We have submitted the Actions and Results Consulting Trademark to the Federal Governement for approval. It is an 18 month process. But we now claim property of such name, and claims about the trademark are based on application filing date, not approval date.
Excerpt from application: "MARK: Actions and Results Consulting (Standard Characters, mark.jpg)
The literal element of the mark consists of Actions and Results Consulting.
The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font, style, size, or color.
We have received your application and assigned serial number '77566263' to your submission. The summary of the application data, bottom below, serves as your official filing receipt. In approximately 4-5 months, your application will be assigned to an examining attorney; however, the critical date for determining registrability is your filing date, NOT the actual examination date. You will not receive any further USPTO communications until examination. At this point, your mark is not registered it is only a "pending" application. The overall process, from the time of initial filing to final registration, can take 13-18 months, and even longer depending on many factors, e.g., the correctness of the original filing, or the type of application filed."