FOND DU LAC NAH-GAH-CHI-WA-NONG RESERVATION ESTABLISHED BY TREATY OF 1854 CLOQUET • BROOKSTON • SAWYER Trademark
Trademark Overview
On Tuesday, February 25, 2025, a trademark application was filed for FOND DU LAC NAH-GAH-CHI-WA-NONG RESERVATION ESTABLISHED BY TREATY OF 1854 CLOQUET • BROOKSTON • SAWYER with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the FOND DU LAC NAH-GAH-CHI-WA-NONG RESERVATION ESTABLISHED BY TREATY OF 1854 CLOQUET • BROOKSTON • SAWYER trademark a serial number of 99055510. The federal status of this trademark filing is EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT/PRIORITY ACTION MAILED as of Tuesday, September 16, 2025. This trademark is owned by Fond du Lac Band of Chippewa. The FOND DU LAC NAH-GAH-CHI-WA-NONG RESERVATION ESTABLISHED BY TREATY OF 1854 CLOQUET • BROOKSTON • SAWYER trademark is filed in the Personal, Legal & Social Services, Construction & Repair Services, and Transportation & Storage Services categories with the following description:
Utility services, namely, providing water and sewer services to residents
Construction of roads and municipal infrastructure facilities
Legal administration of licences; Legal services in the nature of judicial services provided by a tribal court
General Information
| Serial Number | 99055510 |
| Word Mark | FOND DU LAC NAH-GAH-CHI-WA-NONG RESERVATION ESTABLISHED BY TREATY OF 1854 CLOQUET • BROOKSTON • SAWYER |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, February 25, 2025 |
| Status | 656 - EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT/PRIORITY ACTION MAILED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, September 16, 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 | NOT AVAILABLE |
Trademark Statements
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of concentric circles with the outer circle outlined in black, a thinner white circle inside and the next circle with an upper half in the color blue containing the words "NAH-GAH-CHI-WA-NONG" appearing in white and outlined in black, and the lower half of the circle appearing in the color green and containing the word "RESERVATION" in white and outlined in black with a black and white feather design appearing to the right and left of the term. The design of a native hair tie in the colors black and white appear on the left and right of the side of the blue and green circle. The inner circle is divided into quarters and outlined in black. The top quarter is white, the left quarter appears in black with the words "ESTABLISHED BY" in white below a feather design in the colors white and black, the bottom quarter appears in yellow, with the words "CLOQUET", "BROOKSTON" and "SAWYER" in the color black appearing between black raised periods. The right quarter is in red and contains the black wording "TREATY OF 1854" below the design of a feather in black and white. The design of a grey arrowhead outlined in yellow and with small yellow flame designs surrounding the arrowhead appears at the center of the design. A design comprised of two white intersecting circular designs appears inside the arrowhead design. Inside the top circular design appears a representation of the Fond Du Lac reservation in yellow and outlined in black and containing three black five-pointed stars. Inside the lower circular design appears the wording "FOND DU LAC" in the color yellow and outlined in black. |
| Pseudo Mark | FOND DU LAC NAH GAH CHI WA NONG RESERVATION ESTABLISHED BY TREATY OF EIGHTEEN FIFTY FOUR CLOQUET BROOKSTON SAWYER |
| Goods and Services | Utility services, namely, providing water and sewer services to residents |
| Pseudo Mark | FOND DU LAC NAH GAH CHI WA NONGRESERVATION ESTABLISHED BY TREATY OF ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY FOUR CLOQUET BROOKSTON SAWYER |
| Pseudo Mark | FOND DU LAC NAH GAH CHI WA NONG RESERVATION ESTABLISHED BY TREATY OF ONE EIGHT FIVE FOUR CLOQUET BROOKSTON SAWYER |
| Goods and Services | Construction of roads and municipal infrastructure facilities |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The colors green, black, red, yellow, blue, grey and white are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Legal administration of licences; Legal services in the nature of judicial services provided by a tribal court |
| NOT AVAILABLE | No claim is made to the exclusive right to use the wording "ESTABLISHED BY", "TREATY OF 1854", "CLOQUET", "BROOKSTON", "SAWYER", "RESERVATION" and THE PICTORAL REPRESENTATION OF THE MAP OF THE FOND DU LAC INDIAN RESERVATION apart from the mark as shown. |
| Translation of Words in Mark | The English translation of the Ojibwemowin wording "NAH-GAH-CHI-WA-NONG" in the mark is "where the water stops" or "where the water stops flowing down" and the English translation of the French wording "FOND DU LAC" is "bottom of the lake." |
Classification Information
| 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 | Tuesday, February 25, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 045 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Friday, November 30, 1979 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Friday, November 30, 1979 |
| International Class | 037 - Building construction; repair; installation services. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 103, 106 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, February 25, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 037 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Friday, November 30, 1979 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Friday, November 30, 1979 |
| International Class | 039 - Transport; packaging and storage of goods; travel arrangement. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 105 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, February 25, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 039 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Friday, November 30, 1979 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Friday, November 30, 1979 |
Trademark Owner History
| Party Name | Fond du Lac Band of Chippewa |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 48 - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Address | Cloquet, MN 55720 |
Trademark Events
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Tuesday, February 25, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Monday, June 30, 2025 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Monday, June 30, 2025 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Monday, June 30, 2025 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Tuesday, February 25, 2025 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Sunday, August 24, 2025 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Sunday, August 24, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT AND/OR PRIORITY ACTION - COMPLETED |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT/PRIORITY ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT/PRIORITY ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | COMBINED EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT/PRIORITY ACTION AUTOMATIC ENTRY |
| Monday, August 25, 2025 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Monday, August 25, 2025 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
