MINNESOTA VIKINGS Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Thursday, August 18, 2016, a trademark application was filed for MINNESOTA VIKINGS with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the MINNESOTA VIKINGS trademark a serial number of 87143025. The federal status of this trademark filing is CANCELLATION TERMINATED - SEE TTAB RECORDS as of Monday, October 3, 2022. This trademark is owned by Minnesota Vikings Football, LLC. The MINNESOTA VIKINGS trademark is filed in the Paper & Printed Material Products, Furniture Products, Houseware & Glass Products, Clothing & Apparel Products, Advertising, Business and Retail Services, and Education & Entertainment Services categories with the following description:

Education and entertainment services in the nature of professional football games and exhibitions; live shows featuring football games, football exhibitions, football competitions, and musical and dance performances; organizing sporting events and sporting exhibitions in the nature of football; providing museum facilities; educational and entertainment services in the form of a memorial exhibition and museum relating to professional football and its history; providing sports facilities for interactive fan experiences relating to professional football; education and entertainment services, namely, providing interactive fan experiences relating to professional football in the nature of guided and self-guided tours of sports facilities and personal appearances by professional athletes and in the nature of an interactive fan zone with entertainment and educational displays featuring information about football and where participants can demonstrate skills and play games in the field of prof...

magazines relating to football, paper pennants, art pictures, souvenir programs for sports events

Men's, women's and children's clothing, namely, fleece tops, caps, headwear, t-shirts, sweatshirts, sweaters, jackets, woven shirts, knit shirts, socks

Promoting public awareness of issues of interest to football fans; retail store services featuring a wide variety of general merchandise products; retail souvenir store services; retail gift shops

Beverage glassware, cups, mugs, foam drink holders, insulated sleeve holders for beverage cans and bottles

works of art made of wood; works of art of wood, wax, plaster or plastic
minnesota vikings

General Information


Serial Number87143025
Word MarkMINNESOTA VIKINGS
Filing DateThursday, August 18, 2016
Status780 - CANCELLATION TERMINATED - SEE TTAB RECORDS
Status DateMonday, October 3, 2022
Registration Number6576783
Registration DateTuesday, November 30, 2021
Mark Drawing3000 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s)
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, July 31, 2018

Trademark Statements


Goods and ServicesEducation and entertainment services in the nature of professional football games and exhibitions; live shows featuring football games, football exhibitions, football competitions, and musical and dance performances; organizing sporting events and sporting exhibitions in the nature of football; providing museum facilities; educational and entertainment services in the form of a memorial exhibition and museum relating to professional football and its history; providing sports facilities for interactive fan experiences relating to professional football; education and entertainment services, namely, providing interactive fan experiences relating to professional football in the nature of guided and self-guided tours of sports facilities and personal appearances by professional athletes and in the nature of an interactive fan zone with entertainment and educational displays featuring information about football and where participants can demonstrate skills and play games in the field of professional football
Description of MarkThe mark consists of an image of a Viking ship with a stylized letter "M" on the sail followed by stylized letters "INNESOTA" and with stylized letters "VIKINGS" depicted on shields arrayed along the gunwale of the ship. The image of the ship also contains silhouetted images of several Norse seafarers.
Goods and Servicesmagazines relating to football, paper pennants, art pictures, souvenir programs for sports events
Goods and ServicesMen's, women's and children's clothing, namely, fleece tops, caps, headwear, t-shirts, sweatshirts, sweaters, jackets, woven shirts, knit shirts, socks
Section 2(f) Limitation Statementas to "MINNESOTA"
Indication of Colors claimedColor is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
Goods and ServicesPromoting public awareness of issues of interest to football fans; retail store services featuring a wide variety of general merchandise products; retail souvenir store services; retail gift shops
Goods and ServicesBeverage glassware, cups, mugs, foam drink holders, insulated sleeve holders for beverage cans and bottles
Disclaimer with Predetermined Text"MINNESOTA" WITH RESPECT TO THE GOODS AND SERVICES IN CLASSES 14, 20, 21, 35 AND 41
Goods and Servicesworks of art made of wood; works of art of wood, wax, plaster or plastic

Classification Information


International Class016 - 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 Codes002, 005, 022, 023, 029, 037, 038, 050
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateTuesday, August 23, 2016
Primary Code016
First Use Anywhere DateSaturday, July 31, 2010
First Use In Commerce DateTuesday, August 10, 2010

International Class020 - Furniture, mirrors, picture frames; goods (not included in other classes) of wood, cork, reed, cane, wicker, horn, bone, ivory, whalebone, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, meerschaum and substitutes for all these materials, or of plastics.
US Class Codes002, 013, 022, 025, 032, 050
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateTuesday, August 23, 2016
Primary Code020
First Use Anywhere DateSaturday, June 30, 2018
First Use In Commerce DateSaturday, June 30, 2018

International Class021 - Household or kitchen utensils and containers; combs and sponges; brushes (except paint brushes); brush-making materials; articles for cleaning purposes; steel-wool; unworked or semi-worked glass (except glass used in building); glassware, porcelain and earthenware not included in other classes.
US Class Codes002, 013, 023, 029, 030, 033, 040, 050
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateTuesday, August 23, 2016
Primary Code021
First Use Anywhere DateSaturday, June 30, 2018
First Use In Commerce DateSaturday, June 30, 2018

International Class025 - Clothing, footwear, headgear.
US Class Codes022, 039
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateTuesday, August 23, 2016
Primary Code025
First Use Anywhere DateSaturday, June 30, 2018
First Use In Commerce DateSaturday, June 30, 2018

International Class035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions.
US Class Codes100, 101, 102
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateTuesday, August 23, 2016
Primary Code035
First Use Anywhere DateSaturday, June 30, 2018
First Use In Commerce DateSaturday, June 30, 2018

International Class041 - Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities.
US Class Codes100, 101, 107
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateTuesday, August 23, 2016
Primary Code041
First Use Anywhere DateSunday, July 31, 2016
First Use In Commerce DateSunday, July 31, 2016

Trademark Owner History


Party NameMinnesota Vikings Football, LLC
Party Type30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type16 - Limited Liability Company
AddressEagan, MN 55121

Party NameMinnesota Vikings Football, LLC
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type16 - Limited Liability Company
AddressEagan, MN 55121

Party NameMinnesota Vikings Football, LLC
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type16 - Limited Liability Company
AddressEden Prairie, MN 55344

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Monday, October 3, 2022TTAB RELEASE CASE TO TRADEMARKS
Monday, October 3, 2022CANCELLATION TERMINATED NO. 999999
Monday, October 3, 2022CANCELLATION DENIED NO. 999999
Monday, September 19, 2022CANCELLATION INSTITUTED NO. 999999
Tuesday, November 30, 2021REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Tuesday, October 26, 2021NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED
Monday, October 25, 2021ELECTRONIC RECORD REVIEW COMPLETE
Friday, October 22, 2021ON HOLD - ELECTRONIC RECORD REVIEW REQUIRED
Tuesday, October 19, 2021NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED
Monday, October 18, 2021ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED
Tuesday, September 28, 2021STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE
Friday, September 24, 2021USE AMENDMENT FILED
Friday, September 24, 2021TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED
Friday, April 9, 2021NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF EXTENSION REQUEST E-MAILED
Thursday, April 8, 2021SOU EXTENSION 5 GRANTED
Thursday, March 25, 2021SOU EXTENSION 5 FILED
Thursday, April 8, 2021CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL
Thursday, March 25, 2021TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED
Tuesday, September 29, 2020NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF EXTENSION REQUEST E-MAILED
Friday, September 25, 2020SOU EXTENSION 4 GRANTED
Friday, September 25, 2020SOU EXTENSION 4 FILED
Friday, September 25, 2020TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED
Friday, March 27, 2020NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF EXTENSION REQUEST E-MAILED
Wednesday, March 25, 2020SOU EXTENSION 3 GRANTED
Wednesday, March 25, 2020SOU EXTENSION 3 FILED
Wednesday, March 25, 2020TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED
Wednesday, December 11, 2019ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
Wednesday, December 11, 2019TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
Friday, September 27, 2019NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF EXTENSION REQUEST E-MAILED
Wednesday, September 25, 2019SOU EXTENSION 2 GRANTED
Wednesday, September 25, 2019SOU EXTENSION 2 FILED
Wednesday, September 25, 2019TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED
Monday, March 25, 2019TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Wednesday, March 27, 2019NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF EXTENSION REQUEST E-MAILED
Monday, March 25, 2019SOU EXTENSION 1 GRANTED
Monday, March 25, 2019SOU EXTENSION 1 FILED
Monday, March 25, 2019TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED
Tuesday, September 25, 2018NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
Tuesday, July 31, 2018OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, July 31, 2018PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Wednesday, July 11, 2018NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, June 5, 2018WITHDRAWN FROM PUB - OG REVIEW QUERY
Saturday, May 12, 2018APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Wednesday, May 2, 2018TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Tuesday, May 1, 2018CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Tuesday, May 1, 2018TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED
Wednesday, November 1, 2017NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED
Wednesday, November 1, 2017FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED
Wednesday, November 1, 2017FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN
Tuesday, October 10, 2017TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Monday, October 9, 2017CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Monday, October 9, 2017TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Saturday, April 8, 2017NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Saturday, April 8, 2017NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Saturday, April 8, 2017NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Friday, April 7, 2017ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Friday, April 7, 2017PREVIOUS ALLOWANCE COUNT WITHDRAWN
Tuesday, March 28, 2017WITHDRAWN FROM PUB - OG REVIEW QUERY
Thursday, March 9, 2017APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Wednesday, March 8, 2017TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Wednesday, March 8, 2017CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Wednesday, March 8, 2017TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Thursday, September 8, 2016NOTIFICATION OF PRIORITY ACTION E-MAILED
Thursday, September 8, 2016PRIORITY ACTION E-MAILED
Thursday, September 8, 2016PRIORITY ACTION WRITTEN
Thursday, September 1, 2016ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Wednesday, August 24, 2016NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED
Tuesday, August 23, 2016NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED IN TRAM
Monday, August 22, 2016NEW APPLICATION ENTERED IN TRAM