| Serial Number | 74519225 |
| Word Mark | NIPPON AMERICA |
| Filing Date | Monday, May 2, 1994 |
| Status | 800 - REGISTERED AND RENEWED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, December 22, 2015 |
| Registration Number | 1945030 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, January 2, 1996 |
| Mark Drawing | 1 - Typeset: Word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, October 10, 1995 |
| Goods and Services | radios; car radios; [ radio cassette recorders and players; ] clock radios; graphic stereo equalizers; [ turntables; ] automotive engine noise filters; [ television sets; ] remote controls for video equipment; [ blank audio and video cassettes; ] home stereo systems comprising compact disc player with AM/FM radio and cassette player; [ electric irons; chargeable portable irons, compact disc players; ] video cassette rewinders; electrical equipment for use in operating stereo and video cassette equipment, namely coaxial cables with coaxial connectors, audio and video cables, electric plugs, jacks, extension cords, adapters, converters, amplifiers, and boosters; video dubbing kits consisting of a cable and connector; automotive accessories, namely antennas, antenna extension cords, antenna boosters, stereo noise reducers; key lock switches for car alarms, car stereo adapters, car radio replacement knobs; cigarette lighter plugs; coaxial cable and cable accessories, namely clips, ties, connectors, terminals, plugs, jacks, amplifiers, couplers, terminators, and ferrules; loudspeakers; tweeters; speaker cables; speaker boxes; television and radio antennas, amplifiers and boosters; electrical transformers, voltage converters; resistors; tape heads; tape player cords; test leads; voltage regulators; wall outlet surge protectors and sockets having a surge and noise suppressor; electric equipment and accessories, namely plugs, plug adapters, switches, clips, multi-meter testers, fuses, public address amplifiers and horns; computer accessories, namely plugs, adapters (male to male, male to female, and female to female), line testers, connectors, switch boxes, and disk drive cleaning kits consisting of cleaning disk and fluid; CATV and MATV accessories, namely coaxial switches, TV and computer switches, on connectors, grounding blocks, wall plates, splitters, signal separators, transformers, line clips, and terminals; audio accessories, namely headphones, speakers, terminals, and cross-over networks; battery holders, snaps and clips; microphones; microphone accessories, namely stands, protectors, holders, connectors, cable and guitar pickups; stereo mixers; echo chambers; telephone accessories, namely answering machine message stoppers, adapters, jacks, plugs, couplers, cords, wall plates, wiring blocks, bell ringers, cable, and pick-up; video cassette recorders, flyback transformers; audio and video idler tires, wheels and belts; [ phonograph needles, ] cartridges, head shells, and adapters; integrated circuits; and transistors |
| 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 | Friday, July 15, 1994 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Monday, November 30, 1981 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Monday, November 30, 1981 |
| Party Name | OKURA USA, INC. |
| Party Type | 31 - New Owner After Registration |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | MIAMI, FL 33172 |
| Party Name | CARIBBEAN EXPORT APPLIANCES, INC. |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Miami, FL 33172 |
| Party Name | CARIBBEAN EXPORT APPLIANCES, INC. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Miami, FL 33172 |
| Party Name | CARIBBEAN EXPORT APPLIANCES, INC. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Miami, FL 33172 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Wednesday, September 21, 1994 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, November 8, 1994 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED |
| Tuesday, January 31, 1995 | UNRESPONSIVE/DUPLICATE PAPER RECEIVED |
| Monday, May 8, 1995 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, June 28, 1995 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Friday, October 7, 1994 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Monday, November 7, 1994 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, October 10, 1995 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, January 2, 1996 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Friday, May 18, 2001 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. |
| Wednesday, March 1, 2006 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED |
| Wednesday, March 1, 2006 | REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS) |
| Tuesday, June 19, 2007 | CASE FILE IN TICRS |
| Wednesday, October 30, 2013 | AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP |
| Friday, September 8, 1995 | NOTICE OF PUBLICATION |
| Wednesday, February 21, 2001 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) & SEC. 15 FILED |
| Tuesday, November 15, 2005 | PAPER RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, November 15, 2005 | REGISTERED - COMBINED SECTION 8 (10-YR) & SEC. 9 FILED |
| Wednesday, March 1, 2006 | ASSIGNED TO PARALEGAL |
| Wednesday, October 21, 2015 | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED |
| Friday, December 14, 2018 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Thursday, January 2, 2025 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED |
| Monday, December 21, 2015 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Tuesday, December 22, 2015 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED |
| Tuesday, December 22, 2015 | REGISTERED AND RENEWED (SECOND RENEWAL - 10 YRS) |
| Wednesday, December 23, 2015 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED |
| Friday, December 14, 2018 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Saturday, March 22, 2025 | OFFICE ACTION ISSUED POU1 |
| Friday, September 12, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION-POST REG RECEIVED |
| Sunday, March 16, 2025 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Friday, March 7, 2025 | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED |