| Serial Number | 86963012 |
| Word Mark | OPERATION: TAP |
| Filing Date | Monday, April 4, 2016 |
| Status | 710 - CANCELLED - SECTION 8 |
| Status Date | Friday, November 7, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 5734246 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, April 23, 2019 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, September 20, 2016 |
| Goods and Services | DVDs featuring Dance, especially tap dance; Digital media, namely, pre-recorded DVDs, downloadable audio and video recordings, and CDs featuring and promoting Dance, especially tap dance |
| Goods and Services | Educational kits sold as a unit in the field of dance, especially tap dance consisting primarily of printed instructional materials and also including audio CDs; Printed instructional, educational, and teaching materials in the field of dance, especially tap dance |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) black, white, grey and red is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Dance instruction; Dance instruction for children; Education services, namely, providing classes and instruction in the field of dance; Educational services, namely, providing online instruction in the field of Tap Dance via an online website; Entertainment services in the nature of Live Productions of Dance, especially Tap Dance; Entertainment services, namely, providing a web site featuring photographic, video and prose presentations featuring Dance, especially tap dance; Providing a web site featuring non-downloadable instructional videos in the field of Tap Dance; Educational services, namely, conducting seminars, workshops, and classes in the field of dance, especially tap dance and distribution of course materials in connection therewith in printed or electronic format; Production of DVDs featuring Dance, especially tap dance; Production of DVDs, videotapes and television programs featuring Dance, especially tap dance |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of black background (the rectangular shape depicted on the drawing is not claimed as a feature of the mark) with centered white, block-style, crackle-print letters "OPER" on top row followed by a large grey shaded 3-dimensional drawing of a spotlight (takes up two rows) with white, lighted bottom, then continuing on top row with white, block-style, crackle-print letters "TION" followed by a red colon (":"); second row has centered white, block-style, crackle-print letter "T" followed by the bottom of the grey spotlight and then the white, clock-style, crackle-print letter "P". |
| Goods and Services | Apparel for dancers, namely, tee shirts, sweatshirts, pants, leggings, shorts and jackets; Dance shoes |
| 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 | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, November 7, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Thursday, September 4, 2014 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Thursday, September 4, 2014 |
| International Class | 016 - 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 Codes | 002, 005, 022, 023, 029, 037, 038, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, November 7, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 016 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Thursday, September 4, 2014 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Thursday, September 4, 2014 |
| International Class | 025 - Clothing, footwear, headgear. |
| US Class Codes | 022, 039 |
| Class Status Code | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, November 7, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 025 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Thursday, September 4, 2014 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Monday, May 15, 2017 |
| International Class | 041 - Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 107 |
| Class Status Code | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, November 7, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Thursday, September 4, 2014 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Thursday, September 4, 2014 |
| Party Name | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 01 - Individual |
| Address | Albany, NY 12205 |
| Party Name | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 01 - Individual |
| Address | Albany, NY 12205 |
| Party Name | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 01 - Individual |
| Address | Albany, NY 12205 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, April 7, 2016 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Thursday, April 7, 2016 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, April 8, 2016 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, July 19, 2016 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, July 26, 2016 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, July 26, 2016 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, July 26, 2016 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, July 26, 2016 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Wednesday, August 10, 2016 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, August 31, 2016 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, September 20, 2016 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, September 20, 2016 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, November 15, 2016 | NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |
| Friday, May 12, 2017 | SOU TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED |
| Friday, May 19, 2017 | CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL |
| Friday, May 12, 2017 | SOU EXTENSION 1 FILED |
| Thursday, May 25, 2017 | SOU EXTENSION 1 GRANTED |
| Friday, May 26, 2017 | NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF EXTENSION REQUEST E-MAILED |
| Monday, December 18, 2017 | ABANDONMENT - NO USE STATEMENT FILED |
| Monday, December 18, 2017 | ABANDONMENT NOTICE MAILED - NO USE STATEMENT FILED |
| Friday, December 22, 2017 | TEAS PETITION TO REVIVE RECEIVED |
| Friday, December 22, 2017 | PETITION TO REVIVE-GRANTED |
| Friday, December 22, 2017 | SOU EXTENSION RECEIVED WITH TEAS PETITION |
| Friday, December 22, 2017 | NOTICE OF REVIVAL - E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, November 15, 2017 | SOU EXTENSION 2 FILED |
| Thursday, January 4, 2018 | SOU EXTENSION 2 GRANTED |
| Friday, January 5, 2018 | NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF EXTENSION REQUEST E-MAILED |
| Monday, June 18, 2018 | ABANDONMENT - NO USE STATEMENT FILED |
| Monday, June 18, 2018 | ABANDONMENT NOTICE MAILED - NO USE STATEMENT FILED |
| Friday, August 17, 2018 | TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED |
| Friday, August 17, 2018 | TEAS PETITION TO REVIVE RECEIVED |
| Friday, August 17, 2018 | PETITION TO REVIVE-GRANTED |
| Friday, August 17, 2018 | SOU EXTENSION RECEIVED WITH TEAS PETITION |
| Saturday, August 18, 2018 | NOTICE OF REVIVAL - E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, May 15, 2018 | SOU EXTENSION 3 FILED |
| Tuesday, August 21, 2018 | SOU EXTENSION 3 GRANTED |
| Friday, August 17, 2018 | USE AMENDMENT FILED |
| Tuesday, August 21, 2018 | STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE |
| Wednesday, August 22, 2018 | NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF EXTENSION REQUEST E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, September 11, 2018 | SU - NON-FINAL ACTION - WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, September 11, 2018 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, September 11, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, March 11, 2019 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, March 11, 2019 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, March 11, 2019 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, March 20, 2019 | ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED |
| Thursday, March 21, 2019 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, April 23, 2019 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, April 23, 2024 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Friday, November 7, 2025 | CANCELLED SEC. 8 (6-YR) |