| Serial Number | 79403920 |
| Word Mark | HOBO |
| Filing Date | Friday, March 15, 2024 |
| Status | 653 - SUSPENSION LETTER - MAILED |
| Status Date | Wednesday, October 22, 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 |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of a navy blue rectangle housing the navy blue word "HOBO" in stylized form next to an Asian character pronounced as "NICHI" in navy blue. The white in the drawing represents background or transparent areas and is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Advertising services; internet advertising services; advertising planning services, namely, organization and production of advertising materials; providing information relating to advertising planning and production of advertising materials on web sites; organisation of exhibitions and trade fairs for promotional purposes; planning and conducting of trade fairs, exhibitions and presentations for advertising purposes; providing information relating to advertising, business management and administration and office functions, including on-line; providing commercial information and advice for consumers in the choice of products and services; providing advertising space on the internet and information relating thereto; rental of all publicity and marketing presentation materials; business management analysis or business consultancy; marketing research or analysis services; provision of business information concerning commercial sales; business management; conducting of auction sales; providing business information about newspaper articles on the internet being news clipping services; providing business information about newspaper articles being news clipping services; office functions in the nature of filing of documents or magnetic tapes; compilation of information into computer databases; retail store services and wholesale store services for woven fabrics and bedding; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring clothing; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring diapers; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring footwear; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring personal articles; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring food and beverages; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring joinery fittings; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring tatami mats; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring bicycles; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring ritual equipment; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring electrical machinery and apparatus; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring mobile phone straps; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring bladed or pointed hand tools, hand tools and metal hardware; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring kitchen equipment, cleaning tools and washing utensils; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring tableware; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary preparations and medical supplies; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring cosmetics, toiletries, dentifrices, soaps and detergents; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring agricultural machines, implements and supplies; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring natural flowers and trees; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring printed matter; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring electronic publications; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring paper and stationery; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring sports goods; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring toys, dolls, game machines and apparatus; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring musical instruments and records; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring semi-wrought precious stones and their imitations; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring clocks, watches and spectacles; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring domestic pets; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring prerecorded dvds; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring terrestrial globes; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring medical supplies for domestic pets; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring deodorant air fresheners; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring audio amplifiers; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring tents for mountaineering or camping |
| NOT AVAILABLE | The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to NICHI and this means DAY in English. |
| Goods and Services | Stationery, namely, printed diaries, paper gift cards being stationery, printed post cards, printed birthday cards; writing materials, namely, writing paper; printed day planners; paper note books; printed notepads; file folders; underlays for writing paper in the nature of writing pads; book covers; leather book covers; appointment book covers; leather appointment book covers; paper note cards featuring geography materials; loose-leaf paper for appointment books; bookmarkers; sticky tags, namely, sticky notes in the nature of adhesive note pads; writing materials for appointment books, namely, writing paper; stickers; paintings and calligraphic works; pictures in the nature of printed artwork being drawings and photographs; print engravings; printed photographs; apparatus for mounting photographs; paper; paper for wrapping and packaging; cardboard; writing paper; garbage bags of paper for household use; garbage bags of plastics for household use; containers of paper for packaging; packaging boxes of cardboard; packaging boxes of paper; bags, namely, envelopes and pouches of paper for personal packaging; paper bags; terrestrial globes featuring paper bar code label readable by mobile terminal devices; printed teaching materials in the field of geography and history, in the shape of a globe with a paper bar code label readable by mobile terminal devices; stickers and seals being printed teaching materials in the field of geography and history, in the shape of a globe with a paper bar code label readable by mobile terminal devices; terrestrial globes; paper patterns, namely, printed patterns for making clothes or patterns for decoration; printed postcards; printed greeting cards; writing tablets; seals being stationery; masking tapes; ink stamps; blank paper note cards; educational materials for teaching purposes, namely, printed workbooks and textbooks in the fields of geography, science, history, cooking, and literary works; printed picture postcards; printed picture postcards; printed calendars; whiteboard calendars, namely, dry erase writing board calendars; printed magazines in the fields of education, geography, history, cooking or literary works; printed books in the fields of geography, history, cooking, recipes, knitting, picture books, photography, manga, literary works, children's stories, fictional stories, poetry, literary essays, and non-fiction history and geography topics; printed newspapers; printed picture books; printed comic books; printed cookery books; printed photo books in the field of photography; printed coloring books; printed magazines in the field of handicraft work; printed diaries; towels of paper; table napkins of paper; hand towels of paper; handkerchiefs of paper; food wrapping plastic film for household use |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) navy blue is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| 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 | Thursday, September 12, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 016 |
| 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 | Thursday, September 12, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Hobonichi Co., Ltd. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | JP |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, September 5, 2024 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Thursday, September 12, 2024 | LIMITATION FROM ORIGINAL APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Friday, September 13, 2024 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, September 13, 2024 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Wednesday, September 25, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Thursday, October 3, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Friday, October 4, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Wednesday, October 9, 2024 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Wednesday, October 9, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Saturday, November 9, 2024 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Wednesday, April 9, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, April 9, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, April 9, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Thursday, April 17, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Thursday, April 17, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, April 17, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, June 13, 2025 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Friday, June 13, 2025 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Friday, June 13, 2025 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Friday, October 17, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Friday, October 17, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, October 22, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, October 22, 2025 | SUSPENSION LETTER WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, October 22, 2025 | LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, October 22, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |