| Serial Number | 90139913 |
| Word Mark | AMERICAN GUQIN RESEARCH ASSOCIATION |
| Filing Date | Wednesday, August 26, 2020 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, July 20, 2021 |
| Registration Number | 6430027 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, July 20, 2021 |
| Mark Drawing | 3000 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, March 9, 2021 |
| Disclaimer with Predetermined Text | "AMERICAN GUQIN RESEARCH ASSOCIATION" AND THE NON-LATIN CHARACTERS THAT TRANSLITERATE TO "MEI GUO GU QIN YAN JIU HUI QIN" |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of a circular seal design, with the stylized wording "AMERICAN GUQIN RESEARCH ASSOCIATION" located in the top half of the seal design and a series of seven Chinese characters appearing in the bottom half of the seal design. A design of a guqin instrument with a ribbon of smoke emanating from it, and a small circle next to the upper end of the ribbon of smoke, appears at the center of the seal. Below the seal design appears a series of eight Chinese characters, with the eighth character appearing within a shaded rectangle. Below the Chinese characters appears the stylized wording "AMERICAN GUQIN RESEARCH ASSOCIATION". |
| Goods and Services | Educational services, namely, providing displays in the field of a Chinese musical instrument in the nature of the guqin; presentation of musical performances featuring a Chinese musical instrument in the nature of the guqin; education services in the nature of educational and study classes in the field of a Chinese musical instrument, namely, the guqin |
| Transliteration Statement | The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to "mei guo gu qin yan jiu hui" and "mei guo gu qin yan jiu hui qin" and this means "American guqin research association" and "American guqin research association musical instrument" in English. |
| International Class | 041 - Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 107 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, September 30, 2020 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Friday, May 21, 2021 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Friday, May 21, 2021 |
| Party Name | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 01 - Individual |
| Address | San Jose, CA 95129 |
| Party Name | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 01 - Individual |
| Address | San Jose, CA 95129 |
| Party Name | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 01 - Individual |
| Address | San Jose, CA 95129 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Tuesday, July 20, 2021 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Friday, June 18, 2021 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED |
| Thursday, June 17, 2021 | ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED |
| Saturday, June 5, 2021 | STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE |
| Monday, May 24, 2021 | USE AMENDMENT FILED |
| Friday, June 4, 2021 | CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL |
| Monday, May 24, 2021 | TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, May 4, 2021 | NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |
| Tuesday, March 9, 2021 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, March 9, 2021 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Wednesday, February 17, 2021 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, February 4, 2021 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Thursday, February 4, 2021 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Thursday, February 4, 2021 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Thursday, February 4, 2021 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Thursday, February 4, 2021 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Friday, January 29, 2021 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Thursday, January 28, 2021 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, January 28, 2021 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Thursday, January 28, 2021 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, January 4, 2021 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, January 4, 2021 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, January 4, 2021 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, December 23, 2020 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Friday, October 16, 2020 | PRELIMINARY/VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT - ENTERED |
| Wednesday, October 14, 2020 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Thursday, October 1, 2020 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, September 30, 2020 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED IN TRAM |
| Wednesday, September 2, 2020 | TEAS VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT RECEIVED |
| Saturday, August 29, 2020 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED IN TRAM |