| Serial Number | 79429208 |
| Word Mark | DONKEY KONG BANANZA |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, June 3, 2025 |
| Status | 681 - PUBLICATION/ISSUE REVIEW COMPLETE |
| Status Date | Wednesday, December 24, 2025 |
| 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, January 13, 2026 |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The colors yellow, red, gray, black, blue, and purple are claimed as features of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Recorded electronic game programs; downloadable electronic game programs; recorded video game programs; downloadable video game programs; video game cartridges; memory cards for video game machines; cases for smartphones; covers for smartphones; holders adapted for cell phones and smartphones; recorded computer game software; downloadable computer game software for use on mobile and cellular phones; downloadable image files containing artwork, text, audio, videos featuring video games; downloadable video recordings featuring video games; downloadable music files; downloadable electronic publications, namely e-books featuring fiction stories, booklets, manuals and newsletters in the field of video games; headsets; earphones; cases for earphones; cases for headphones |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the words "DONKEY KONG" depicted in stylized red font with a yellow outline, with yellow stars appearing in the letters "O" of "DONKEY" and "KONG", positioned above the term "BANANZA" depicted in shades of yellow stylized font, positioned against a gray stone background that outlines the word "BANANZA". Black cracks appear on the word "BANANZA" and the gray stone background as part of the stylization. The bottoms of the word "BANANZA" and the gray stone background are depicted in a color gradient, from left to right, of shades of blue, shades of gray, and shades of purple. |
| 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 | Friday, August 8, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Nintendo of America Inc. |
| Party Type | 11 - New Owner Before Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | US |
| Party Name | Nintendo Co., Ltd. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | JP |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, July 31, 2025 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Friday, August 8, 2025 | LIMITATION FROM ORIGINAL APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Friday, August 8, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, August 8, 2025 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Tuesday, September 2, 2025 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Thursday, September 4, 2025 | CHANGE OF OWNER RECEIVED FROM IB |
| Friday, September 19, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Saturday, September 20, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Thursday, October 9, 2025 | TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED |
| Thursday, October 9, 2025 | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED |
| Thursday, October 9, 2025 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Thursday, October 9, 2025 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Thursday, November 20, 2025 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Friday, November 21, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Friday, November 28, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Friday, November 28, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, November 28, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, December 10, 2025 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, December 10, 2025 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, December 10, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, December 10, 2025 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Monday, December 15, 2025 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Thursday, December 18, 2025 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |