| Serial Number | 85911564 |
| Word Mark | KAKAO TALK |
| Filing Date | Monday, April 22, 2013 |
| Status | 702 - SECTION 8 & 15 - ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED |
| Status Date | Friday, March 4, 2022 |
| Registration Number | 4909144 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, March 1, 2016 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, April 22, 2014 |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the word "KAKAO" in silver appearing above the word "TALK" in yellow, and the word "KAKAO" and the word "TALK" are located within a speech balloon in dark brown, and the speech balloon is located in the center of a window in yellow. |
| Goods and Services | Recorded computer game programs, computer operating recorded programs; computer game software, downloadable ring tones for mobile phones, downloadable music files, downloadable image files, downloadable electronic publications in the nature of books, magazines and manuals in the field of art, photography, biography, memoirs, business, investment, calendar, children's book, adult book, Christian book, bibles, comics, graphic novels, computers, technology, cookbooks, food, craft, hobbies, home, education, references, engineering, transportation, health, fitness, dieting, history, entertainment, languages, law, literature, fiction, math, medicine, mystery, thriller, suspense, parenting, relationships, politics, social science, religion, romance, science, science fiction, fantasy, sports, outdoors, and travel; computer programs as downloadable software, namely, downloadable computer software for use in word processing, for use in texting, for use in transmitting communications, for use in computer gaming, for use in sending emails, for use in receiving emails, for use in sending text messages, for use in receiving text messages, for use in talking to others, for use in playing music, and for use in playing motion pictures, recorded computer game software, interfaces for computers, namely, computer interface boards, computer network interface devices |
| Goods and Services | Radio broadcasting, cellular telephone communication, providing internet chat rooms, communications by computer terminals, electronic bulletin board services; telecommunication services, namely, transmission of voice, data, graphics, images, audio and video by means of telecommunications networks, wireless communication networks, and the Internet; transmission of greeting cards online, electronic mail, message sending, news agencies, namely, the transmission of news items to new reporting organizations; paging services; radio communication, telephone communication, facsimile communication, mobile telephone communication, telegraph communication; information about telecommunication, providing telecommunication channels for teleshopping services, teleconferencing services, telephone services, communications by telephone, computer aided transmission of messages and images, transmission of digital files, videoconferencing services, voice mail services, wireless broadcasting |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) yellow, dark brown, and silver is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Translation of Words in Mark | The wording "KAKAO" has no meaning in a foreign language. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "TALK" |
| 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 | Tuesday, April 30, 2013 |
| Primary Code | 038 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Thursday, March 18, 2010 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Thursday, March 18, 2010 |
| 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 | Tuesday, April 30, 2013 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Thursday, March 18, 2010 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Thursday, March 18, 2010 |
| Party Name | KAKAO CORP. |
| Party Type | 31 - New Owner After Registration |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Jeju-si, Jeju-do 63309 KR |
| Party Name | DAUM KAKAO CORPORATION |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | SEONGNAM-SI 463400 KR |
| Party Name | DAUM KAKAO CORPORATION |
| Party Type | 21 - New Owner After Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | SEONGNAM-SI 463400 KR |
| Party Name | KAKAO Corporation |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Seongnam-si 463-400 KR |
| Party Name | KAKAO Corporation |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Seongnam-si 463-400 KR |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, April 25, 2013 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Tuesday, April 30, 2013 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Wednesday, May 1, 2013 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, August 7, 2013 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, August 20, 2013 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, August 20, 2013 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, August 20, 2013 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, February 20, 2014 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Thursday, February 27, 2014 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Thursday, March 6, 2014 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, March 6, 2014 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, March 17, 2014 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, March 19, 2014 | LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED |
| Wednesday, April 2, 2014 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, April 22, 2014 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, April 22, 2014 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, June 17, 2014 | NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |
| Tuesday, August 12, 2014 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Monday, January 19, 2015 | ABANDONMENT - NO USE STATEMENT FILED |
| Tuesday, January 20, 2015 | ABANDONMENT NOTICE MAILED - NO USE STATEMENT FILED |
| Wednesday, December 17, 2014 | SOU EXTENSION 1 FILED |
| Friday, March 20, 2015 | TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED |
| Friday, March 20, 2015 | SOU EXTENSION RECEIVED WITH TEAS PETITION |
| Friday, March 20, 2015 | USE AMENDMENT FILED |
| Friday, March 20, 2015 | TEAS REQUEST FOR REINSTATEMENT |
| Friday, March 27, 2015 | ASSIGNED TO PETITION STAFF |
| Wednesday, May 20, 2015 | CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL |
| Monday, June 1, 2015 | INCOMPLETE PETITION NOTICE MAILED |
| Tuesday, June 30, 2015 | TEAS RESPONSE TO PETITION DEFICIENCY RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, December 29, 2015 | DATA MODIFICATION COMPLETED |
| Tuesday, January 5, 2016 | PETITION GRANTED - SOU FILED |
| Tuesday, January 5, 2016 | NOTICE OF REVIVAL - E-MAILED |
| Monday, January 25, 2016 | SOU EXTENSION 1 GRANTED |
| Monday, January 25, 2016 | STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE |
| Monday, January 25, 2016 | ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED |
| Tuesday, January 26, 2016 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, January 26, 2016 | NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF EXTENSION REQUEST E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, March 1, 2016 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Monday, March 1, 2021 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, April 6, 2021 | TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, June 30, 2021 | AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP |
| Thursday, August 5, 2021 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Thursday, August 5, 2021 | POST REGISTRATION ACTION MAILED - SEC. 8 & 15 |
| Tuesday, March 1, 2022 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION-POST REG RECEIVED |
| Friday, March 4, 2022 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. |
| Friday, March 4, 2022 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, October 5, 2022 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, October 5, 2022 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Wednesday, October 5, 2022 | TEAS CHANGE OF DOMESTIC REPRESENTATIVES ADDRESS |
| Wednesday, October 5, 2022 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Sunday, March 2, 2025 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED |