BROADBAND DELIVERS OPPORTUNITIES AND STRENGTHENS COMMUNITIES
Live / Registered — Registered — Sections 8 & 15 accepted and acknowledged (as of 12 Jun 2026)
What this means for you
Registered since 10 Nov 2020. 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 10 Nov 2030: the §8 & §9 renewal).
Record
- Serial number
- 88596261
- Registration number
- 6196485
- Mark type
- Slogan / phrase
- Filed
- 28 Aug 2019
- Published for opposition
- 07 Jan 2020
- Registered
- 10 Nov 2020
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 & §9 renewal, due by 10 Nov 2030 (grace period to 10 May 2031)
- Attorney of record
- Joshua W. Newman
Goods and services
- Class 009 — Scientific and electric apparatus: Downloadable electronic publications in the nature of newsletters, articles, reports and white papers in the fields of media and telecommunications
- Class 035 — Advertising and business services: Providing public policy information in the fields of media and telecommunications; providing a website featuring public policy information in the fields of media and telecommunications; promoting public awareness of the need for effective communication policy to promote a strong and healthy democracy; promoting public awareness of media, internet and telecommunications policies, laws, regulations, reforms and news by means of public advocacy; promoting public awareness of communications policy-related events
Owner
- BENTON INSTITUTE FOR BROADBAND & SOCIETY, WILMETTE, IL, US
- The Benton Foundation, Evanston, IL, US
- The Benton Foundation, Evanston, IL, US
- The Benton Foundation, Evanston, IL, US
Prosecution history
- 12 Jun 2026 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED
- 12 Jun 2026 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
- 12 Jun 2026 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 20 May 2026 — AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP
- 17 Mar 2026 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
- 10 Nov 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
- 10 Nov 2020 — REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
- 08 Oct 2020 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED
- 07 Oct 2020 — ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED
- 22 Sept 2020 — STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE
- 27 Aug 2020 — USE AMENDMENT FILED
- 15 Sept 2020 — CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL
- 27 Aug 2020 — TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED
- 03 Mar 2020 — NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
- 07 Jan 2020 — OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED