| Serial Number | 97802789 |
| Word Mark | UPBOUND |
| Filing Date | Monday, February 20, 2023 |
| Status | 680 - APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION |
| Status Date | Wednesday, December 17, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 5 - Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Stylized form |
| Published for Opposition Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Providing electronic initiation and processing of payments and funds transfers for the purpose of offering flexible payment options from consumers to merchants, namely, providing electronic processing of electronic funds transfer, credit card, debit card, electronic check and electronic payments; Consumer lending services; Consumer lending services for the acquisition of furniture, home appliances, home furnishings, consumer electronics, computers, computer equipment, smart phones, tires, wheel rims, automotive parts, automotive accessories, home entertainment products, exercise equipment, general consumer merchandise, jewelry, and scooters; Financial transaction services, namely, providing secure commercial transaction and payment options for the sale or lease of consumer goods; Financing services, namely, providing flexible payment options for the payment of durable goods for purposes of providing new financial opportunity for both consumers and businesses; Banking services; Financing services; Financing of purchases; Loan financing; Loan origination services; Payment and funds verification services; Providing electronic processing of electronic payments and electronic funds transfer; Near field communication (NFC) technology enabled services in the nature of processing credit card payments via NFC technology-enable devices; Electronic wallet services, namely, processing of electronic wallet payments; Credit card services in the nature of issuing of credit cards, credit card payment processing services, credit card verification services, credit card transaction processing services, and credit card authorization services; Debit card services in the nature of issuing of debit cards, debit card payment processing services, debit card verification services, debit card transaction processing services, and debit card authorization services; Financing services, namely, facilitating rent-to-own and lease-purchase transactions for acquiring durable consumer goods; Consumer retail financial services, namely, providing financial information in the fields of budgeting, debt management, debt consolidation, credit repair, payroll cash advances, loan repayment, financial access to durable consumer goods, financial planning, and financial investments; Credit and financial consultation; Financial services, namely, credit repair and restoration; none of the foregoing services for offering computer-based platforms that assist cloud platform engineers at business enterprises in hosting, managing and automating business enterprises' cloud infrastructure |
| Goods and Services | Retail store services featuring home appliances, function-focused home furnishings in the nature of home furniture and living essentials, computers, computer equipment, smart phones, tires, wheel rims, automotive parts, automotive accessories, home entertainment products, exercise equipment, durable consumer goods, and jewelry for rent or purchase; Retail store services wherein goods can be purchased under a rent-to-own contract featuring home appliances, function-focused home furnishings in the nature of home furniture and living essentials, computers, computer equipment, smart phones, tires, wheel rims, automotive parts, automotive accessories, home entertainment products, exercise equipment, durable consumer goods, and jewelry; Administration of a discount program for enabling participants to obtain discounts on goods and services through use of a discount membership card; Consumer subscription services in the nature of subscription-based order fulfillment services in the field of furniture, home appliances, home furnishings, consumer electronics, computers, computer equipment, smart phones, tires, wheel rims, automotive parts, automotive accessories, home entertainment products, exercise equipment, general consumer merchandise, jewelry, and scooters; Advertising services, namely, providing information as to the availability of consumer goods in the nature of furniture, home appliances, home furnishings, consumer electronics, computers, computer equipment, smart phones, tires, wheel rims, automotive parts, automotive accessories, home entertainment products, exercise equipment, general consumer merchandise, jewelry, and scooters for rent or purchase; Business administration services in the field of financing, leasing, and rent-to-own services of consumer goods; Business administration services, namely, administration of a package service offering renters of apartments to have the apartment fully furnished with furniture and other goods financed or leased by a rent-to-own/lease-to-own contract and enabling landlords to offer same; Shopping facilitation services in the nature of facilitating e-commerce transactions for the purchase of a wide variety of consumer goods via rental or lease agreements and stored value cards, namely, facilitating transactions between buyers or lessees and sellers, retailers or lessors through providing buyers or lessees with information about sellers, retailers, lessors goods, and/or services; Consumer leasing services in the field of general consumer merchandise with an option to purchase, namely, leasing of office equipment; Rental and leasing services in the field of general consumer merchandise, namely, of office equipment; Online matching services for connecting consumers with retailers for the purpose of facilitating rent-to-own and lease-purchase transactions, namely, providing a website for connecting sellers, retailers or lessors with buyers or lessees; Providing a web site featuring consumer information on various durable consumer goods and providing hyperlinks to on-line retailers that sell these durable consumer goods; Providing a website for connecting retailers being sellers and purchasers being buyers or lessees of durable consumer goods for the purpose of providing financial access to these goods by facilitating rent- to-own and lease-purchase contracts; Procurement, namely, purchasing home appliances, home furnishings, consumer electronics, computers, computer equipment, smart phones, tires, wheel rims, automotive parts, automotive accessories, home entertainment products, exercise equipment, and durable consumer goods for others; Arranging of lease-purchase contracts for the purchase and sale consumer goods for others; Procurement services, namely, procurement of lease-purchase agreements for others for the purchase of a wide variety of consumer goods; Monitoring consumer credit reports for business purposes; Business administration of programs that enable underserved consumers to obtain durable goods by providing flexible payment options for the purchase of these goods; Promoting the sale or lease of consumer goods of others enabling consumers to obtain durable goods through the business administration of lease-to-own and shop now pay later (SNPL) payment programs; Promotion of business opportunities for retailers by enabling underserved consumers to obtain durable goods through the business administration of lease-to-own and shop now pay later (SNPL) programs; none of the foregoing services for offering computer-based platforms that assist cloud platform engineers at business enterprises in hosting, managing and automating business enterprises' cloud infrastructure |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the word "UPBOUND" stylized with a tilted "O" in all lowercase letters. |
| International Class | 035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, March 9, 2023 |
| 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 | Thursday, March 9, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 036 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Rent-A-Center West, Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Plano, TX 75024 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, February 23, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Thursday, March 9, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Thursday, August 3, 2023 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Thursday, August 3, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Thursday, August 3, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, August 3, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, November 3, 2023 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Friday, November 3, 2023 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Saturday, November 4, 2023 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, November 13, 2023 | SUSPENSION LETTER WRITTEN |
| Monday, November 13, 2023 | LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Monday, November 13, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Friday, May 17, 2024 | REPORT COMPLETED SUSPENSION CHECK CASE STILL SUSPENDED |
| Saturday, November 30, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Saturday, November 30, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Friday, January 31, 2025 | SUSPENSION CHECKED - TO ATTORNEY FOR ACTION |
| Friday, March 7, 2025 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Monday, March 17, 2025 | SUSPENSION CHECKED - TO ATTORNEY FOR ACTION |
| Tuesday, March 18, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, March 18, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, March 18, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, June 2, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, June 2, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, June 3, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, June 16, 2025 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Monday, June 16, 2025 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Monday, June 16, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | APPLICATION EXTENSION TO RESPONSE PERIOD - RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | APPLICATION EXTENSION GRANTED/RECEIPT PROVIDED |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, October 1, 2025 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, October 1, 2025 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, October 1, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, October 1, 2025 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Wednesday, October 1, 2025 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | PREVIOUS ALLOWANCE COUNT WITHDRAWN |
| Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | ACTION REQ FOR RECON DENIED NO APPEAL FILED COUNTED NOT MAILED |
| Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | ACTION FOR REQ FOR RECON DENIED NO APPEAL FILED E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | NOTIFICATION FOR REQ FOR RECON DENIED NO APPEAL FILED |
| Monday, December 15, 2025 | EXPARTE APPEAL RECEIVED AT TTAB |
| Monday, December 15, 2025 | JURISDICTION RESTORED TO EXAMINING ATTORNEY |
| Monday, December 15, 2025 | EX PARTE APPEAL-INSTITUTED |
| Tuesday, December 16, 2025 | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, December 17, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, December 17, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, December 17, 2025 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, December 17, 2025 | EXPARTE APPEAL DISMISSED AS MOOT |
| Wednesday, December 17, 2025 | EXPARTE APPEAL TERMINATED |