PLAID BEACON

What this means for you

Not registered yet, but its 11 May 2023 filing date beats anything filed after it. If it registers, the owner can stop confusingly similar uses in the classes it covers.

Record

Serial number

97931411

Mark type

Stylized text

Filed

11 May 2023

Published for opposition

12 Mar 2024

Attorney of record

Rhett V. Barney

Goods and services

• Class 009 — Scientific and electric apparatus: electronic software updates, namely, downloadable computer software and associated data files for updating computer software in the fields of business and finance, provided via computer and communication networks; downloadable databases and electronic data sets containing data relating to authenticity and validation of digital certificates; downloadable software for authenticating and validating digital certificates; downloadable databases and electronic data sets in the field of personally identifiable information and personal and business identification verification for fraud prevention for identity verification and authentication; downloadable software for performing identity verification and authentication
• Class 036 — Insurance and financial services: payment and funds verification services; credit card verification; financial information and evaluations; financial risk management; providing financial risk management services for electronic funds transfer, credit and debit card and electronic check transactions via a global computer network; financial planning; financial consulting; debt management services; debt management consultation; mortgage financing services; mortgage refinancing; mortgage lending consultation services; brokerage services in the field of stocks and commodities; business brokerage services; Investment management; financial management; debt management services; financial advisory and consultancy services
• Class 042 — Scientific and technological services: providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable cloud computing software for identifying, classifying, evaluating, and reviewing potentially fraudulent payments; Design and development of computer software for the enablement of accepting purchases from within mobile apps and software that perform other non-purchasing functions; application service provider featuring application programming interface (API) software for enabling a mobile app to accept purchases and payments; electronic signature authentication and verification services using technology to authenticate user identity; providing an on-line searchable database and on-line electronic data sets featuring information in the field of digital certificate authentication and validation and providing temporary use of non-downloadable computer software for authenticating and validating digital certificates; providing temporary use of non-downloadable computer software relating to information regarding personal and business identity, namely, software for compiling, analyzing and managing personal and business identity information; providing an on-line searchable database and on-line electronic data sets in the field of fraud prevention for identity verification and authentication, specifically featuring electronically monitored credit card activity data useful in detecting fraud via the Internet, electronic signatures for use in electronic signature verification using technology to authenticate user identity; providing temporary use of non-downloadable computer software for identity verification and authentication; providing user authentication of electronic funds transfer, credit and debit card and electronic check transactions using API software via a global computer network; Computer security services in the nature of providing authentication, issuance, validation and revocation of digital certificates; Computer security services, namely, enforcing, restricting and controlling access privileges of users of computing resources for cloud, mobile or network resources based on assigned credentials; Electronic monitoring of personally identifying information to detect identity theft via the internet; Electronic signature verification services using technology to authenticate user identity; Electronic monitoring of credit card activity to detect fraud via the internet

Owner

• Plaid, Inc., San Francisco, CA, US
• Plaid, Inc., San Francisco, CA, US

Prosecution history

• 11 Feb 2026 — NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF EXTENSION REQUEST E-MAILED
• 10 Feb 2026 — SOU EXTENSION 3 GRANTED
• 10 Feb 2026 — SOU EXTENSION 3 FILED
• 10 Feb 2026 — SOU TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED
• 11 Dec 2025 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
• 11 Dec 2025 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
• 11 Dec 2025 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
• 11 Dec 2025 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
• 11 Dec 2025 — TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
• 21 Aug 2025 — NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF EXTENSION REQUEST E-MAILED
• 20 Aug 2025 — SOU EXTENSION 2 GRANTED
• 20 Aug 2025 — SOU EXTENSION 2 FILED
• 20 Aug 2025 — SOU TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED
• 25 Feb 2025 — NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF EXTENSION REQUEST E-MAILED
• 25 Feb 2025 — SOU EXTENSION 1 GRANTED