| Serial Number | 86417182 |
| Word Mark | THE BETTER SOFTWARE COMPANY MAKING YOURBUSINESS BETTER |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, October 7, 2014 |
| Status | 710 - CANCELLED - SECTION 8 |
| Status Date | Friday, July 12, 2024 |
| Registration Number | 5367142 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, January 2, 2018 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, October 17, 2017 |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the phrase "THE BETTER SOFTWARE COMPANY MAKING YOUR BUSINESS BETTER". The word "THE" is in dark gray, appearing above the word "BETTER" in which the initial capital "B" is lime green and the letters "ETTER" are dark gray. Two curved lines appear to the left of the initial capital "B" in "BETTER", in which: (i) the curve closest to the letter "B" is lime green on its inner edge (the edge closest to the letter "B") and grey on its outer edge; and (ii) the curve farthest from the letter "B" is gray. One curved line appears to the right of the initial capital "B" in "BETTER", and this line is gray. The phrase "SOFTWARE COMPANY" in gray follows the word "BETTER". The phrase "BETTER SOFTWARE COMPANY" is underlined by a lime green line, with the wording "MAKING" and "BUSINESS" in gray and "YOUR" and "BETTER" in dark gray appearing under the line on a light gray horizontal band. |
| Goods and Services | Computer software for use in customer relationship management (CRM); Computer e-commerce software to allow users to perform electronic business transactions via a global computer network; Computer software for retail inventory management; Small business management software for preparing, managing and tracking invoices, for preparing, managing and tracking purchase orders and work orders, for preparing shipping documents, for shipment processing, for tracking documents and packages, for scheduling the delivery of goods and services, for scheduling staff and client meetings, for staff and contractor scheduling, for vehicle tracking, for accounting, for processing point-of-sale transactions, for managing customer contact and billing information, for managing email marketing campaigns, for preparing, issuing and tracking business emails to customers, for the creation and management of e-commerce websites; Computer software that provides real-time, integrated business management intelligence by combining information from various databases and presenting it in an easy-to-understand user interface |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) lime green and gray is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "BETTER SOFTWARE COMPANY" |
| Goods and Services | Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring computer software for use in customer relationship management (CRM); Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring computer e-commerce software to allow users to perform electronic business transactions via a global computer network; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring computer software for retail inventory management; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring small business management software for preparing, managing and tracking invoices, for preparing, managing and tracking purchase orders and work orders, for preparing shipping documents, for shipment processing, for tracking documents and packages, for scheduling the delivery of goods and services, for scheduling staff and client meetings, for staff and contractor scheduling, for vehicle tracking, for accounting, for processing point-of-sale transactions, for managing customer contact and billing information, for managing email marketing campaigns, for preparing, issuing and tracking business emails to customers, for the creation and management of e-commerce websites; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring computer software that provides real-time, integrated business management intelligence by combining information from various databases and presenting it in an easy-to-understand user interface |
| 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 | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, July 12, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| 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 | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, July 12, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | The Trustees of the Cody Family Trust, a Canadian trust, the trustees comprising Steve Cody, a citizen of Canada |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 17 - Trust |
| Address | Nepean, Ontario K2R1A9 CA |
| Party Name | The Trustees of the Cody Family Trust, a Canadian trust, the trustees comprising Steve Cody, a citizen of Canada |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 17 - Trust |
| Address | Nepean, Ontario K2R1A9 CA |
| Party Name | The Trustees of the Cody Family Trust, a Canadian trust, the trustees comprising Steve Cody, a citizen of Canada |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 17 - Trust |
| Address | Nepean, Ontario K2R1A9 CA |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2015 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, October 14, 2014 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Wednesday, October 15, 2014 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Monday, January 26, 2015 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Monday, February 2, 2015 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Monday, February 2, 2015 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, February 2, 2015 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, August 3, 2015 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, August 19, 2015 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2015 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, October 8, 2015 | NOTIFICATION OF LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, April 26, 2016 | SUSPENSION CHECKED - TO ATTORNEY FOR ACTION |
| Thursday, May 19, 2016 | SUSPENSION INQUIRY WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, November 30, 2016 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, October 8, 2015 | LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, October 8, 2015 | SUSPENSION LETTER WRITTEN |
| Thursday, May 19, 2016 | NOTIFICATION OF INQUIRY AS TO SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, May 19, 2016 | INQUIRY TO SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, November 16, 2016 | TEAS RESPONSE TO SUSPENSION INQUIRY RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, November 30, 2016 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, January 18, 2017 | LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, January 18, 2017 | SUSPENSION LETTER WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, January 18, 2017 | NOTIFICATION OF LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, January 26, 2017 | TEAS RESPONSE TO SUSPENSION INQUIRY RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, February 8, 2017 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, February 8, 2017 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, April 17, 2017 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Monday, April 17, 2017 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Monday, April 17, 2017 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Thursday, June 15, 2017 | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED |
| Thursday, June 15, 2017 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Thursday, June 15, 2017 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, August 14, 2017 | ELECTRONIC RECORD REVIEW COMPLETE |
| Tuesday, August 29, 2017 | WITHDRAWN FROM PUB - OG REVIEW QUERY |
| Wednesday, September 27, 2017 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, October 17, 2017 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, October 17, 2017 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Monday, July 24, 2017 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Friday, August 4, 2017 | ON HOLD - ELECTRONIC RECORD REVIEW REQUIRED |
| Tuesday, January 2, 2018 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Monday, January 2, 2023 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Friday, July 12, 2024 | CANCELLED SEC. 8 (6-YR) |