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What this means for you

Approved and waiting on proof of use. It will register unless the applicant drops it, and its 10 Nov 2025 filing date already counts against anyone who files later.

Record

Serial number

99487358

Mark type

Word mark

Filed

10 Nov 2025

Published for opposition

16 Jun 2026

Attorney of record

Howard S. Michael

Goods and services

• Class 035 — Advertising and business services: College completion planning services, namely, promoting education in the financial literacy field
• Class 036 — Insurance and financial services: Originating and purchasing educational loans, providing lines of credit to educational and financial lenders for the purpose of funding educational loans; financial services, namely, banking services, educational financing and loan services, and educational student loan services; banking services featuring personal loan account services; savings account services; banking services, featuring retail deposit account services; credit card authorization services; issuing of credit cards; providing cash and other rebates for credit card use as part of a customer loyalty program; providing student loan information; education financial planning services, in the fields of assisting students in calculating costs and return on investment, filing for federal loans, and tracking all sources of financial funding; college completion planning services, namely, student loan services for the purpose of facilitating educational opportunities; college consulting services, namely, assisting students in applying for scholarships and financial aid; providing advice and information in the field of collegiate scholarships via a website; providing an interactive website featuring advice and information in the field of collegiate scholarships; charitable fund raising; providing grants to non-profit organizations and students for programs and initiatives that increase a student's access to post-secondary education

Owner

• SLM IP, LLC, Newark, DE, US
• SLM IP, LLC, Newark, DE, US

Prosecution history

• 11 Aug 2026 — NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
• 16 Jun 2026 — OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
• 16 Jun 2026 — PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
• 10 Jun 2026 — NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
• 21 May 2026 — APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
• 20 May 2026 — TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
• 20 May 2026 — CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
• 20 May 2026 — TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
• 25 Feb 2026 — NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
• 25 Feb 2026 — NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
• 25 Feb 2026 — NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
• 18 Feb 2026 — ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
• 10 Nov 2025 — APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED
• 10 Nov 2025 — NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
• 10 Nov 2025 — NEW APPLICATION ENTERED