| Serial Number | 98311212 |
| Word Mark | CLINCH |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, December 12, 2023 |
| Status | 661 - RESPONSE AFTER NON-FINAL ACTION - ENTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, November 12, 2024 |
| 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 | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Goods and Services | Arranging of contests; Conducting of entertainment events in the nature of sports events, tailgating party events, pick-up sports tournaments, musical performances rendered live and recorded for the purpose of distribution through distribution media, apparel showcases being fashion shows, and pop-up social entertainment events; Encouraging amateur sports and physical education by organizing, sanctioning, conducting, regulating and governing amateur athletic programs and activities; 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 media production services for the internet; Entertainment services in the nature of development, creation, production and post-production services of multimedia entertainment content; Entertainment services in the nature of fantasy sports contests; Entertainment services in the nature of fantasy sports leagues; Entertainment services in the nature of production of live events for parties and special events for social entertainment purposes; Entertainment services, namely, conducting live-action alternate reality games; 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, organizing and conducting an array of athletic events rendered live and recorded for the purpose of distribution through broadcast media; Entertainment services, namely, providing on-line, non-downloadable virtual clothing, subscriptions, 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 services, namely, storytelling; 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; Film and video production consulting services; Media production services, namely, video and film production; Organization of social entertainment events; Organization of sporting competitions and events in the field of football; Production and distribution of videos in the field of sports and entertainment; Production of podcasts; 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 online interviews featuring athletes, celebrities, social media influencers, digital content creators, and entertainers in the field of sports and entertainment for entertainment purposes; Providing sports information; Providing sports news; Special event planning for social entertainment purposes; Video editing; Video production; Video production services; Video recording services |
| 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 application software for mobile phones, namely, software for providing access to information in the field of sports and entertainment news, gaming, and e-commerce; 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 computer software featuring digital trading cards; Downloadable computer software for wireless content delivery; 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 magazines in the field of sports and entertainment; Downloadable multiplayer video game software; Downloadable computer game software |
| Goods and Services | Broadcasting services and provision of telecommunication access to video and audio content provided via a video-on-demand service via the Internet; Computer-aided transmission of messages; Electronic transmission and streaming of digital media content for others via global and local computer networks; Providing on-line chat rooms and electronic bulletin boards for transmission of messages among users in the field of general interest; Radio program broadcasting; Streaming of video and audio material on the Internet; Streaming of audio, video, and audiovisual material on the Internet; Telecommunications services, namely, wireless telephony and wireless broadband communications services for the transmission of voice and data; Transmission of news; Transmission of sound and vision via satellite or interactive multimedia networks; Transmission of sound, picture and data signals; Transmission of sound, video and information; Video broadcasting services over the Internet or other communications network featuring the uploaded, posted and tagged videos of others; Video broadcasting services over the Internet or other communications network, namely, electronically transmitting video clips; Webcasting services |
| Goods and Services | Ad serving, namely, placing advertisements on websites for others using specialized computer software; 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; Advertisement for others on the Internet; Advertising agency specializing in the development and execution of word of mouth, viral, buzz and experiential marketing programs; Advertising analysis; Advertising and business management consultancy; Advertising and marketing services provided by means of indirect methods of marketing communications, namely, social media, search engine marketing, inquiry marketing, internet marketing, mobile marketing, blogging and other forms of passive, sharable or viral communications channels; Advertising, including promotion of products and services of third parties through sponsoring arrangements and licence agreements relating to international sports' events; Advertising, marketing and promotion services; Affiliate marketing; Analyzing and compiling business data; Branding services, namely, consulting, development, management and marketing of brands for businesses and/or individuals; Business marketing consulting services; Developing promotional campaigns for business; Development of advertising concepts; Development of marketing concepts; Marketing advisory services; Marketing advisory services in the field of sports and entertainment; Marketing consulting; Marketing services; Marketing services in the nature of promotion of third-party goods and services by brand ambassadors; Marketing services in the nature of promotion of third-party goods and services by social media influencers; Marketing services, namely, promoting or advertising the goods and services of others; Online advertising services; Organisation of exhibitions and events for commercial or advertising purposes; Organization of events, exhibitions, fairs and shows for commercial, promotional and advertising purposes; 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; Promoting the goods and services of others through influencers; Promotion of goods and services through sponsorship of sports events; Promotional services, namely, guerrilla marketing services; 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; Social media strategy and marketing consultancy focusing on helping clients create and extend their product and brand strategies by building virally engaging marketing solutions; Special event planning for commercial, promotional or advertising purposes; Targeted marketing services; none of the foregoing being for purposes of personnel recruitment for others |
| Goods and Services | Graphic design of internet advertising; Providing a web hosting platform for registered users for the purpose of providing news and education about sports and entertainment, event planning and hosting, and providing virtual contests, games, and events in the field of sports and entertainment; Providing a website that gives computer users the ability to access information in the field of reliable sports and entertainment news and product deals, discounts, and prizes; Providing a website that gives users the ability to review various print, photographic, graphic image, and audio and video content and utilize a custom template to provide input, likes, dislikes, edits, changes, modifications, opinions, suggestions, and comments; Providing graphic and multimedia design services for the purpose of promoting the goods and services of others; Providing online non-downloadable software for playing games |
| 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, December 11, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 038 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| 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 |
| 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, December 11, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| 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 |