MAP THE GAP
Live / Registered — Registered (as of 22 Sept 2026)
What this means for you
Registered since 22 Sept 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 22 Sept 2032: the §8 declaration of use).
Record
- Serial number
- 98577965
- Registration number
- 8451561
- Mark type
- Design + words
- Filed
- 31 May 2024
- Published for opposition
- 22 Oct 2024
- Registered
- 22 Sept 2026
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 declaration of use, due by 22 Sept 2032 (grace period to 22 Mar 2033)
- Attorney of record
- Thomas Q. Henry
Goods and services
- Class 035 — Advertising and business services: Promoting collaboration within and among organizations and individuals in the field of providing resources, services, and educational programs in support of gap year students, and for use in the creation, operation, and promotion of programs that support gap year students
- Class 041 — Education and entertainment services: Educational services, namely, providing classes, programs, and training to recent high school graduates in the field of personal discovery, professional development, and community connection during a gap year and to prepare them to develop a detailed and fully resourced plan in preparation for personal growth, future education, career, and life
Owner
- The Trustees of Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, US
- The Trustees of Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, US
- The Trustees of Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, US
Board proceedings on this mark
- Extension of Time to Oppose No. 98577965 — Gap (Apparel), LLC v. The Trustees of Indiana University, filed 11 Nov 2024 (Terminated)
Prosecution history
- 22 Sept 2026 — REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
- 03 Sept 2026 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED
- 03 Sept 2026 — ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED
- 03 Sept 2026 — NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
- 03 Sept 2026 — EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED
- 03 Sept 2026 — EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
- 03 Sept 2026 — SU-EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT WRITTEN
- 20 May 2026 — NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
- 20 May 2026 — NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
- 20 May 2026 — SU - NON-FINAL ACTION - WRITTEN
- 28 Apr 2026 — STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE
- 03 Dec 2025 — USE AMENDMENT FILED
- 03 Dec 2025 — TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED
- 23 Jun 2025 — POST PUBLICATION AMENDMENT - ENTERED
- 23 Jun 2025 — ASSIGNED TO PETITION STAFF