ABFM FOUNDATION RESEARCH · QUALITY · EDUCATION SUPPORTING THE SPECIALTY OF FAMILY MEDICINE

Live / Registered — Registered — Sections 8 & 15 accepted and acknowledged (as of 16 Aug 2023)

What this means for you

Registered since 21 Feb 2017. The owner can stop confusingly similar uses in the classes it covers.

Record

Serial number
86702149
Registration number
5147438
Mark type
Design + words
Filed
23 Jul 2015
Published for opposition
10 May 2016
Registered
21 Feb 2017
Attorney of record
Laura H. Pulliam

Goods and services

  • Class 035 — Advertising and business services: Promoting public awareness in the field of efforts for the improvement of medical care and the physician reporting of quality information and measures, including those programs and initiates mandated by the United States; Promoting public awareness in the field of efforts for the improvement of medical care and the physician reporting of quality information and measures, including those programs and initiatives mandated by the United States Government and governed by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or other similar agencies of the United States Government; Maintaining a registry of improvements in practice in the primary care medical specialties
  • Class 041 — Education and entertainment services: Education services, namely, providing self-assessment and quality improvement classes and seminars in the field of promoting, fostering and improving the standards of medical education and training, including transformational graduate medical education in primary care; Providing educational self-assessment activities, namely, self-assessment modules in the nature of classes and seminars in the field of quality improvement for primary care physicians and distribution of examination materials in connection therewith
  • Class 042 — Scientific and technological services: Development of new and expanded computer architecture and programs, namely, computer software and hardware development for use in the primary care medical specialties
  • Class 045 — Legal and security services: Reviewing and maintaining medical standards of excellence to assure compliance with primary care medical specialties laws and regulation

Owner

Prosecution history

  • 21 Feb 2026 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
  • 16 Aug 2023 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED
  • 16 Aug 2023 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
  • 16 Aug 2023 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
  • 17 Feb 2023 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
  • 21 Feb 2022 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
  • 21 Feb 2017 — REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
  • 18 Jan 2017 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED
  • 17 Jan 2017 — ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED
  • 13 Jan 2017 — TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
  • 13 Jan 2017 — CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
  • 11 Jan 2017 — TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
  • 10 Nov 2016 — NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
  • 10 Nov 2016 — NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
  • 10 Nov 2016 — SU - NON-FINAL ACTION - WRITTEN

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