Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America (P) vs Visa International Service Association (D)
Pending
Oppositions
Proceeding Details
Proceeding Number
Filing Date
Feb 17, 2026
Last Status Update
Feb 17, 2026
Interlocutory Attorney
ASHLYN LEMBREE
Parties
Plaintiff
Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America




901 NEW YORK AVENUE, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20001
Attorney / Correspondent:
DOUGLAS RETTEWFINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, L.L.P.
901 NEW YORK AVENUE, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20001
Marks:
EMPOWER PERSONAL DASHBOARD
Pending
S/N: 98664062
EMPOWER PERSONAL DASHBOARD
LIVE - PENDING
TrademarkWordOwner: Empower Annuity Insurance Company Of America
Status: FIRST EXTENSION – GRANTED

Record Details
Serial No.
98664062
Status
LIVE
Important Dates
Filed
Jul 24, 2024
Goods & Services
Class 009Class 035
Downloadable electronic newsletters, guides, articles, and papers in the nature of articles in the fields of finance, investment, retirement, personal finance, financial analysis, financial research, financial market news, global financial trends, and investment opportunities; Downloadable software, namely, computer software for use in creating and managing of personalized financial strategies; Downloadable software, namely, computer software for use in accessing information in the fields of finance, investment, retirement, personal finance, financial analysis, financial research, financial market news, global financial trends, and investment opportunities; Downloadable computer software for use on desktop computers, laptops computers, mobile phones, tablet computers, and handheld computers, for accessing, maintaining, managing and reporting financial information in the field of personal finance, investments and accounting; Downloadable computer software for use on desktop computers, laptops computers, mobile phones, tablet computers, and handheld computers, for processing and managing financial transactions; Downloadable computer software for use on desktop computers, laptops computers, mobile phones, tablet computers, and handheld computers for managing financial records; Downloadable computer software for use on desktop computers, laptops computers, mobile phones, tablet computers, and handheld computers for managing financial transactions, payments, expenses and billing; Downloadable computer software for use on desktop computers, laptops computers, mobile phones, tablet computers, and handheld computers for maintaining, managing and reporting financial information and investment portfolios; Downloadable computer software for use on desktop computers, laptops computers, mobile phones, tablet computers, and handheld computers for initiating, processing and tracking financial transactions; Downloadable computer software for use on desktop computers, laptops computers, mobile phones, tablet computers, and handheld computers for use in accessing news websites, in the nature of finance, financial planning, investment, retirement, financial analysis, financial research, financial market news, global financial trends, and investment opportunities information websites, and online financial services websites; Downloadable computer software for use on desktop computers, laptops computers, mobile phones, tablet computers, and handheld computers for processing electronic payments and transferring funds and financial assets to and from financial institutions; Downloadable computer software and downloadable computer application software for use on desktop computers, laptops computers, mobile phones, tablet computers, and handheld computers for use by individuals and financial investment advisors for portfolio construction, portfolio allocation, financial sector analysis, portfolio modeling and portfolio rebalancing; Financial planning analysis; personal finance analysis in the nature of providing information in the field of personal finance; Providing information in the fields of personal finance, financial planning, and financial trends; Provision of financial information; Financial planning services; Providing financial information consisting of financial news, information, and advice via global computer networks, mobile devices and online services; Financial services in the nature of providing financial information, namely, analyzing account, transaction, and balance information from financial institutions; Providing business information in the field of business news and business information, and providing business advice in the fields of finance, financial planning, investment, retirement, financial analysis, financial research, financial market news, global financial trends, and investment opportunities for business purposes, all provided via computer networks, and global computer networks; Compiling financial information for business purposes; Providing business information via a website; Providing information and news in the field of business; Information services relating to business matters; financial records management, namely, financial and investments records management services offered through the organizing and indexing of electronic databases of financial and investments records for others; "PERSONAL DASHBOARD"; Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software and applications for use in accessing calculators for use in the field of personal finance, investments and accounting; Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software and applications for use in budgeting, managing money, and recording and tracking financial transactions; Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software and applications for managing financial investments for use in the fields of financial planning and management, and retirement planning; Providing temporary use of non-downloadable computer software and applications for performing queries and for storing, modifying, transmitting and receiving information and data in the fields of personal finance, accounting, financial planning, retirement planning, investments and tax planning, all via computer and communication networks; Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software and applications for accessing, maintaining, managing and reporting financial information in the field of personal finance, investments and accounting; Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software and applications for use in accessing credit card account and other financial account information; Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software and applications for budgeting, managing money, and recording and tracking financial transactions; Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software and applications for use in configuring and receiving alert messages regarding financial account balances and financial transactions; providing customized computer searching services, namely, searching and retrieving information at the customer's specific request via the Internet in the nature of retrieving account, transaction, and balance information from financial institutions
EMPOWERUP
Registered
|Reg #: 6053897|S/N: 87923678
EMPOWERUP
LIVE - REGISTERED
Service MarkStylizedOwner: EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
Status: REGISTERED
Record Details
Serial No.
87923678
Registration No.
6053897
Status
LIVE
Important Dates
Filed
May 16, 2018
Registered
May 12, 2020
First Use
May 17, 2018
Goods & Services
Class 035Class 036
Financial administration of employee pension plans and retirement plans provided to institutions, government agencies, and employers; administration of health savings accounts; investment of funds for others; investment and retirement fund management; mutual fund investment services; providing an interactive website and online computer database information in the field of employer-sponsored defined contribution and defined benefit plans; annuity underwriting and investment management of and distribution of annuities; underwriting and administration of individual and group annuities; all excluding services in the fields of insurance, real estate, banking, and venture capital; Financial record keeping for employer-sponsored defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans for institutions, government agencies, and employers; financial record keeping for services provided solely to institutions, government agencies, and employers for regulatory compliance purposes; enrollment processing services for employer-sponsored defined contribution and defined benefit plans provided to institutions, government agencies, and employers; financial record keeping services for health savings accounts provided to institutions, government agencies, and employers
EMPOWERUP
Registered
|Reg #: 6053898|S/N: 87923685
EMPOWERUP
LIVE - REGISTERED
Service MarkStylizedOwner: EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
Status: REGISTERED
Record Details
Serial No.
87923685
Registration No.
6053898
Status
LIVE
Important Dates
Filed
May 16, 2018
Registered
May 12, 2020
First Use
May 17, 2018
Goods & Services
Class 035Class 036
Financial administration of employee pension plans and retirement plans provided to institutions, government agencies, and employers; administration of health savings accounts; investment of funds for others; investment and retirement fund management; mutual fund investment services; providing an interactive website and online computer database information in the field of employer-sponsored defined contribution and defined benefit plans; annuity underwriting and investment management of and distribution of annuities; underwriting and administration of individual and group annuities; all excluding services in the fields of insurance, real estate, banking, and venture capital; Financial record keeping for employer-sponsored defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans for institutions, government agencies, and employers; financial record keeping for services provided solely to institutions, government agencies, and employers for regulatory compliance purposes; enrollment processing services for employer-sponsored defined contribution and defined benefit plans provided to institutions, government agencies, and employers; financial record keeping services for health savings accounts provided to institutions, government agencies, and employers
EMPOWER INNOVATION
Pending
S/N: 97888384
EMPOWER INNOVATION
LIVE - PENDING
TrademarkWordOwner: Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America
Status: REPORT COMPLETED SUSPENSION CHECK – CASE STILL SUSPENDED
Record Details
Serial No.
97888384
Status
LIVE
Important Dates
Filed
Apr 14, 2023
Goods & Services
Class 009Class 035
Providing a website featuring blogs in the fields of finance, financial planning, investment, retirement, personal finance, financial analysis, financial research, financial market news, global financial trends, and investment opportunities; Providing online non-downloadable videos in the fields of finance, financial planning, investment, retirement, personal finance, financial analysis, financial research, financial market news, global financial trends, and investment opportunities; Downloadable computer software and downloadable computer application software for use on desktop computers, laptops computers, mobile phones, tablet computers, and handheld computers, for accessing account data and carrying out transactions in the field of personal finance, investments, and accounting; downloadable computer software and downloadable computer application software for use on desktop computers, laptops computers, mobile phones, tablet computers, and handheld computers for retirement planning; downloadable computer software and downloadable computer application software for use on desktop computers, laptops computers, mobile phones, tablet computers, and handheld computers for financial records management in the field of financial services; downloadable computer software and downloadable computer application software for use on desktop computers, laptops computers, mobile phones, tablet computers, and handheld computers for financial transaction processing and management; downloadable computer software and downloadable computer application software for use on desktop computers, laptops computers, mobile phones, tablet computers, and handheld computers for managing financial records; downloadable computer software and downloadable computer application software for use on desktop computers, laptops computers, mobile phones, tablet computers, and handheld computers used for the electronic exchange and management of financial, investing, and personal net worth data; downloadable computer software and downloadable computer application software for use on desktop computers, laptops computers, mobile phones, tablet computers, and handheld computers for maintaining, managing and reporting financial information and investment portfolios; downloadable computer software and downloadable computer application software for use on desktop computers, laptops computers, mobile phones, tablet computers, and handheld computers for use by financial service providers to obtain investment transaction and account information; downloadable computer software and downloadable computer application software for use on desktop computers, laptops computers, mobile phones, tablet computers, and handheld computers for initiating, processing and tracking financial transactions; downloadable computer software and downloadable computer application software for use on desktop computers, laptops computers, mobile phones, tablet computers, and handheld computers for use in obtaining access to a web site which provides news, information and online financial services; downloadable computer software and downloadable computer application software for use on desktop computers, laptops computers, mobile phones, tablet computers, and handheld computers for use by individuals and financial investment advisors for portfolio allocation, financial sector analysis, portfolio modeling and portfolio rebalancing; downloadable computer software and downloadable computer application software for use on desktop computers, laptops computers, mobile phones, tablet computers, and handheld computers for processing electronic payments and transferring funds and financial assets to and from financial institutions; downloadable authentication software and downloadable computer application software for use on desktop computers, laptops computers, mobile phones, tablet computers, and handheld computers for controlling access to and communications with computers and mobile devices; downloadable computer software and downloadable computer application software for use on desktop computers, laptops computers, mobile phones, tablet computers, and handheld computers for use in online security and authentication for account and identity management, implementing security measures, and developing electronic safeguards protecting online accounts; Downloadable computer software for recordkeeping and management of retirement accounts; Downloadable computer software for migration and transfer of financial accounts; Downloadable mobile applications using artificial intelligence and machine learning in the fields of finance, retirement, investments, personal finance, and wealth management; Downloadable computer software for the creation of personalized financial strategies; Downloadable computer software for debt management, savings strategies, and budgeting; Downloadable computer software for use as a digital wallet; Financial investment analysis; Financial planning analysis; Personal finance analysis in the nature of providing information in the field of personal finance; Providing financial information the fields of personal finance, financial planning, investments, debt management, retirement, and financial trends; Investment of funds for others; investment and retirement fund management; mutual fund investment services; Annuity underwriting and investment management of and distribution of annuities; underwriting and administration of individual and group annuities; Individual retirement account services; financial services, namely, investment account management services, investment brokerage services, financial planning for retirement, financial planning services, securities brokerage, all via computer and communications networks; providing financial services, namely, processing credit card transactions via computer and communication networks; provision of financial information; providing financial management services via computer and communication networks; providing electronic transaction services via computer and communication networks, namely, processing debit card transactions; providing online investment advisory services; investment advisory services; retirement fund investment services; retirement plan administration services, namely, financial administration of retirement plans; investment management services; brokerage and distribution of mutual funds, securities and annuities; wealth management services; providing customized investment objectives, namely, managing separately managed investment accounts and portfolios of individual securities; investment advisory services in the nature of creating customized collections of individual securities including stocks, exchange traded funds and other types of securities, namely, preparing investment strategies and selecting comprehensive, dynamic investment portfolios tailored specifically to fit an individual investor; Financial planning, namely, creating personalized strategies utilizing diversity, equity and inclusion data; providing financial information pertaining to personal finance, investments and retirement planning, through electronic means; providing financial information consisting of financial news, information, opinion and advice via computer and communication networks, including global computer networks, mobile devices and online services; Investment research; Financial research; Financial analysis and research services; Financial research; Information, advisory, consultancy and financial research services relating to finance and investments; Venture capital financing; Providing venture capital, development capital, private equity, and investment funding; Financial advisory and consultancy services, namely, the creation of personalized strategies to achieve financial independence; Financial advisory and consultancy services;, namely, the creation of strategies for debt management, savings, and budgeting; Estate planning; Gender inclusive estate planning; Estate and financial planning for the LGBTQ+ community; Providing information in the field of employee financial benefit plans and administration of employee financial benefit plans for clients via the Internet; Consulting services in the fields of employee benefit plans; Advisory services in the fields of employee benefit plans; Financial services offered via computer and communication networks, including digital wallet services; Financial record keeping services for retirement and investment accounts; Database management; management of an online database where individuals may store financial, retirement and investment related data; financial and investments records management services, namely, organizing and indexing electronic databases of financial and investments records for others; providing business information consisting of business news, information, opinion and advice via computer networks, including global computer networks, mobile devices and online services; providing economic information for business purposes, namely, aggregated economic data from various sources for purposes of researching and analyzing investments of individuals, by electronic means; Market research; Business research; Market analysis and research services; Providing business information in the field of employee benefits; Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software and applications in the nature of calculators for use in the field of personal finance, investments and accounting; Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software and applications for use in budgeting, managing money, and recording and tracking financial transactions; Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software and applications for use in financial planning and management, investments, and retirement planning and related applications; Providing temporary use of non-downloadable computer software and applications for performing queries and for storing, modifying, transmitting and receiving information and data in the fields of personal finance, accounting, financial planning, retirement planning, investments and tax planning, all via computer and communication networks; Collaborative computer programming events for others in the nature of hackathons; Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software using artificial intelligence and machine learning in the fields of finance, retirement, investments, personal finance, and wealth management; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software using artificial intelligence and machine learning in the fields of finance, retirement, investments, personal finance, and wealth management; Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for the creation of personalized financial strategies; Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for debt management, savings strategies, and budgeting; Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable computer software for use as a digital wallet
EMPOWER FIELD AT MILE HIGH
Registered
|Reg #: 7463636|S/N: 88603561
EMPOWER FIELD AT MILE HIGH
LIVE - REGISTERED
TrademarkCombinedOwner: EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
Status: REGISTERED
Record Details
Serial No.
88603561
Registration No.
7463636
Status
LIVE
Important Dates
Filed
Sep 4, 2019
Registered
Jul 30, 2024
First Use
Sep 4, 2019
Goods & Services
Class 018Class 025
bags, namely, sports and duffel bags, backpacks, tote bags; work bags, namely, messenger bags, briefcases, and briefcase-type
portfolios; purses, handbags; men's and women's clothing, namely, caps being headwear, hats, visors being headwear, t-shirts, tops as clothing, shirts,
sweaters, sweatshirts, jackets, vests, coats, scarves; "FIELD AT MILE HIGH" FOR CLASSES 35, 41 AND 43 AND "MILE HIGH" FOR CLASSES 16, 18 AND 25
VS
Defendant
Visa International Service Association
900 METRO CENTER BLVD.
FOSTER CITY, CA 94404
Attorney / Correspondent:
Mark:
EMPOWER AHEAD
Pending
S/N: 98753163
EMPOWER AHEAD
LIVE - PENDING
Service MarkWordOwner: Visa International Service Association
Status: OPPOSITION PENDING
Record Details
Serial No.
98753163
Status
LIVE
Important Dates
Filed
Sep 16, 2024
Goods & Services
Class 036Class 041
Educational services, namely, providing seminars, lectures, teleseminars, workshops, webinars, courses, podcasts, and television shows in connection with entrepreneurship, financial empowerment, and education for individuals and small businesses and the distribution of course materials in the nature of videos, artcles, books and other written resources for use in connection therewith; Dissemination of printed educational materials of others in the area of entrepreneurship, financial empowerment, financial literacy and money management skills; Promoting and dissemination of materials in the area of entrepreneurship, financial empowerment, financial literacy and money management skills; promoting and providing training and educational programs to educate consumers about financial literacy, money management skills and business management skills; Providing motivational and educational speakers in the field of financial and business empowerment; providing career counseling and advisory services; Entertainment services, namely, providing temporary use of non-downloadable interactive games designed for financial education and the promotion of financial literacy.; Financial consulting services, namely, the provision of financial information; Financial sponsorship of cultural events, charitable events, concerts, sporting events, festivals and awards shows; Philanthropic and charitable fundraising services, namely, providing financial assistance for programs and services of others.
TTAB Documents
Title | Date | Entry # | Category | Code | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
INSTITUTED | Feb 17, 2026 | 3 | Status | 128 | |
NOTICE AND TRIAL DATES SENT; ANSWER DUE: | Feb 17, 2026 | 2 | Scheduling | 707 | |
FILED AND FEE | Feb 17, 2026 | 1 | Fees | 124 |