| Serial Number | 79362492 |
| Word Mark | RAKUTEN CONTENT CENTRAL |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, November 29, 2022 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, August 20, 2024 |
| Registration Number | 7477064 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, August 20, 2024 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, June 4, 2024 |
| Goods and Services | Providing non-downloadable electronic publications in the nature of magazines, newspapers, periodicals, magazine style books, game strategy books, comic books, books, picture postcards, sheet music, song books, catalogues, printed timetables, geographical maps, dictionaries, newsletters or pamphlets, in the field of video games, manga, music, movies, drama, art, comic books, animation, fashion, sports and popular culture; book publishing; multimedia publishing of books, magazines, journals, music, and electronic publications; providing online music, not downloadable; entertainment services, namely, providing on-line video game; providing on-line computer games; production of radio or television programs; production of videotape film in the field of education, culture, entertainment or sports; production and publishing of music; video production services; sporting activities, namely, organization of sports competitions; arranging and conducting of sports events; organizing community sporting events; providing information relating to sports and sporting events; organization and presentation of video game competitions, concerts and social entertainment events; organization and presentation of television, radio, and live show performances all in the fields of culture, fashion, music, news, comedy, video games, manga, movies, drama, comic books, animation and sports; provision of cinema facilities; rental of cinematographic films; movie theatre presentations; movie film production; entertainment services, namely, non-downloadable pre-recorded music and graphics presented to mobile communications devices via a global computer network and wireless networks; rental of sound and image recordings; providing online videos, not downloadable in the field of manga, video games, music, drama, art, animation, fashion, sports and popular culture; providing on-line non-downloadable images in the field of manga, video games, music, movies, drama, art, animation, fashion, sports and popular culture; recording, production and distribution of films; audio recording and production; providing online non-downloadable video and audio recordings featuring manga, video games, music, drama, art, animation, fashion, sports and popular culture; entertainment services, namely, an ongoing television series featuring manga, video games, music, movies, drama, cartoon animation, fashion, sports and popular culture provided via video-on-demand services; providing films, not downloadable, via video-on-demand services; lottery services; entertainment services, namely, a continuing program about video games, manga, music, movies, drama, art, comic books, animation, fashion, sports and popular culture accessible via radio, television, satellite, audio, video, web-based applications, mobile phone applications and computer networks; entertainment services in the nature of competitions in the field of entertainment, education, culture, sports, and other non-business and non-commercial fields; entertainment information |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the stylized wording "RAKUTEN CONTENT CENTRAL" in purple with purple underlining of "RAKUTEN". |
| Goods and Services | Computer game software, recorded; computer game software, downloadable; computer software applications, downloadable for streaming multimedia content playback from the Internet; downloadable software applications for downloading and reading electronic publications on portable electronic devices; downloadable software applications for playing video games and electronic games; downloadable consumer video game programs; downloadable electronic game programs; downloadable interactive entertainment software for use with computers for playing music and videos; electronic publications in the nature of magazines, newspapers, periodicals, magazine style books, game strategy books, comic books, books, picture postcards, sheet music, song books, catalogues, printed timetables, geographical maps, dictionaries, newsletters or pamphlets, all in the field of video games, manga, music, movies, drama, art, comic books, animation, fashion, sports and popular culture, recorded on computer media; downloadable music files; electronic publications in the nature of downloadable magazines, newspapers, periodicals, magazine style books, game strategy books, comic books, books, picture postcards, sheet music, song books, catalogues, printed timetables, geographical maps, dictionaries, newsletters and pamphlets, all in the field of video games, manga, music, movies, drama, art, comic books, animation, fashion, sports and popular culture; exposed cinematographic films; prerecorded CDs and prerecorded DVDs featuring cartoons, video games, music, fashion, sports and cultural events; prerecorded CDs and prerecorded DVDs featuring movies in the field of drama and animation; downloadable video files featuring cartoons, video games, music, fashion, sports and cultural events; downloadable video files featuring movies in the field of drama and animation; downloadable image files containing artwork relating to manga, music, movies, drama, animation, fashion, sports and popular culture; downloadable digital collectibles in the nature of downloadable multimedia files containing artwork, images, text, audio and video in the field of video games, manga, music, movies, drama, art, comic books, animation, fashion, sports and popular culture authenticated by non-fungible tokens |
| Goods and Services | Telecommunication services, namely, provision of telecommunications access to video and audio content provided via a video-on-demand service via the Internet; telecommunication services, namely, electronic exchange of data stored in databases accessible via telecommunication networks; telecommunication services, namely, transmission of voice, data, graphics, images, audio and video by means of telecommunications networks, wireless communication networks, and the Internet; broadcasting services of programs via the Internet; television broadcasting; radio broadcasting; broadcast transmission by satellite; wireless broadcasting; audio broadcasting; video broadcasting; streaming of data; streaming of audio, visual and audiovisual material via a global computer network; providing internet chatrooms |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) purple is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Retail store services and wholesale distributorship services featuring downloadable music files, electronic publications in the nature of magazines, newspapers, periodicals, magazine style books, game strategy books, libraries, comic books, books, picture postcards, sheet music, song books, catalogues, printed timetables, geographical maps, dictionaries, newsletters or pamphlets, exposed cinematographic films, prerecorded CDs and prerecorded DVDs, downloadable video files; on-line retail store services featuring a wide variety of consumer goods of others; planning and conducting of trade fairs, exhibitions and presentations for economic or advertising purposes; commercial administration of the licensing of the goods and services of others; business management services in relation to franchising; business advice and consultancy relating to franchising; providing assistance in the field of business management and product commercialization within the framework of a franchise contract; sales promotion for others; marketing services; marketing advisory services; product merchandising for others; analysis of market research data and statistics; business consultation and management regarding marketing activities and launching of new products; advertising services |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "CONTENT" |
| Goods and Services | Development of game software; design and development of computer game software; programming of video game software; research and development of new products; product development consultation; providing temporary use of web-based applications for streaming multimedia content playback from the Internet; providing temporary use of web-based applications for downloading and reading electronic publications on portable electronic devices; providing temporary use of web-based applications for playing video games and electronic games; providing online, non-downloadable computer programs for streaming multimedia content playback from data networks; providing online, non-downloadable computer programs on data networks, namely, computer programs for downloading and reading electronic publications on portable electronic devices; providing online, non-downloadable computer programs on data networks, namely, computer programs for playing video games and electronic games; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for streaming multimedia content playback from the Internet; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for downloading and reading electronic publications on portable electronic devices; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for playing video games and electronic games; providing temporary use of non-downloadable interactive entertainment software for playing video games and electronic games; providing temporary use of non-downloadable interactive entertainment software for use with computers for playing music and videos; providing online non-downloadable software for use in producing, browsing, managing, trading, collecting digital data and non-fungible tokens (NFTs); design and development of software in the field of mobile applications; computer programming; hosting of digital content on the Internet |
| 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 | Monday, February 13, 2023 |
| 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 | Monday, February 13, 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, February 13, 2023 |
| 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 | Monday, February 13, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| 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, February 13, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Rakuten Group, Inc. |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | JP |
| Party Name | Rakuten Group, Inc. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | JP |
| Party Name | Rakuten Group, Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | JP |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, February 9, 2023 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Monday, February 13, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, February 17, 2023 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Monday, June 12, 2023 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Thursday, June 15, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Friday, June 16, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Friday, July 21, 2023 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Friday, July 21, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, August 15, 2023 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Monday, December 18, 2023 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, December 18, 2023 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, December 18, 2023 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, January 16, 2024 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, January 16, 2024 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, January 16, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Wednesday, May 1, 2024 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, May 1, 2024 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, May 1, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, May 1, 2024 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Wednesday, May 1, 2024 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, May 15, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, June 4, 2024 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, June 4, 2024 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Saturday, June 29, 2024 | LIMITATION OF GOODS RECEIVED FROM IB |
| Friday, July 12, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Friday, July 12, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, August 20, 2024 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, August 20, 2024 | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |
| Saturday, August 3, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION - PROCESSED BY IB |