| Serial Number | 86696313 |
| Word Mark | RITA |
| Filing Date | Friday, July 17, 2015 |
| Status | 702 - SECTION 8 & 15 - ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED |
| Status Date | Thursday, November 16, 2023 |
| Registration Number | 5084736 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, November 22, 2016 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, September 6, 2016 |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the term "RITA" in stylized font positioned over the term "RITA" in Hebrew, also in stylized font, which is horizontally, and vertically flipped to mirror the English "RITA". |
| Goods and Services | Audio and video recording featuring music and artistic performances; digital media, namely, pre-recorded compact discs featuring music; downloadable multi-media files featuring music and musical entertainment; downloadable multi-media content containing images, graphics, artwork, text, audio and video featuring entertainment, music and musical entertainment; musical sound recordings |
| NOT AVAILABLE | The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to "RITA", and this means "RITA" in English. |
| Goods and Services | Entertainment services in the nature of live musical performances; entertainment services, namely, providing entertainment information via a global communications network about a performing and recording musical artist and providing a web-site featuring pre-recorded, non-downloadable musical performances, news, non-downloadable photographs, and non-downloadable multi-media materials in the nature of non-downloadable audio and video recordings, all of the foregoing related to or featuring a performing and recording musical artist |
| 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, July 22, 2015 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Monday, March 1, 2010 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Monday, March 1, 2010 |
| 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, July 22, 2015 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Monday, March 1, 2010 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Monday, March 1, 2010 |
| Party Name | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 01 - Individual |
| Address | Weaverville, NC 28787 US |
| Party Name | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 01 - Individual |
| Address | Asheville, NC 288068719 US |
| Party Name | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 01 - Individual |
| Address | Asheville, NC 288068719 US |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Monday, July 20, 2015 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Wednesday, July 22, 2015 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Thursday, August 13, 2015 | TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED |
| Thursday, August 13, 2015 | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED |
| Thursday, August 13, 2015 | TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED |
| Thursday, August 13, 2015 | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED |
| Wednesday, October 28, 2015 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, November 4, 2015 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, November 4, 2015 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, November 4, 2015 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, May 4, 2016 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, May 17, 2016 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Saturday, May 21, 2016 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Saturday, May 21, 2016 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, June 13, 2016 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Monday, June 13, 2016 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Monday, June 13, 2016 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Thursday, July 7, 2016 | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED |
| Saturday, July 9, 2016 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Saturday, July 9, 2016 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, August 1, 2016 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, August 2, 2016 | LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED |
| Wednesday, August 17, 2016 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, September 6, 2016 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, September 6, 2016 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, November 22, 2016 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Monday, November 22, 2021 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Friday, May 19, 2023 | TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED |
| Thursday, November 16, 2023 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Thursday, November 16, 2023 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. |
| Thursday, November 16, 2023 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED |
| Friday, March 13, 2026 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED |