| Serial Number | 79140243 |
| Word Mark | BLACK CAT |
| Filing Date | Friday, October 4, 2013 |
| Status | 706 - SECTION 71 ACCEPTED |
| Status Date | Monday, April 7, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 4638993 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, November 18, 2014 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, September 2, 2014 |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of a stylized rendering of the head of a cat set inside an unshaded square to the left of the wording "BLACK CAT" where the word "Black" is above the word "Cat" which is set inside an unshaded rectangle. The entire design, inclusive of the wording and the cat, is set inside a partially shaded larger rectangle. |
| Goods and Services | [ Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials, namely, cardboard boxes, cardboard containers, printed matter, namely, magazines, newspapers, fascicules, and serial digests in sheets, all relating to art, geography, history, medicine, music, sciences and natural science, technology, sports, hobbies, cookery, literature, architecture, folklore and general cultural information; leaflets, pamphlets, ] manuals and books, all in the fields of [ mathematics, ] language instruction, [ history, geography, medicine, music, art, sciences and natural science, technology, sports, hobbies, cookery, literature, architecture, folklore ] and general culture; [ unmounted and mounted photographs; exercise-books, pen and pencil holders and cases; artists' materials, namely, artists' brushes, artists' pastels, artists' pencils, artists' pens; paint brushes; ] printed instructional and teaching materials in the field of [ mathematics, ] language instruction, [ history, geography, sciences and natural science, medicine, music, art, technology, sports, hobbies, cookery, literature, architecture, folklore ] and general culture [ ; general content encyclopedias in the field of mathematics, language instruction, art, sciences and natural science, history, geography, medicine, music, technology, sports, hobbies, cookery, literature, architecture, folklore and general culture; tourist guide books; atlases, topographic and geographic maps, globes ] |
| International Class | 016 - 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 Codes | 002, 005, 022, 023, 029, 037, 038, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, December 23, 2013 |
| Primary Code | 016 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | D SCUOLA SPA |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Milano I-20122 IT |
| Party Name | DE AGOSTINI SCUOLA S.P.A. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | NOVARA I28100 IT |
| Party Name | DE AGOSTINI SCUOLA S.P.A. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | NOVARA I28100 IT |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, December 19, 2013 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A SUBSEQ DESIG FROM IB |
| Friday, December 20, 2013 | LIMITATION FROM ORIGINAL APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Monday, December 23, 2013 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, December 27, 2013 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Tuesday, January 21, 2014 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, January 28, 2014 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, January 29, 2014 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Wednesday, January 29, 2014 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Wednesday, January 29, 2014 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, February 18, 2014 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Thursday, June 19, 2014 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Thursday, June 19, 2014 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, June 20, 2014 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, July 1, 2014 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, July 1, 2014 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, July 1, 2014 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, July 1, 2014 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Friday, July 11, 2014 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Thursday, July 24, 2014 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Friday, July 25, 2014 | LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED |
| Wednesday, August 13, 2014 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, August 13, 2014 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, August 13, 2014 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Friday, August 29, 2014 | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, September 2, 2014 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, September 2, 2014 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, November 18, 2014 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, February 18, 2015 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, March 24, 2015 | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED |
| Tuesday, March 24, 2015 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB |
| Friday, April 10, 2015 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Thursday, January 21, 2016 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Monday, November 18, 2019 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Friday, November 20, 2020 | TEAS SECTION 71 & 15 RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, January 27, 2021 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Friday, January 29, 2021 | REGISTERED - SEC. 71 ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. |
| Friday, January 29, 2021 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 71 & 15 - E-MAILED |
| Saturday, November 20, 2021 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |
| Friday, April 15, 2022 | CHANGE OF NAME/ADDRESS REC'D FROM IB |
| Friday, October 13, 2023 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |
| Thursday, October 19, 2023 | INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION RENEWED |
| Saturday, November 18, 2023 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (10-YR) E-MAILED |
| Monday, November 18, 2024 | TEAS SECTION 71 RECEIVED |
| Monday, April 7, 2025 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Monday, April 7, 2025 | REGISTERED-SEC.71 ACCEPTED |
| Monday, April 7, 2025 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 71 - E-MAILED |
| Sunday, December 7, 2025 | PARTIAL INVALIDATION OF REG EXT PROTECTION CREATED |