| Serial Number | 79186553 |
| Word Mark | THE-DOTS |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, July 21, 2015 |
| Status | 739 - Section 71 & 15 - ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, September 30, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 5624561 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, December 11, 2018 |
| Mark Drawing | 4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, September 25, 2018 |
| Goods and Services | Educational services, namely, providing courses, classes and seminars in the field of job recruitment and professional relationship building; Educational services, namely, providing online education and training in the form of courses, seminars and workshops in the fields of career development, business development and personal recruiting; hosting seminars, presentations and discussion groups, namely, conducting workshops and seminars in the field of recruitment, career development, business networking and online professional networking services; Educational services, namely, providing courses, classes and seminars in the field of personal development, career development, relationship building, business and career training, recruiting, business consulting, business development, and business networking strategies and techniques; Educational services, namely, providing online education and training in the form of courses, seminars and workshops in the fields of personal development, career development, relationship building, business and career training, recruiting, business consulting, business development, and business networking strategies and techniques; publication services, including publication services online over the Internet and global computer network, namely, publishing of electronic publications; provision of on-line non-downloadable publications, namely, providing online non downloadable publications in the nature of magazines, journals, blogs, newspapers, newsletters and bulletins in the fields of career development, creative job roles and projects; publication of electronic journals, web logs, diaries and multimedia, all including user generated content, namely, multimedia publishing of books, magazines, journals, software, games, music, electronic publications and artwork in the field of career development, creative job roles and projects, business networking and online professional networking services; publication of material that can be accessed from a computer or mobile database, namely, publication of electronic publications, publication of electronic magazines and newspapers accessible from a global computer network; advisory, consultancy and information services in respect of the foregoing services, namely, providing advice concerning education options to pursue career opportunities |
| Goods and Services | [ Recruitment services, namely, professional recruiting service and personnel placement; provision of advertising, marketing, promotional, business and recruitment information, namely, providing employment information, providing business advice, and ] providing commercial information in the field of employment opportunities, employment prospects, how to successfully transition jobs, and providing information and examples of personal portfolios and work produced in different job roles for improving the portfolios of job candidates; [ recruitment of temporary or permanent staff, namely, professional staffing and recruiting services and professional staffing and recruiting services relating to creative and artistic job roles; ] employment recruitment services; business networking services; online business and professional networking services; providing an online searchable database featuring employment and career opportunities and business, employment and professional queries and answers; providing and facilitating the sharing of business and career information intended to enhance opportunities for business and professional advancement, namely, Providing career information and providing career information through an online searchable database featuring employment opportunities; providing information about and making referrals concerning products, services, events and activities, namely, providing a website for users to leave feedback on people's creative work, provide details of available job roles in the creative industry and providing consumer product information via the Internet; providing information about and making referrals concerning products, services, events and activities, namely, promoting the goods and services of others by arranging for businesses to affiliate their goods and services with the goods and services of third parties by means of sponsorship relationships; advertising, promotion and marketing of the goods and services of others; advertising, promotion and marketing services provided via a database, computer network, the Internet, mobile devices, mobile applications and other electronic devices and platforms, namely, promoting and marketing the goods and services of others through all public communication means; compilation of advertisements for use as web pages over the Internet and on mobile applications; provision and rental of advertising space via the Internet and mobile applications; recruitment advertising services, namely, posting details of creative job roles for the purpose of recruiting new employees; providing career networking services and information in the fields of employment, recruitment, job resources, and job listings via the Internet and on mobile applications; personnel advertising services, namely, providing an on-line searchable database featuring classified ad listings and employment opportunities; compilation and management of online computer databases; compilation of directories for publishing on global computer networks, mobile applications or the Internet, namely, compilation and systemization of information and user profiles into computer databases, collection and compilation of information into computer databases in the field of creative job opportunities; compilation and provision of directories online, namely, providing an online commercial information directory on the Internet; updating and maintenance of data in computer and mobile databases; compiling information into computer and mobile databases; compilation of personnel showreels, portfolios, résumés, namely, providing online databases featuring information relating to employers and employees and places of employment; [ advisory, consultancy and information services in respect of the foregoing services, namely, employment recruiting consultation, providing online databases featuring information relating to employers and employees and places of employment and ] providing networking opportunities for individuals seeking employment; promoting the goods and services of others by arranging for businesses to affiliate their goods and services with the goods and services of third parties by means of sponsorship |
| International Class | 035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, May 6, 2016 |
| 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 | Friday, May 6, 2016 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | The Dots Global Limited |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | GB |
| Party Name | The Dots' Global Limited |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | GB |
| Party Name | The Dots' Global Limited |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | GB |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Tuesday, May 10, 2016 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Thursday, May 5, 2016 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Friday, May 6, 2016 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, May 6, 2016 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, May 10, 2016 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, May 11, 2016 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Thursday, May 12, 2016 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Thursday, May 12, 2016 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Friday, May 27, 2016 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Monday, November 14, 2016 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Monday, November 14, 2016 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Monday, November 14, 2016 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Monday, November 14, 2016 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, November 14, 2016 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, November 15, 2016 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, July 5, 2017 | REPORT COMPLETED SUSPENSION CHECK CASE STILL SUSPENDED |
| Thursday, January 5, 2017 | LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, January 5, 2017 | NOTIFICATION OF LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, January 5, 2017 | SUSPENSION LETTER WRITTEN |
| Monday, August 13, 2018 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, October 11, 2017 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, October 11, 2017 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Thursday, November 16, 2017 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |
| Friday, November 17, 2017 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION - PROCESSED BY IB |
| Friday, January 5, 2018 | REPORT COMPLETED SUSPENSION CHECK CASE STILL SUSPENDED |
| Wednesday, July 18, 2018 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, July 18, 2018 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, July 18, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, July 18, 2018 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Wednesday, September 5, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Friday, March 15, 2019 | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED |
| Thursday, August 23, 2018 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Wednesday, September 5, 2018 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, September 5, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, September 25, 2018 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, September 25, 2018 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Friday, November 2, 2018 | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, December 11, 2018 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Monday, March 11, 2019 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Thursday, July 24, 2025 | INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION RENEWED |
| Monday, September 8, 2025 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Tuesday, September 30, 2025 | REGISTERED - SEC. 71 ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. |
| Tuesday, September 30, 2025 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 71 & 15 - E-MAILED |
| Friday, March 15, 2019 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB |
| Friday, April 5, 2019 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Thursday, February 6, 2020 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |
| Friday, September 25, 2020 | CHANGE OF NAME/ADDRESS REC'D FROM IB |
| Monday, December 11, 2023 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Saturday, April 20, 2024 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, June 11, 2025 | TEAS SECTION 71 & 15 RECEIVED |