SU SHIPPO SHIP HAPPENS SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY HIPPOS ARE BETTER! Trademark
Trademark Overview
On Friday, January 10, 2025, a trademark application was filed for SU SHIPPO SHIP HAPPENS SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY HIPPOS ARE BETTER! with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the SU SHIPPO SHIP HAPPENS SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY HIPPOS ARE BETTER! trademark a serial number of 98950130. The federal status of this trademark filing is RESPONSE AFTER NON-FINAL ACTION - ENTERED as of Monday, December 1, 2025. This trademark is owned by Shippensburg University. The SU SHIPPO SHIP HAPPENS SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY HIPPOS ARE BETTER! trademark is filed in the Jewelry Products, Paper & Printed Material Products, Leather Products, Houseware & Glass Products, Clothing & Apparel Products, and Toys & Sporting Goods Products categories with the following description:
Key chains
Pants; Shirts; Shirts for infants, babies, toddlers and children
Drinkware
Stickers
Pet clothing
Stuffed toy animals
General Information
| Serial Number | 98950130 |
| Word Mark | SU SHIPPO SHIP HAPPENS SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY HIPPOS ARE BETTER! |
| Filing Date | Friday, January 10, 2025 |
| Status | 661 - RESPONSE AFTER NON-FINAL ACTION - ENTERED |
| Status Date | Monday, December 1, 2025 |
| 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 | NOT AVAILABLE |
Trademark Statements
| Goods and Services | Key chains |
| Goods and Services | Pants; Shirts; Shirts for infants, babies, toddlers and children |
| Goods and Services | Drinkware |
| Goods and Services | Stickers |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The colors black, white, and grey are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Pet clothing |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the design of a cartoon hippo pointing a finger in the air, wearing a hat featuring the letters "SU" and a shirt that says "SHIP HAPPENS SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY" with a hippo design superimposed over the word "SHIP". To the left of the hippo is the vertical wording "SHIPPO" and beneath the hippo is the wording "HIPPOS ARE BETTER!". All elements of the mark appear in grey, with black outlines, on a white background. |
| Goods and Services | Stuffed toy animals |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "Shippensburg University" |
Classification Information
| International Class | 014 - Precious metals and their alloys and goods in precious metals or coated therewith, not included in other classes; jewelry, precious stones; horological and chronometric instruments. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 027, 028, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, January 10, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 014 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 016 - 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 Codes | 002, 005, 022, 023, 029, 037, 038, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, January 10, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 016 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 018 - Leather and imitations of leather, and goods made of these materials and not included in other classes; animal skins, hides; trunks and traveling bags; umbrellas, parasols and walking sticks; whips, harness and saddlery. |
| US Class Codes | 001, 002, 003, 022, 041 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, January 10, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 018 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 021 - Household or kitchen utensils and containers; combs and sponges; brushes (except paint brushes); brush-making materials; articles for cleaning purposes; steel-wool; unworked or semi-worked glass (except glass used in building); glassware, porcelain and earthenware not included in other classes. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 013, 023, 029, 030, 033, 040, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, January 10, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 021 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 025 - Clothing, footwear, headgear. |
| US Class Codes | 022, 039 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, January 10, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 025 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 028 - Games and playthings; gymnastic and sporting articles not included in other classes; decorations for Christmas trees. |
| US Class Codes | 022, 023, 038, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, January 10, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 028 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
Trademark Owner History
| Party Name | Shippensburg University |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 60 - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Address | Shippensburg, PA 17257 |
Trademark Events
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Friday, January 10, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Wednesday, June 11, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Wednesday, June 11, 2025 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Thursday, June 19, 2025 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Friday, June 20, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Friday, June 20, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, June 20, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, August 27, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, August 27, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, August 27, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Thursday, October 2, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Thursday, October 2, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, October 2, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, December 1, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, December 1, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, December 1, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Friday, December 12, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
