| Serial Number | 99806603 |
| Word Mark | ESSENCE HBCU KICKOFF CLASSIC |
| Filing Date | Wednesday, May 6, 2026 |
| Status | 630 - NEW APPLICATION - RECORD INITIALIZED NOT ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Status Date | Wednesday, May 6, 2026 |
| 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 | Printed publications, namely, programs and in the fields of college football, HBCU traditions, and fan and community experiences; Printed posters |
| Goods and Services | Clothing, namely, t-shirts, shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, hats, and caps associated with college football and HBCUs |
| Pseudo Mark | ESSENCE HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES KICKOFF CLASSIC |
| Goods and Services | Online retail store services featuring clothing, headwear sporting goods, and consumer merchandise associated with college football and HBCU events |
| Goods and Services | Organizing community football events; Organization of sporting competitions and events in the field of football; Entertainment services in the nature of college athletes from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) competing in football games; Entertainment services, namely, organizing and conducting an array of athletic events rendered live and recorded for the purpose of distribution through broadcast media; Providing online non-downloadable videos in the field of HBCU football games via a website; Providing a website featuring non-downloadable videos in the field of HBCU football games |
| Goods and Services | Downloadable audio and video recordings featuring college football games and sporting events associated with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and related cultural and entertainment programming; Downloadable video recordings featuring college football games and sporting events associated with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and related cultural and entertainment programming; Downloadable electronic publications in the nature of articles, guides, and programs featuring information in the field of college football, HBCU traditions, and related cultural activities |
| Pseudo Mark | ESSENCE HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES KICK OFF CLASSIC |
| Pseudo Mark | ESSENCE HBCU KICK OFF CLASSIC |
| Goods and Services | Footballs; Sport ball; Toy models; Toy figures; Collectable toy figures; Modeled plastic toy figurines; Miniature toy sports games |
| 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 | Wednesday, May 6, 2026 |
| 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 | Wednesday, May 6, 2026 |
| Primary Code | 016 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 025 - Clothing, footwear, headgear. |
| US Class Codes | 022, 039 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, May 6, 2026 |
| Primary Code | 025 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 028 - Games and playthings; gymnastic and sporting articles not included in other classes; decorations for Christmas trees. |
| US Class Codes | 022, 023, 038, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, May 6, 2026 |
| Primary Code | 028 |
| 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 | Wednesday, May 6, 2026 |
| 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 | Wednesday, May 6, 2026 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | ESSENCE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | Brooklyn, NY 11232 US |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Wednesday, May 6, 2026 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Wednesday, May 6, 2026 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |