BEFUTURE Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Wednesday, November 29, 2000, a trademark application was filed for BEFUTURE with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the BEFUTURE trademark a serial number of 76172964. The federal status of this trademark filing is ABANDONED - EXPRESS as of Monday, June 3, 2002. This trademark is owned by Bertelsmann Aktiengesellschaft. The BEFUTURE trademark is filed in the Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products, Paper & Printed Material Products, Advertising, Business and Retail Services, Communication Services, Education & Entertainment Services, and Computer & Software Services & Scientific Services categories with the following description:

EQUIPMENT FOR THE RECORDING, TRANSMISSION, STORAGE, PROCESSING AND REPRODUCTION OF DATA, TEXTS, AUDIO AND VIDEO CONTENT, NAMELY, ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, NAMELY, ELECTRONIC, OPTICAL AND TECHNICAL APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE RECORDING, EMISSION, TRANSMISSION, RECEPTION, REPRODUCTION AND PROCESSING OF SOUNDS, SIGNALS, CHARACTERS AND IMAGES, NAMELY, COMPACT DISC PLAYERS, CD BURNERS, COMPUTERS, COMPUTER MONITORS, AUDIO TAPE RECORDERS, AMPLIFIERS, VIDEO DISC PLAYERS, VIDEO RECORDERS, DVD PLAYERS, DVD RECORDERS, AND GAMING CONSOLES; COMMUNICATION COMPUTERS; TAPE RECORDERS, NAMELY, AUDIO TAPE PLAYERS AND VIDEO TAPE PLAYERS; DATA PROCESSING PROGRAMS FOR USE IN THE FIELD OF ENTERTAINMENT; BLANK MAGNETIC DATA CARRIERS AND BLANK OPTICAL DATA CARRIERS; COMPACT DISCS FEATURING MUSIC, VIDEOS, GAMES AND BOOKS, FLOPPY DISCS, MULTIMEDIA SOFTWARE RECORDED ON CD-ROM IN THE FIELD OF ENTERTAINMENT, DVD'S FEATURING MUSIC, VIDEOS, GAMES AND BOOKS, TAPES, NAMELY BLANK VIDEO AND AUDIO TAPES, PRE...

PRINTED MATTER, NAMELY, MAGAZINES, NEWSLETTERS, AND BOOKS, ALL IN THE FIELD OF ENTERTAINMENT, SHEET MUSIC, POSTERS, DECALS, PAPER STICKERS, BUMPER STICKERS, CALENDARS, TRADING CARDS, POSTCARDS, SONGBOOKS, SCRAPBOOKS, DIARIES, PAPER JOURNALS, AUTOGRAPH AND PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS, NOTEBOOKS, NOTE PADS, PLAYING CARDS, STATIONERY; PAMPHLETS AND BROCHURES RELATED TO MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT

ADVERTISING AND BUSINESS SERVICES OF AN ELECTRONIC COMMERCE PROVIDER, NAMELY, ON-LINE SERVICE WHICH FACILITATES ELECTRONIC COMMERCE BY ENABLING USERS TO CONDUCT TRANSACTIONS FOR THE PURCHASE OF GOODS AND SERVICES, RECEIVE ORDERS, ACCEPT PAYMENT, PREPARE INVOICES AND PROVIDE SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS BY MEANS OF A GLOBAL COMPUTER NETWORK; DISSEMINATION OF ADVERTISING FOR OTHERS VIA AN ON-LINE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK; ONLINE RETAIL STORE SERVICES IN THE FIELD OF ENTERTAINMENT; ONLINE RENTAL SERVICES IN THE FIELD OF ENTERTAINMENT; AND ONLINE MEMBERSHIP CLUB SERVICES IN THE FIELD OF ENTERTAINMENT; SALE OF ADVERTISING FOR OTHERS; NEGOTIATING TRANSACTIONS ON THE INTERNET AND OUTSIDE OF THE INTERNET FOR THIRD PARTIES

PROVISION OF AN E-COMMERCE PLATFORM ON THE INTERNET, NAMELY, PROVIDING ON-LINE CHAT ROOMS FOR TRANSMISSION OF MESSAGES AMONG COMPUTER USERS CONCERNING ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, PROVIDING ELECTRONIC MAIL, VOICEMAIL AND INSTANT MESSAGING SERVICES; ESTABLISHING AN INTERNET PLATFORM FOR ELECTRONIC TRADE; WIRELESS ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF SPEECH, DATA, FACSIMILES, IMAGES AND INFORMATION; ENABLING ACCESS TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COMPUTER NETWORKS AND DATABASES IN THE FIELD OF ENTERTAINMENT; TELECOMMUNICATION, NAMELY, DATA PROCESSING BASED ELECTRONIC INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION SERVICES FOR UNRESTRICTED AND PRIVATE USER GROUPS IN THE FIELD OF ENTERTAINMENT; AUDIO CONTENT, VIDEO CONTENT AND DATA TRANSMISSION BY MEANS OF ALL TRANSMISSION MEDIA, NAMELY, ELECTRONIC, WIRELESS, AND COMPUTER NETWORK; TRANSMISSION AND ONWARD TRANSMISSION OF RADIO PROGRAMS, ALSO BY MEANS OF WIRE, CABLE, SATELLITE RADIO, VIDEOTEXT, INTERNET AND SIMILAR TECHNICAL FACILITIES; SERVICES OF AN INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER, NAMELY ...

ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES; PROVIDING OF TRAINING; EDUCATION SERVICES

PROVIDING AN ON-LINE COMPUTER DATABASE, NAMELY PROVIDING SERVICES OF A DATABASE TO COLLECT, PREPARE, FILE, STORE AND RECALL WORKS AND TITLES; PREPARING PROGRAMS FOR DATA PROCESSING; PROVISION OF INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SOFTWARE FOR DATA NETWORKS, NAMELY ON THE INTERNET, ON THE WORLDWIDE WEB AS WELL AS IN WIRELESS APPLICATION PROTOCOLS; PUBLICATION AND EDITING OF TEXT, GRAPHICAL IMAGE AND SOUND DATA WHICH ARE ELECTRONICALLY REPRODUCIBLE AND RETRIEVED VIA DATA NETWORKS; UPDATING AND DESIGNING COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR OTHERS; RENTAL OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE; PROVISION OF AUDIO CONTENT, VIDEO CONTENT, AUDIO-VIDEO CONTENT AND DATA CARRIERS FOR DOWNLOADING FOR THIRD PARTIES
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General Information


Serial Number76172964
Word MarkBEFUTURE
Filing DateWednesday, November 29, 2000
Status601 - ABANDONED - EXPRESS
Status DateMonday, June 3, 2002
Registration Number0000000
Registration DateNOT AVAILABLE
Mark Drawing1000 - Typeset: Word(s) / letter(s) / number(s)
Published for Opposition DateNOT AVAILABLE

Trademark Statements


Goods and ServicesEQUIPMENT FOR THE RECORDING, TRANSMISSION, STORAGE, PROCESSING AND REPRODUCTION OF DATA, TEXTS, AUDIO AND VIDEO CONTENT, NAMELY, ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, NAMELY, ELECTRONIC, OPTICAL AND TECHNICAL APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE RECORDING, EMISSION, TRANSMISSION, RECEPTION, REPRODUCTION AND PROCESSING OF SOUNDS, SIGNALS, CHARACTERS AND IMAGES, NAMELY, COMPACT DISC PLAYERS, CD BURNERS, COMPUTERS, COMPUTER MONITORS, AUDIO TAPE RECORDERS, AMPLIFIERS, VIDEO DISC PLAYERS, VIDEO RECORDERS, DVD PLAYERS, DVD RECORDERS, AND GAMING CONSOLES; COMMUNICATION COMPUTERS; TAPE RECORDERS, NAMELY, AUDIO TAPE PLAYERS AND VIDEO TAPE PLAYERS; DATA PROCESSING PROGRAMS FOR USE IN THE FIELD OF ENTERTAINMENT; BLANK MAGNETIC DATA CARRIERS AND BLANK OPTICAL DATA CARRIERS; COMPACT DISCS FEATURING MUSIC, VIDEOS, GAMES AND BOOKS, FLOPPY DISCS, MULTIMEDIA SOFTWARE RECORDED ON CD-ROM IN THE FIELD OF ENTERTAINMENT, DVD'S FEATURING MUSIC, VIDEOS, GAMES AND BOOKS, TAPES, NAMELY BLANK VIDEO AND AUDIO TAPES, PRERECORDED VIDEO AND AUDIO TAPES FEATURING MUSIC, VIDEOS, GAMES AND BOOKS, AND CD-ROMS STORAGE MEDIA IN THE FIELD OF ENTERTAINMENT; SOFTWARE PROGRAMS FOR USE IN ENTERTAINMENT FIELD; MP3 PLAYERS
Goods and ServicesPRINTED MATTER, NAMELY, MAGAZINES, NEWSLETTERS, AND BOOKS, ALL IN THE FIELD OF ENTERTAINMENT, SHEET MUSIC, POSTERS, DECALS, PAPER STICKERS, BUMPER STICKERS, CALENDARS, TRADING CARDS, POSTCARDS, SONGBOOKS, SCRAPBOOKS, DIARIES, PAPER JOURNALS, AUTOGRAPH AND PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS, NOTEBOOKS, NOTE PADS, PLAYING CARDS, STATIONERY; PAMPHLETS AND BROCHURES RELATED TO MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT
Goods and ServicesADVERTISING AND BUSINESS SERVICES OF AN ELECTRONIC COMMERCE PROVIDER, NAMELY, ON-LINE SERVICE WHICH FACILITATES ELECTRONIC COMMERCE BY ENABLING USERS TO CONDUCT TRANSACTIONS FOR THE PURCHASE OF GOODS AND SERVICES, RECEIVE ORDERS, ACCEPT PAYMENT, PREPARE INVOICES AND PROVIDE SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS BY MEANS OF A GLOBAL COMPUTER NETWORK; DISSEMINATION OF ADVERTISING FOR OTHERS VIA AN ON-LINE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK; ONLINE RETAIL STORE SERVICES IN THE FIELD OF ENTERTAINMENT; ONLINE RENTAL SERVICES IN THE FIELD OF ENTERTAINMENT; AND ONLINE MEMBERSHIP CLUB SERVICES IN THE FIELD OF ENTERTAINMENT; SALE OF ADVERTISING FOR OTHERS; NEGOTIATING TRANSACTIONS ON THE INTERNET AND OUTSIDE OF THE INTERNET FOR THIRD PARTIES
Goods and ServicesPROVISION OF AN E-COMMERCE PLATFORM ON THE INTERNET, NAMELY, PROVIDING ON-LINE CHAT ROOMS FOR TRANSMISSION OF MESSAGES AMONG COMPUTER USERS CONCERNING ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, PROVIDING ELECTRONIC MAIL, VOICEMAIL AND INSTANT MESSAGING SERVICES; ESTABLISHING AN INTERNET PLATFORM FOR ELECTRONIC TRADE; WIRELESS ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF SPEECH, DATA, FACSIMILES, IMAGES AND INFORMATION; ENABLING ACCESS TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COMPUTER NETWORKS AND DATABASES IN THE FIELD OF ENTERTAINMENT; TELECOMMUNICATION, NAMELY, DATA PROCESSING BASED ELECTRONIC INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION SERVICES FOR UNRESTRICTED AND PRIVATE USER GROUPS IN THE FIELD OF ENTERTAINMENT; AUDIO CONTENT, VIDEO CONTENT AND DATA TRANSMISSION BY MEANS OF ALL TRANSMISSION MEDIA, NAMELY, ELECTRONIC, WIRELESS, AND COMPUTER NETWORK; TRANSMISSION AND ONWARD TRANSMISSION OF RADIO PROGRAMS, ALSO BY MEANS OF WIRE, CABLE, SATELLITE RADIO, VIDEOTEXT, INTERNET AND SIMILAR TECHNICAL FACILITIES; SERVICES OF AN INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER, NAMELY PROVIDING MULTIPLE USER ACCESS TO A GLOBAL COMPUTER NETWORK IN THE FIELD OF ENTERTAINMENT
Goods and ServicesENTERTAINMENT SERVICES; PROVIDING OF TRAINING; EDUCATION SERVICES
Goods and ServicesPROVIDING AN ON-LINE COMPUTER DATABASE, NAMELY PROVIDING SERVICES OF A DATABASE TO COLLECT, PREPARE, FILE, STORE AND RECALL WORKS AND TITLES; PREPARING PROGRAMS FOR DATA PROCESSING; PROVISION OF INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SOFTWARE FOR DATA NETWORKS, NAMELY ON THE INTERNET, ON THE WORLDWIDE WEB AS WELL AS IN WIRELESS APPLICATION PROTOCOLS; PUBLICATION AND EDITING OF TEXT, GRAPHICAL IMAGE AND SOUND DATA WHICH ARE ELECTRONICALLY REPRODUCIBLE AND RETRIEVED VIA DATA NETWORKS; UPDATING AND DESIGNING COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR OTHERS; RENTAL OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE; PROVISION OF AUDIO CONTENT, VIDEO CONTENT, AUDIO-VIDEO CONTENT AND DATA CARRIERS FOR DOWNLOADING FOR THIRD PARTIES
Pseudo MarkBE FUTURE

Classification Information


International Class009 - 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 Codes021, 023, 026, 036, 038
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateThursday, December 7, 2000
Primary Code009
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class016 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials, not included in other classes; printed matter; bookbinding material; photographs; stationery; adhesives for stationery or household purposes; artists' materials; paint brushes; typewriters and office requisites (except furniture); instructional and teaching material (except apparatus); plastic materials for packaging (not included in other classes); printers' type; printing blocks.
US Class Codes002, 005, 022, 023, 029, 037, 038, 050
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateThursday, December 7, 2000
Primary Code016
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions.
US Class Codes100, 101, 102
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateThursday, December 7, 2000
Primary Code035
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class038 - Services allowing people to communicate with another by a sensory means.
US Class Codes100, 101, 104
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateThursday, December 7, 2000
Primary Code038
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class041 - Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities.
US Class Codes100, 101, 107
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateThursday, December 7, 2000
Primary Code041
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class042 - Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; design and development of computer hardware and software.
US Class Codes100, 101
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateThursday, December 7, 2000
Primary Code042
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

Trademark Owner History


Party NameBertelsmann Aktiengesellschaft
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
Address33311 Gutersloh
DE

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Monday, June 3, 2002ABANDONMENT - EXPRESS MAILED
Friday, April 5, 2002CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Friday, April 5, 2002PAPER RECEIVED
Friday, March 15, 2002ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Tuesday, November 13, 2001CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Thursday, May 10, 2001NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED
Wednesday, May 2, 2001ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER