RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY Trademark
Trademark Overview
On Wednesday, July 5, 2023, a trademark application was filed for RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY trademark a serial number of 98070840. The federal status of this trademark filing is NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE - ISSUED as of Tuesday, July 9, 2024. This trademark is owned by Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, Inc.. The RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY trademark is filed in the Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products, Environmental Control Instrument Products, Paper & Printed Material Products, Leather Products, Furniture Products, Houseware & Glass Products, Fabrics & Textile Products, Clothing & Apparel Products, Toys & Sporting Goods Products, Staple Food Products, Advertising, Business and Retail Services, and Education & Entertainment Services categories with the following description:
Candy; Cookies; Cotton candy; Edible cake decorations; Lollipops
Circus performances; Education services, namely, providing an interactive on-line database in the field of entertainment of a specific circus, performers, and other circus-related information, education of a specific circus, performers, and other circus-related information, and historical and biographical information in the field of a specific circus, performers, and other circus-related information; Entertainment services in the nature of circuses; Providing theme park services
Digital media, namely, pre-recorded DVDs, downloadable audio and video recordings, and CDs featuring and promoting a specific circus, performers, and other circus-related information; Downloadable audio and video recordings featuring information regarding a specific circus, performers, and other circus-related information authenticated by non-fungible tokens (NFTs); Downloadable computer graphics; Downloadable video game programs; Downloadable virtual goods, namely, computer programs featuring image files featuring specific circuses, performers, and other circus-related information for use in online virtual worlds
All-purpose reusable carrying bags; Beach bags; Duffle bags
Action figures; Balloons; Board games; Hand-powered non-mechanical flying toy; Novelty toy items in the nature of light-up toys, namely, toy glow sticks, toy glow cubes, toy glow stick necklaces, toy swords, play wands, toy spectacles, toy guns, toy tiaras, toy helmets for play, toy clown hats, toy circus hats, plush toys, toy microphones and toy musical instruments; Remote-controlled toy vehicles; Toy vehicles
Stationery; Stickers; Blank note cards; Paper containers; Paper napkins; Paper place mats; Party favor gift boxes sold empty; Printed coloring books; Printed invitation cards; Printed occasion cards; Printed picture books; Printed publications, namely, brochures, booklets, and teaching materials in the field of circus facts and circus themes for curriculum-wide studies; stationery featuring information on arena choreography, juggling, mime, prop and costume construction, stiltwalking, unicycling, makeup and acrobatics; Printed publications, namely, board books, photo books, event and souvenir programs, posters, paper and printed matter for instructional or teaching materials in the nature of printed instructional and teaching materials in the field of circus facts and themes for curriculum-wide studies; Printed story books
Headwear; Outer jackets; Polo shirts; Sweatshirts; T-shirts
Bed sheets; Comforters; Sleeping bags; Tablecloths, not of paper; Towels
On-line retail store services featuring merchandise related to the circus and gift vouchers that may be redeemed for attending a particular circus performance
Cotton candy making machines; Electric grills; Electric popcorn poppers
Drinking straws; Paper plates and paper cups; Plastic cups
Picture frames
General Information
| Serial Number | 98070840 |
| Word Mark | RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY |
| Filing Date | Wednesday, July 5, 2023 |
| Status | 688 - NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE - ISSUED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, July 9, 2024 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, May 14, 2024 |
Trademark Statements
| Goods and Services | Candy; Cookies; Cotton candy; Edible cake decorations; Lollipops |
| Goods and Services | Circus performances; Education services, namely, providing an interactive on-line database in the field of entertainment of a specific circus, performers, and other circus-related information, education of a specific circus, performers, and other circus-related information, and historical and biographical information in the field of a specific circus, performers, and other circus-related information; Entertainment services in the nature of circuses; Providing theme park services |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the stylized word "RINGLING" with the stem of the "R" being an upside-down exclamation point and the stylized wording "BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY" below. |
| Goods and Services | Digital media, namely, pre-recorded DVDs, downloadable audio and video recordings, and CDs featuring and promoting a specific circus, performers, and other circus-related information; Downloadable audio and video recordings featuring information regarding a specific circus, performers, and other circus-related information authenticated by non-fungible tokens (NFTs); Downloadable computer graphics; Downloadable video game programs; Downloadable virtual goods, namely, computer programs featuring image files featuring specific circuses, performers, and other circus-related information for use in online virtual worlds |
| Goods and Services | All-purpose reusable carrying bags; Beach bags; Duffle bags |
| Goods and Services | Action figures; Balloons; Board games; Hand-powered non-mechanical flying toy; Novelty toy items in the nature of light-up toys, namely, toy glow sticks, toy glow cubes, toy glow stick necklaces, toy swords, play wands, toy spectacles, toy guns, toy tiaras, toy helmets for play, toy clown hats, toy circus hats, plush toys, toy microphones and toy musical instruments; Remote-controlled toy vehicles; Toy vehicles |
| Goods and Services | Stationery; Stickers; Blank note cards; Paper containers; Paper napkins; Paper place mats; Party favor gift boxes sold empty; Printed coloring books; Printed invitation cards; Printed occasion cards; Printed picture books; Printed publications, namely, brochures, booklets, and teaching materials in the field of circus facts and circus themes for curriculum-wide studies; stationery featuring information on arena choreography, juggling, mime, prop and costume construction, stiltwalking, unicycling, makeup and acrobatics; Printed publications, namely, board books, photo books, event and souvenir programs, posters, paper and printed matter for instructional or teaching materials in the nature of printed instructional and teaching materials in the field of circus facts and themes for curriculum-wide studies; Printed story books |
| Goods and Services | Headwear; Outer jackets; Polo shirts; Sweatshirts; T-shirts |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Bed sheets; Comforters; Sleeping bags; Tablecloths, not of paper; Towels |
| Goods and Services | On-line retail store services featuring merchandise related to the circus and gift vouchers that may be redeemed for attending a particular circus performance |
| Goods and Services | Cotton candy making machines; Electric grills; Electric popcorn poppers |
| Goods and Services | Drinking straws; Paper plates and paper cups; Plastic cups |
| Goods and Services | Picture frames |
Classification Information
| 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, August 4, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 011 - Apparatus for lighting, heating, steam generating, cooking, refrigerating, drying, ventilating, water supply, and sanitary purposes. |
| US Class Codes | 013, 021, 023, 024, 031, 034 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, August 4, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 011 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| 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 | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, August 4, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 016 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 018 - Leather and imitations of leather, and goods made of these materials and not included in other classes; animal skins, hides; trunks and traveling bags; umbrellas, parasols and walking sticks; whips, harness and saddlery. |
| US Class Codes | 001, 002, 003, 022, 041 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, August 4, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 018 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 020 - Furniture, mirrors, picture frames; goods (not included in other classes) of wood, cork, reed, cane, wicker, horn, bone, ivory, whalebone, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, meerschaum and substitutes for all these materials, or of plastics. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 013, 022, 025, 032, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, August 4, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 020 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 021 - Household or kitchen utensils and containers; combs and sponges; brushes (except paint brushes); brush-making materials; articles for cleaning purposes; steel-wool; unworked or semi-worked glass (except glass used in building); glassware, porcelain and earthenware not included in other classes. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 013, 023, 029, 030, 033, 040, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, August 4, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 021 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 024 - Textiles and textile goods, not included in other classes; beds and table covers. |
| US Class Codes | 042, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, August 4, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 024 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 025 - Clothing, footwear, headgear. |
| US Class Codes | 022, 039 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, August 4, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 025 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 028 - Games and playthings; gymnastic and sporting articles not included in other classes; decorations for Christmas trees. |
| US Class Codes | 022, 023, 038, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, August 4, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 028 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 030 - Coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar, rice, tapioca, sago, artificial coffee; flour and preparations made from cereals, bread, pastry and confectionery, ices; honey, treacle; yeast, baking powder; salt, mustard; vinegar, sauces (condiments); spices; ice. |
| US Class Codes | 046 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, August 4, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 030 |
| 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 | Friday, August 4, 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 | Friday, August 4, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
Trademark Owner History
| Party Name | Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, Inc. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Vienna, VA 22182 |
| Party Name | Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Vienna, VA 22182 |
Trademark Events
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Saturday, July 8, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Friday, August 4, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Saturday, August 5, 2023 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, February 21, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Saturday, February 24, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Saturday, February 24, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Saturday, February 24, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, April 2, 2024 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, April 2, 2024 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, April 2, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, April 2, 2024 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Tuesday, April 2, 2024 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, April 9, 2024 | PREVIOUS ALLOWANCE COUNT WITHDRAWN |
| Tuesday, April 9, 2024 | WITHDRAWN FROM PUB - MANAGING ATTORNEY REQUEST |
| Thursday, April 11, 2024 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Thursday, April 11, 2024 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Thursday, April 11, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Thursday, April 11, 2024 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Thursday, April 11, 2024 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, April 24, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, May 14, 2024 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, July 9, 2024 | NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |
| Thursday, September 26, 2024 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Thursday, September 26, 2024 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Thursday, September 26, 2024 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Thursday, September 26, 2024 | TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS |
| Friday, November 15, 2024 | TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED |
| Friday, November 15, 2024 | TEAS REQUEST TO DIVIDE RECEIVED |
| Friday, November 15, 2024 | SOU TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, May 14, 2024 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
