@NIFTY Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Friday, April 28, 2000, a trademark application was filed for @NIFTY with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the @NIFTY trademark a serial number of 76037133. The federal status of this trademark filing is CANCELLED - SECTION 8 as of Friday, April 4, 2025. This trademark is owned by Nifty Corporation. The @NIFTY trademark is filed in the Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products, Advertising, Business and Retail Services, Insurance & Financial Services, Communication Services, Education & Entertainment Services, and Computer & Software Services & Scientific Services categories with the following description:

educational services, namely, providing on-line databases featuring information regarding available on-line educational exhibitions, displays, and interactive exhibits, and conducting on-line exhibitions, displays, and interactive exhibits, in the fields of child-rearing, physical disability, mental disability, teaching, cosmetics, nails and manicures, Chinese tea, flowers, color, body, skin care, table arrangement, cooking, literature, German, Russian, English, tests measuring the ability to communicate in English and understand the English language, Spanish, Italian, French, Chinese, Korean, Indonesian, foreign languages, cheese, Indian cuisine, French cuisine, Italian cuisine, Thai cuisine, Japanese cuisine, home cooking, confectionery, tea, wine, alcoholic cocktails, cooking pans, sugary foods, arts and crafts, desktop publishing, digital cameras, computers, web homepages, pictures, pastels, copperplate engraving, ceramic tiles, painting tableware, oil painting, watercolor painting...

graphical user interface software

electronic mail services; network conferencing services featuring videoconferencing, audio conferencing, and text chat conferencing; providing on-line chat rooms, fora, bulletin boards, databases, and email messaging for transmission of messages among computer users concerning baseball, soccer, basketball, rugby, American football, tennis, judo, karate, kendo, sumo wrestling, college sports, greeting cards, flower cards, Japanese checkers (shogi), Japanese chess (go), chess, backgammon, video games, travel, domestic tour, foreign travel, sea trips, walking tours, honeymoons, horse racing, domestic cars, imported cars, sports cars, home finance, homes, leasing, apartments, jobs, music, movies, television, radio, kids, women's topics, pachinko, gambling, motor sports, towns, gardening, pets, health, illness, hospitalization, medicine, medical checkup, digital cameras, traditional learning, lifelong learning, entertainment, idol singers, karaoke, photogravure, photography, videography, ph...

providing on-line databases featuring information on finance and financial news

conducting on-line market research surveys of users; on-line opinion polling and questionnaires for business or advertising purposes; promoting the goods and services of others by advertising the goods and services of others via interactive computer networks; providing on-line retail store services featuring, and databases concerning, consumer information in the fields of clothing and clothing accessories, cosmetics, personal care items, health products, fitness and leisure products, flowers, garden products, foods, candy, alcoholic beverages, non-alcoholic beverages, computers and software, appliances, audio-visual equipment, electronics, books, stationery, prerecorded CDs, DVDs, and videos, automotive products, sporting goods, and souvenirs; and on-line auction services

computer services, namely providing on-line databases and websites featuring general and local news, and information of interest to specific geographic areas and groups with specific self-defined interests; and providing customized on-line web pages featuring user-defined information which includes search engines and on-line web links to other web sites
@nifty

General Information


Serial Number76037133
Word Mark@NIFTY
Filing DateFriday, April 28, 2000
Status710 - CANCELLED - SECTION 8
Status DateFriday, April 4, 2025
Registration Number2885530
Registration DateTuesday, September 21, 2004
Mark Drawing1 - Typeset: Word(s) / letter(s) / number(s)
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, February 11, 2003

Trademark Statements


Goods and Serviceseducational services, namely, providing on-line databases featuring information regarding available on-line educational exhibitions, displays, and interactive exhibits, and conducting on-line exhibitions, displays, and interactive exhibits, in the fields of child-rearing, physical disability, mental disability, teaching, cosmetics, nails and manicures, Chinese tea, flowers, color, body, skin care, table arrangement, cooking, literature, German, Russian, English, tests measuring the ability to communicate in English and understand the English language, Spanish, Italian, French, Chinese, Korean, Indonesian, foreign languages, cheese, Indian cuisine, French cuisine, Italian cuisine, Thai cuisine, Japanese cuisine, home cooking, confectionery, tea, wine, alcoholic cocktails, cooking pans, sugary foods, arts and crafts, desktop publishing, digital cameras, computers, web homepages, pictures, pastels, copperplate engraving, ceramic tiles, painting tableware, oil painting, watercolor painting, film cameras, illustration, dancing, tap dancing, Indian dancing, Egyptian dancing, Okinawan dancing, Japanese dancing, barricade dancing, hula, Argentine tango, hiphop, Italiandances, flamenco, salsa, ballet, gift wrapping, stained glass, balloon art, hats, Hawaiian quilts, ceramic art, corsage, yarn and fabric dyeing, leather craft, egg art, calligraphy, silver accessories, bead accessories, sandblast, sport, Taichi, yoga, golf, tennis, horse-riding, diving, snowboarding, physical fitness, boxing, flower gardening, potted plants, bouquets, flower arrangement, vegetable gardening, dried flowers, pressed flowers, health, foot care, cosmetics, makeup, fragrances, nail art, aromatherapy, walking, music, musical instruments, musical performance, flute, ocarina, saxophone, koto, court music of Japan, drumming, samisen, piano, violin, harp, ukulele, gospel music, psychology, art therapy, Japanese dressmaking, palm reading, sex, fortune-telling, tea ceremony, calligraphy, smelling of incense, dressmaking, personal dressing, manners, how to talk, entrance into schools, travel, marriage, babies, homes, personal life, cars, bookkeeping, business, information processing, business qualifications, change of occupation, employment, law, real estate, finance, taxation, business, construction, interior design, welfare, environment, mass communications, fashion, medical treatment, health, and karaoke for grade school, high school, college, university, and professional levels; entertainment services, namely, providing on-line databases concerning, and reviews of, television programs, movies, books, music, shopping, hobbies, and computer games
Goods and Servicesgraphical user interface software
Certificate of Correction for RegistrationIn the Statement, Page 2, Column 1, lines 36 and 37, "TEST OF ENGLISH FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION (TOEIC)" should be deleted, and, "TESTS MEASURING THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE IN ENGLISH AND UNDERSTAND THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE" should be inserted, and, In the Statement, Page 2, lines 24 and 25, "TEST OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (TOEFL), " should be deleted.
Goods and Serviceselectronic mail services; network conferencing services featuring videoconferencing, audio conferencing, and text chat conferencing; providing on-line chat rooms, fora, bulletin boards, databases, and email messaging for transmission of messages among computer users concerning baseball, soccer, basketball, rugby, American football, tennis, judo, karate, kendo, sumo wrestling, college sports, greeting cards, flower cards, Japanese checkers (shogi), Japanese chess (go), chess, backgammon, video games, travel, domestic tour, foreign travel, sea trips, walking tours, honeymoons, horse racing, domestic cars, imported cars, sports cars, home finance, homes, leasing, apartments, jobs, music, movies, television, radio, kids, women's topics, pachinko, gambling, motor sports, towns, gardening, pets, health, illness, hospitalization, medicine, medical checkup, digital cameras, traditional learning, lifelong learning, entertainment, idol singers, karaoke, photogravure, photography, videography, photograph collecting, fortune-telling, personality diagnosis, culture, reading, personal computers, software, computer games, computer animation, comics, personal encounters, personal exchange, current events and news, society, economy, law, politics, military affairs, money management, investments, employment, education, home life, family, parents, children, relatives, inheritance, love, marriage, loans, taking an examination, birth, child-rearing, entrance into a school, examinations, graduation, rest, athletic competitions, literary exhibitions, commendations, homecoming, reservations, traffic congestion, separation, divorce, judgment, crime, training, reconciliation, disputes, trials, administration, networks, server computers, communications, unemployment, retirement, election, salary, salary bonus, musical instruments, furniture, upbringing, airplanes, tanks and other armor, warships, rockets, the universe, science, personal trouble, joy, consultation, death, job qualifications, history, geography, ethics, mathematics, native language, foreign language, countries, geographic areas, rumor, slander, praise, physical world, soul, philosophy, food, drinks, alcoholic beverages, men's topics, adult, and old age; and providing multiple-user access to a global computer information network
Pseudo MarkAT NIFTY
Goods and Servicesproviding on-line databases featuring information on finance and financial news
Indication of Colors claimedColor is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
Goods and Servicesconducting on-line market research surveys of users; on-line opinion polling and questionnaires for business or advertising purposes; promoting the goods and services of others by advertising the goods and services of others via interactive computer networks; providing on-line retail store services featuring, and databases concerning, consumer information in the fields of clothing and clothing accessories, cosmetics, personal care items, health products, fitness and leisure products, flowers, garden products, foods, candy, alcoholic beverages, non-alcoholic beverages, computers and software, appliances, audio-visual equipment, electronics, books, stationery, prerecorded CDs, DVDs, and videos, automotive products, sporting goods, and souvenirs; and on-line auction services
Goods and Servicescomputer services, namely providing on-line databases and websites featuring general and local news, and information of interest to specific geographic areas and groups with specific self-defined interests; and providing customized on-line web pages featuring user-defined information which includes search engines and on-line web links to other web sites

Classification Information


International Class009 - 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 Codes021, 023, 026, 036, 038
Class Status Code2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration
Class Status DateFriday, April 4, 2025
Primary Code009
First Use Anywhere DateMonday, November 1, 1999
First Use In Commerce DateMonday, November 1, 1999

International Class035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions.
US Class Codes100, 101, 102
Class Status Code2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration
Class Status DateFriday, April 4, 2025
Primary Code035
First Use Anywhere DateMonday, November 1, 1999
First Use In Commerce DateMonday, November 1, 1999

International Class036 - Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs.
US Class Codes100, 101, 102
Class Status Code2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration
Class Status DateFriday, April 4, 2025
Primary Code036
First Use Anywhere DateMonday, November 1, 1999
First Use In Commerce DateMonday, November 1, 1999

International Class038 - Services allowing people to communicate with another by a sensory means.
US Class Codes100, 101, 104
Class Status Code2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration
Class Status DateFriday, April 4, 2025
Primary Code038
First Use Anywhere DateMonday, November 1, 1999
First Use In Commerce DateMonday, November 1, 1999

International Class041 - Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities.
US Class Codes100, 101, 107
Class Status Code2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration
Class Status DateFriday, April 4, 2025
Primary Code041
First Use Anywhere DateMonday, November 1, 1999
First Use In Commerce DateMonday, November 1, 1999

International Class042 - 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 Codes100, 101
Class Status Code2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration
Class Status DateFriday, April 4, 2025
Primary Code042
First Use Anywhere DateMonday, November 1, 1999
First Use In Commerce DateMonday, November 1, 1999

Trademark Owner History


Party NameNifty Corporation
Party Type30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressShinjuku-ku, Tokyo 1698333
JP

Party NameNifty Corporation
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressShinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 140-8544
JP

Party NameNifty Corporation
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressShinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 140-8544
JP

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Friday, August 18, 2000PRELIMINARY/VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT - ENTERED
Friday, August 18, 2000PRELIMINARY/VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT - ENTERED
Monday, October 28, 2002EXPARTE APPEAL RECEIVED AT TTAB
Wednesday, October 25, 2000ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Wednesday, December 13, 2000NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED
Wednesday, June 13, 2001CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Wednesday, September 5, 2001NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED
Tuesday, March 5, 2002CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Monday, April 8, 2002FINAL REFUSAL MAILED
Tuesday, October 8, 2002PAPER RECEIVED
Tuesday, October 8, 2002CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Thursday, October 24, 2002ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Tuesday, September 21, 2004REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Friday, May 23, 2008TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
Friday, November 1, 2002EX PARTE APPEAL-INSTITUTED
Friday, November 1, 2002JURISDICTION RESTORED TO EXAMINING ATTORNEY
Monday, November 4, 2002ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Tuesday, December 10, 2002APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Wednesday, January 22, 2003NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
Tuesday, February 11, 2003PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Friday, March 28, 2003EXTENSION OF TIME TO OPPOSE RECEIVED
Friday, March 28, 2003EXPARTE APPEAL TERMINATED
Friday, May 23, 2008ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
Tuesday, September 21, 2010CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
Friday, December 3, 2010TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION-POST REG RECEIVED
Monday, November 18, 2013REGISTERED - COMBINED SECTION 8 (10-YR) & SEC. 9 FILED
Monday, January 11, 2010CASE FILE IN TICRS
Monday, September 20, 2010TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
Saturday, September 25, 2010POST REGISTRATION ACTION MAILED - SEC. 8 & 15
Friday, December 3, 2010REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) & SEC. 15 FILED
Tuesday, December 14, 2010REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
Monday, November 18, 2013TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
Wednesday, December 18, 2013REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
Wednesday, December 18, 2013REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
Thursday, September 25, 2014PAPER RECEIVED
Friday, April 10, 2015TEAS SECTION 7 REQUEST RECEIVED
Wednesday, April 22, 2015CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
Thursday, December 5, 2013CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
Wednesday, December 18, 2013NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
Monday, March 9, 2015PAPER RECEIVED
Monday, March 16, 2015POST REGISTRATION ACTION CORRECTION
Friday, April 3, 2015CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
Friday, April 3, 2015REVIEW OF CORRESPONDENCE COMPLETE - INFORMATION MADE OF RECORD
Wednesday, June 7, 2017NOTICE OF SUIT
Monday, April 27, 2015CORRECTION UNDER SECTION 7 - PROCESSED
Wednesday, May 13, 2015CORRECTION UNDER SECTION 7 - PROCESSED
Friday, May 15, 2015ON HOLD - ELECTRONIC RECORD REVIEW REQUIRED
Tuesday, November 17, 2015ELECTRONIC RECORD REVIEW COMPLETE
Tuesday, November 17, 2015CORRECTION UNDER SECTION 7 - PROCESSED
Wednesday, June 7, 2017NOTICE OF SUIT
Thursday, September 21, 2023COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
Friday, April 4, 2025CANCELLED SEC. 8 (10-YR)/EXPIRED SECTION 9