NATURE FORWARD
Live / Registered — Registered (as of 05 May 2026)
What this means for you
Registered since 05 May 2026. 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 05 May 2032: the §8 declaration of use).
Record
- Serial number
- 97456598
- Registration number
- 8243246
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 14 Jun 2022
- Published for opposition
- 07 Jan 2025
- Registered
- 05 May 2026
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 declaration of use, due by 05 May 2032 (grace period to 05 Nov 2032)
- Attorney of record
- Matthew R. Mills
Goods and services
- Class 009 — Scientific and electric apparatus: Electronic downloadable publications, namely, magazines, bulletins, and newsletters in the fields of ecology, environment, and conservation; downloadable video and audio podcasts in the field of environmental education and awareness; downloadable webinars in the fields of ecology, environment, restoration and conservation
- Class 035 — Advertising and business services: On-line retail gift shops; retail store services featuring gifts, books, clothing, puzzles, games, bird feed and houses, calendars, note cards; promoting public awareness of environmental protection, environmental conservation, ecology, climate resilience and wildlife conservation by means of public advocacy; organizing and conducting volunteer programs and community service projects aimed at promoting public awareness of environmental protection, environmental conservation, ecology, and wildlife conservation; promoting public awareness of the need for recycling, composting, native plant gardening, and greater understanding and appreciation for the natural world and an informed public response to local environmental concerns
- Class 041 — Education and entertainment services: Environmental education services, namely, providing ecology classes, ecology seminars, ecology conferences, in-person educational forums in the field of ecology, and ecology workshops and distributing publications and course materials in connection therewith; organizing a variety of community activities, namely, fairs for educational and entertainment purposes, guided hiking tours, and guided eco tours, namely, bird and other wildlife tracking and sightseeing; Educational services for schools, namely, conducting programs in the field of environmental education featuring curriculum-aligned hands-on activities, field trips, teacher training, and infrastructure support, namely, schoolyard habitat gardens, nature trails, outdoor classrooms, recycling programs, and energy conservation projects; providing online non-downloadable video and audio podcasts in the field of environmental education and awareness; Providing non-downloadable webinars in the fields of ecology, environment, restoration and conservation via a website; educational programs, namely, pre-schools; Nature sanctuaries and gardens for public admission
- Class 042 — Scientific and technological services: Environmental consultation services, namely, monitoring water quality; wetland habitat development and preservation services, namely, monitoring, testing and analyzing ecological success in the field of environmentally sensitive habitat conservation and preservation of native plants and wildlife
- Class 043 — Restaurant and hotel services: Rental of banquet and social function facilities for special occasions, namely, wedding receptions, birthday parties, fundraisers, galas, banquets, parties, and corporate events
Owner
- NATURE FORWARD, INC., CHEVY CHASE, MD, US
- NATURE FORWARD, INC., CHEVY CHASE, MD, US
- Audubon Naturalist Society Of The Central Atlantic States, Inc., Chevy Chase, MD, US
- Audubon Naturalist Society Of The Central Atlantic States, Inc., Chevy Chase, MD, US
Prosecution history
- 05 May 2026 — NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED
- 05 May 2026 — REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
- 14 Apr 2026 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED
- 14 Apr 2026 — ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED
- 11 Mar 2026 — STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE
- 04 Sept 2025 — USE AMENDMENT FILED
- 11 Mar 2026 — CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL
- 04 Sept 2025 — TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED
- 04 Mar 2025 — NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
- 12 Feb 2025 — AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP
- 07 Jan 2025 — OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
- 07 Jan 2025 — PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
- 01 Jan 2025 — NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
- 13 Dec 2024 — APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
- 13 Dec 2024 — EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED