BLACK FREEDOM FUND
Live / Registered — Registered (as of 27 Oct 2026)
What this means for you
Registered since 27 Oct 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 27 Oct 2032: the §8 declaration of use).
Record
- Serial number
- 98964831
- Registration number
- 8519215
- Mark type
- Stylized text
- Filed
- 15 Jan 2025
- Published for opposition
- 08 Sept 2026
- Registered
- 27 Oct 2026
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 declaration of use, due by 27 Oct 2032 (grace period to 27 Apr 2033)
- Attorney of record
- PAUL A. MCLEAN
Goods and services
- Class 016 — Paper goods and printed matter: Printed publications, namely, informational and training materials consisting of manuals, flyers, brochures and booklets in the field of philanthropy and grants; envelopes; Paper folders; Paper notebooks; pens; pencils
- Class 035 — Advertising and business services: Charitable services, namely, coordination of resources to promote racial justice and freedom for Black communities; charitable services, namely, developing and implementing programs and initiatives to promote racial justice
- Class 036 — Insurance and financial services: Charitable fundraising services; philanthropic services, namely, monetary donations to grantees serving the socio-economic, educational, political and legal needs of Black communities and investing in programs and initiative to promote racial justice; Administering monetary charitable contributions to grantees serving the socio-economic, educational, political and legal needs of Black communities
Owner
- BLACK FREEDOM FUND, LOS ANGELES, CA, US
- BLACK FREEDOM FUND, LOS ANGELES, CA, US
- BLACK FREEDOM FUND, LOS ANGELES, CA, US
- Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Mountain View, CA, US
Board proceedings on this mark
- Ex Parte Appeal No. 98964831 — BLACK FREEDOM FUND, filed 05 Jun 2026 (Terminated)
Prosecution history
- 27 Oct 2026 — NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED
- 27 Oct 2026 — REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
- 08 Sept 2026 — OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
- 08 Sept 2026 — PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
- 02 Sept 2026 — NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
- 14 Aug 2026 — EXPARTE APPEAL TERMINATED
- 14 Aug 2026 — APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
- 20 Jul 2026 — DIVISIONAL PROCESSING COMPLETE
- 20 Apr 2026 — DIVISIONAL REQUEST RECEIVED
- 17 Jun 2026 — CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL
- 05 Jun 2026 — JURISDICTION RESTORED TO EXAMINING ATTORNEY
- 05 Jun 2026 — EX PARTE APPEAL-INSTITUTED
- 05 Jun 2026 — EXPARTE APPEAL RECEIVED AT TTAB
- 23 Apr 2026 — ASSIGNED TO LIE
- 20 Apr 2026 — TEAS AMENDMENT OF USE RECEIVED