CIRCLE Trademark
Trademark Overview
On Tuesday, July 11, 2023, a trademark application was filed for CIRCLE with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the CIRCLE trademark a serial number of 98080318. The federal status of this trademark filing is FIRST EXTENSION - GRANTED as of Tuesday, June 25, 2024. This trademark is owned by Target Brands, Inc.. The CIRCLE trademark is filed in the Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products, Paper & Printed Material Products, Education & Entertainment Services, Personal, and Legal & Social Services categories with the following description:
Entertainment services, namely, conducting contest and incentive award programs designed to reward program participants who engage in contests and sweepstakes featuring virtual scavenger hunts, virtual Easter egg hunts, and online electronic games; educational training services to gain financial knowledge, namely, conducting classes, seminars, workshops and educational conferences in the field of improving business skills and job skills training
Magnetically encoded loyalty reward identity cards
Non-magnetically encoded loyalty reward identity cards
Online social networking services
General Information
| Serial Number | 98080318 |
| Word Mark | CIRCLE |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, July 11, 2023 |
| Status | 730 - FIRST EXTENSION - GRANTED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, June 25, 2024 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, October 31, 2023 |
Trademark Statements
| Goods and Services | Entertainment services, namely, conducting contest and incentive award programs designed to reward program participants who engage in contests and sweepstakes featuring virtual scavenger hunts, virtual Easter egg hunts, and online electronic games; educational training services to gain financial knowledge, namely, conducting classes, seminars, workshops and educational conferences in the field of improving business skills and job skills training |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of concentric circles representing a target or bullseye design to the left of the stylized word CIRCLE, all in the color red. The outer ring and center circle of the design are in the color red and the word "circle" is in the color red. The color white in the design represents a transparent area and is not part of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Magnetically encoded loyalty reward identity cards |
| Goods and Services | Non-magnetically encoded loyalty reward identity cards |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) red is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Online social networking services |
Classification Information
| 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 | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, August 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 | Thursday, August 10, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 016 |
| 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 | Thursday, August 10, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| 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 | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, August 10, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 045 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
Trademark Owner History
| Party Name | Target Brands, Inc. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Minneapolis, MN 55403 |
| Party Name | Target Brands, Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Minneapolis, MN 55403 |
Trademark Events
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Friday, July 14, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Thursday, August 10, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, August 11, 2023 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, September 26, 2023 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Thursday, September 28, 2023 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, October 11, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, December 26, 2023 | NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |
| Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | SOU TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF EXTENSION REQUEST E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | SOU EXTENSION 1 FILED |
| Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | SOU EXTENSION 1 GRANTED |
| Monday, December 23, 2024 | SOU TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED |
