BIRN BALKAN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING NETWORK Trademark
Trademark Overview
On Tuesday, August 28, 2018, a trademark application was filed for BIRN BALKAN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING NETWORK with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the BIRN BALKAN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING NETWORK trademark a serial number of 79249711. The federal status of this trademark filing is CANCELLED - SECTION 71 as of Friday, June 19, 2026. This trademark is owned by Udruzenje Balkanska Istrazivacka Regionalna Mreza, BIRN. The BIRN BALKAN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING NETWORK trademark is filed in the Advertising, Business and Retail Services, Communication Services, and Education & Entertainment Services categories with the following description:
News agency services, namely, the transmission of news items to news reporting organizations; information agency services, namely, the transmission of collected news and messages about news; providing access to databases; providing online forums for transmission of messages among computer users; telecommunications access services, namely, providing access to data and information online; radio and television broadcast; electronic transmission, namely, audio, video, movable and static images, text and data transmission; transmission and broadcast of data via television, radio, internet
Advertising and publicity; advertising and publicity agency services; advertising and publicity in the publications, including electronic publications; rental of advertising space, advertising by mail order, rental of advertising time on communication media, publishing of advertising texts, marketing adverts, marketing propaganda; advisory services and consultancy in business organization and management, business management assistance; commercial management; commercial administration of the licensing of the goods and services of others
Publishing and providing news in the nature of current events reporting, featuring comments, analysis, investigations and information relating to current affairs in the fields of politics, media, entertainment, sports journalism, science and technology, health, health protection, religion, television, radio and other social topics, via the Internet through a web page containing audio and video content, and through blogs; information reporting services, namely, news reporters services; photographic reporting; electronic desktop publishing, micro-publishing; publishing and publication of texts, books, electronic publications, journals and newspapers, including publishing through world wide web electronically online, electronic publications in the nature of books, magazines, newspapers; news reporting services, namely, journalism and investigative journalism service; publishing services, namely, publishing books, magazines, newspapers; production of documentary films and motion pictures; ...
General Information
| Serial Number | 79249711 |
| Word Mark | BIRN BALKAN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING NETWORK |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, August 28, 2018 |
| Status | 709 - CANCELLED - SECTION 71 |
| Status Date | Friday, June 19, 2026 |
| Registration Number | 5923408 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, December 3, 2019 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, September 17, 2019 |
Trademark Statements
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | News agency services, namely, the transmission of news items to news reporting organizations; information agency services, namely, the transmission of collected news and messages about news; providing access to databases; providing online forums for transmission of messages among computer users; telecommunications access services, namely, providing access to data and information online; radio and television broadcast; electronic transmission, namely, audio, video, movable and static images, text and data transmission; transmission and broadcast of data via television, radio, internet |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the stylized wording "BIRN" in which the letter "I" is represented by the design of a magnifying glass, above the wording "BALKAN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING NETWORK". |
| Goods and Services | Advertising and publicity; advertising and publicity agency services; advertising and publicity in the publications, including electronic publications; rental of advertising space, advertising by mail order, rental of advertising time on communication media, publishing of advertising texts, marketing adverts, marketing propaganda; advisory services and consultancy in business organization and management, business management assistance; commercial management; commercial administration of the licensing of the goods and services of others |
| Goods and Services | Publishing and providing news in the nature of current events reporting, featuring comments, analysis, investigations and information relating to current affairs in the fields of politics, media, entertainment, sports journalism, science and technology, health, health protection, religion, television, radio and other social topics, via the Internet through a web page containing audio and video content, and through blogs; information reporting services, namely, news reporters services; photographic reporting; electronic desktop publishing, micro-publishing; publishing and publication of texts, books, electronic publications, journals and newspapers, including publishing through world wide web electronically online, electronic publications in the nature of books, magazines, newspapers; news reporting services, namely, journalism and investigative journalism service; publishing services, namely, publishing books, magazines, newspapers; production of documentary films and motion pictures; production of radio and television programs; production of recorded investigations, namely, radio programs, television programs; arranging and conducting of seminars in the fields of journalism; training, practical training in the fields of journalism; vocational training in the fields of journalism |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "BALKAN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING NETWORK" |
Classification Information
| International Class | 035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | F - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Friday, June 19, 2026 |
| 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 | F - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Friday, June 19, 2026 |
| 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 | F - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Friday, June 19, 2026 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
Trademark Owner History
| Party Name | Udruzenje Balkanska Istrazivacka Regionalna Mreza, BIRN |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | BA |
| Party Name | Udruzenje Balkanska Istrazivacka Regionalna Mreza, BIRN |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | BA |
| Party Name | Udruzenje Balkanska Istrazivacka Regionalna Mreza, BIRN |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | BA |
Trademark Events
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, January 17, 2019 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Saturday, January 19, 2019 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Saturday, January 19, 2019 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Saturday, January 19, 2019 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Sunday, January 20, 2019 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Wednesday, January 23, 2019 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Thursday, January 31, 2019 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Thursday, January 31, 2019 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Saturday, February 16, 2019 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, July 16, 2019 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, July 16, 2019 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, July 16, 2019 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, July 16, 2019 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Friday, August 2, 2019 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Friday, August 2, 2019 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Friday, August 2, 2019 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Friday, August 2, 2019 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT MAILED |
| Tuesday, August 13, 2019 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Wednesday, August 28, 2019 | NOTICE OF PUBLICATION |
| Tuesday, September 17, 2019 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, December 3, 2019 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, March 3, 2020 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Friday, March 20, 2020 | GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION CREATED |
| Friday, March 20, 2020 | GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION SENT TO IB |
| Friday, May 8, 2020 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Friday, June 19, 2026 | CANCELLED SECTION 71 |
