| Serial Number | 79407799 |
| Word Mark | ITF WORLD TENNIS ESPORTS |
| Filing Date | Thursday, March 21, 2024 |
| Status | 661 - RESPONSE AFTER NON-FINAL ACTION - ENTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, May 13, 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 |
| Goods and Services | Esports game and competition officiating; esports coaching; providing esports game and competition facilities; production of live esports game and competition events; organising of live esports game and competition events; conducting of live esports game and competition events; entertainment services relating to esports, namely, providing recognition and incentives by the way of awards to demonstrate excellence in the field of tennis esports; providing ticket reservation and booking information for esports events; provision of sports information relating to esports; production of television programs featuring e-sports events; ticket reservation and booking services for esports events; sports and entertainment ticket agency services; entertainment, namely, hosting social entertainment events; services and activities in the field of sports, culture, entertainment and recreation relating to sports, namely, arranging and conducting youth sports programs in the field of tennis; betting services and gambling services relating to sports; entertainment services, namely, providing games of chance via the Internet; entertainment services provided during sporting events or concerning sporting events, namely, live personality performances featuring interviews of sports players and coaches and commentary on sports games and competitions; adjudication in the field of sports being sports refereeing and officiating; timing of sports events; rental of sport game equipment, except vehicles; rental of stadium facilities; provision of sports halls, health and fitness clubs, all the foregoing being services for providing instruction in the field of sports and physical fitness; provision of gymnasium facilities; health club services, namely, providing instruction and equipment in the field of physical exercise; practical training and educational demonstration of sports and sports games; sports coaching; providing clubs in the nature of facilities for entertainment and recreation, namely, sports and amusement facilities; instruction services in the field of organization and operation of fan clubs in the field of sports, sportspeople and sports teams; publication of books and texts, other than publicity texts; written text editing and publishing of books and periodicals, in the field of sports; publishing of books and periodicals in relation to sports and sports events; sports camp services; videotape film production; rental of videotapes; entertainment, education and instruction via or relating to radio, television or internet and computer networks, namely, providing radio programs, television programs and podcasts, all in the field of tennis esports games and competitions and instruction in the field of tennis esports games and competitions; education, namely, classes, seminars and workshops in the field of tennis instruction; provision of training in the field of tennis esports; provision of information about education, entertainment, and sporting and cultural events, all provided on a website via computer networks and interconnected terminals; interactive entertainment, namely, conducting on-line interactive exhibits in the field of tennis esports; production and distribution of videos, providing online non-downloadable videos, and rental of video tapes, all the foregoing videos and video tapes featuring educational and instructional content in the field tennis esports; organization, production and providing of live events relating to education, instruction, information, cultural, sporting and entertainment in the field of tennis, all for social entertainment purposes; organization, production and presentation of conferences, congresses, seminars, symposiums, workshops, competitions, games, exhibitions, live shows, concerts, live performances and public-participation events, tournaments and competitions, all the foregoing in the field of tennis esports games, tournaments and competitions; presentation of live entertainment show performances; entertainment services in the nature of live musical performances; providing information about entertainment for cultural, entertainment or educational purposes; arranging of courses of instruction in the field of tennis esports games and competitions; entertainment information, particularly in connection with interviews, discussions and opening speeches by personalities; public entertainment, namely, live theatrical performances; organization of sports events, competitions and tournaments in the field of tennis esports; organization of tennis competitions; arranging and conducting sports events and competitions in the field of tennis esports; sports club services, namely, physical fitness training; providing sports rooms in the nature of sports facilities; conducting training courses in the field of sports; providing training to umpires and line judges in the field of sports; providing of training guidance relating to sports; sports refereeing and officiating; operating lotteries and providing gambling services; organization of games and competitions in the field of tennis esports; providing online non- downloadable digital video and audio recordings from the Internet, featuring tennis esports games and competitions; providing sports equipment, namely, rental of sports game equipment; virtual reality game services provided on-line from a computer network; providing online non- downloadable ring tones; entertainment services, namely arranging and conducting receptions, evening events and parties and other special events in the context of entertainment, for social entertainment purposes; discotheque services; on-line betting services; providing entertainment infrastructures, namely, providing recreational facilities for watching sports tournaments, namely, VIP lounges and boxes inside and outside stadiums and tennis courts; services in the field of entertainment, namely, providing online information about tennis esports games and tournaments from a computer, the Internet or other electronic networks; entertainment services, namely, providing online virtual and augmented reality environments, namely, tennis esports related exhibitions in virtual environments for entertainment purposes; entertainment services, namely providing on-line, non-downloadable digital collectibles for entertainment purposes in the nature of images of tennis clothing and sports equipment; entertainment services, namely providing on-line, non-downloadable images of virtual clothing, virtual tennis rackets, virtual tennis racket strings and virtual tennis bags for entertainment purposes |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of of the letters "ITF" with the design of a curved line and a tennis ball above the letters and the wording "WORLD TENNIS ESPORTS." To the left of the wording is a stylized design of a tennis ball. |
| Goods and Services | Apparatus and instruments for the recording, transmission or reproduction of sound, images and data; downloadable and recorded computer application software for streaming audio-visual media content via the internet; video recordings featuring tennis esports; pre-recorded CDs, CD- ROMs, audio and video disks, audio and video tapes and electronic media devices, all featuring tennis esports games and competitions; electronic publications recorded on CD-ROMs and downloadable electronic publications provided by means of databases and the Internet, namely, books, newsletters, magazines and reports in the field of tennis esports games and competitions; downloadable electronic publications, namely, books, newsletters, magazines and reports in the field of tennis esports games and competitions; downloadable video recordings featuring tennis esports games and competitions; downloadable smartphone software applications for playing tennis esports games; downloadable web-based software applications for playing tennis esports games; downloadable computer screen saver software programs; spectacles and sunglasses; binoculars; telescopes; clothing for protection against accidents, namely helmets, hats, boots, gloves and eyewear; measuring apparatus and electric measuring devices, all being in the nature of timers; apparatus for measuring and recording distance; downloadable computer software for assisting in the design of sports equipment; electronic sports training simulators; downloadable gaming software for recreational game playing purposes; downloadable computer gaming software for recreational game playing purposes; downloadable software for creating and accessing virtual reality, augmented reality and virtual world experiences within computer game environments; virtual reality goggles; virtual reality computer hardware; virtual reality headsets; downloadable and recorded virtual reality game software; downloadable and recorded virtual and augmented reality game software; downloadable and recorded software for watching virtual reality cinematographic films and movies; virtual reality cinemas, namely, downloadable video recordings containing cinematographic films and movies featuring tennis esports games and competitions; downloadable and recorded virtual reality software for education in the field of tennis esports; downloadable and recorded virtual reality software for training simulation in the field of tennis esports; downloadable and recorded virtual reality software for telecommunications, namely, for electronic transmission of virtual reality images to virtual reality game playing equipment; virtual reality headsets adapted for use in playing video games; downloadable and recorded virtual goods, namely, image files of virtual clothing, virtual tennis rackets, virtual tennis racket strings and virtual tennis bags, for use in online virtual environments; downloadable and recorded software for database management in the field of digital collectible services, digital collectible marketplaces ecommerce transactions, and registries using blockchain-based software technology and smart contracts for digital collectibles; virtual goods, namely, downloadable image files of virtual clothing, virtual tennis rackets, virtual tennis racket strings and virtual tennis bags, authenticated by non-fungible digital asset tokens used with blockchain technology to represent a collectible or unique item; downloadable software, namely, software featuring image files of virtual goods, namely, of virtual clothing, virtual tennis rackets, virtual tennis racket strings and virtual tennis bags for use in on-line social networking sites; downloadable and recorded computer game programs featuring in game currency and consumables in the nature of extra time and other play enhancing features in the nature of power boosts, power-ups, enhanced abilities, access to game content, access to game experiences, loyalty points and in game points and resources for use in acquiring in game upgrades and enhancements, all for use in online virtual game worlds; downloadable digital image files of avatars authenticated by non-fungible tokens |
| Goods and Services | Sporting articles and equipment, namely, balls for sports; bags specially adapted for sports equipment; gymnastic and sporting articles, namely, tennis nets; indoor fitness apparatus, namely, manually-operated exercise equipment for physical fitness purposes and exercise machines; tennis equipment, apparatus and instruments, namely, tennis ball throwing apparatus; tennis balls; tennis ball retrievers; tennis rackets; tennis racket covers; tennis racket presses; tennis nets; tennis uprights; gaming mice; gaming keypads; gaming apparatus, namely, computer game consoles for use with an external display screen or monitor; console gaming devices, namely, video game consoles; portable gaming devices, namely, hand-held consoles for playing video games |
| Goods and Services | Printed matter, namely, instruction manuals, catalogs and programs; printed newspapers; printed pamphlets in the field of tennis e-sports games and competitions; printed catalogues in the field of sports equipment; printed calendars; printed posters; printed tickets; printed photographs; stationery; printed geographical maps; printed cards, namely, announcement cards and greeting cards; printed collectable sports trading cards; paper gift cards; printed greeting cards; printed score cards; printed sports trading cards; printed note cards; printed trivia cards, other than for games; printed picture cards; printed business cards; printed collectable trading cards; stickers; sticker albums; decorative stickers for helmets; printed magazines being periodicals in the field of tennis e-sports games and competitions; printed magazine supplements for newspapers in the field of tennis e-sports games and competitions; printed periodicals in the field of tennis e-sports games and competitions; printed books in the field of tennis e-sports games and competitions; bookmarks; book covers; printed commemorative books in the field of tennis e-sports games and competitions; printed books, namely, appointment books; printed gift books in the field of tennis e-sports games and competitions; printed autograph books; gift wrapping paper |
| Pseudo Mark | ITF WORLD TENNIS E SPORTS |
| Goods and Services | Clothing, namely, socks; footwear; headgear, namely, headwear; athletic tights; athletics vests; base layer clothing bottoms; base layer clothing tops; bathrobes; beach clothes, namely, beachwear; clothing belts; body warmers being clothing, namely, warm up suits; casualwear, namely, leisure suits; children's wear, namely, clothing tops and bottoms for children; coats; collared shirts; evening wear, namely, evening coats, suits, dresses and gowns; formalwear, namely, dresses, gowns and tuxedos; gloves being clothing; hooded clothing tops; jackets being clothing; nightwear; outer clothing, namely, ear muffs; parkas; rainwear; robes; scarfs; sportswear, namely, athletic uniforms; suits; swim wear for gentlemen and ladies; tee-shirts; tennis sweatbands; tracksuit bottoms; tracksuit tops; trousers; underwear; visors being headwear; athletic shoes; flip-flops being footwear; sports headgear other than helmets, namely, sports headwear; sports caps; ties as clothing |
| International Class | 025 - Clothing, footwear, headgear. |
| US Class Codes | 022, 039 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, October 24, 2024 |
| 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 | Thursday, October 24, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 028 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| 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 | Thursday, October 24, 2024 |
| 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 | Thursday, October 24, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 016 |
| 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 | Thursday, October 24, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | GB |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, October 24, 2024 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Friday, October 25, 2024 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, October 25, 2024 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Saturday, October 26, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, November 6, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Thursday, November 7, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Wednesday, November 13, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Saturday, November 30, 2024 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, November 13, 2024 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |