SQUARE AI

What this means for you

Not registered yet, but its 20 Feb 2026 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

99663057

Mark type

Stylized text

Filed

20 Feb 2026

Attorney of record

Anthony V. Lupo

Goods and services

• Class 009 — Scientific and electric apparatus: Point-of-sale terminals; computer hardware for making, processing, authenticating, and reconciling payment transactions, fund transfers and refunds; computer hardware for making, processing, authenticating, and reconciling electronic and mobile payment transactions, fund transfers and refunds; electronic devices, namely, electronic and magnetic coded card readers and related computer hardware for payment transactions, fund transfers and refunds; stands adapted for tablet computers; computer hardware and downloadable software for making and processing payment transactions with credit cards, debit cards, gift cards, cash, and other payment forms; downloadable financial software and accessories, namely, card readers for magnetically encoded cards, point of sale terminals, computer hardware and downloadable software, all for accepting, effecting, enabling, facilitating, processing, operating and managing payment transactions on mobile devices, cash registers, and other point of sale systems; analytic tools, namely, downloadable software for payment processing and tracking; downloadable computer software for businesses, namely, downloadable software for use in enabling, business administration and management, namely, operating and managing customer relations and loyalty programs; barcode scanners; barcode readers; computer hardware for processing electronic payments and refunds and transferring funds to and from others; electronic devices, namely, integrated circuit chip, electronic and magnetic coded card readers and related computer hardware for payment transactions, fund transfers and refunds; downloadable computer software for image capturing, editing and inventory management; portable point-of-sale terminals; portable point-of-sale terminals with built-in camera and recorded image editing and management software; point of-sale-terminals for making contact and contactless payments; point-of-sale systems comprised of point-of-sale terminals, barcode readers, touchscreen monitors, cameras, and image scanners; electronic equipment for point-of-sale systems, namely, point of-sale terminals and downloadable computer operating software; wireless point-of-sale devices being wireless point-of-sale terminals; computer hardware and recorded software systems for use in operating point-of-sale systems; point-of-sale systems using artificial intelligence (AI) software comprised primarily of point-of-sale terminals, bar code readers, touchscreen monitors, keyboards, document printers, scanners, and recorded operating software; downloadable computer software using artificial intelligence (AI) for analyzing sales, revenue and customer information and data, facilitating sales transactions, for making, processing, authenticating, and reconciling electronic and mobile payment transactions, fund transfers and refunds; downloadable mobile applications using artificial intelligence (AI) for analyzing sales, revenue and customer information and data, facilitating sales transactions, for making, processing, authenticating, and reconciling electronic and mobile payment transactions, fund transfers and refunds; downloadable chatbot software using artificial intelligence (AI) for analyzing sales, revenue and customer information and data, facilitating sales transactions, for making, processing, authenticating, and reconciling electronic and mobile payment transactions, fund transfers and refunds; Downloadable chatbot software using artificial intelligence (AI) for assisting users with product support, onboarding, and help system navigation; downloadable software using artificial intelligence (AI) for business setup and configuration, including generation of product catalogs, menus, and migration of business data; downloadable software using artificial intelligence (AI) for conversational interfaces that assist with business operations, including data analysis, staffing optimization, inventory and sales insights, and other business management decision-making
• Class 035 — Advertising and business services: Business information management, namely, electronic reporting of business analytics relating to payment processing and tracking; operating and managing customer relations and loyalty programs; business management relating to business optimization; business management services provided via a global computer network for use in tracking and managing credit card, debit card and gift card payment transactions; Advertising and promotional services for others; online and mobile advertising services; advertising and marketing the products and services of others via email, global and local computer networks and via mobile electronic devices; providing an online searchable database featuring merchant business information and consumer information regarding the products and services of others; providing an on-line searchable database featuring commercial information about the products and services of others; operating on-line marketplaces for sellers and buyers of goods and/or services; providing a website featuring an online marketplace for exchanging goods and services with other users; advertising and promoting the products and services of others through specialty offers and promotions; advertising and promoting the products and services of others by making recommendations to consumers regarding the products and services of others that might best meet their needs based on the consumer's past buying or shopping behavior; advertising services, namely, promoting the gift cards, prepaid cards, gift certificates, rewards, coupons, discounts and special offers of others; advertising and promotional services, namely, providing alerts and notifications regarding the products and services of others, and regarding rewards, coupons, discounts, offers and unique purchasing opportunities; promotional services, namely, promoting the goods of others by providing gift cards, prepaid cards, gift certificates, rewards, coupons, discounts and special offers; providing a web-based system and online portals in the field of consumer-to-business commerce for use by merchants to create and manage offers for delivery to consumers based on consumer preference information; providing incentive award programs for merchants and customers through the issuance and processing of loyalty coupons for frequent use of participating businesses; providing incentive award programs for customers through issuance and processing of loyalty points for on-line purchase of a company's goods or services; business information management, namely, electronic reporting of business information, business analytics in the nature of information and analytics regarding the sale of products and services of others, and regarding the authenticating, processing and management of mobile payments; preparation of business reports; preparing business reports for others regarding the sale of products and services of others; advertising and marketing services provided by means of indirect methods of marketing communications, namely, social media, search engine marketing, inquiry marketing, internet marketing, mobile marketing, blogging and other forms of passive, sharable or viral communications channels; business information management, namely, electronic reporting of business analytics relating to payment processing, authentication and tracking; compilation and provision of business directories; providing online business directories featuring the businesses, products and services of others; monitoring services for business purposes to ascertain the geographic locations of users of mobile payment devices and software; advertising and directory services, namely, promoting the services of others by providing a web page featuring links to the websites of others; providing a web site featuring the ratings, reviews, and recommendations on products and services for commercial purposes; providing a web site featuring the ratings, reviews, and recommendations posted by users on products and services for commercial purposes; promoting the goods and services of others through search engine referral traffic analysis and reporting; shopping facilitation services, namely, providing an online comparison-shopping search engine for obtaining purchasing information; e-commerce order fulfillment services; order fulfillment services; inventory management; inventory management in the field of consumer products and services; electronic processing of orders for others; administrative processing of purchase orders; business administration and management consultancy in the field of transport and delivery; arranging for pickup, delivery, storage and transportation of documents, packages, freight and parcels via ground and air carrier; computerized tracking and tracing of packages in transit to ensure on-time delivery for business purposes; providing tracking services and information concerning tracking of documents, packages, freight, parcels and other assets in transit; advertising services rendered using artificial intelligence (AI); marketing services rendered using artificial intelligence (AI); business management services rendered using artificial intelligence (AI); business information management services rendered using artificial intelligence (AI); order fulfillment services rendered using artificial intelligence (AI); inventory management rendered using artificial intelligence (AI); Business data analysis rendered using artificial intelligence (AI); business consultancy and support staff services rendered using artificial intelligence (AI) for improving operational efficiency, managing staffing decisions, and maximizing revenue; providing business assistance using artificial intelligence (AI) for customer engagement and communication management
• Class 036 — Insurance and financial services: Clearing and reconciling financial transactions via a global computer network, namely, accepting, processing, and reconciling credit card, debit card, gift card and other forms of payment transactions; Clearing and reconciling financial transactions via a global computer network, namely, accepting, processing, and reconciling credit card, debit card, gift card and other forms of payment transactions; banking services; financial services, namely, money lending; banking services, credit card transaction processing services and debit card transaction processing services; financial services, namely, credit card and debit card transaction processing services, electronic cash transactions; payment processing services in the field of credit card and debit card payments, digital currency payments, cryptocurrency payments; commercial lending services; consumer lending services; financial affairs and monetary affairs, namely, banking; financial information; providing financial information via a web site; financial management; financing services; Installment loans; securities lending; loans financing; securities brokerage; financial transaction services, namely, providing secure commercial transactions and payment options using a point-of-sale device; merchant services, namely, payment transaction processing services; electronic payment, namely, electronic processing and subsequent transmission of bill payment data utilizing mobile devices; financial management services rendered using artificial intelligence (AI); financial advisory services rendered using artificial intelligence (AI); banking services rendered using artificial intelligence (AI); Clearing and reconciling financial transactions via a global computer network rendered using artificial intelligence (AI), namely, accepting, processing, and reconciling credit card, debit card, gift card and other forms of payment transactions; financial advice and consultancy services, namely, providing financial insights and analysis into business and revenue optimization suggestions, and decision support using artificial intelligence (AI), all based on transaction history, customer trends, and business performance data
• Class 038 — Telecommunications services: Providing electronic transmission of electronic payment transactions data, merchant-customer mail and messages, and advertising and promotional mail rendered using artificial intelligence (AI); providing electronic transmission of financial and business information data between and among customers and businesses rendered using artificial intelligence (AI); providing electronic transmission of electronic payment transactions data, merchant-customer mail and messages, and advertising and promotional mail; providing electronic transmission of financial and business information data between and among customers and businesses; Providing electronic transmission of voice and text-based data communications between merchants and customers using artificial intelligence (AI), including booking confirmations, ordering interactions, pricing information, and automated customer responses
• Class 042 — Scientific and technological services: Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable computer software for payment processing and tracking; providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable computer software for businesses, namely, software for use in enabling, facilitating, operating, and managing customer relations and loyalty programs; providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable computer software for use in payment processing, and for operating and managing customer relations and loyalty programs and for business optimization planning and administration; providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable computer software for payment processing, authentication, management and tracking; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for use in collecting, storing, analyzing, and providing data and information regarding electronic payment transactions; providing an interactive web site featuring technology that enables users to enter, access, track, manage, monitor, and generate information and reports regarding sales of products and services of others; enabling individuals and businesses to create online websites that include information about demographic business profiles and summarize purchasing history, preferences, payment history and methods, and other information regarding online and mobile commercial transactions; providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable computer software for business optimization, planning and administration; providing a website featuring technology that enables users to create shopping lists, and back-order items for future delivery; providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable computer software for making reservations and bookings for entertainment, sporting and cultural events, for accommodations, meals, spa appointments and for other personal care appointments; computer services, namely, creating an on-line community for registered users to participate in discussions, share ratings, reviews, recommendations, suggestions, favorites and product and service purchase history, get feedback from their peers, form virtual communities, and engage in social networking regarding the products and services of others; providing on-line non-downloadable geographic information system (GIS) software; online mapping services regarding the physical location of merchants and the products and services of interest to consumers; mapping services; providing a website featuring a search engine for users to determine the location of sellers and items for sale or purchase; software as a service (saas) services featuring computer software for point-of-sale services and financial transactions, placing and processing orders; software as a service (saas) services featuring computer software for image capturing and editing purposes; Artificial intelligence as a service (AIAAS) services featuring software using artificial intelligence for providing point-of-sale services, processing and analyzing financial and sales transactions, placing and processing orders, providing payment processing services, providing payment authentication services, providing payment management services, and providing payment tracking services; technology consultation in the field of artificial intelligence; software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software which uses generative artificial intelligence (AI) for providing point-of-sale services, processing and analyzing financial and sales transactions, placing and processing orders, providing payment processing services, providing payment authentication services, providing payment management services, and providing payment tracking services; Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software using artificial intelligence (AI) for generating internal and external business communications; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software using artificial intelligence (AI) for conversational user interfaces that assist with product usage, business onboarding, and feature discovery; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software using artificial intelligence (AI) for assisting businesses with operations, staffing, customer engagement, content creation, website building and deployment, sales strategy, and business decision-making

Owner

• Block, Inc., Oakland, CA, US

Prior registrations

• Registration 3917735
• Registration 3962489
• Registration 4597599
• Registration 4717557
• Registration 4818628
• Registration 5246670
• Registration 5256554
• Registration 5350804
• Registration 5722590
• Registration 6576854
• Registration 6768543

Prosecution history

• 10 Sept 2026 — TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
• 10 Sept 2026 — CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
• 10 Sept 2026 — TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
• 25 Jun 2026 — APPLICATION EXTENSION GRANTED/RECEIPT PROVIDED
• 25 Jun 2026 — APPLICATION EXTENSION TO RESPONSE PERIOD - RECEIVED
• 27 Mar 2026 — NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
• 27 Mar 2026 — NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
• 27 Mar 2026 — NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
• 11 Mar 2026 — ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
• 22 Feb 2026 — NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
• 20 Feb 2026 — APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED
• 20 Feb 2026 — NEW APPLICATION ENTERED