MEL
Live / Allowed — Notice of allowance issued (as of 11 Nov 2025)
What this means for you
Approved and waiting on proof of use. It will register unless the applicant drops it, and its 18 Jan 2024 filing date already counts against anyone who files later.
Record
- Serial number
- 98363780
- Mark type
- Stylized text
- Filed
- 18 Jan 2024
- Published for opposition
- 16 Sept 2025
- Attorney of record
- April L. Besl
Goods and services
- Class 009 — Scientific and electric apparatus: Downloadable computer software applications for providing interactive communications and assistance to users, namely, artificial intelligence (ai) chatbot technology software for personal use and entertainment; Downloadable artificial intelligence application software for personal communication and interaction with artificial intelligence; Downloadable mobile computer application software that allows users to communicate with artificial intelligence for entertainment purposes; Downloadable mobile chatbot software for simulating conversations
- Class 041 — Education and entertainment services: Interactive entertainment services, namely, interactive storytelling rendered through the use of artificial intelligence for personal use; Interactive entertainment services, namely, interactive story creation in the nature of story writing rendered through the use of artificial intelligence for personal use; Interactive entertainment services, namely, providing temporary use of non-downloadable interactive roleplaying games rendered through the use of artificial intelligence for personal use; Interactive entertainment services, namely, providing an online, interactive social computer game for social engagement and dating simulation rendered through the use of artificial intelligence for personal use; Interactive entertainment services, namely, providing online non-downloadable image files of digital animated and non-animated designs of avatars rendered through the use of artificial intelligence for personal use, and designed for use in communication and interaction, personal communications, including for use in the exchange of texts, music, images, and videos related to the aforementioned interactions; visual and audio entertainment services, namely, interactive storytelling rendered through the use of artificial intelligence; visual and audio entertainment services, namely, interactive story creation in the nature of story writing rendered through the use of artificial intelligence; visual and audio entertainment services, namely, providing temporary use of non-downloadable interactive roleplaying games rendered through the use of artificial intelligence; visual and audio entertainment services, namely, interactive social gaming services in the nature of conducting online computer game tournaments rendered through the use of artificial intelligence; visual and audio entertainment services, namely, providing online non-downloadable image files of digital animated and non-animated designs of avatars rendered through the use of artificial intelligence, and designed for use in communication and interaction, personal communications, social engagement, and dating simulation, including for use in the exchange of texts, music, images, and videos related to the aforementioned interactions; visual and audio entertainment services provided using artificial intelligence software, namely, interactive storytelling; visual and audio entertainment services provided using artificial intelligence software, namely, interactive story creation in the nature of story writing; visual and audio entertainment services provided using artificial intelligence software, namely, providing temporary use of non-downloadable interactive roleplaying games; visual and audio entertainment services provided using artificial intelligence software, namely, interactive social gaming services in the nature of conducting online computer game tournaments; visual and audio entertainment services provided using artificial intelligence software, namely, providing online non-downloadable image files of digital animated and non-animated designs of avatars designed for use in communication and interaction, personal communications, social engagement, and dating simulation, including for use in the exchange of texts, music, images, and videos related to the aforementioned interactions
- Class 042 — Scientific and technological services: Providing on-line non-downloadable computer software platforms for allowing users to interact and have simulated conversations with artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots; Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable chatbot software using artificial intelligence (AI) for simulating conversations; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software using artificial intelligence for chatting and communications; Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable chatbot software using artificial intelligence (AI) for simulating chatting and communications
Owner
- MEL INC., JEJU-SI, KR
- BVR CO., LTD., JEJU-SI, JEJU-DO, KR
- BVR CO., LTD., JEJU-SI, JEJU-DO, KR
- TINDER LLC, DALLAS, TX, US
- Match Group, LLC, Dallas, TX, US
Prosecution history
- 11 Feb 2026 — AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP
- 11 Nov 2025 — NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
- 16 Sept 2025 — OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
- 16 Sept 2025 — PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
- 10 Sept 2025 — NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
- 14 Aug 2025 — APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
- 28 Jul 2025 — TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
- 27 Jul 2025 — CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
- 27 Jul 2025 — TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED
- 08 May 2025 — NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED
- 08 May 2025 — FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED
- 08 May 2025 — FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN
- 01 Apr 2025 — ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
- 14 Feb 2025 — TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
- 14 Feb 2025 — CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE