| Serial Number | 99448843 |
| Word Mark | SMBC CONNECT |
| Filing Date | Friday, October 17, 2025 |
| Status | 681 - PUBLICATION/ISSUE REVIEW COMPLETE |
| Status Date | Monday, June 15, 2026 |
| 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, July 7, 2026 |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the letters "SMBC" in the dark green capital letters with the word "connect" with a capital 'C' centered below the "SMBC" element, all the letters appear in dark green except for the 't' which appears in light green with the bottom tip in dark green. |
| Pseudo Mark | SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION CONNECT |
| Goods and Services | Acceptance of financial deposits and substitute bond issuance and Acceptance of fixed interval installment deposits; Loans, namely, home equity loans, installment loans, lease-purchase loans, providing loans secured by commercial paper, providing temporary loans, security services, namely, guaranteeing loans, temporary loans; Discount of bills; Domestic exchange settlement; Financial liability guarantee and acceptance of bills; Safe deposit services; Trust representation, namely, trusteeship of financial futures contracts; Trust representation, namely, trusteeship of money, securities, monetary claims, personal property, land, rights on land fixtures, surface rights or lease on land; Agencies for bond subscriptions; Issuance of letter-of-credit related services; Brokerage of credit purchase; Financial management of cryptocurrency; Purchase and sale of a cryptocurrency or exchange with another cryptocurrency; Intermediary, brokerage and or agency services for purchase and sale of a cryptocurrency or exchange with another cryptocurrency; Agencies for collecting gas or electric power utility payments; Consigned collection of payment for goods; Buying and selling of securities, namely, brokerage of and trading in securities; Agencies for brokerage of securities, securities index futures, securities options, and overseas market securities futures; Agencies or brokerage for entrusting agents with on-commission trading in domestic markets of securities, securities index futures and securities options; Agencies or brokerage for entrusting agents with on-commission trading in overseas markets of securities and securities index futures; Agencies or brokerage for forward agreement of securities, for forward agreement of securities index futures, for forward agreement of securities options, spot and forward transaction of securities index futures; securities offering; Brokerage services relating to securities subscription or offering; Agencies for non-life insurance; Non-life insurance underwriting; Providing information in the field of real estate affairs, namely, on buildings and land; Securities lending; Acquisition and transfer of monetary claims; Exchanging money; Foreign exchange transactions; Online banking services; Electronic funds transfer; Mobile banking services; Trading of securities index futures; Trading of securities options; Trading of overseas market securities futures; Brokerage for securities liquidation; Securities underwriting; Stock exchange quotations; Agencies for commodity futures trading; Life insurance brokerage; Life insurance underwriting; Claim adjustment for non-life insurance; Insurance premium rate computing. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | CONNECT |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) dark green and light green is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| 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, October 17, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 036 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | KABUSHIKI KAISHA MITSUI SUMITOMO GINKO |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 29 - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Address | Tokyo 105-0005 JP |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Friday, October 17, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Friday, October 17, 2025 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Tuesday, March 3, 2026 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, March 3, 2026 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Thursday, March 5, 2026 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Friday, March 6, 2026 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Friday, March 6, 2026 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, March 6, 2026 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, June 5, 2026 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Friday, June 5, 2026 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, June 5, 2026 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Sunday, June 7, 2026 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |