SPORTCAST Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Wednesday, February 17, 2021, a trademark application was filed for SPORTCAST with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the SPORTCAST trademark a serial number of 90531931. The federal status of this trademark filing is RESPONSE AFTER NON-FINAL ACTION - ENTERED as of Tuesday, May 13, 2025. This trademark is owned by DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH. The SPORTCAST trademark is filed in the Communication Services, Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products, Paper & Printed Material Products, Advertising, Business and Retail Services, Education & Entertainment Services, and Computer & Software Services & Scientific Services categories with the following description:

Production, screening and rental of films, video films and other television programmes; Demonstration and rental of video and/or audio cassettes, tapes and discs and video games (computer games); Hire of televisions; Education; Entertainment, sporting and cultural activities; Provision of radio and television entertainment services; Organisation and presentation of sports events, shows, quizzes and musical events and organisation of competitions in the fields of entertainment and sports, also for recorded programmes or live broadcasts on radio or television; Organisation of competitions in the fields of training, teaching, entertainment and sports; Arranging and conducting of beauty contests; Talent promotion through the providing of training; Correspondence courses; Publication and edition of books, magazines and other printed matter and associated electronic media, other than for advertising purposes; Organisation of and conducting concert, theatre and entertainment events and sports...

Scientific, controlling, measuring, signalling, counting, recording, monitoring, checking, switching and regulating equipment and similar apparatus and instruments; Apparatus, instruments and equipment for telecommunications; Optical image viewers with three-dimensional graphic representation; Apparatus for receiving, recording, transmission, processing, transforming, output and reproduction of data, speech, text, signals, sound and images, including multimedia apparatus; Electronic entertainment goods, namely, radio and television receivers, sound and/or image recording and reproduction apparatus, including such goods in portable form and for digital image-sound signals; Electronic apparatus for interactive television; Apparatus for receiving and transforming encoded signals (decoders); Apparatus, including multimedia apparatus, for connecting and controlling audio, video and telecommunications apparatus and computers and printers, including such apparatus with electronic program mana...

Radio and television broadcasting and broadcasting of programmes via wireless and cable networks Transmitting of film, television, radio, teletext and videotext programmes and broadcasts; Telecommunication access services; Press agency services, namely, transmission and delivery of messages, press reports and market research data via electronic communications network and global computer network; Cable transmission of sounds, images, signals and data; Satellite transmission of sounds, images, signals and data; Network transmission of sounds, images, signals and data; Electronic television broadcasting, namely, subscription television broadcasting, video on demand transmissions for others; Providing access to an information database; Wireless electronic transmission of information; On-line services and transmissions, namely, electronic trans mission of email, electronic message transmission, transmission of information; Providing telecommunication channels for teleshopping services; Broa...

Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials, namely, towels of paper, table napkins, filter paper, handkerchiefs of paper, paper decorations, writing paper, packaging containers and bags, wrapping paper; Printed matter, namely, newspapers, periodicals, comics, magazines, pamplets, leaflets, prospectuses, programmes, press folders, books, book sleeves, posters; Transparencies, Tickets, Partipant tickets, Invitation cards, Passes; Stationery, including writing and drawing implements; Office requisites, namely, stamps, Ink pads, Stamp ink, Letter-openers, Paper knives (cutters), Desk trays, Document files being stationery, Writing tablets, perforators, Binders, Paper clips and staples, Stickers (statonery), Also self-adhesive; Unencoded telephone cards; Instructional and teaching material (except apparatus) in the form of printed matter, wall boards and writing implements for wall boards; Photographs, pictures (prints and paintings); Calendars; Transfers (decalcomanias) (includin...

Advertising and marketing; providing information in the field of marketing and advertising in oral and written form, print media, and electronic media; Business organizational consultancy for marketing and advertising companies; Statistical evaluations of marketing data; Conducting marketing studies; Market analysis; Advertising research; public opinion polling; Distribution of advertising materials in the nature of printed material in the nature of catalogues, printed event schedules, and brochures, and goods in the nature of videos; Radio, television and cinema advertising; Public relations; sales promotion for others; Arranging and concluding commercial transactions for others, namely, negotiation of commercial transactions for third parties; Computerized file management; Organization of trade fairs and exhibitions for commercial and advertising purposes; Marketing and rental of advertising time on television in the nature of advertising and marketing consultancy; Business managemen...

Technical consultancy in the field of multimedia, interactive television and Pay TV (included in class 42); Software development; Computer programming, including video and computer games; Development of electronic television programme guides (software); Engineering services, in particular in the fields of multimedia, digital and/or interactive television and telecommunications; Administration of servers to provide electronic shopping systems on electronic networks, in particular on the Internet and other electronic communications media; Administration and rental of servers for providing an e-commerce platform on the internet and other electronic media; Administration of servers to provide an Internet forum for the exchange of information and ideas in all subjects; Administration of servers for providing a global virtual marketplace for interactive information exchange; Administration of servers to provide chat facilities, including within the framework of virtual communications platfor...
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General Information


Serial Number90531931
Word MarkSPORTCAST
Filing DateWednesday, February 17, 2021
Status661 - RESPONSE AFTER NON-FINAL ACTION - ENTERED
Status DateTuesday, May 13, 2025
Registration Number0000000
Registration DateNOT AVAILABLE
Mark Drawing3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s)
Published for Opposition DateNOT AVAILABLE

Trademark Statements


Goods and ServicesProduction, screening and rental of films, video films and other television programmes; Demonstration and rental of video and/or audio cassettes, tapes and discs and video games (computer games); Hire of televisions; Education; Entertainment, sporting and cultural activities; Provision of radio and television entertainment services; Organisation and presentation of sports events, shows, quizzes and musical events and organisation of competitions in the fields of entertainment and sports, also for recorded programmes or live broadcasts on radio or television; Organisation of competitions in the fields of training, teaching, entertainment and sports; Arranging and conducting of beauty contests; Talent promotion through the providing of training; Correspondence courses; Publication and edition of books, magazines and other printed matter and associated electronic media, other than for advertising purposes; Organisation of and conducting concert, theatre and entertainment events and sports competitions; Production of film, television, radio, teletext and videotext programmes or broadcasts; Production of films and video films and other image and sound programmes for educational, instructional and entertainment purposes, including for children and young people; Presentation and rental of sound and image recordings on video and/or audio cassettes, tapes and discs; Theatrical performances, music performances; Cultural, artistic, leisure and sporting activities, including the arranging thereof; Arranging and conducting of cultural, entertainment and sporting events and congresses, seminars, lectures and multimedia presentations (for cultural and entertainment purposes); Publishing (included in class 41); Production of web-TV programmes, interactive programmes and Internet TV programmes; Sports promotion through training; Advance ticket sales (entertainment); Ticket and seat reservations and advance sale of tickets for concerts, shows and other entertainment events and sporting events; Booking and reservation services for cultural and sporting events; Operating facilities for children, young people and adolescents for leisure purposes, in particular in the field of sports; Information on entertainment events and providing of sporting and leisure activities; Rental of sports equipment (included in class 41); Editing of written texts; Sports agency services, namely, arranging of sporting activities; Production of radio and television broadcasts/programmes via wireless or cable networks; Arranging and conducting of cultural, entertainment and sporting events for charitable purposes; Production of prize game broadcasts; Gambling; Providing on-line electronic publications, not downloadable; Arranging and conducting of congresses and conferences; Gambling; Entertainment services, namely, providing on-line computer, electronic and video games accessible via video game machines, mobile phones, tablets and computers; Online entertainment in the nature of computer game tournaments; Providing a website featuring computer games and video games
Description of MarkThe mark consists of a red rectangle. Inside the rectangle is a crosshairs design that consists of four white brackets in the shape of a rectangle and a white plus symbol. Below the design is the wording "SPORTCAST" in black.
Goods and ServicesScientific, controlling, measuring, signalling, counting, recording, monitoring, checking, switching and regulating equipment and similar apparatus and instruments; Apparatus, instruments and equipment for telecommunications; Optical image viewers with three-dimensional graphic representation; Apparatus for receiving, recording, transmission, processing, transforming, output and reproduction of data, speech, text, signals, sound and images, including multimedia apparatus; Electronic entertainment goods, namely, radio and television receivers, sound and/or image recording and reproduction apparatus, including such goods in portable form and for digital image-sound signals; Electronic apparatus for interactive television; Apparatus for receiving and transforming encoded signals (decoders); Apparatus, including multimedia apparatus, for connecting and controlling audio, video and telecommunications apparatus and computers and printers, including such apparatus with electronic program management and control for interactive television viewing and/or pay TV; Electronic program guides (software); Operating software and other software for the aforesaid apparatus, instruments and equipment; Data processing apparatus and computers; Buffer memories, computer chips, disks, cables, drives, terminals, printers, keyboards, monitors and other peripherals for computers; Games software; Computer game equipment consisting of disk memories; Accessories for computers, video and computer games, namely, adapters, modules for expanding functions and extending memory capacity; Voice synthesisers, light pens, electronic 3D spectacles, programmed and non-programmed cassettes, floppy disks, disks and games modules; Boxes for storing cassettes, floppy disks and recording discs; Program recorders, numerical keyboards, floppy disk stations principally comprising floppy disk drives, microprocessors and control electronics; Electronic data processing apparatus, including monitors, input apparatus, output apparatus, printers, terminals and memories, including such apparatus being additional apparatus for a main piece of apparatus; Computer programs on data carriers of all kinds; Computer programs being downloadable software; Downloadable software applications; Electronic data carriers; Video games (computer games) in the form of computer programs recorded on data carriers; Computer and video game cassettes, floppy disks, cartridges, disks and tapes and other programs and databases recorded on machine-readable data carriers, included in class 9; Recorded and unrecorded sound carriers, in particular recording discs, compact discs, sound tapes and sound cassettes (compact cassettes); Downloadable music files; Recorded and unrecorded image carriers (included in class 9), in particular video cassettes and DVDs; Exposed film; Photo CDs; Photographic, cinematographic, optical and teaching apparatus and instruments; Pre-recorded magnetic, magnetic optical and optical carriers for sound and/or images; Coded telephone cards; Optical apparatus and instruments, included in class 9, in particular spectacles, glasses and spectacle frames; Spectacle cases; Video cassette cases; Headphones; Head guards for sports; Loudspeakers; Speaker enclosures; Bags adapted for laptops; Sleeves for laptops; Mouth guards for sports; Pedometers; Selfie sticks being hand-held monopods; Smartwatches; Wearable activity trackers; USB flash drives; Parts of the aforesaid goods, included in class 9
Goods and ServicesRadio and television broadcasting and broadcasting of programmes via wireless and cable networks Transmitting of film, television, radio, teletext and videotext programmes and broadcasts; Telecommunication access services; Press agency services, namely, transmission and delivery of messages, press reports and market research data via electronic communications network and global computer network; Cable transmission of sounds, images, signals and data; Satellite transmission of sounds, images, signals and data; Network transmission of sounds, images, signals and data; Electronic television broadcasting, namely, subscription television broadcasting, video on demand transmissions for others; Providing access to an information database; Wireless electronic transmission of information; On-line services and transmissions, namely, electronic trans mission of email, electronic message transmission, transmission of information; Providing telecommunication channels for teleshopping services; Broadcasting of teleshopping programmes; Providing Internet access, namely, providing of access to communications networks with the aid of digital multimedia technology, in particular for internet access, teleshopping and telebanking, including for use with television screens; Providing access to telecommunication networks, namely, arranging and allocating of user passwords for users of various communication networks; Electronic transmission of data via the Internet in the fields of politics, economics, finance, law, social issues, sport, culture, religion, technology, computers, the Internet; network transmission of sound, images and data; Telephone communications and services, Communications by cellular phones; E-mail data services, fax services, SMS services, namely, providing e-mail fax services, electronic messaging services; E-mail data services, fax services, SMS services , namely, providing e-mail fax services, electronic messaging services; Telephone services by means of information, complaints and emergency hotlines; Transmission of video; Cable transmission of images; Internet access provider services, namely, providing access to information and entertainment programs on the Internet; Transmission of information by electronic communications networks; Transmission of sound; Electronic transmission of data; Electronic transmission of fee data; Providing multiple-user access to data on the Internet in the field of sports and sporting event broadcasts; Data transmission services between networked computer systems, namely, data transmission services via telecommunication means ; Providing access to telecommunication networks for electronic transmission of messages, images, signals and data; Leasing of global computer networks, namely, leasing of access time to online games on the Internet and other electronic media; Supplying data, namely, namely, transmitting information via the Internet concerning global computer network data in the field of sports and sporting events; Streaming of data; Video-on-demand transmission; Rental of telecommunications equipment in the nature of decoder
Goods and ServicesPaper, cardboard and goods made from these materials, namely, towels of paper, table napkins, filter paper, handkerchiefs of paper, paper decorations, writing paper, packaging containers and bags, wrapping paper; Printed matter, namely, newspapers, periodicals, comics, magazines, pamplets, leaflets, prospectuses, programmes, press folders, books, book sleeves, posters; Transparencies, Tickets, Partipant tickets, Invitation cards, Passes; Stationery, including writing and drawing implements; Office requisites, namely, stamps, Ink pads, Stamp ink, Letter-openers, Paper knives (cutters), Desk trays, Document files being stationery, Writing tablets, perforators, Binders, Paper clips and staples, Stickers (statonery), Also self-adhesive; Unencoded telephone cards; Instructional and teaching material (except apparatus) in the form of printed matter, wall boards and writing implements for wall boards; Photographs, pictures (prints and paintings); Calendars; Transfers (decalcomanias) (including transfers of vinyl), Paper and vinyl stickers, Stickers (stationery); Empty fitted cases for audio and image carriers (stationery); Cut-out figures and decorations of cardboard; Postcards and greeting cards, trading cards, name signs of paper or cardboard, note books, notice boards, address books, folders, file covers and binders, film hole-punch reinforcements, calendars, scrapbooks, paperweights, rulers, rubber erasers, bookmarks and bookmarkers; Dressmaking patterns and stencils for drawing; Rub-on pictures, giftwrap, gift tags of paper and cardboard; Sleeves and bags of paper and plastic for packaging; Blackboards, adhesives for stationery; Writing implements, in particular ball-point pens and fountain pens, pencil cases, pencil tins, pencil holders, pencil extenders, pencil sharpeners, writing pads, cases and containers for writing implements, note holders and containers, drawing, painting and modelling materials and equipment, paint brushes; Artists' materials, namely, crayons, chalk, palettes and canvasses; Typewriters and office requisites (except furniture), dispensing apparatus for adhesive tapes, printers' type, printing blocks; Ink; Painted works of art of paper and cardboard; Paper party decorations; Drawing sets; Wrapping paper of paper or plastic, All the aforesaid goods included in class 16; Car accessories, namely, decorative strips of stickers (decorative strips); Flags, pennants (made of paper); Flyers; Passport covers; Desk pads; Paper decorations
Indication of Colors claimedThe color(s) red, black, white is/are claimed as a feature of the mark.
Goods and ServicesAdvertising and marketing; providing information in the field of marketing and advertising in oral and written form, print media, and electronic media; Business organizational consultancy for marketing and advertising companies; Statistical evaluations of marketing data; Conducting marketing studies; Market analysis; Advertising research; public opinion polling; Distribution of advertising materials in the nature of printed material in the nature of catalogues, printed event schedules, and brochures, and goods in the nature of videos; Radio, television and cinema advertising; Public relations; sales promotion for others; Arranging and concluding commercial transactions for others, namely, negotiation of commercial transactions for third parties; Computerized file management; Organization of trade fairs and exhibitions for commercial and advertising purposes; Marketing and rental of advertising time on television in the nature of advertising and marketing consultancy; Business management and organization consultancy; Advertising, in particular radio, television, cinema, print, videotext and teletext advertising; Advertising and marketing by television; Publication of prospectuses for advertising purposes; Production of promotional films; Rental of advertising films; Telephone order placement for teleshopping; Arranging advertising time in all relevant media, namely, media planning in the nature of advising the client on the correct times and stations to advertise based on media analysis of the market for that media; Business management; Business administration; providing office functions; Business organisation consulting; Typing; Secretarial services; Business consultancy and advisory services; Professional business consulting; Management of business interests, for others, namely, business management consultation; Development of advertising concepts, in particular for marketing goods and services via worldwide electronic networks, in particular the Internet and other electronic communications media; Negotiating business contracts for others for the purchase and sale of goods and providing of services; Electronic commerce provider services in the nature of freight management services, namely, order placement and order delivery service in the nature of shipment processing, as well as invoice management for electronic ordering systems for business purposes; Dissemination of advertising on an online electronic communications network; Auctioneering on the Internet; Professional business consultancy and business organisational consultancy for franchising concepts for providing commercial and organizational know-how; Arranging electronic markets on the Internet, in the nature of arranging and conducting exchange markets by arranging contracts online, for others, both for the purchasing of goods and the providing of services, namely, arranging of buying and selling contracts for third parties; Operation of telephone call centers for others, namely, call centers for order acceptance and placement; Telephone answering for unavailable subscribers; Planning services for advertising; Creating and updating of advertising material for advertising space on the Internet, and rental of advertising space on the Internet; Advertising on the Internet in the nature of banner exchange; Talent promotion through organizational consultancy, namely, Employment services in the nature of talent casting in the fields of sports players, music, video, and films; Compilation of information into computer databases; Professional business consultancy with regard to television advertising; Production of television and radio advertisements; Obtaining fees data, namely, word processing; Updating data in computer databases; Layout services for Internet advertising purposes; Services of a sports association, namely, commercial lobbying for the promotion of professional sport; Gathering and supplying market research data, namely, analysis of market research data; Gathering and updating of data, namely, analysis of market research data; Providing business information via a website; Business management of sports people; Sponsorship search; Rental of advertising space; Rental of advertising time on communication media; Production of teleshopping programmes; Technical consultancy in the field of marketing and advertising
Goods and ServicesTechnical consultancy in the field of multimedia, interactive television and Pay TV (included in class 42); Software development; Computer programming, including video and computer games; Development of electronic television programme guides (software); Engineering services, in particular in the fields of multimedia, digital and/or interactive television and telecommunications; Administration of servers to provide electronic shopping systems on electronic networks, in particular on the Internet and other electronic communications media; Administration and rental of servers for providing an e-commerce platform on the internet and other electronic media; Administration of servers to provide an Internet forum for the exchange of information and ideas in all subjects; Administration of servers for providing a global virtual marketplace for interactive information exchange; Administration of servers to provide chat facilities, including within the framework of virtual communications platforms and bulletin board facilities; Computer search services for scientific and research purposes, for others; Establishing and maintenance of software for Internet access and dial-in nodes, and providing memory space on servers connected to the Internet; Rental of memory space on computer systems connected to the Internet; Design of web pages; Technical planning of telecommunications equipment; Graphic arts designing and designer services; Scientific and technological services and research and development relating thereto; Technical consultancy in the field of marketing and advertising; Administration of servers providing a platform for the supply and demand of goods/services; Establishing homepages, for others, on the Internet; Storage of information, audio, images and data for others, for a fee; Electronic archiving of data; Hosting computer sites

Classification Information


International Class038 - Services allowing people to communicate with another by a sensory means.
US Class Codes100, 101, 104
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateWednesday, May 19, 2021
Primary Code038
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

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 DateWednesday, May 19, 2021
Primary Code009
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class016 - 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 Codes002, 005, 022, 023, 029, 037, 038, 050
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateWednesday, May 19, 2021
Primary Code016
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions.
US Class Codes100, 101, 102
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateWednesday, May 19, 2021
Primary Code035
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class041 - Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities.
US Class Codes100, 101, 107
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateWednesday, May 19, 2021
Primary Code041
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class042 - 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 Codes100, 101
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateWednesday, May 19, 2021
Primary Code042
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

Trademark Owner History


Party NameDFL Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type99 - Other
AddressFrankfurt a.M. D-60325
DE

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Saturday, February 20, 2021NEW APPLICATION ENTERED
Wednesday, May 19, 2021NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
Thursday, May 20, 2021NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED
Monday, September 13, 2021ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Tuesday, November 2, 2021NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Tuesday, November 2, 2021NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Tuesday, November 2, 2021NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Monday, May 2, 2022TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Monday, May 2, 2022CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Tuesday, May 3, 2022TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Thursday, May 26, 2022SUSPENSION LETTER WRITTEN
Thursday, May 26, 2022LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED
Thursday, May 26, 2022NOTIFICATION OF LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED
Thursday, January 19, 2023ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Monday, January 30, 2023SUSPENSION CHECKED - TO ATTORNEY FOR ACTION
Friday, December 29, 2023SUSPENSION CHECKED - TO ATTORNEY FOR ACTION
Monday, November 11, 2024NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Monday, November 11, 2024NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Monday, November 11, 2024NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Tuesday, February 11, 2025APPLICATION EXTENSION GRANTED/RECEIPT PROVIDED
Tuesday, February 11, 2025APPLICATION EXTENSION TO RESPONSE PERIOD - RECEIVED
Monday, May 12, 2025CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Monday, May 12, 2025TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Tuesday, May 13, 2025TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED