods and Services | creating an online community for registered users to engage in social networking; Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software that gives users the ability to engage in social networking and manage their social networking content; Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for creating, managing and accessing user-created and administered groups within virtual communities; Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for creating and managing social media profiles and user accounts; Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for social networking, creating a virtual community, and transmission of audio, video, images, text, content, and data; Providing customized online pages and data feeds featuring user-defined information, which includes blog posts, new media content, sticker walls, digital collage boards, other on-line content, and on-line web links to other websites; all of the foregoing related to advocacy and charitable giving |
Classification Information
| 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 | Wednesday, January 5, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 038 |
| 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 | Wednesday, January 5, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| 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, January 5, 2022 |
| 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 | Wednesday, January 5, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 036 |
| 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, January 5, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
Trademark Owner History
| Party Name | The Spotlight Fund |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | San Diego, CA 92075 |
Trademark Events
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Saturday, January 1, 2022 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Wednesday, January 5, 2022 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, October 4, 2022 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, October 4, 2022 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, October 4, 2022 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, April 3, 2023 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, April 3, 2023 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Friday, September 30, 2022 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, April 4, 2023 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Friday, April 28, 2023 | LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Friday, April 28, 2023 | SUSPENSION LETTER WRITTEN |
| Friday, April 28, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, January 3, 2024 | REPORT COMPLETED SUSPENSION CHECK CASE STILL SUSPENDED |
| Monday, January 6, 2025 | REPORT COMPLETED SUSPENSION CHECK CASE STILL SUSPENDED |
| Monday, July 7, 2025 | REPORT COMPLETED SUSPENSION CHECK CASE STILL SUSPENDED |
