| Serial Number | 97813781 |
| Word Mark | SMARTNEWS+ |
| Filing Date | Monday, February 27, 2023 |
| Status | 688 - NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE - ISSUED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, November 26, 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, October 15, 2024 |
| Goods and Services | Providing online computer games and non-downloadable music via the Internet and other telecommunications networks; providing non-downloadable photographs and videos featuring general interest news, and information about lifestyle, sports, entertainment events, fashion, business, technology, science, general interest news reporting, opinion in the form of commentary on general interest topics, fiction books, creative writing, social events, cartoon, comic, animation, fortune-telling, weather and general interest news shows; Providing information relating to sports events and competitions; Providing information relating to results of sports events and competitions; educational and instruction services, namely, classes, seminars and workshops relating to arts, crafts, sports, business management, science and technology; Conducting seminars in the field of journalism and media; Providing on-line, non-downloadable electronic publications, namely, newspapers, magazines, and periodicals in the field of current events news, lifestyle, sports, entertainment, fashion, business, technology, science, current events reporting, opinion commentary on general interest topics, fiction, creative writing, social events, cartoons, comic books, animation, fortune-telling, weather and general interests; Reference library services featuring literature and documentary records; Book rental; Entertainment information; Arranging and planning of showing movies, shows, plays or musical performances; Movie theaters; motion picture film production and distribution; Direction and presentation of plays; Presentation of musical performances; Production of radio and television programs; Videotape production in the fields of education, culture, entertainment or sports not for movies or television programs and not for advertising or publicity; Organization, arranging and conducting of sports competitions; organization of entertainment events in the nature of social entertainment events, said services excluding movies, shows, plays, musical performances, sports, horse races, bicycle races, boat races and auto races; Organization, arranging and conducting of horse races; Organization, arranging and conducting of bicycle races; Organization, arranging and conducting of boat races; Organization, arranging and conducting of auto races; Providing amusement facilities; Providing sports facilities |
| Goods and Services | Downloadable computer software and recorded computer software, programs and application software all being for use with personal digital assistants and other hand-held electronic devices for accessing websites of newspaper and magazine articles; Downloadable computer software and recorded computer software, programs and application software all being for personal digital assistants and other hand-held electronic devices for browsing newspaper and magazine articles on the Internet; Downloadable audio files featuring general interest news, and information about lifestyle, sports, entertainment events, fashion, business, technology, science, general interest news reporting, opinion in the form of commentary on general interest topics, fiction books, creative writing, social events, fortune-telling, weather and general interest news shows; Downloadable video files featuring general interest news, and information about lifestyle, sports, entertainment events, fashion, business, technology, science, general interest news reporting, opinion in the form of commentary on general interest topics, fiction books, creative writing, social events, fortune-telling, weather and general interest news shows; Downloadable computer game programs; Telecommunication machines and apparatus, namely, cell phones, smartphones, wireless routers, computer network routers, modems; Downloadable computer programs for viewing, sending and receiving texts, emails, data and information from smartphones, tablet computers, and portable computers; Recorded computer programs for viewing, sending and receiving texts, emails, data and information from smartphones, tablet computers, and portable computers; Downloadable computer programs for location-based services, specifically, for use in providing information about local weather, local news, and local attractions in the nature of restaurants, hotels and entertainment venues; Recorded computer programs for location-based services, specifically, for use in providing information about local weather, local news, and local attractions in the nature of restaurants, hotels and entertainment venues; Downloadable computer programs for fortune-telling, weather forecasting, and transmission of user generated content; Tablet computers for reading; Electronic machines, apparatus and their parts, namely, personal digital assistants, tablet computers; Downloadable game programs for home video game machines, recorded game programs for home video game machines; Electronic circuits and CD-ROMs recorded with game programs for use with hand-held game machines with liquid crystal displays; Phonograph records featuring music; Downloadable music files; Downloadable image files featuring news photographs, commercial photographs and artwork; Recorded video discs and video tapes featuring news reports, comedy performances, animated cartoons, music performances, children's movies, superhero movies, sports competitions and sporting events; Downloadable electronic publications, namely, newspapers, magazines, and periodicals in the field of current events news, lifestyle, sports, entertainment, fashion, business, technology, science, current events reporting, opinions featuring commentary on current events topics, fiction, creative writing, social events, cartoons, comic books, animation, fortune-telling, weather and general interests |
| Pseudo Mark | SMART NEWS PLUS |
| Goods and Services | Providing financial information on-line; Providing information online in the field of personal finance; Buying and selling of securities, namely, securities brokerage; Trading of securities index futures; Trading of securities options; Trading of overseas market securities futures; Agencies for brokerage of securities, securities index futures, securities options, and overseas market securities futures; Brokerage agencies featuring agents entrusted with on-commission trading in domestic markets of securities, securities index futures and securities options; Brokerage agencies featuring agents entrusted with on-commission trading in overseas markets of securities, and securities index futures; Securities brokerage agencies in the fields of securities index futures and future purchase agreements for securities, securities index futures, and securities options; Brokerage for Securities liquidation; Securities underwriting; Stock market information, namely, stock exchange quotations; Providing real estate information on buildings and land |
| Goods and Services | Rental of advertising space on the Internet; Advertising and publicity services; All of the foregoing excluding direct mail advertising, Direct marketing advertising for others; Promoting the goods and services of others through the administration of sales and promotional incentive schemes involving trading stamps; business management analysis and business consultancy; Providing information concerning commercial sales; Business management of hotels; Providing employment information |
| Goods and Services | Providing information on fortune-telling; Providing information in the field of personal development, namely, personal improvement; Private investigation services, namely, providing information about the location of humans, objects and animals via communication terminals for purposes of locating missing persons, lost animals and stolen property; Providing fashion information; Marriage partner introduction or dating services; Fortune-telling; Personal affairs consultancy, in the fields of horoscope, fortune-telling, romance and personal relationships |
| Goods and Services | Providing meteorological information; Rental of server memory space for blogs; Rental of server memory space; Computer software design, computer programming, and maintenance of computer software; Rental of computers; Providing on-line nondownloadable computer software, computer programs and application software for personal digital assistants for accessing websites that publish newspaper and magazine articles; Providing on-line non-downloadable computer software, computer programs and application software for personal digital assistants for browsing newspapers and magazine articles on the internet; Computer programming; Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable computer software, computer programs and application software for personal digital assistants and other hand-held electronic devices for accessing websites of newspaper and magazine articles; Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable computer software, computer programs and application software for personal digital assistants and other hand-held electronic devices for browsing newspaper and magazine articles on the Internet; Providing on-line non-downloadable geographic information system (GIS) software for providing map information featuring geographic points of interest and trip routes |
| 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, March 17, 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 | Friday, March 17, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 036 - Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, March 17, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 036 |
| 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, March 17, 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 | Friday, March 17, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 045 - Legal services; security services for the protection of property and individuals; personal and social services rendered by others to meet the needs of individuals. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, March 17, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 045 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | SmartNews, Inc. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Tokyo 150-0001 JP |
| Party Name | SmartNews, Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Tokyo 150-0001 JP |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, March 2, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Friday, March 17, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, November 28, 2023 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Monday, December 4, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Monday, December 4, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, December 4, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, February 15, 2024 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Friday, August 2, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Sunday, August 4, 2024 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Sunday, August 4, 2024 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, September 9, 2024 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, September 25, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, October 15, 2024 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, October 15, 2024 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, November 26, 2024 | NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |