UNDERSTAND AFRICA

Live / Applied — Non-final action mailed (as of 15 Jan 2026)

What this means for you

Not registered yet, but its 20 Aug 2025 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
99347788
Mark type
Stylized text
Filed
20 Aug 2025
Attorney of record
Douglas R. Wolf

Goods and services

  • Class 041 — Education and entertainment services: Providing online, non-downloadable websites, publications, reports, and multimedia featuring curated news, journalism, commentary, analysis, educational content and multimedia materials in the fields of finance, science, technology, risk, insurance, healthcare, medicine, law, politics, international affairs, climate, energy, agriculture, development, manufacturing, transportation, culture, history, arts, and entertainment; organizing and conducting online and in-person educational events, namely, webinars, discussion panels, conferences, and workshops in the fields of finance, science, technology, risk, insurance, healthcare, medicine, law, politics, international affairs, climate, energy, agriculture, development, manufacturing, transportation, culture, history, arts, and entertainment; organizing and conducting educational collaborations with universities and other institutions
  • Class 042 — Scientific and technological services: Providing online non-downloadable software and platform as a service (PaaS) for aggregating, hosting, and delivering research, news, and analytics in the fields of finance, science, technology, risk, insurance, healthcare, medicine, law, politics, international affairs, climate, energy, agriculture, development, manufacturing, transportation, culture, history, arts, and entertainment; hosting online databases and searchable indexes of information, data, research materials, and data aggregation and visualization tools for research and educational purposes in the fields of finance, science, technology, risk, insurance, healthcare, medicine, law, politics, international affairs, climate, energy, agriculture, development, manufacturing, transportation, culture, history, arts, and entertainment

Owner

Prosecution history

  • 15 Jan 2026 — NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
  • 15 Jan 2026 — NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
  • 15 Jan 2026 — NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
  • 09 Jan 2026 — ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
  • 08 Jan 2026 — NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
  • 20 Aug 2025 — APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED
  • 20 Aug 2025 — NEW APPLICATION ENTERED

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