| Serial Number | 79445087 |
| Word Mark | HOBONICHI |
| Filing Date | Monday, August 25, 2025 |
| Status | 640 - NON-FINAL ACTION COUNTED - NOT MAILED |
| Status Date | Sunday, March 22, 2026 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 5 - Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Stylized form |
| Published for Opposition Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Goods and Services | Apparatus for reproducing sound, images and data in the shape of the globe with identification label readable by mobile terminal devices; video frequency amplifiers in the shape of a globe with an identification label carrying magnetically, optically, or electronically recorded or encoded information; telecommunications apparatus and instruments; video frequency amplifiers; downloadable computer programs used to teach history and geography; downloadable computer programs for mobile phones used to teach history and geography; downloadable computer game programs; downloadable computer game programs for mobile phones and computers; measuring or testing machines and instruments, namely, distance measuring apparatus; computer software; application software; downloadable computer game programs for arcade video game machines; downloadable consumer video game programs; electronic circuits and CD-ROMs recorded with downloadable computer game programs for hand-held games with liquid crystal displays; phonograph records featuring music and educational information in the fields of history and geography and music; downloadable music files; periodically-issued downloadable music files; storage media recorded with sound, images, videos and textual information, namely, pre-recorded CD-ROMS featuring music and educational information in the fields of history and geography; downloadable image files containing geographic maps and educational information in the fields of history and geography; recorded video discs and video tapes featuring music and educational information in the fields of history and geography; downloadable game character images; periodically-issued downloadable image files featuring geographic maps and educational information in the fields of history and geography; exposed cinematographic films; exposed slide films; slide film mounts; electronic publications, namely, downloadable magazines, textbooks, and e-books in the field of geography, also featuring educational information in the field of history; periodically-issued electronic publications, namely, downloadable magazines, textbooks, and e-books in the field of geography, also featuring educational information in the fields of geography and science; straps for mobile phones; eyeglasses; goggles for sports; contact lenses; sunglasses; DVD players; digital cameras; personal digital assistants in the shape of a watch; smartphones; selfie sticks; covers for smartphones; cases for smartphones; protective films adapted for smartphones; downloadable computer application programs for smartphones used for teaching geography and history; notebook computer cooling pads; eyeglass cases; sports glasses; downloadable electronic publications in the nature of magazines in the field of geography and history; downloadable electronic game software; downloadable electronic game programs; battery chargers; smartphone battery chargers; wireless chargers; electric charging cables; solar-powered battery chargers; portable power chargers; USB chargers; wireless charging pads for smartphones; portable batteries; batteries for smartphones; batteries for computers; batteries for laptop computers; batteries for digital cameras; battery adapters; battery cases; battery cables; battery jump starters; battery terminals; battery packs; battery chargers for tablet computers; batteries and cells; solar batteries; electronic card readers sold as a component of hand-held games with liquid crystal displays |
| Goods and Services | Horseshoes; leather and fur, unworked or semi-worked; packaging containers of leather for personal use; clothing for domestic pets; pet leads, namely, leashes for animals; harness for animals; bags, namely, Boston bags; ruck sacks; bags with wireless charging function; pouches of textile and leather; money pouches of leather and textile; key cases; bags for campers; carry-on bags for campers; kit bags; backpacks; rucksacks; all-purpose carrying bags; kori wicker trunks; card cases [notecases]; key cases; clutch bags; suitcases; handbags; wallets; commutation-ticket holders; business card cases; waist pouches; key pouches; leather pouches; felt pouches; pouches for personal items not for cosmetics and cosmetic utensils; tool bags sold empty; umbrellas; parasols [sun umbrellas]; walking sticks; canes; metal parts of canes and walking-sticks; cane handles; saddlery; trunks; straps for luggage; vanity cases, not fitted |
| Goods and Services | Clothing, namely, dresses, undergarments, leg warmers, pants, tank tops, shirts, sweatshirts, sweaters, turtlenecks, skirts, coats, scarves, bandanas and tee-shirts; pajamas; tee-shirts; polo shirts; hats; caps; garters; sock suspenders; trouser straps; waistbands; belts; footwear; masquerade costumes; footwear for sports, namely, athletic shoes; clothes for sports, other than clothes for water sports |
| 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; 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 calendars; calendars with whiteboard surfaces; writable monthly schedule whiteboards; dry erase writing boards; 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; passbook cases |
| 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; promoting the goods and services of others through the administration of sales and promotional incentive schemes involving trading stamps; business management analysis or business consultancy; market surveys; provision of business information concerning commercial sales; business management of hotels; job placement; conducting of auction sales; import-export agency services; arranging newspaper subscriptions for others; providing business information about newspaper articles on the internet being news clipping services; providing business information about newspaper articles being news clipping services; copying of documents; office functions in the nature of filing of documents or magnetic tapes; compilation of information into computer databases; providing business assistance to others in the operation of data processing apparatus namely, computers, typewriters, telex machines and other similar office machines; leasing of copying machines; providing employment information; 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 for bags and pouches; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring personal articles; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring food and beverages; retail services or wholesale services for liquor; retail services or wholesale services for meat; retail services or wholesale services for sea food; retail services or wholesale services for vegetables and fruits; retail services or wholesale services for confectionery, bread and buns; retail services or wholesale services for rice and cereals; retail services or wholesale services for milk; retail services or wholesale services for carbonated drinks [refreshing beverages] and non-alcoholic fruit juice beverages; retail services or wholesale services for tea, coffee and cocoa; retail services or wholesale services for processed food; retail services or wholesale services for furniture; 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 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 services or wholesale services for foodstuffs, beverages or food for domestic pets; retail services or wholesale services for toys, carriers, tying tools, carrying cases, clothing, ornaments or litter trays for domestic pets; 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 services or wholesale services for battery chargers; retail services or wholesale services for beddings; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring tents for mountaineering or camping |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color navy blue is claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Electronic learning toys in the shape of the globe with an identification label carrying magnetically, optically, or electronically recorded or encoded information, sold as a unit; toy figures in the shape of the globe with an identification label carrying magnetically, optically, or electronically recorded or encoded information, sold as a unit; vinyl toy figures in the shape of the globe with an identification label carrying magnetically, optically, or electronically recorded or encoded information, sold as a unit; games, toys and playthings; dolls; hand-held games with liquid crystal displays; metal toys, namely, toy figures; wooden or bamboo toys, namely, toy figures; paper toys, namely, paper airplanes and paper dolls; plush toys; stuffed toys; plastic toys, namely, toy figures; rubber toys, namely, toy figures; amusement game machines and apparatus for use in amusement parks, namely, coin-operated amusement machines; arcade video game machines; arcade video game machines operated by magnetic cards; parts and accessories for arcade video game machines operated by magnetic cards; toys for domestic pets; printed lottery tickets; Go games, namely, Go board games; Japanese chess (shogi games); uta-garuta playing cards, namely, Karuta playing cards (Japanese card game); dice; sugoroku board games; cups for dice; Chinese checkers games; chess games; checkers games; conjuring apparatus, namely, magic tricks; dominoes; playing cards; Japanese playing cards (hanafuda) and ordinary playing cards; mah-jong; game machines and apparatus, namely, video game machines and handheld controllers for video game machines; billiard equipment; pachinkos and their parts and accessories, namely, balls; pachinko slot machines and their parts and accessories, namely, balls; sports equipment, namely, fishing rods; playground balls; balls for playing soccer; balls for sports; fishing tackle |
| Goods and Services | Educational and instruction services, namely, conducting classes in the fields of arts, crafts, sports and general knowledge in the nature of current events news; arranging, conducting and organization of seminars in the fields of arts, crafts, sports and general knowledge in the nature of current events news; providing on-line non-downloadable electronic publications in the nature of textbooks in the field of arts, crafts, sports and general knowledge in the nature of current events news; providing web magazines, not downloadable; reference libraries of literature and documentary records; book rental; publication of books; arranging, conducting and organization, namely, planning arrangement of showing movies, shows, plays or musical performances; movie theatre presentations, namely, movie showing; providing films, videos, images or text information via telecommunication networks; presentation of live show performances; direction or presentation of plays; presentation of musical performances; providing music and sound utilizing communication line, namely, distribution of sound and music video recordings; production of radio or television programs; videotape production, namely, production of videotape film in the field of education, culture, entertainment or sports, not for movies or television programs and not for advertising or publicity; direction of making radio and television programs; operation of video and audio equipment for production of radio and television programs; arranging, conducting and organization of sports competitions; organization of entertainment events, namely, entertainment services in the nature of organizing social entertainment events in the field of education, cooking, music, arts, crafts, sports, geography and history; arranging, conducting and organization of game tournament, namely, online gaming services in the nature of computer game tournaments and live sports game tournaments; providing audio or video studio services, namely, audio and video recording services; games equipment rental; toy rental; rental of amusement machines and apparatus; rental of image-recorded magnetic tapes; providing amusement facilities; electronic games services provided by means of the Internet or other communication network; on-line game services, namely, providing an on-line computer game; virtual reality game services provided on-line from a computer network; gaming services, namely, online gaming services in the nature of computer game tournaments and on-line virtual reality game tournaments at amusement parks; virtual reality arcade services; providing facilities for movies, shows, plays, music or educational training; booking of seats for shows; rental of records or sound-recorded magnetic tapes; arranging, conducting and organization of events, namely, arranging, organizing, conducting, and hosting social entertainment events, excluding movies, shows, plays, musical performances, sports, horse races, bicycle races, boat races and auto races; art exhibition services; rental of magnetic tapes, magnetic cards, magnetic sheets, magnetic disks, optical discs and electronic circuits recorded with images or text information of newspapers, magazines, books, maps, drawings and pictures; providing online images, films, videos, music, audio and text information, not downloadable; photography; entertainment information; providing information in the field of entertainment |
| 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, March 20, 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 | Friday, March 20, 2026 |
| Primary Code | 016 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 018 - Leather and imitations of leather, and goods made of these materials and not included in other classes; animal skins, hides; trunks and traveling bags; umbrellas, parasols and walking sticks; whips, harness and saddlery. |
| US Class Codes | 001, 002, 003, 022, 041 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, March 20, 2026 |
| Primary Code | 018 |
| 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 | Friday, March 20, 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 | Friday, March 20, 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 | Friday, March 20, 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 | Friday, March 20, 2026 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| 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, March 5, 2026 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Friday, March 20, 2026 | LIMITATION FROM ORIGINAL APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Friday, March 20, 2026 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, March 20, 2026 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Saturday, March 21, 2026 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Sunday, March 22, 2026 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Monday, March 23, 2026 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Thursday, April 2, 2026 | CORRECTION TRANSACTION RECEIVED FROM IB |