| Serial Number | 98311212 |
| Word Mark | CLINCH |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, December 12, 2023 |
| Status | 686 - PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Status Date | Tuesday, May 20, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, May 20, 2025 |
| Goods and Services | Entertainment and educational services in the nature of on-line competitions in the field of entertainment, education, culture, sports, and other non-business and non-commercial fields; Entertainment in the nature of providing an informational and entertainment website in the fields of celebrity gossip, entertainment, sports and fitness; Entertainment services in the nature of fantasy sports contests; Entertainment services, namely, contest and incentive award programs designed to reward program participants who engage in sports prediction contests and also refer others to participate; Entertainment services, namely, providing on-line, non-downloadable virtual clothing, consumer electronics, food and beverages, travel, entertainment event tickets, sports equipment, cosmetics and wellness products, and memorabilia for use in virtual environments created for entertainment purposes; Entertainment services, namely, providing video podcasts in the field of sports and entertainment; Entertainment, namely, a continuing sports news and entertainment show broadcast over the Internet, namely, via social media platforms, streaming video, and podcasts; Entertainment in the nature of multimedia entertainment content featuring content sourced by users and by professionals relating to sports and entertainment; Entertainment in the nature of production of multimedia entertainment content, namely, podcasts relating to sports and entertainment; Providing a web site featuring sporting information; Providing a web site that provides sports league player statistics; Providing an Internet sports news portal featuring links to sports news stories and articles in the field of sports; Providing an Internet website portal featuring entertainment news and information specifically in the field of sports and entertainment; Providing entertainment news and information specifically in the field of sports and entertainment via a website; Providing information relating to organizing community sporting and cultural activities, contests and games; Providing information relating to sports and sporting events; Providing news and information in the field of sports; Providing sports information; Providing sports news; Special event planning for social entertainment purposes” |
| Goods and Services | Computer game programmes downloadable via the Internet; Computer game software downloadable from a global computer network; Computer games programmes downloaded via the internet; Downloadable computer game instruction manuals; Downloadable computer game programs; Downloadable computer game software featuring virtual goods, namely, clothing, headwear, footwear, sports equipment, consumer electronics, furniture, and clothing accessories for use in online virtual worlds; Downloadable computer game software for use on mobile and cellular phones; Downloadable computer game software for virtual environments; Downloadable computer game software via a global computer network and wireless devices; Downloadable electronic game software; Downloadable games that accept virtual or monetary wagers sold as a feature of downloadable game software; Downloadable interactive game programs; Downloadable interactive multimedia computer game programs; Downloadable multiplayer video game software; Downloadable computer game software |
| Goods and Services | Ad serving, namely, placing advertisements on websites for others using specialized computer software in the field of sports and entertainment; Administration of a consumer membership program for enabling participants to receive product samples and discounts in the field of clothing, consumer electronics, food and beverages, travel, entertainment event tickets, sports equipment, cosmetics and wellness products, and sports memorabilia; Advertising, including promotion of products and services of third parties through sponsoring arrangements, affiliate marketing, and license agreements relating to domestic and international sports events and products; Branding services, namely, consulting, development, management and marketing of brands for businesses and/or individuals in the field of sports and entertainment; Marketing advisory services in the field of sports and entertainment; Promoting sports competitions and events of others; Promoting the charitable services of others, namely, providing individuals with information about various charities for the purpose of making donations to charities; Promoting the goods and services of others by arranging for sponsors to affiliate their goods and services with sports and entertainment events; Promoting the goods and services of others by distributing coupons; Promotion of goods and services through sponsorship of in-person and virtual sports events; Providing a web site that provides sports league management; Providing incentive award programs for customers through the issuance and processing of loyalty coupons for frequent use of participating businesses; Providing incentive award programs through issuance and processing of loyalty points for purchase of a company's goods and services; Sample distribution |
| 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 | Monday, December 11, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| 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, December 11, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| 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, December 11, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Clinch Sports, Inc. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Bannockburn, IL 60015 |
| Party Name | Clinch Sports, Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Bannockburn, IL 60015 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Tuesday, December 12, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Saturday, March 16, 2024 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Thursday, July 11, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, August 13, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, August 13, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, August 13, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, November 12, 2024 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, November 12, 2024 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, November 12, 2024 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Sunday, January 26, 2025 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Sunday, January 26, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Sunday, January 26, 2025 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Sunday, April 20, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Sunday, April 20, 2025 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Sunday, April 20, 2025 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Sunday, April 20, 2025 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Sunday, April 20, 2025 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, May 14, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |