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Live / Registered — Registered — Sections 8 & 15 accepted and acknowledged (as of 09 Jan 2026)
What this means for you
Registered since 31 Dec 2019. The owner can stop confusingly similar uses in the classes it covers.
Record
- Serial number
- 88454552
- Registration number
- 5948518
- Mark type
- Stylized text
- Filed
- 31 May 2019
- Published for opposition
- 15 Oct 2019
- Registered
- 31 Dec 2019
- Attorney of record
- David M. Kelly
Goods and services
- Class 009 — Scientific and electric apparatus: Downloadable electronic publications, namely, investment guides and prospectuses
- Class 016 — Paper goods and printed matter: Printed publications, namely, investment guides and prospectuses
- Class 041 — Education and entertainment services: providing online non-downloadable podcasts in the fields of investing, investment management, finance, financial planning, retirement planning, risk management, financial portfolio management, retirement plans, pension plans, and employee compensation plans; providing online publications, namely, investment guides and prospectuses
Owner
- The Vanguard Group, Inc., Malvern, PA, US
- The Vanguard Group, Inc., Malvern, PA, US
- The Vanguard Group, Inc., Malvern, PA, US
Prosecution history
- 09 Jan 2026 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED
- 09 Jan 2026 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
- 09 Jan 2026 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 06 Oct 2025 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
- 31 Dec 2024 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
- 31 Dec 2019 — REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
- 15 Oct 2019 — OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
- 15 Oct 2019 — PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
- 25 Sept 2019 — NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
- 12 Sept 2019 — ASSIGNED TO LIE
- 11 Sept 2019 — APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
- 30 Jul 2019 — NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
- 30 Jul 2019 — NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
- 30 Jul 2019 — NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
- 24 Jul 2019 — ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER