Word

VFS

Status

Pending

Status Code

686

Status Date

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Serial Number

79379660

Mark Type

3000

Filing Date

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Published for Opposition

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Trademark Owner History

VFS Global Services PLC - Owner At Publication

Classifications

39 Travel arrangement services; arranging for travel visas, passports and travel documents for persons travelling abroad; providing travel information through an on-line computer database; travel and transport reservations, namely, making reservations and bookings for transportation; transport of travellers; escorting of travellers; travel guide services; arranging of travel tours and sightseeing, namely, arranging of transportation for travel tours and sightseeing; transportation information; arranging for transportation for travel and excursion by road, rail, water and air; message delivery services; delivery of goods; courier services; all included in this class

35 Business administration services, namely, to provide full visa, passport and travel documents administration services to diplomatic missions in various countries, embassies, consulates, airlines, travel agents, travel managers, associations, trade and travel bodies; business administrative services for making appointments and scheduling interviews; mathematical and statistical data compilation in the field of visa administration; publication of publicity materials; advertising and promotional services; business information services; dissemination and updating of advertising space; computer data processing; business advisory and consultancy services relating to visa administration; business information services relating to enquiries on visa administration through commercial information agencies; operation of telephone call centres for others; online data processing services for visa application; business administration services for the compilation of information on the status of visa applications and information on the issuance of visas; commercial information services, namely, online information on the status of visa applications and the issuance of visas through interface with diplomatic missions; provisions of business information services relating to enquiries on visa administration; commercial information agencies relating to the provisions of information and announcements on visa administration; collection of data for visa applicants especially by means of online database for the storage, retrieval and updating of various applicants profiles and information; statistical information of visa applicants' profiles provided in the form of customized reports, based on the data stored in the aforesaid database; document reproduction; public relations; all included in this class

42 Design, development, installation and maintenance of customized software and computer technology software solutions for the purpose of complete visa, passport and travel document administration; design and development of customised hardware solutions for the purpose of complete visa, passport and travel document administration; computer services, namely, acting as an application service provider in the field of information management to host computer application software for the purpose of visa, passport and travel document administration; providing temporary use of non- downloadable computer software for tracking documents over computer networks, intranets and the internet; application service provider (asp) services, namely, providing a dedicated website with non- downloadable software that enables the user to get the visa and passport information, visa and passport application, appointment and interview scheduling, online payment collection, biometrics enrollment, biometric data capture and transfer, verification, legalisation, attestation and translation, and for the tracking of the visa application status and visa documents; technical support services, namely, remote administration and management of in-house and hosted datacentre devices, databases and software applications; research and development of new products, technology and methods of operations in the field of visa and passport administration; all included in this class

The mark consists of the design of a circle containing the letters VFS followed by a period.

Trademark Events

Apr 2, 2024

Official Gazette Publication Confirmation E-Mailed

Apr 2, 2024

Published For Opposition

Mar 13, 2024

Notification Of Notice Of Publication E-Mailed

Feb 20, 2024

Withdrawn From Pub - Og Review Query

Feb 5, 2024

Approved For Pub - Principal Register

Feb 2, 2024

Teas/Email Correspondence Entered

Feb 1, 2024

Correspondence Received In Law Office

Feb 1, 2024

Teas Response To Office Action Received

Nov 28, 2023

Correction From Ib Entered - No Review Required

Nov 13, 2023

Refusal Processed By Ib

Nov 5, 2023

Correction Transaction Received From Ib

Oct 26, 2023

Non-Final Action Mailed - Refusal Sent To Ib

Oct 26, 2023

Refusal Processed By Mpu

Oct 22, 2023

New Representative At Ib Received

Oct 18, 2023

Non-Final Action (Ib Refusal) Prepared For Review

Oct 17, 2023

Non-Final Action Written

Oct 17, 2023

Assigned To Examiner

Oct 3, 2023

Application Filing Receipt Mailed

Sep 29, 2023

New Application Office Supplied Data Entered

Sep 28, 2023

Sn Assigned For Sect 66a Appl From Ib