| Serial Number | 79366469 |
| Word Mark | VFS.GLOBAL CARES |
| Filing Date | Wednesday, January 18, 2023 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, August 27, 2024 |
| Registration Number | 7483924 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, August 27, 2024 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, June 11, 2024 |
| Goods and Services | Education services in the nature of seminars, classes and workshops in the field of social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability; training and further training consultancy in the field of social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability; organization of competitions in the field of social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability; arranging, conducting and organization of seminars in the field of social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability; organization of exhibitions for cultural and educational purposes; organizing and arranging exhibitions for entertainment purposes; on-line publication of electronic books and journals; arranging and conducting of workshops in the field of social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability; publication of books; arranging and conducting conferences in the field of social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability; film production; providing online non-downloadable electronic publications in the nature of books, magazines in the field of social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability; electronic publication services, namely, publication of text and graphic works of others on the internet featuring social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the wording VFS.GLOBAL over the larger word CARES. The bottom of the C consists of a design of an open hand. |
| Goods and Services | Downloadable instruction manuals for social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability; downloadable e-books in the field of for social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability; downloadable software for use in making spreadsheets in the field of social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability; teaching apparatus and instruments, namely, computers; audiovisual teaching apparatus, namely, computers; downloadable video files relating to social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability; downloadable image files relating to social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability; downloadable electronic publications in the nature of books, magazines in the field of social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability; downloadable interactive electronic publications in the nature of books, magazines in the field of social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability; downloadable software for processing images, graphics, audio, video and text; downloadable screen savers for computers; downloadable educational media in the nature of books, magazines in the field of social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability; downloadable multimedia files relating to social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability; downloadable video recordings relating to social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability; downloadable movies relating to social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability; downloadable podcasts relating to social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability; downloadable musical sound recordings; downloadable electronic newsletters relating to social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability; downloadable educational course materials in the field of social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability |
| Goods and Services | Printed instructional and teaching material in the field of social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability; printed catalogues in the field of social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability; printed brochures in the field of social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability; printed books in the field of social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability; printed newsletters in the field of social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability; printed periodicals in the field of social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability; printed journals in the field of social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability; printed calendars; printed maps; printed atlases; printed posters; printed booklets in the field of social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability; printed promotional material in the field of social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability; printed promotional publications in the field of social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability |
| Goods and Services | Charitable services, namely, providing clothes and shoes to needy persons; social work service, namely, on-line social networking 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 | Monday, April 3, 2023 |
| 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 | Monday, April 3, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 016 |
| 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, April 3, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 045 - Legal services; security services for the protection of property and individuals; personal and social services rendered by others to meet the needs of individuals. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, April 3, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 045 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | VFS Global Services PLC |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | GB |
| Party Name | VFS Global Services PLC |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | GB |
| Party Name | VFS Global Services PLC |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | GB |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, March 30, 2023 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Monday, April 3, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, April 7, 2023 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Saturday, May 6, 2023 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, October 17, 2023 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, October 17, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, October 18, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Wednesday, October 25, 2023 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Wednesday, October 25, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Monday, November 13, 2023 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Thursday, February 1, 2024 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Thursday, February 1, 2024 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, February 2, 2024 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, February 5, 2024 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Monday, February 5, 2024 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Monday, February 5, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Friday, February 16, 2024 | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED |
| Friday, February 16, 2024 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, February 16, 2024 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, February 26, 2024 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | WITHDRAWN FROM PUB - OG REVIEW QUERY |
| Monday, April 8, 2024 | PREVIOUS ALLOWANCE COUNT WITHDRAWN |
| Tuesday, April 9, 2024 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, April 9, 2024 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, April 9, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, April 9, 2024 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Tuesday, April 9, 2024 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, April 23, 2024 | WITHDRAWN FROM PUB - OG REVIEW QUERY |
| Monday, April 29, 2024 | PREVIOUS ALLOWANCE COUNT WITHDRAWN |
| Tuesday, April 30, 2024 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, April 30, 2024 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, April 30, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, April 30, 2024 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Thursday, May 2, 2024 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, May 22, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, June 11, 2024 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, June 11, 2024 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, August 27, 2024 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, August 27, 2024 | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |