WHERE DIFFERENCES DRIVE SUCCESS
Live / Registered — Registered and renewed (as of 24 Apr 2026)
What this means for you
Registered since 28 Jun 2016. The owner can stop confusingly similar uses in the classes it covers; it stays on the register as long as the owner keeps up the maintenance filings (next due by 28 Jun 2036: the §8 & §9 renewal).
Record
- Serial number
- 86809377
- Registration number
- 4988241
- Mark type
- Slogan / phrase
- Filed
- 04 Nov 2015
- Published for opposition
- 12 Apr 2016
- Registered
- 28 Jun 2016
- Current term from
- 28 Jun 2026
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 & §9 renewal, due by 28 Jun 2036 (grace period to 28 Dec 2036)
- Attorney of record
- Nicole Kinsley, Esq.
Goods and services
- Class 035 — Advertising and business services: Business management consultation in the field of executive and leadership development for professionals of color; business management consultation in the field of corporate diversity; organizing business networking events in the field of corporate diversity; matching individual professionals of color to serve on boards of directors
- Class 041 — Education and entertainment services: Leadership development training in the field of business for professionals of color and distribution of training material in connection therewith; Leadership development training in the field of civic engagement for professionals of color and distribution of training material in connection therewith; organizing educational events in the field of corporate diversity
Owner
- The Partnership, Inc., Boston, MA, US
- The Partnership, Inc., Boston, MA, US
- The Partnership, Inc., Boston, MA, US
Prosecution history
- 24 Apr 2026 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 24 Apr 2026 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 24 Apr 2026 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 24 Apr 2026 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 18 Feb 2026 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 28 Jun 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 03 Jan 2023 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED
- 03 Jan 2023 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
- 03 Jan 2023 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 17 Jun 2022 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
- 28 Jun 2021 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
- 28 Jun 2016 — REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
- 12 Apr 2016 — OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
- 12 Apr 2016 — PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
- 23 Mar 2016 — NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED