| Serial Number | 97566534 |
| Word Mark | PLAY NJ |
| Filing Date | Friday, August 26, 2022 |
| Status | 688 - NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE - ISSUED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, March 19, 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, January 23, 2024 |
| Goods and Services | Entertainment services, namely, providing a website featuring content and information in the fields of entertainment, gambling, online gambling, betting, social gaming, education, sports, e-sports and cultural activities; Providing information relating to organizing community sporting and cultural activities; educational services in relation to betting, gaming and gambling; Gaming services in the nature of casino gaming; betting, gaming and gambling services; electronic betting, gaming, gambling and lottery services provided by means of the Internet; betting exchange services; online sports betting services; online gambling services; lottery services; Non-downloadable electronic publications in the nature of newsletters in the field of betting, gaming and gambling; providing an Internet sports news portal featuring links to sports news stories and articles in the field of sports and e-sports; providing an Internet website portal in the field of sporting and e-sport events; publication of educational and training guides; news reporting services in the field sporting, betting, gaming and gambling news; Providing on-line information, news and commentary in the field of sports and e-sports news; factual information services relating to sport and e-sports; provision of information relating to gambling; provision of information relating to sports and e-sports betting; provision of information relation to gaming; provision of information in relation to sporting and e-sports competitions and events, including team information, player statistics and news; provision of information online in relation to sports and e-sports league player statistics; provision of information in relation to e-sports; Entertainment in the nature of tournaments, events and competitions in relation to video games; providing on-line reviews of and information about sports betting, gambling and gaming websites, and sports betting, gambling and gaming services; arranging and conducting competitions for video game players and computer game players; Entertainment services in the nature of fantasy sports leagues; providing online entertainment in the nature of fantasy sports leagues; provision of information relating to fantasy sports leagues; arranging and conducting of competitions relating to sports and e-sports; information, advisory and consultancy services in relation to all of the aforesaid; Providing on-line videos featuring sports and gaming, not downloadable |
| Goods and Services | Downloadable computer software for search engine optimization; downloadable computer search engine software; downloadable computer software for comparing betting, gaming and gambling services; downloadable computer software for accessing, viewing, and using musical sound recordings, entertainment-related audio, video, text and multi-media content; downloadable computer software for streaming audio-visual media content via the internet; Downloadable computer application software of use in electronic storage of data; downloadable computer software for database management; Downloadable betting, gaming and gambling software; downloadable sports betting, gaming and gambling application software; downloadable computer gaming and gambling software; downloadable computer game programs; downloadable electronic publications in the nature of newsletters relating to betting, gaming and gambling; downloadable audio, visual, audio-visual recordings featuring betting, gaming and gambling content provided via the Internet; interactive sound and audio recordings featuring information relating to sports and e-sports betting; Downloadable podcasts in the field of betting, gaming and gambling; recorded programs for broadcasting or other transmission on television, radio, mobile telephones, handheld devices and on PCs featuring betting, gaming and gambling content; Downloadable video recordings featuring betting, gaming and gambling content |
| Goods and Services | Telecommunication services in the nature of electronic and online transmission of information, namely, web pages, information relating to betting, gaming and gambling, information relating to sporting competitions and events; transmission of videos, movies, pictures, images, text, photos, games, user-generated content, audio content, and information via the Internet; transmission of news; transmission of news relating to betting, gaming and gambling; transmission of news relating to sporting competition and events; Providing multiple-user access to data on the Internet in the field of gaming, gambling and betting information and services over the Internet; data streaming services; audio broadcasting; transmission of radio and television programs by satellite; streaming of live television and radio programs via a global computer network; streaming of audio, visual and audio visual content via a global computer network; telecommunication services, namely, transmission of podcasts of audio, visual and audio visual content; communication of information through wireless, cellular and mobile devices, also known as communication services, namely, providing electronic transmission of information stored in a database via interactively communicating computer systems; provision of telecommunications links to computer databases and websites on the Internet or via telephony including mobile telephones in the fields of betting, gaming and gambling; Providing multiple use access to global computer information networks for the transfer and dissemination of a wide range of information, messages, images, sound, text, data and/or pictures via communication and computer networks; Providing online chatrooms; electronic, wireless and web messaging transmission services; Internet access provider services to those in fields and industries of casino, gaming, gambling and betting; News agency services for electronic transmission; providing access to databases; Communication services, namely, providing electronic transmission of information stored in a database via interactively communicating computer systems; Providing on-line communications links which transfer the web site user to other local and global web pages; information, advisory and consultancy services in relation to all of the aforesaid |
| Goods and Services | Advertising, promotion, and marketing services to increase traffic to websites, mobile applications and other media channels; advertising, promotion, and marketing services to increase traffic to websites on the Internet, namely, promoting the goods and services of others by providing links to the websites of others using optimal search terms and search engines; advertising, promotion, and marketing services in the nature of providing demand creation and lead generation activities and services; online advertising on a computer network; digital advertising and marketing services; promotion, advertising and marketing of the online websites and mobile applications of others; distribution of advertising, marketing and promotional material; rental of advertising space; dissemination of advertising and promotional materials; advertising and marketing services provided by means of social media; business management; providing business information; providing consumer information in relation to the goods and services of others; providing consumer information in relation to betting, gaming and gambling services; providing commercial information and advice for consumers in the choice of products and services; affiliate marketing services; market research; database management; sales promotion services for third parties; promotion services in the field of sporting competitions and events; promotion services in the field of casino, gambling and betting websites and mobile applications; organization of promotions using audio-visual media; promotion of goods and services through sponsorship of sports events; arranging subscriptions to information media for others; Arranging subscriptions to telecommunications database services; promoting the goods and services of others, namely, providing information regarding discounts, coupons, vouchers and special offers for the goods and services of others by providing hyperlinks to websites of others; provision of information relating to special offers, discounts and promotions offered by others; Providing loyalty, incentive and bonus programs for customers through issuance and processing of loyalty points for on-line purchase of a company's goods and services; advertising of loyalty programs involving discounts or incentives for others; provision of online comparison services for comparing betting, gaming and gambling services; compilation of statistics; compiling indexes of information for commercial or advertising purposes; consumer profiling for commercial or marketing purposes; direct mail advertising; dissemination of advertising matter; price comparison services; sales promotion for others; search engine optimization; search engine optimization for sales promotion; providing user rankings for commercial or advertising purposes; providing user ratings for commercial or advertising purposes; providing user reviews for commercial or advertising purposes; Marketing services in the field of web site traffic optimization; advertising, promotion, and marketing services in the nature of assisting on-line websites to increase traffic to websites, mobile applications and other media channels; data processing services; business networking; market research and information services; matching consumers with specific service providers and merchants on the basis of data relating to consumers and their preferences rendered through an online computerized network; providing consumer and business information in the fields of entertainment, gambling, online gambling, betting, social gaming, education, sports and cultural activities, finance and e-commerce; dissemination of advertising for others via the internet; dissemination of advertising for others via public wireless networks for display on mobile devices; mobile marketing, promotion and advertising services; advertising and promotion of competitions relating to e-sports; matching services, namely, matching of data relating to consumers and their uses and preferences rendered through an online computerized network; providing consumer and business information from searchable indexes and databases of information; promoting the goods and services of others by providing a website, mobile website and temporary use of an online, non-downloadable mobile software application featuring coupons, rebates, price-comparison information, expert and consumer product reviews, links to retail websites of others and discount information in the field of gaming, gambling and sports betting; commercial evaluation and rating of gaming, gambling and sports betting goods and services for others prior to purchase; Providing independent review and critic evaluations relating to gaming, gambling and sports betting; information, advisory and consultancy services in relation to all of the aforesaid |
| International Class | 038 - Services allowing people to communicate with another by a sensory means. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 104 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, August 31, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 038 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| 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 | Wednesday, August 31, 2022 |
| 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 | Wednesday, August 31, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 041 - Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 107 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, August 31, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Catena Operations Limited |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | Gzira GZR1052 MT |
| Party Name | Catena Operations Limited |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | Gzira GZR1052 MT |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Tuesday, August 30, 2022 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Wednesday, August 31, 2022 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Saturday, June 17, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Saturday, June 17, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Saturday, June 17, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, September 8, 2023 | APPLICATION EXTENSION TO RESPONSE PERIOD - RECEIVED |
| Friday, September 8, 2023 | APPLICATION EXTENSION GRANTED/RECEIPT PROVIDED |
| Thursday, December 14, 2023 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Thursday, December 14, 2023 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, December 15, 2023 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, December 18, 2023 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Monday, December 18, 2023 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Monday, December 18, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Monday, December 18, 2023 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Monday, December 18, 2023 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, January 3, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, January 23, 2024 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, January 23, 2024 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, March 19, 2024 | NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |
| Thursday, September 19, 2024 | TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED |