METHOD
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Serial Number

98257968

Owner

Forward Lending, Inc.

Attorney

Ashley N. Klein

First Use Date

Dec 3, 2020

Filing Date

Nov 7, 2023

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METHOD Trademark

Serial Number: 98257968 • Registration: 8005861

METHOD is a trademark filed by Forward Lending, Inc. on November 7, 2023. The trademark is classified under Class 36 (Insurance & Financial), Class 42 (Computer & Scientific). The application is currently registered and active.

Owner Contact Info

Forward Lending, Inc. (2 trademarks)

11801 Domain Blvd, 3rd floor
Austin, TX 78758

Entity Type: 03

Trademark Details

Filing Date

November 7, 2023

Registration Date

October 28, 2025

First Use Anywhere

December 3, 2020

First Use in Commerce

December 3, 2020

Published for Opposition

August 13, 2024

Goods & Services

Electronic payment processing services, namely, credit and charge card payment processing services; electronic payment processing services relating to user liabilities, namely, payment processing services in the fields of bills, student loans, mortgages, credit cards, personal loans and auto loans payments; electronic payment processing services relating to debt repayment, namely, processing of contactless credit and debit card payments for conducting bill pay, balance transfers, loan payoffs, round up and autopay functions; electronic payment processing services for electronic wallet payments and credit and debit card payments featuring instant payment validation and payment confirmation

Software as a Service (SaaS) services featuring software for use in conducting financial planning and debt management; Software as a Service (SaaS) services featuring software for identifying and paying consumer debt; Software as a Service (SaaS) services featuring software for identifying a debtor, retrieving a debtor's liabilities, and initiating payment to settle a debtor's liabilities via a single Application Programming Interface (API); Software as a Service (SaaS) services featuring software for use in providing embedded banking services; Software as a Service (SaaS) services featuring software for use in providing embedded banking services in particular software for use by third parties to retrieve and pay their user's debts, bill pay, credit card debt, student loan debt, auto loan debt, personal loan debt, and mortgage debt

Filing History

NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED
Oct 28, 2025 NRCC
REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Oct 28, 2025 R.PR
NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED
Oct 3, 2025 SUNA
ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED
Oct 3, 2025 CNPR
STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE
Sep 10, 2025 SUPC
CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL
Aug 27, 2025 AITU
TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
May 6, 2025 TCCA
ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
May 6, 2025 ARAA
TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
May 6, 2025 REAP
USE AMENDMENT FILED
Jan 13, 2025 IUAF
TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED
Jan 13, 2025 EISU
NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
Oct 8, 2024 NOAM
OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
Aug 13, 2024 NPUB
PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Aug 13, 2024 PUBO
NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
Jul 24, 2024 NONP
APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Jul 10, 2024 CNSA
ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Jun 15, 2024 DOCK
NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
Dec 5, 2023 NWOS
NEW APPLICATION ENTERED
Nov 10, 2023 NWAP