| Serial Number | 79404460 |
| Word Mark | JOURNAL AFRIQUE EXPANSION |
| Filing Date | Monday, March 25, 2024 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, June 24, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 7839094 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, June 24, 2025 |
| Mark Drawing | 4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, May 6, 2025 |
| Goods and Services | Education services, namely, providing live and online classes, seminars, workshops in the field of journalism, news and current events; training in the field of journalism; entertainment services, namely, organizing, arranging and hosting social, community and sporting entertainment events; organizing community sporting and cultural activities; information on education, entertainment information; leisure services, namely, organizing, arranging and hosting social, community and sporting entertainment events; publication of books; |
| Goods and Services | Communications by computer terminals, communications by radio, communications by telegrams, communications by telephone, news agencies, namely, gathering and dissemination of news, broadcasting and transmission of radio or television programs; |
| Goods and Services | Printed matter, namely, printed newspapers and periodicals in the field of news and current events; bookbinding materials, namely, bookbinding covers, bookbinding tape, bookbinding cloth, bookbinding wire, bookbinding adhesives, bookbinding cords; |
| Goods and Services | Advertising services; commercial business management, business management assistance, business management and organization consultancy, business information and business inquiries, dissemination of advertising material [leaflets, prospectuses, printed matter, samples], arranging newspapers subscriptions for others, rental of advertising time on all communication media, publication of advertising texts, dissemination of advertisements; |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "JOURNAL" and "AFRIQUE" |
| Translation of Words in Mark | The English translation of "AFRIQUE" in the mark is "AFRICA". |
| 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 |
| International Class | 038 - Services allowing people to communicate with another by a sensory means. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 104 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, September 12, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 038 |
| 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, September 12, 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, September 12, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | BANQUE AFRIQUE-AMERIQUE GIDEPPE |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 34 - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Address | FR |
| Party Name | BANQUE AFRIQUE-AMERIQUE GIDEPPE |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 34 - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Address | FR |
| Party Name | BANQUE AFRIQUE-AMERIQUE GIDEPPE |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 34 - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Address | FR |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, September 12, 2024 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Tuesday, September 17, 2024 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Wednesday, October 2, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, September 17, 2024 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Tuesday, October 8, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, October 9, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Tuesday, October 15, 2024 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Tuesday, October 29, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Sunday, November 17, 2024 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Wednesday, April 2, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, April 2, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, April 2, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, April 7, 2025 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, June 24, 2025 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, June 24, 2025 | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |
| Wednesday, September 24, 2025 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |