RUPERT Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Tuesday, July 19, 1994, a trademark application was filed for RUPERT with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the RUPERT trademark a serial number of 74552240. The federal status of this trademark filing is REGISTERED AND RENEWED as of Tuesday, December 12, 2017. This trademark is owned by Express Newspapers Plc. The RUPERT trademark is filed in the Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products and Toys & Sporting Goods Products categories with the following description:

[ target games, kites, toy action figures, board games, equipment sold as a unit for playing a card game, disk type toss toys, archery bows and arrows, playground balls, rubber action balls, sports balls, dolls, doll accessories, plush toys, toy vehicles, toy cars, toy trucks, toy bucket and shovel sets, rollerskates, toy rockets, music box toys, musical dolls, musical stuffed toy animals, jigsaw puzzles, badminton sets comprising racquets, racquet strings, floor plates, shuttlecocks and uprights, bubble-making wands and solution sets, toy figurines, toy banks, puppets, toy balloons, yo-yos, video game programs, computer game programs, ride-on toys, bicycles and tricycles ]

[ audio and ] video [ cassette tapes ] featuring entertainment subject matter; [ sunglasses and eyeglasses ]
rupert

General Information


Serial Number74552240
Word MarkRUPERT
Filing DateTuesday, July 19, 1994
Status800 - REGISTERED AND RENEWED
Status DateTuesday, December 12, 2017
Registration Number2120165
Registration DateTuesday, December 9, 1997
Mark Drawing1 - Typeset: Word(s) / letter(s) / number(s)
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, October 10, 1995

Trademark Statements


Goods and Services[ target games, kites, toy action figures, board games, equipment sold as a unit for playing a card game, disk type toss toys, archery bows and arrows, playground balls, rubber action balls, sports balls, dolls, doll accessories, plush toys, toy vehicles, toy cars, toy trucks, toy bucket and shovel sets, rollerskates, toy rockets, music box toys, musical dolls, musical stuffed toy animals, jigsaw puzzles, badminton sets comprising racquets, racquet strings, floor plates, shuttlecocks and uprights, bubble-making wands and solution sets, toy figurines, toy banks, puppets, toy balloons, yo-yos, video game programs, computer game programs, ride-on toys, bicycles and tricycles ]
Goods and Services[ audio and ] video [ cassette tapes ] featuring entertainment subject matter; [ sunglasses and eyeglasses ]

Classification Information


International Class009 - 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 Codes021, 023, 026, 036, 038
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateFriday, October 21, 1994
Primary Code009
First Use Anywhere DateWednesday, July 31, 1996
First Use In Commerce DateWednesday, July 31, 1996

International Class028 - Games and playthings; gymnastic and sporting articles not included in other classes; decorations for Christmas trees.
US Class Codes022, 023, 038, 050
Class Status CodeB - Sec. 8 - Class(es) in a Multiple Class registration
Class Status DateTuesday, December 12, 2017
Primary Code028
First Use Anywhere DateWednesday, July 31, 1996
First Use In Commerce DateWednesday, July 31, 1996

Trademark Owner History


Party NameDREAMWORKS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
Party Type33 - New Owner After Registration
Legal Entity Type24 - NOT AVAILABLE
AddressLONDON WC2H 8NU
GB

Party NameCLASSIC MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
Party Type32 - New Owner After Registration
Legal Entity Type24 - NOT AVAILABLE
AddressLONDON WC2H 8NU
GB

Party NameEXPRESS NEWSPAPERS
Party Type31 - New Owner After Registration
Legal Entity Type99 - Other
AddressLondon EC3R 6EN
GB

Party NameExpress Newspapers Plc
Party Type30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressLondon SE1 9UX
GB

Party NameExpress Newspapers Plc
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressLondon SE1 9UX
GB

Party NameExpress Newspapers Plc
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressLondon SE1 9UX
GB

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Friday, November 25, 1994NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED
Thursday, May 25, 1995CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Thursday, June 22, 1995FINAL REFUSAL MAILED
Friday, July 14, 1995CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Friday, July 21, 1995APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Friday, September 8, 1995NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
Tuesday, October 10, 1995PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Tuesday, January 2, 1996NOA MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
Sunday, June 30, 1996SOU EXTENSION 1 FILED
Saturday, August 31, 1996SOU EXTENSION 1 GRANTED
Thursday, January 2, 1997USE AMENDMENT FILED
Thursday, February 13, 1997STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE
Friday, February 28, 1997ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Wednesday, March 12, 1997NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED
Friday, September 12, 1997CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Tuesday, October 14, 1997ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED
Tuesday, December 9, 1997REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Monday, June 7, 2004REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) FILED
Monday, August 9, 2004FAX RECEIVED
Tuesday, August 24, 2004REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED
Wednesday, June 6, 2007TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
Wednesday, June 6, 2007ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
Friday, January 18, 2008TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
Thursday, January 24, 2008TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
Thursday, January 24, 2008APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
Friday, January 25, 2008ASSIGNED TO PARALEGAL
Friday, January 25, 2008REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
Friday, January 25, 2008REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
Monday, August 24, 2009TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
Monday, August 24, 2009ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
Monday, September 28, 2009TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Monday, April 4, 2011CASE FILE IN TICRS
Monday, May 16, 2011CASE FILE IN TICRS
Saturday, July 30, 2016TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
Saturday, July 30, 2016ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
Friday, December 9, 2016COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
Monday, December 11, 2017TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
Tuesday, December 12, 2017REGISTERED - PARTIAL SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED
Tuesday, December 12, 2017REGISTERED - SEC. 9 GRANTED/CHECK RECORD FOR SEC. 8
Tuesday, December 12, 2017REGISTERED AND RENEWED (SECOND RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
Tuesday, December 12, 2017NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 - E-MAILED
Thursday, March 15, 2018TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Wednesday, October 29, 2025AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP
Wednesday, October 29, 2025AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP