| Serial Number | 79221121 |
| Word Mark | 12 |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, September 12, 2017 |
| Status | 709 - CANCELLED - SECTION 71 |
| Status Date | Friday, August 1, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 5651893 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, January 15, 2019 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, October 30, 2018 |
| Goods and Services | entertainment services, namely, providing entertainment information via a website, providing online video games, providing online computer games, providing non-download television programmes, animated motion pictures, animated television programmes, animated films via video-on-demand transmission services, production and distribution of a game show, providing online entertainment information, namely, information about television programming, providing website featuring games and puzzles; directing, editing, production and distribution of television programmes, films, animated motion pictures and radio programmes for others; audio, film, video and television recording services; organization of social entertainment and cultural events |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the numeral "12" in white stylized font, within a white square outline border. Behind the numeral "12" appears the Chinese character for the number "12", in yellow and orange with a black border. Behind the Chinese character for the number "12" appears four overlapping and off-set black triangles, connecting at the points to a black circle, broken where the Chinese character for the number "12" meets the circle. Outside of the inner black circle is an outer black circle, divided into twelve segments with twelve black bars. Within each of the twelve segments are twelve zodiac images and their corresponding Chinese characters to the left of the images, all in black, and consisting of a rat, an ox, a tiger, a rabbit, a dragon, a snake, a horse, a sheep, a monkey, a chicken, a dog and a pig. The background of each segment is colored yellow. Behind all of the aforementioned is a star-burst or sunshine image, in red, orange, and red. Behind the star-burst or sunshine image is a starry sky, i.e., a black background with yellow, orange, and white dots representing stars. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to "SHU", "NIU", "HU", "TU", "LONG", "SHE", "MA", "YANG", "HOU", "JI", "GOU", "ZHU" and "SHE IR", and this means "RAT", "OX", "TIGER", "RABBIT", "DRAGON", "SNAKE", "HORSE", "RAM", "MONKEY", "CHICKEN", "DOG", "PIG" and "TWELVE" in English. |
| Goods and Services | prerecorded discs, prerecorded compact discs, prerecorded DVDs, downloadable MP3 files and MP3 recordings featuring animated motion pictures and television programmes; compact discs, DVDs and other digital recording media, namely, prerecorded digital video discs, digital versatile discs, downloadable audio and video recordings, DVDs and high definition digital discs featuring animated motion pictures and TV programmes; computer software, namely, games software; computer software for creating digital animation and special effects; downloadable electronic game software for use on mobile devices; computer game programs, cartridges, and cassettes; computer game discs; computer game software; downloadable electronic games software for use on mobile devices; computer game programmes, cartridges and cassettes; computer game discs; computer game software; electronic publications, namely, books, magazines, manuals featuring characters from animated motion pictures and television programmes recorded on computer media; downloadable electronic publications in the nature of newsletters, comic strips, magazines, books, manuals featuring animated motion pictures and television programmes |
| Goods and Services | toys, games and playthings, namely, board games, plush toys, dolls, jigsaw puzzles, toy models, toy figures, collectable toy figures; playing cards; sporting articles, namely, balls, rugby balls, bowling balls, billiard balls, beach balls, handballs, tennis balls, volley balls, squash balls, kickballs, basketballs, softballs, baseballs, cricket balls, footballs, golf balls, table tennis balls, soccer balls, cricket bats, softball bats, baseball bats, table tennis bats, paddles, rackets; action figures; arcade games; electronic games, namely, electronic education games for teaching children, interactive board games for use with external monitor |
| Pseudo Mark | TWELVE |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) black, red, orange, yellow and white is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Translation of Words in Mark | The English translation of the Chinese characters in the mark is "RAT", "OX", "TIGER", "RABBIT", "DRAGON", "SNAKE", "HORSE", "RAM", "MONKEY", "CHICKEN", "DOG", "PIG" and "TWELVE". |
| International Class | 009 - Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; automatic vending machines and mechanisms for coin operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment and computers; fire extinguishing apparatus. |
| US Class Codes | 021, 023, 026, 036, 038 |
| Class Status Code | F - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Saturday, August 2, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 028 - Games and playthings; gymnastic and sporting articles not included in other classes; decorations for Christmas trees. |
| US Class Codes | 022, 023, 038, 050 |
| Class Status Code | F - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Friday, August 1, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 028 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 041 - Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 107 |
| Class Status Code | F - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Saturday, August 2, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 01 - Individual |
| Address | Reading RG4 7NB GB |
| Party Name | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 01 - Individual |
| Address | Reading RG4 7NB GB |
| Party Name | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 01 - Individual |
| Address | Reading RG4 7NB GB |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, November 16, 2017 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Saturday, November 25, 2017 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Wednesday, November 29, 2017 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Thursday, December 14, 2017 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Thursday, December 21, 2017 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Friday, December 22, 2017 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Thursday, January 11, 2018 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Thursday, January 11, 2018 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Saturday, January 27, 2018 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Sunday, July 8, 2018 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Sunday, July 8, 2018 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, July 9, 2018 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, September 12, 2018 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, September 12, 2018 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, September 12, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, September 12, 2018 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Wednesday, September 12, 2018 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, September 25, 2018 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Thursday, September 27, 2018 | LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED |
| Friday, August 3, 2018 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Friday, August 3, 2018 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Friday, August 3, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Wednesday, October 10, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, October 10, 2018 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, October 10, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, October 30, 2018 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, January 15, 2019 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Monday, April 15, 2019 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, May 1, 2019 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB |
| Friday, May 17, 2019 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Friday, October 26, 2018 | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, October 30, 2018 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, April 30, 2019 | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED |
| Monday, January 15, 2024 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Friday, August 1, 2025 | CANCELLED SECTION 71 |
| Saturday, October 2, 2021 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |