| Serial Number | 79201822 |
| Word Mark | AO |
| Filing Date | Monday, August 1, 2016 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, May 21, 2019 |
| Registration Number | 5753828 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, May 21, 2019 |
| Mark Drawing | 5000 - Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Stylized form |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, March 5, 2019 |
| Goods and Services | Conducting of tennis competitions; Conducting of sports competitions in the nature of tennis matches; organisation and conducting of professional and amateur tennis matches and organisation and conducting of tennis matches the proceeds of which are donated to charity; Conducting of sports competitions in the nature of tennis games; Organizing and conducting sports exhibitions, namely, tennis exhibitions; Entertainment in the nature of tennis tournaments; tennis events, namely, conducting of tennis competitions; entertainment services, namely, the provision of continuing tennis telecast shows delivered by television, radio, satellite and the internet; entertainment services, namely, the provision of continuing tennis broadcast shows delivered by television, radio, satellite and the internet; tennis education, namely, tennis training services; providing tennis information; tennis awards, namely, providing recognition and incentives by the way of awards to demonstrate excellence in the field of tennis; arranging tennis clinics; Instruction in the nature of conducting tennis clinics; tennis coaching; Sports refereeing and officiating, namely, tennis umpiring; sporting activities, namely, conducting of sports competitions; conducting sports matches in the nature of sports competitions; conducting sports games in the nature of sports competitions; conducting entertainment exhibitions in the nature of sporting exhibitions; conducting of sporting events, namely, tennis competitions; hosting social entertainment events in the nature of sport award functions; sports information services, namely, providing sports information; educational services, namely, providing seminars and workshops in the field of tennis and tennis instruction; sport education in the nature of tennis training services; physical education; personal coaching services in the field of tennis; sport coaching; personal coaching services in the field of physical fitness; physical training in the field of physical fitness; publication of books, magazines, pamphlets and printed matter other than publicity texts; library services, video library facilities; museum services; radio and television entertainment, namely, sports competitions and tournaments broadcast over television and radio; entertainment services, namely, the provision of continuing programs featuring sports delivered by radio and television; film, video, radio and television show production and entertainment, namely, continuing television shows featuring tennis and themed film festivals and other cultural events; production of tennis videos and films; health club services, namely, providing instruction and equipment in the field of physical exercise; ticketing services, namely, ticket agency services for entertainment events for sellers and buyers of tickets for sporting events and other entertainment events, including online entertainment ticketing agency services; providing information regarding fitness training via a website; providing online journals, namely, blogs featuring user-defined content in the field of tennis; consultancy and advisory services relating to all of the aforesaid services; all of the foregoing services provided by way of the global communication network |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the stylized wording "AO" in which the bar in the "A" is omitted. |
| Goods and Services | Tennis and tennis related and themed radio, television and cable television broadcasts, transmissions, telecasts through the mediums of film, radio, video and television; television broadcasting; television transmission services, cable television broadcasting; cable television telecommunications in the nature of cable television broadcasting; radio broadcasting; radio telecommunications in the nature of cable and internet radio broadcasting; web casting services; internet telecommunications, namely, providing access to the internet and internet television broadcasting; satellite telecommunications in the nature of satellite transmission; providing online chat rooms and electronic bulletin boards; providing online chatroom services; electronic messaging services; audio, text and video broadcasting services over the internet, computer or other communications network, namely, uploading, posting, showing, displaying, tagging and electronically transmitting information, data, audio, and video images and clips; electronic data transmission, namely, transmissions of voice, data, graphics, sound and video by means of television, radio, broadband power line and wireless networks; electronic transmission of data, messages and information; communication by computer terminals and mobile electronic devices in the nature of mobile phones; communications by computer terminals and news agency services for electronic transmission; computer aided transmission of messages and images; electronic data transmission, namely, computer-aided information and image transmission; provision of access to electronic sites, namely, facilitating access to third party web sites via a universal login; providing access to computer, electronic and online databases; Provision of access to electronic sites, namely, providing access to information, audio and video via websites, online forums, electronic mailing lists and blogs over the internet; providing online communications links which transfer the web site user to other local and global web pages; provision of online communications links which transfer web site users to other local and global web pages; consultancy and advisory services relating to all of the aforesaid services; all of the foregoing services provided by way of the global communication network |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Promotion, marketing and advertising of tennis competitions, tennis tournaments, recreational tennis tournaments, tennis coaching and other tennis products and services; promotion and marketing services, namely, promotional sponsorship of tennis competitions, tennis tournaments, recreational tennis tournaments, tennis coaching and other tennis products and services; promotion, marketing and advertising services for sporting competitions, sporting tournaments, sport coaching, sport development programs; consultancy and advisory services relating to all of the aforesaid services; wholesale store services featuring sporting goods, clothing; and retail store services featuring sporting goods, clothing; all of the foregoing services provided by way of the global communication network |
| International Class | 035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, February 22, 2017 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 038 - Services allowing people to communicate with another by a sensory means. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 104 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, February 22, 2017 |
| Primary Code | 038 |
| 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 | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, February 22, 2017 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Tennis Australia Limited |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | AU |
| Party Name | Tennis Australia Limited |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | AU |
| Party Name | Tennis Australia Limited |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | AU |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Sunday, September 4, 2022 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, June 21, 2022 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |
| Saturday, January 22, 2022 | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Monday, May 10, 2021 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION - PROCESSED BY IB |
| Friday, April 10, 2020 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Friday, September 27, 2019 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Sunday, September 8, 2019 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB |
| Sunday, September 8, 2019 | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED |
| Wednesday, August 21, 2019 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, May 21, 2019 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Friday, April 26, 2019 | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, March 5, 2019 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, March 5, 2019 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Wednesday, February 13, 2019 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, February 13, 2019 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, February 13, 2019 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, January 24, 2019 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, January 22, 2019 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, January 22, 2019 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, January 16, 2019 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Friday, January 11, 2019 | TEAS RESPONSE TO SUSPENSION INQUIRY RECEIVED |
| Thursday, August 16, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, August 16, 2018 | LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, August 16, 2018 | SUSPENSION LETTER WRITTEN |
| Friday, August 3, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION - PROCESSED BY IB |
| Wednesday, July 18, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, July 18, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Thursday, February 15, 2018 | LIMITATION FROM THE IB EXAMINED, NO ACTION IS NEEDED |
| Tuesday, February 13, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, February 13, 2018 | LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, February 13, 2018 | SUSPENSION LETTER WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, February 6, 2018 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, February 6, 2018 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, February 6, 2018 | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED |
| Friday, November 24, 2017 | LIMITATION OF GOODS RECEIVED FROM IB |
| Thursday, August 10, 2017 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Thursday, August 10, 2017 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Thursday, August 10, 2017 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, August 9, 2017 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, August 8, 2017 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, August 8, 2017 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, July 26, 2017 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Wednesday, July 26, 2017 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Saturday, March 11, 2017 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, February 28, 2017 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Thursday, February 23, 2017 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Thursday, February 23, 2017 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Thursday, February 23, 2017 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Wednesday, February 22, 2017 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, February 22, 2017 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, February 22, 2017 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED IN TRAM |
| Friday, February 17, 2017 | LIMITATION FROM ORIGINAL APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Thursday, February 16, 2017 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |