| Serial Number | 79388422 |
| Word Mark | THE STEPSTONE GROUP |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, August 29, 2023 |
| Status | 640 - NON-FINAL ACTION COUNTED - NOT MAILED |
| Status Date | Monday, March 4, 2024 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 3000 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Goods and Services | Instruction and training, in particular in the field of recruitment, employment, career planning and preparation of résumés; vocational guidance [education or training advice]; providing education and assessment relating thereto, in the field of staffing, recruitment and retention of employees, employment, employee retention, workforce and talent management, career development and CV creation for employers and candidates; providing online information in the field of providing vocational training; vocational training services; information relating to education, training, entertainment, recreation, sport and publishing; consultancy services relating to the education and training of management and of personnel; teaching and training in business, industry and information technology; provision of educational courses, lectures and seminars; providing of educational testing, training and assessment relating thereto by means of computers; vocational guidance [education or training advice]; training of personnel in the areas of recruitment and retention, human resources and business management; arranging and conducting of business conferences and seminars |
| Goods and Services | Computer software; mobile apps; application software for mobile devices; computer software, including web application software, namely, for the evaluation and benchmarking of market information, business processes, communication processes, internal work processes, personnel requirements, staff planning, personnel placement, personnel management, and strategic workforce management; databases; interactive databases; artificial intelligence software; interactive software based on artificial intelligence; software used to automate and facilitate the employee recruiting process, recruitment software; computer software for a human resources management system which enables electronic processing and management of job candidate videos and data and facilitates the maintenance of and access to a searchable proprietary database of job candidates for employers over a global computer network; software and database software in the fields of staff management, management, administration, tracking, observation, automation and assessment of staffing, hiring, recruiting and employee retention processes, workforce logistics management and planning and decision support; computer readable database of information relating to human resources, career, employment, recruitment, retention and placement; software used to automate and facilitate the employee recruiting process, to manage and track information regarding job candidates, to provide employee assessment and survey tools for employers and to manage on-line employee applications; computer software for image processing, document management, for printer management, for network transmission and reception, for document creation, for database management and for document and image processing; electronic databases recorded on computer media; apparatus, instruments and media for recording, reproducing, carrying, storing, processing, manipulating, transmitting, broadcasting, retrieving and reproducing music, sounds, images, text, signals, software, information, data and code; sound, video and data recordings; cloud servers; cloud server software; cloud computing software; downloadable cloud computing software; cards bearing encoded or magnetic data for operating automatic machines or apparatus |
| Goods and Services | Telecommunications, in particular digital, electronic and online communications; telecommunication services provided via platforms and portals on the internet and other media; providing chatlines, chat rooms and forums; hotline or call centre telephone services; online press agency services, namely, collection and transmission of electronic messages and information of all kinds, including by means of on-demand services and other electronic media services; news agency services for content syndication, in particular for providing multiple user access to media information in the form of text or visual materials; transmission of information stored on databases, in particular including communication by means of interactive computer systems; collection and transmission of news and general information, being press agency services, including news agencies for electronic transmission and broadcasting of television programmes and radio programmes on the world wide web; telecommunications services, including transmission of data in the field of employment, employee recruitment and advertisement insertion, résumé preparation and advertisement feedback by means of a computer network; providing access to interactive databases relating to various types of advertisements, including advertisements in the field of job recruitment, advertisements arranged according to category and advertisements relating to employment; transmission of advertising programmes via a computer network; electronic communications services; delivery of messages and data by electronic transmission; providing access to the internet (service providers); providing access to electronic publications and data via computer networks and/or telecommunication for the downloading and/or processing and/or displaying purposes; provision of multi-user access to computer networks for the transfer and dissemination of a wide range of information |
| Pseudo Mark | THE STEP STONE GROUP |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) dark blue, light blue, pink and white is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions; marketing research; opinion polling; public relations services; organization and operating of promotion events; presentation of companies on the internet and other media; promotion of goods and services through sponsorship of sports events; publication of printed matter (including in electronic form), for advertising purposes; advertising services relating to the recruitment of personnel; rental of advertising space on the internet for employment advertising; human resources management and recruitment services; management advice relating to the placing of staff; human resources management and recruitment services; management advice relating to the recruitment of staff; personnel consultancy; employee leasing; personnel recruitment; personnel recruitment; placement of staff; personnel management; personnel management assistance; personnel services; placement of staff; personnel management; evaluation of personnel requirements; personnel selection [for others]; employee record services; provision of information relating to recruitment; job and personnel placement; temporary personnel services; job agency services for medical personnel; employment counselling; clerical employment agency services; serving as a human resources department for others; personnel placement and recruitment; personnel recruitment agency services; employment agency services; personnel management consultancy; consultancy relating to the selection of personnel; advisory services relating to personnel placement; business recruitment consultancy; providing information relating to employment recruitment; temporary personnel services; personnel management consultancy; psychological testing for the selection of personnel; recruitment of high-level management personnel; arranging and conducting recruitment fairs; personnel selection using psychological testing; employment agency services relating to placement of medical and nursing personnel; providing information in the field of recruitment, employment, career planning, career opportunities and job opportunities via interactive means; writing of curriculum vitae for others; personnel recruitment; office functions services for forwarding CVs and information between potential employees and potential employers; human resources consultation; serving as a human resources department for others; career placement; information relating to jobs and career opportunities; talent agencies [management or employment]; marketing, advertising and promotional services; dissemination of advertising for others via an on-line communications network on the internet; promotion services; business investigations, business risk assessment, business information provided online via a global computer network, a computer database or the internet; expert evaluations and reports relating to business matters; advisory relating to business organization and business administration, with and without the help of electronic databases; business management consultancy as well as development of processes for the analysis and the implementation of strategy plans and management projects; development of marketing strategies and concepts; preparation of business reports; benchmarking services; benchmarking (evaluation of business organisation practices); business consultancy through the analysis of internal company data surveys and data evaluations, including through the analysis of personal data and data relating to office equipment, building parameters, health aspects and cost benefit analysis |
| Goods and Services | Application service provider (ASP) services, featuring hosting of web sites, design, development, customization, implementation, operation, management and maintenance of websites; computer programming and computer systems analysis; providing online non-downloadable software for use in staff management, management administration, tracking, monitoring, automations and assessment of staffing, pre-hiring, hiring, post-hire, recruiting and employee retention processes, workforce logistics management and planning and decision support; computer software consultancy; designing websites for advertising purposes; creating electronically stored web pages for online services, especially for pre-hire attraction of candidates in the internet; creating, updating, networking and installation of computer software; development of databases; provision of online non-downloadable web-based software for reporting and evaluating of capabilities with detailed configuration options, integrated workflow support and individualised customisation; evaluation of performance of data-processing against bench-mark references; rental of data processing programs; providing back-up computer programs and facilities; cloud computing; cloud hosting provider 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 | Friday, February 2, 2024 |
| 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 | Friday, February 2, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| 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 | Friday, February 2, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 038 |
| 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, February 2, 2024 |
| 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 | Friday, February 2, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | The Stepstone Group GmbH |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | DE |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Monday, March 4, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Monday, March 4, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Saturday, February 10, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, February 6, 2024 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Friday, February 2, 2024 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Thursday, February 1, 2024 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |