| Serial Number | 79175568 |
| Word Mark | BUSINESSFRANCE |
| Filing Date | Monday, June 1, 2015 |
| Status | 708 - PARTIAL SECTION 71 & 15 ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED |
| Status Date | Friday, March 10, 2023 |
| Registration Number | 5033783 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, September 6, 2016 |
| Mark Drawing | 3000 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, June 21, 2016 |
| Goods and Services | Publication of texts; publishing of catalogs and brochures, for the purposes of strengthening the presence of French companies abroad [ ; arranging and conducting of exhibitions, forums, trade shows, congresses, colloquiums for cultural, educational and training purposes, including those provided online; production of radio, television and multimedia programs; computer editing of texts and/or still or animated images, and/or musical or non-musical sounds; editing and publishing of educational material ] |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of a downward arrow in the color blue next to and upwards arrow in the color red; both above the wording BUSINESSFRANCE with BUSINESS in the color black and FRANCE in the color gray. |
| Goods and Services | [ Data processing apparatus; computers; computer peripheral devices; apparatus and instruments for processing multimedia products, namely, computers, and CD and DVD reader; electronic agendas, electronic dictionaries; downloadable electronic and digital publications, namely, downloadable informational letters; electronic pocket translators; blank electronic storage media; pre-recorded, disks and video cassettes; blank video disks and video cassettes; prerecorded laser cassettes featuring information in the field of economy, business, commerce and employment ; laser disks, magnetic tape cassettes and recording discs; blank laser cassettes, laser disks, magnetic tape cassettes and recording discs; acoustic and audiovisual recordings, compact digital audio disks, videodisks, optical disks, featuring information in the field of economy, business, commerce and employment ; memory cards or integrated circuit cards; cartridges for video games; magnetic and electronic pens; computer programs for use in database management in the field of economy, business, commerce and employment; databases on digital media, namely, voice databases, text and sound data banks, image banks featuring information in the field of economy, business, commerce and employment; data downloadable on a computer or on a mobile telephone featuring information in the field of economy, business, commerce and employment; software for establishing system for rating export and markets by processing foreign trade statistical data from databanks; all the above stated of French origin ] |
| Goods and Services | [ Printed matter, namely, newspapers, publications in the nature of periodicals, magazines, journals, books, catalogs, brochures and newsletters on economy, business, commerce and employment; bookbinding material; photographs; stationery; writing or drawing books; notepads; notebooks; pens and pen refills; pen holders; pencils; pencil sharpeners; binders, document folders; labels, not of textile; letter trays; bookends; adhesive glues for stationery or household purposes; stickers and transfers decalcomanias; paintbrushes; drawing pads; typewriters; ] instructional or teaching material, namely, newspapers, publications in the nature of periodicals, magazines, journals, books, catalogs, brochures and newsletters on economy, business, commerce and employment [ ; printing type; printing blocks; articles made of paper or cardboard, namely, calendars, agendas, poster-bills and posters; Packaging containers of paper; plastic materials for packaging, namely, bags and sachet envelopes and sachet pouches; all the above stated of French origin ] |
| Goods and Services | Telecommunication services, namely, local and long distance transmission of [ voice, data, ] graphics and video by means of broadband [, copper and optical or wireless networks; transmission of news ] ; communications by computer terminals; [ radio, telegraph and telephone communications; sending and transmission of telegrams; broadcasting of radio and television programs; electronic and telematic sending of information; facsimile transmission; communication and television via cable and satellite; ] computer-aided transmission of images and messages; transmission of data, sounds, images and texts via and on the Internet [ ; correspondence exchange services; rental of access time to computer databases and database server centers, to wireless networks, to telephone, mobile telephone, data communication networks, to global communication networks or private or restricted access networks, to a global communication server center, to private or restricted access networks ] |
| Pseudo Mark | BUSINESS FRANCE |
| Goods and Services | [ Insurance underwriting; banking services; online banking services; real estate consultation; provision of funds for hire purchase and for leasing; issuing of travelers' checks or credit cards; real estate estimates; financial management; real estate services, namely, rental, brokerage, leasing and management of commercial property, offices and office space; financing services; financial analysis; raising or investing capital; financial consultancy; financial evaluation for the insurance, banking and real estate industries; fund investment ] |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) blue, white, red, black and gray is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Advertising; [ business management assistance; assistance and advice regarding business organization and management; business management; business administration; providing office functions; arranging newspaper subscription services for others; ] promotion of French companies abroad; promotion of business exhibitions organized abroad; coordinating commercial and advertising actions for preparing and promoting the international development of French companies; [ partnership consulting in economic and business fields; ] organization of exhibitions, trade fairs for commercial or advertising purposes; [ market research; ] searching and matching industrial partners; [ advice provided to companies with regard to quality, management, vocational training, personnel recruitment and management and company management; business inquiries or information; accounting services; document reproduction; commercial information agencies; personnel recruitment services; personnel placement services; providing companies with volunteers for companies abroad; computerized file management; compilation of information into computer databases; operation of commercial and/or advertising databases for others; ] organization of industrial meetings as part of development programs of French companies |
| Goods and Services | [ Legal services; legal research services; providing legal research in the field of economy, business, commerce and employment providing legal information including those provided online; consultancy and professional assistance relating to legal matters ] |
| Disclaimer with Predetermined Text | "BUSINESS FRANCE" |
| Goods and Services | [ Research and development of new products for others; ] planning for the construction of exhibition stands [ ; creation and maintenance of web sites for others; Internet site hosting for others; design and development of virtual and interactive images; scientific and industrial technical research relating to new information technologies, to computer and communication networks, to virtual and interactive images and communication; database design; technical support services, namely, remote administration and management of in-house and hosted datacenter devices, databases and software applications; remote computer data management services; conversion of computer programs and data; conversion of documents from a physical medium to an electronic medium ] |
| International Class | 009 - 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 Codes | 021, 023, 026, 036, 038 |
| Class Status Code | G - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Friday, March 10, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| 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, November 9, 2015 |
| Primary Code | 016 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, November 9, 2015 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 036 - Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | G - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Friday, March 10, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 036 |
| 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 | Monday, November 9, 2015 |
| 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 | Monday, November 9, 2015 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 042 - 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 Codes | 100, 101 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, November 9, 2015 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 045 - Legal services; security services for the protection of property and individuals; personal and social services rendered by others to meet the needs of individuals. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101 |
| Class Status Code | G - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Friday, March 10, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 045 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | BUSINESS FRANCE |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | PARIS 75014 FR |
| Party Name | BUSINESS FRANCE |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | FR |
| Party Name | BUSINESS FRANCE |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | FR |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Monday, December 18, 2023 | PARTIAL INVALIDATION PROCESSED BY THE IB |
| Wednesday, November 15, 2023 | PARTIAL INVALIDATION OF REG EXT PROTECTION SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, November 15, 2023 | INVALIDATION PROCESSED |
| Friday, November 10, 2023 | PARTIAL INVALIDATION OF REG EXT PROTECTION CREATED |
| Friday, March 10, 2023 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 71 & 15 - E-MAILED |
| Friday, March 10, 2023 | REGISTERED - PARTIAL SEC. 71 ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. |
| Friday, March 10, 2023 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Tuesday, September 6, 2022 | TEAS SECTION 71 & 15 RECEIVED |
| Sunday, June 19, 2022 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |
| Friday, January 6, 2017 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Monday, December 19, 2016 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB |
| Monday, December 19, 2016 | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED |
| Tuesday, December 6, 2016 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, September 6, 2016 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Friday, July 15, 2016 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION - PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, June 21, 2016 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Wednesday, June 1, 2016 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, June 1, 2016 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, June 1, 2016 | NOTICE OF PUBLICATION |
| Friday, May 13, 2016 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, May 10, 2016 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, May 10, 2016 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, May 10, 2016 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Friday, December 11, 2015 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Monday, November 23, 2015 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Monday, November 23, 2015 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Friday, November 20, 2015 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Thursday, November 19, 2015 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Friday, November 13, 2015 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Monday, November 9, 2015 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Monday, November 9, 2015 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, November 6, 2015 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |