Registered ELANCE trademark for bill payment, digital content protection, online marketplace

ChangeBridge: Trademarks - Advertising & Business (Class 035)

Published March 26th, 2026

Detected March 27th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has registered the ELANCE trademark (TM76200301) for services including bill payment, digital content protection, and operating an online marketplace. The registration was finalized on March 26, 2026, following a filing date of January 26, 2001.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has officially registered the trademark 'ELANCE' under application number TM76200301. This registration covers a broad range of services, including bill payment and tracking, digital content protection, website hosting, online calendar services, and the provision of temporary use of non-downloadable software for project management and vendor negotiation. It also includes services related to operating an online marketplace for goods and services, advertising, business consultation, and telecommunications services such as online chat and network conferencing.

This registration signifies that the ELANCE brand has secured exclusive rights for these specific services within the United States. Businesses operating in similar service areas should be aware of this registered trademark to avoid potential infringement. No immediate compliance actions are required for external entities, as this is a registration of intellectual property rights rather than a new regulatory mandate.

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ELANCE

Registered TM76200301 Kind: registered Mar 26, 2026

Abstract

[ Providing bill payment and tracking services ]; [ Computer services, namely, digital content protection; hosting web sites for others; providing an online calendar; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software used to define the scope of, schedule, track and fulfill professional service projects, and to identity, source, negotiate and collaborate with, evaluate and provide feedback on vendors of professional services projects ]; [ business services, namely, providing an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of goods and/or services on a global computer network; ] advertising the goods and services of others via a web site on a global computer network [ ; providing business consultation and business information, namely, tracking, analyzing and generating reports for others regarding the operation, use and users of an online marketplace; providing business information, namely, providing an online two-way system for users of an online marketplace to evaluate and provide feedback regarding parties they have interacted with via the online marketplace; invoicing ]; [ Telecommunications services, namely, providing online chat, online bulletin boards and online message boards featuring topics of general interest in the field of business and the rendering of professional services; network conferencing services provided on a website on a global computer network to enable buyers and sellers of professional services to negotiate and collaborate on business projects from any location ]