RUFUS
"RUFUS" is a word mark owned by Amazon Technologies, Inc., filed at the USPTO on February 1, 2024. It is in its opposition period and covers classes 9, 35 and 42.
- Status
- Opposition period
- Since April 11, 2025
- Filed
- February 1, 2024
- Registered
- Not yet
- Expires
- Not recorded
- Application no.
- 98387013
- Registration no.
- Not yet
- Office
- USPTO
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Mark type
- Word mark
- 3 classes
Who owns RUFUS
The owner on file, matched to the company behind it. Every owner-name spelling for that company is grouped on its page.
Owner
Amazon Technologies, Inc.
AMZN · Seattle, United States
Representative
James F. Struthers
Richard Law Group
What the mark covers
The products and services RUFUS is filed for, grouped by Nice class.
Downloadable computer search engine software; recorded computer search engine software; downloadable computer software and recorded computer software for answering retail product and shopping inquiries in a conversational interface; downloadable computer software and recorded computer software for discovering and recommending products of others in a retail store; downloadable computer software and recorded computer software for learning about, comparing, and selecting products of others in a retail store; downloadable computer software and recorded computer software using AI (artificial intelligence) for delivering retail store product expertise; downloadable computer software and recorded computer software using AI (artificial intelligence) for delivering retail store product assistance; downloadable computer software and recorded computer software for disseminating knowledge and recommendations to assist retail shoppers; downloadable computer software and recorded computer software for natural language processing, generation, understanding, and analysis to respond to consumer inquiries in the field of retail shopping; downloadable computer chatbot software for simulating conversations with retail shoppers; recorded computer chatbot software for simulating conversations with retail shoppers
Shopping facilitation services, namely, providing an online shopping search engine for obtaining retail product and purchasing information; shopping facilitation services, namely, providing an online comparison-shopping search engine for obtaining purchasing information; shopping facilitation services, namely, providing an online shopping search engine for discovery and inspiration while shopping
Provision of Internet search engines; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring computer search engine software; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for answering retail product and shopping inquiries in a conversational interface; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for discovering and recommending products of others in a retail store; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for learning about, comparing, and selecting products of others in a retail store; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software in the nature of an AI (artificial intelligence) retail store product expert; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software in the nature of an AI (artificial intelligence) retail store product assistant; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for disseminating knowledge and recommendations to assist retail shoppers; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for natural language processing, generation, understanding, and analysis to respond to consumer inquiries in the field of retail shopping; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software computer chatbot software for simulating conversations with retail shoppers; Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable search engine software; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable computer software for answering retail product and shopping inquiries in a conversational interface; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable computer software for discovering and recommending products of others in a retail store; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable computer software for learning about, comparing, and selecting products of others in a retail store; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable computer software using AI (artificial intelligence) for delivering retail store product expertise; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable computer software using AI (artificial intelligence) for delivering retail store product assistance; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable computer software for disseminating knowledge and recommendations to assist retail shoppers; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable computer software for natural language processing, generation, understanding, and analysis to respond to consumer inquiries in the field of retail shopping; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable computer chatbot software for simulating conversations with retail shoppers
What has happened so far
Steps recorded by the USPTO, newest first.
- Extension of time to oppose process - terminated
- Opposition instituted no. 999999
- Extension of time to oppose received
- Official gazette publication confirmation e-mailed
- Published for opposition
- Notification of notice of publication e-mailed
- Approved for pub - principal register
- Examiner's amendment entered
- Notification of examiners amendment e-mailed
- Examiners amendment e-mailed
7 earlier steps on the official record.
Oppositions and cancellations
Proceedings recorded against this mark by the USPTO. Reported as recorded, not legal advice.
About RUFUS
Who owns the trademark "RUFUS"?
The USPTO trademark "RUFUS" (application 98387013) is owned by Amazon Technologies, Inc.
What is the status of "RUFUS"?
Its status at the USPTO is: opposition period.
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GET/v1/trademarks/{id}The full record: owners, classes, dates and images
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"mark_text": "RUFUS",
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"stage": "pending_opposition"
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"application_number": "98387013",
"filing_date": "2024-02-01",
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42
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