| Serial Number | 98280709 |
| Word Mark | TONIC |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, November 21, 2023 |
| Status | 641 - NON-FINAL ACTION - MAILED |
| Status Date | Thursday, June 27, 2024 |
| 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, namely, providing online non-downloadable articles, webinars, and video clips, in the fields of food, reselling products/services, retail, retail liquor, ecommerce, and hospitality, namely, business management, marketing, technology geared towards the hospitality industry, customer processing, payment systems, payment hardware and software, integrated payments, point of sale hardware and software, industry metrics, payments and hospitality industry news and trends; Educational services, namely, providing point-of-sale and payments training to meet industry standards for operating businesses in the fields of food, reselling products/services, retail, retail liquor, ecommerce, hospitality, and food industry management; On-line journals, namely, blogs and case studies featuring content about food, reselling products/services, retail, retail liquor, ecommerce, and hospitality industries, namely, payment technology, integrated payments, hospitality industry news and trends, restaurant management, payment hardware and software, point of sale hardware and software, and industry metrics; Entertainment services, namely, providing video and audio podcasts in the fields of food, reselling products/services, retail, retail liquor, ecommerce, and hospitality, hospitality industry trends, technology trends; Providing a website featuring blogs and non-downloadable publications in the nature of on demand videos, guidelines, quick reference guides, checklists, articles, e-books, and case studies |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the word "tonic" with the dot above the "i" being represented by 3 shaded circles/stylized bubbles and a shaded dot following the word "tonic". |
| Goods and Services | Cash registers, calculating machines, and restaurant and retail management systems comprised of cash registers, electronic card readers, optical scanners, flat-panel display screens, touch screens, flat-panel kitchen display screens, and electronic data entry devices, namely, computers, laptops, tablet computers, phones; document printers, computer printers for printing documents, handheld computers, namely, computers, laptops, tablet computers, phones; handheld data entry devices, namely, computers, laptops, tablet computers, phones; handheld tableside PC tablets, point-of-sale terminals, wireless computers, and computers; Restaurant expediting systems comprised of cash registers, electronic card readers, optical scanners, flatpanel display screens, touch screens, flat-panel kitchen display screens, and electronic data entry devices, namely, computers, laptops, tablet computers, phones; document printers, computer printers for printing documents, handheld computers, handheld data entry devices, namely, computers, laptops, tablet computers, phones; Point-of-sale systems comprised of electronic card readers, optical scanners, flat-panel display screens, touch screens, flat-panel kitchen display screens, electronic data entry devices, namely, computers, laptops, tablet computers, phones; Data-processors and computers; Downloadable computer programs used for operating electronic cash register systems; Mobile hotspot devices and downloadable mobile device operating software used for point-of-sale systems and for processing restaurant point-of-sale transactions; Electronic equipment for point-of-sale (POS) systems comprised of, namely, point-of-sale terminals, cash registers, tablet computers, computer hardware, and downloadable computer operating software; Downloadable mobile applications for processing payments for use by restaurants, merchants, and their customers; Interactive computer kiosk systems comprised primarily of computers, computer hardware, computer peripherals, and computer touchscreens for use in food service, B2B, ecommerce, retail, retail liquor, convenience stores, grocery stores, auto repair, and payment processing; Point-of-sale terminals for making contactless payments; Computer hardware for use in food service, business-to-business, ecommerce, retail, retail liquor, convenience stores, grocery stores, and auto repair; Downloadable computer software for use in contactless payment transactions with consumers; Downloadable computer software for transmitting, processing, facilitating, verifying, and authenticating credit and debit card information and transaction and payment information; Downloadable computer software for contactless transactions with consumers via contactless card readers; Downloadable computer software for payroll, tip distribution, and human resources, and payment processing; Downloadable computer software for authentication of credit and debit card and other payment transaction information; Electronic docking station for point-of-sale hardware with additional USB ports; Downloadable computer software for point-of-sale systems for managing orders, preparation, fulfillment, and guest payment services; point-of-sale terminals and flat-panel display screens for managing orders, preparation, fulfillment, and guest payment services; Electronic software updates, namely, downloadable computer software and associated downloadable data files for updating and maintaining computer software through online updates, enhancement and patches in the fields of restaurant, hospitality, business-to-business, retail, retail liquor, convenience stores, grocery stores, auto repair, ecommerce, and food industries, provided via computer and communication networks; Automatic electronic software updates, namely, downloadable software which updates and maintains other computer software through accessing downloadable online updates, enhancement and patches in the fields of restaurant, hospitality, business-to business, retail, retail liquor, convenience stores, grocery stores, auto repair, ecommerce, and food industries; Downloadable podcasts in the field of food, hospitality, business-to-business, retail, retail liquor, convenience stores, grocery stores, auto repair, and ecommerce industries |
| Goods and Services | Installation, maintenance and repair of the hardware components for cash registers, point-of-sale systems, restaurant management systems, restaurant expediting systems, calculating machines, data-processing equipment and computers |
| Goods and Services | Providing secured payment gateway services for vendors, namely, point-of-sale processing of credit card, debit card, gift card, ACH and electronic payments; payment gateway services, namely, authorizing and processing secure, real-time electronic funds transfer, ACH, credit card, debit card, electronic check and electronic payments for others over a network connection; banking and related financial services, namely, bill payment and electronic processing of electronic payments featuring a payment collection gateway and remote online payment services that link to streamline and connect card and ACH bill pay receivables; online banking services; electronic bill payment involving electronic processing and subsequent transmission of bill payment data; providing financial information by electronic means; providing electronic processing of electronic funds transfer, ACH, credit card, debit card, electronic check and electronic payments via a global computer network; providing financial services, namely, facilitating financial transactions in the field of payment services, namely, electronic funds transfers and credit, debit and prepaid card transactions; check processing; credit card authorization services; credit card payment processing services; credit card transaction processing services via the Internet; credit card verification; electronic payment transaction processing services for use by online retailers; financial transaction services, namely, providing secure commercial transactions and payment options using a mobile device at a point of sale; gift card transaction processing services; merchant services, namely, payment transaction processing services; payment processing service for merchants and business management software providers, namely, providing secure commercial transactions and payment options utilizing point-to-point encryption and tokenization to increase payment data security; providing electronic processing of electronic funds transfer, ACH, credit card, debit card, electronic check and electronic payments |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Business management consulting in the field of restaurants, hospitality, business-to business, retail liquor, and ecommerce; Business assistance, advisory and consulting services in the fields of human capital management, restaurant management, payment technology, marketing, metrics and finance, staffing and hiring, product engineering, and restaurant kitchen management; Business consulting and management services in the field of restaurants, hospitality, business-to-business, retail liquor, and ecommerce, namely, payroll, tip distribution, human resources, and payment processing; Administration of a program to promote community service within the restaurant, hospitality, business-to-business, retail liquor, and ecommerce industries; Organizing, promoting and conducting exhibitions, tradeshows and events for business purposes in the fields of restaurants, hospitality, business-to business, retail liquor, ecommerce, and food industries; Online ordering services in the field of restaurant and hospitality supplies, liquor; Online ordering services for consumers in the field of restaurants; Marketing services, namely, promoting the goods and services of others in the field of restaurants, hospitality, business-to-business, retail liquor, and ecommerce; Providing business information in the field of restaurants, hospitality, business-to-business, retail liquor, and ecommerce; Advertising and marketing of financial products; Advertising and marketing of financing services |
| Goods and Services | Installation, maintenance and repair of the software components for cash registers, point-of-sale systems, restaurant management systems, restaurant expediting systems, calculating machines, data-processing equipment and computers; Application service provider featuring application programming interface (API) software for integration of software for the food, business-to business, retail liquor, ecommerce, and hospitality industries; Application service provider featuring application programming interface (API) software for integration of software for labor management tools, reservations, inventory, accounting, security, analytics, marketing and customer relationship management, online ordering, loyalty programs, mobile payment, and gift cards; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for point-of-sale systems for restaurant, food, business-to business, retail liquor, ecommerce, and hospitality industries; Updating of computer software; Updating and maintaining cloud-based computer software through online updates, enhancement and patches; Providing online non-downloadable computer software, namely, an electronic financial platform that accommodates multiple types of payment and debit transactions and funding requests in Internet and web-based environments; Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for use in ordering, namely, e-commerce software to allow users to perform electronic business transactions via global computer network; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for use in receiving, managing, and tracking orders; Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for use by consumers for ordering from restaurants and completing electronic payment for same; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for use in facilitating the advertising and marketing of businesses to consumers through automated email marketing campaigns |
| 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 | Tuesday, January 9, 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 | Tuesday, January 9, 2024 |
| 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 | Tuesday, January 9, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 036 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 037 - Building construction; repair; installation services. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 103, 106 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, January 9, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 037 |
| 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 | Tuesday, January 9, 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 | Tuesday, January 9, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | VersiTech, LLC |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | Atlanta, GA 30346 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Friday, November 24, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Tuesday, January 9, 2024 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Wednesday, January 10, 2024 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Monday, June 24, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Thursday, June 27, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, June 27, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, June 27, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |