| Serial Number | 99427478 |
| Word Mark | THE LETTER BUG |
| Filing Date | Friday, October 3, 2025 |
| Status | 661 - RESPONSE AFTER NON-FINAL ACTION - ENTERED |
| Status Date | Monday, June 15, 2026 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Goods and Services | Educational services in the form of teaching children to read and write through presentations of letters; Providing a website featuring online non-downloadable educational materials for teaching children to learn the alphabet, read, and write |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the stylized text "the letter bug" arranged in a distinctive three-line configuration with the word "the" appearing on the top line; the word "letter" appearing on the second line indented to the right, where the letter "L" flows from the letter "h" in the first line and forms a right angle to the left of and below the "e" with a second right angle formed after and above the "r" to partially encapsulate the word "letter"; and the word "bug" appearing on the third line indented further to the right, with the letter "u" containing a pair of eyes, creating a whimsical bug-like appearance. |
| Goods and Services | Software as a service (SAAS) featuring children's educational software for teaching children to learn the alphabet, read, and write; Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring children's educational software for teaching children to learn the alphabet, read, and write |
| Goods and Services | Providing online advertising and promotional services by means of social media for advertising and promoting learning |
| Goods and Services | Drinkware, namely, mugs, cups, and water bottles sold empty; Promotional merchandise in the form of drinkware |
| Goods and Services | Educational system of a variety of products that teach children the alphabet, how to read, and how to write, namely, educational kit sold as a unit consisting primarily of educational toys and also including printed educational materials in the nature of letter cards, stories, games, and activities |
| NOT AVAILABLE | Letter |
| Goods and Services | Printed materials, namely, stickers and notebooks; Promotional merchandise in the form of printed educational materials that teach children the alphabet, how to read, and how to write; Educational system of a variety of products that teach children the alphabet, how to read, and how to write, namely, educational kit sold as a unit consisting primarily of printed educational materials in the nature of letter cards, stories, games, and activities and also including toys |
| Goods and Services | Educational system of a variety of products that teach children the alphabet, how to read, and how to write, namely, educational kit sold as a unit consisting primarily of downloadable printable educational materials in the nature of letter cards, stories, games, and activities; Downloadable children's educational software for teaching children to learn the alphabet, read, and write |
| Goods and Services | Clothing, namely, t-shirts, hats, hoodies, and jackets; Promotional merchandise in the form of clothing tops and bottoms |
| 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 | Monday, June 15, 2026 |
| 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 | Friday, October 3, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 016 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 021 - Household or kitchen utensils and containers; combs and sponges; brushes (except paint brushes); brush-making materials; articles for cleaning purposes; steel-wool; unworked or semi-worked glass (except glass used in building); glassware, porcelain and earthenware not included in other classes. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 013, 023, 029, 030, 033, 040, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, June 15, 2026 |
| Primary Code | 021 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 025 - Clothing, footwear, headgear. |
| US Class Codes | 022, 039 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, June 15, 2026 |
| Primary Code | 025 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 028 - Games and playthings; gymnastic and sporting articles not included in other classes; decorations for Christmas trees. |
| US Class Codes | 022, 023, 038, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, June 15, 2026 |
| Primary Code | 028 |
| 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 | Monday, June 15, 2026 |
| 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 | Monday, June 15, 2026 |
| 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 | Monday, June 15, 2026 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | The Letter Bug LLC |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | El Segundo, CA 90245 US |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Friday, October 3, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Friday, October 3, 2025 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Tuesday, February 24, 2026 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, February 24, 2026 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, February 25, 2026 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Friday, March 20, 2026 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Friday, March 20, 2026 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, March 20, 2026 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, June 15, 2026 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, June 15, 2026 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, June 15, 2026 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |