| Serial Number | 98237341 |
| Word Mark | NEDBANK |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, October 24, 2023 |
| Status | 688 - NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE - ISSUED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, December 17, 2024 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, November 5, 2024 |
| Goods and Services | Blank magnetic data carriers, blank recording discs; Blank compact discs, blank recordable DVDs; blank digital recording media, namely, blank USB flash drives, blank hard drives for computers; Data processing equipment; computers; Computers and computer peripheral devices; Computer hardware; Downloadable and recorded computer software for online banking and ATM withdrawals; Downloadable computer software for use as an application programming interface (API); Downloadable computer chatbot software using artificial intelligence for use in the field of banking and financial services for conducting online banking, processing electronic financial transactions, and withdrawing cash from ATMs; downloadable intelligent virtual personal assistant software for use in the field of banking and financial services for tracking customers' spending on credit cards; Downloadable computer e-commerce software to allow users to perform business transactions via a global computer network; Downloadable mobile applications for online banking and processing ATM withdrawals; Downloadable mobile application software for online banking and processing ATM withdrawals; Downloadable video game software; interactive entertainment software, namely, downloadable computer and video game software; Downloadable electronic game programs; Downloadable virtual reality and augmented reality software for entertainment purposes for playing video games; Downloadable computer game software for use on mobile telephones; Downloadable computer software to enable uploading, downloading, accessing, posting, displaying, editing, and blogging of electronic media and information via computer and communication networks; Downloadable software for sending and receiving electronic messages, graphics, images, audio and audio visual content via global communication networks; Downloadable computer software for the collection, editing, organising, modifying, transmission, storage, and sharing of data and information; Downloadable computer software for editing, modifying, compiling, storing, and sharing video; virtual reality headsets; personal digital assistants; Downloadable digital files, namely, text, video, and audio in the field of financial services, authenticated by non-fungible tokens; downloadable virtual goods in the nature of media files containing music, artwork, and videos featuring entertainment authenticated by NFTs; Downloadable computer software for use as a cryptocurrency wallet; Downloadable software and hardware for cryptocurrency mining; Downloadable electronic publications, namely, magazines and newsletters in the field of financial services; Apparatus for electronic payment processing, namely, point-of-sale terminals; Electronic payment terminals; Magnetically encoded loyalty cards; Magnetically encoded charge, credit or debit cards; blank smart cards; Downloadable virtual reality game software featuring crypto tokens for use in online virtual worlds; Downloadable computer software for creating and managing image files of virtual goods authenticated by non-fungible tokens (NFTs); Downloadable computer programs for issuing digital certificates authenticated by non-fungible tokens (NFTs) |
| Pseudo Mark | NED BANK |
| Goods and Services | Insurance brokerage services; financial and monetary affairs, namely, financial information management and analysis services; banking services including online banking services; financial exchange and trading of digital currency; Cryptocurrency exchange, trading, lending services; Electronic transfer of virtual currency, and trading and exchange of virtual currency; financial sponsorship of entertainment, sporting and cultural activities; real estate affairs, namely, real estate brokerage services; information and advisory services relating to the aforementioned services; Issuing prepaid gift and debit cards |
| Goods and Services | Advertising; online advertising on a computer network; promotional sponsorship of athletic, cultural and entertainment events; promotional sponsorship of sports events, teams and athletes; promotion of goods and services through sponsorship of sports events; Operating on-line marketplaces for sellers and buyers of goods and/or services; providing an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of downloadable virtual goods authenticated by non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for use in virtual environments; business management, business organisation consulting and administration; Providing office functions; information and advisory services relating to the aforementioned services; Promoting the goods and services of others by means of the issuance of loyalty rewards cards |
| Goods and Services | Scientific and technological services, namely, research and design in the field of software engineering; industrial analysis and industrial research in the field of financial services and industrial design services; quality control of goods and services for others and authentication services, namely, user authentication services using technology for e-commerce transactions; design and development of computer hardware and software; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for online banking and e-commerce transactions; provision of online non-downloadable software for online banking; providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for editing, modifying, compiling, storing, and sharing videos; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software applications for online banking and e-commerce transactions; hosting multimedia entertainment and educational content for others, namely, hosting the websites of others in the fields of entertainment and education content; hosting software e-commerce platforms for use as a payment gateway that authorizes processing of credit cards or direct payments for merchants; application service provider featuring application programming interface (API) software; application service provider (ASP), namely, hosting computer software applications of others; platform as a service (PAAS) featuring computer software platforms for financial and banking services for monitoring and processing electronic payments; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable cloud computing software for accessing virtual and augmented reality worlds and environments; hosting of digital content on the internet; Computer services, namely, creating an on-line virtual environment for trading virtual goods and tokens; Electronic storage of NFTs, digital assets, digital tokens, crypto-tokens, utility tokens, cryptocurrencies, digital currencies, and virtual currencie |
| 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 | Monday, October 30, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| 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 | Monday, October 30, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 036 - Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, October 30, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 036 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 042 - Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; design and development of computer hardware and software. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, October 30, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | NEDBANK LIMITED |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Sandton Gauteng 2196 ZA |
| Party Name | NEDBANK LIMITED |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Sandton Gauteng 2196 ZA |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, June 13, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, October 27, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Monday, October 30, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Thursday, June 6, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Thursday, June 13, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, June 13, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Monday, September 9, 2024 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, September 9, 2024 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, September 9, 2024 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, September 9, 2024 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, September 9, 2024 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, September 9, 2024 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, September 25, 2024 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, September 25, 2024 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Wednesday, September 25, 2024 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, September 25, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, September 25, 2024 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, October 16, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, November 5, 2024 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, November 5, 2024 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, December 17, 2024 | NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |