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NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED
11/15/2025
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INNOVATE CAROLINA
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Active USPTO registrationType: WordOffice: United States
Quick snapshot
INNOVATE CAROLINA
ST13
US500000088080774Class
35, 36, 41
Filing
88080774
Registration
5818031
Risk and opportunity diagnosis
Executive reading for naming, filing, and monitoring decisions.
USPTO status
Active USPTO registration
Case type
Application and registration
Recorded events
20
Latest update
11/16/2025
Trademark type
Word
Nice classes
35, 36, 41
Filing date
08/16/2018
Registration date
07/30/2019
Expiration date
-
Complete case details
Structured fields from the responsible authority and the official record.
Status date
11/15/2025
Last transaction
11/16/2025
Responsible office
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Status code
702
Official register
Principal Register
First use anywhere
2015-10-00
First use in commerce
2015-10-00
Drawing code
4
Owner type
99
Owner location
Chapel Hill, NC
Examiner
ANKRAH,NAAKWAMA S
Current location
Historical data usage
Holders and representatives
Holders
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Representatives
Arles A. Taylor, Jr. JENKINS, TAYLOR & HUNT, P.A.
Technical classification
Nice Classes
Class 35Class 36Class 41
Vienna Codes
No Vienna codes available.
Goods and services
Class 35
Business networkingproviding business mentoring in the nature of advice in the fields of innovation and entrepreneurship; Business development servicesbusiness consultation and advisory services; providing business incubator facilitiesrental of office equipment and machinery as well as providing business advisory services; all of the foregoing for start-upre-start and spin-out companies; Business development servicesproviding start-up support for the businesses of others; Business incubator servicesbusiness management and business development services in the form of start-up support for the businesses of others; Business collaboration servicesproviding a national computer-based networking web site for faculty and students for the purpose of promoting collaboration to accelerate the development and deployment of advanced manufacturing and new products in the arts and other fields; Business collaboration servicespromoting the creation of physical objects and prototyping for educationresearchentrepreneurship and recreation; Market analysis; providing economic impact analysis services in the field of IP-based startupstracking and reporting on IP-based startups on social venturesmanaging a database that tracks and generates reports on IP-based startups and social venturesthe economic impact of such startups in North Carolina
Class 36
Fundraising services by means of organizingarranging and conducting fundraising programsfor promoting researcheducation and other activities relating to innovation and entrepreneurship; charitable fundraising services for promoting innovationnew ideas and innovative technology; Fundraising servicesproviding financial assistance for programs and services of others; providing fundraising activities to support innovationnew ideasinnovative technology and entrepreneurship; Providing grants for innovationnew ideasinnovative technology and entrepreneurship; providing technology development grants to aid in the advancement of developing unlicensed technologies to a commercial endpoint; providing technology development grants to help establish applications and proof-of-conceptprototype developmenttechnology validation and intellectual property assistance; providing financial kick starter awards for start-ups in the fields of life sciences and technologies; Providing incubation services for businessleasing of office space and facilities; financial risk assessment services that enables inventors to assess technologymarketplace and investment fundingassist in increasing the creation of IP-based technology startups in North Carolina
Class 41
Educational servicesconducting seminars and educational events relating to promoting innovationnew ideas and innovative technology; Education and training servicesorganizationarranging and conducting of workshopscolloquiumsconferencescongressescoursesseminarstraining coursessymposiums in the field(s) of innovation and entrepreneurship; educational servicesproviding a learning and innovation center featuring leadershipmotivationaleducationalbrainstorming training; leadership development training in the fields of innovation and entrepreneurship; providing group coaching and in-person learning forums in the field of leadership development in innovation and entrepreneurship; Educational and entertainment servicesarranging and conducting summitsconferencesseminarsworkshopscase study presentationspanel discussionsroundtable forums in the field of business strategydatainnovationentrepreneurshipbringing together academia and industry leaders to enable the exchange of ideasstrategiestacticsbest practices in the field of business strategydatainnovationentrepreneurship; Educational servicesarranging and conducting educational conferencesmeetingsroundtable discussion groups and summits in the nature of think tank activities for the purposes of generating thought-provoking ideasconcepts and recommendations related to the application of technologyinnovationentrepreneurship; educational servicesproviding mentoring services in the field of business; educational servicesproviding mentoring services in the field of businessinnovationentrepreneurship; educational servicesnamely providing mentoring services to the membership of a collaborative community in the field of start upre-start and spin-out companies
Publications
History of USPTO decisions and trademark events.
20 publications found
C15A
REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
11/15/2025
APRE
CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
11/15/2025
E815
TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
07/29/2025
REM1
COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
07/30/2024
R.PR
REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
07/30/2019
NPUB
OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
05/14/2019
PUBO
PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
05/14/2019
NONP
NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
04/24/2019
ALIE
ASSIGNED TO LIE
04/10/2019
CNSA
APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
03/19/2019
TEME
TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
03/18/2019
CRFA
CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
03/18/2019
TROA
TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
03/18/2019
GNRN
NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
12/04/2018
GNRT
NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
12/04/2018
CNRT
NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
12/04/2018
DOCK
ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
12/03/2018
NWOS
NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
08/24/2018
NWAP
NEW APPLICATION ENTERED
08/20/2018
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