THE MINISTRY Trademark
Trademark Overview
On Thursday, August 9, 2018, a trademark application was filed for THE MINISTRY with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the THE MINISTRY trademark a serial number of 88072344. The federal status of this trademark filing is REGISTERED as of Tuesday, April 7, 2020. This trademark is owned by Ministry of Sound Recordings Limited. The THE MINISTRY trademark is filed in the Communication Services, Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products, Advertising, Business and Retail Services, Insurance & Financial Services, Construction & Repair Services, Transportation & Storage Services, Education & Entertainment Services, Computer & Software Services & Scientific Services, Restaurant & Hotel Services, and Medical & Beauty Services & Agricultural Services categories with the following description:
Private-members club services, namely, social club services being the arranging, organizing, and hosting of social events, get-togethers, and parties for club members; health club services, namely, providing instruction and equipment in the field of physical exercise and wellness; gym services, namely, providing gymnasiums; entertainment and educational club services, namely, providing motivational and educational speakers; provision of club recreation facilities; educational services, namely, conducting seminars, workshops, lectures and classes in the fields of media, science, the arts, design, technology, music, the environment, engineering, mathematics, entrepreneurship, popular culture, civics and public advocacy, charitable giving, publishing, psychology, exercise, sexuality, fitness, and professional advancement; entertainment services, namely, providing facilities for entertainment purposes, namely, providing media room facilities featuring audio-visual equipment; hospitality se...
Musical sound recordings; audio-visual recordings featuring music and musical based entertainment; downloadable musical sound and downloadable audio-visual recordings featuring music and musical based entertainment; downloadable ringtones, graphics, sound recordings, video recordings featuring music, computer game programs and music files via a global computer network and wireless devices
Storage of musical equipment; storage of IT equipment; storage of office equipment; physical storage of documents and documentary records; storage services, namely, storage of goods
Streaming of audio material, namely, musical recordings, on the Internet; streaming of audio-visual material, namely, musical audio-visual recordings, on the Internet
Technical support services, namely, troubleshooting in the nature of repair of computer hardware for wired and wireless connectivity, print and telephony equipment
Real estate services, namely, leasing of real property and apartments, leasing or renting of buildings, real estate brokerage, leasing or rental of office space, leasing or rental of temporary and shared office spaces and offices, commercial real estate brokerage, leasing of real estate, office facilities management being real estate management services, ownership management being real estate management services
Providing office functions; business management and organization advice and consultation; business networking; business research; business administration; business management assistance; rental of office equipment; rental of office machines and equipment; entertainment marketing services and promotion, namely, marketing and advertising for artists and promoting the music, audio and video recordings, and musical services of others; artist management services, namely, management of performing artists; distributorship services in the field of musical sound recordings; business management and promoting the goods and services of performing artists in the fields of music and performance arts; music marketing in the nature of advertising music for others; advertising and publicity services, namely, promoting the goods, services, brand identity and commercial information and news of third parties through print, audio, video, digital and on-line medium; brand positioning and brand strategy serv...
Beauty care services; beauty salon services; beauty care services provided by a health spa; health spa services for health and wellness of the mind, body and spirit
Restaurant and bar services; accommodation services, namely, providing temporary accommodation; hospitality services, namely, providing food and drink; accommodation reservation services, namely, reservation of temporary accommodation; hire of temporary rooms, namely, rental of rooms as temporary living accommodations; hire of meeting rooms, namely, rental of meeting rooms; provision of general purpose facilities for meetings, conferences and exhibitions; provision of banquet and social function facilities for special occasions; child care services; private members club services, namely, bar and restaurant services, and providing temporary accommodations to club members
Computer services being technical support services, namely, troubleshooting of computer software problems for wired and wireless connectivity, print and telephony equipment
General Information
| Serial Number | 88072344 |
| Word Mark | THE MINISTRY |
| Filing Date | Thursday, August 9, 2018 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, April 7, 2020 |
| Registration Number | 6026483 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, April 7, 2020 |
| Mark Drawing | 4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, January 21, 2020 |
Trademark Statements
| Goods and Services | Private-members club services, namely, social club services being the arranging, organizing, and hosting of social events, get-togethers, and parties for club members; health club services, namely, providing instruction and equipment in the field of physical exercise and wellness; gym services, namely, providing gymnasiums; entertainment and educational club services, namely, providing motivational and educational speakers; provision of club recreation facilities; educational services, namely, conducting seminars, workshops, lectures and classes in the fields of media, science, the arts, design, technology, music, the environment, engineering, mathematics, entrepreneurship, popular culture, civics and public advocacy, charitable giving, publishing, psychology, exercise, sexuality, fitness, and professional advancement; entertainment services, namely, providing facilities for entertainment purposes, namely, providing media room facilities featuring audio-visual equipment; hospitality services being entertainment services, namely, demonstrations, displays and presentations in the field of hospitality; providing hospitality training services; organizing and hosting of events for social and cultural purposes; rental of recording studios; operating of recording studios, namely, recording studio services; recording studios; providing online entertainment, namely, providing non- downloadable sound and audio-visual recordings in the field of music and musical based entertainment; providing a website over a global computer network featuring information on musical artists, tours of musical artists, sound recordings, popular culture and events and musical based entertainment; entertainment, namely, live music concerts |
| Goods and Services | Musical sound recordings; audio-visual recordings featuring music and musical based entertainment; downloadable musical sound and downloadable audio-visual recordings featuring music and musical based entertainment; downloadable ringtones, graphics, sound recordings, video recordings featuring music, computer game programs and music files via a global computer network and wireless devices |
| Goods and Services | Storage of musical equipment; storage of IT equipment; storage of office equipment; physical storage of documents and documentary records; storage services, namely, storage of goods |
| Goods and Services | Streaming of audio material, namely, musical recordings, on the Internet; streaming of audio-visual material, namely, musical audio-visual recordings, on the Internet |
| Goods and Services | Technical support services, namely, troubleshooting in the nature of repair of computer hardware for wired and wireless connectivity, print and telephony equipment |
| Goods and Services | Real estate services, namely, leasing of real property and apartments, leasing or renting of buildings, real estate brokerage, leasing or rental of office space, leasing or rental of temporary and shared office spaces and offices, commercial real estate brokerage, leasing of real estate, office facilities management being real estate management services, ownership management being real estate management services |
| Goods and Services | Providing office functions; business management and organization advice and consultation; business networking; business research; business administration; business management assistance; rental of office equipment; rental of office machines and equipment; entertainment marketing services and promotion, namely, marketing and advertising for artists and promoting the music, audio and video recordings, and musical services of others; artist management services, namely, management of performing artists; distributorship services in the field of musical sound recordings; business management and promoting the goods and services of performing artists in the fields of music and performance arts; music marketing in the nature of advertising music for others; advertising and publicity services, namely, promoting the goods, services, brand identity and commercial information and news of third parties through print, audio, video, digital and on-line medium; brand positioning and brand strategy services in the fields of music, marketing and management; computerized online retail store services featuring musical sound and musical audio-visual recordings |
| Goods and Services | Beauty care services; beauty salon services; beauty care services provided by a health spa; health spa services for health and wellness of the mind, body and spirit |
| Goods and Services | Restaurant and bar services; accommodation services, namely, providing temporary accommodation; hospitality services, namely, providing food and drink; accommodation reservation services, namely, reservation of temporary accommodation; hire of temporary rooms, namely, rental of rooms as temporary living accommodations; hire of meeting rooms, namely, rental of meeting rooms; provision of general purpose facilities for meetings, conferences and exhibitions; provision of banquet and social function facilities for special occasions; child care services; private members club services, namely, bar and restaurant services, and providing temporary accommodations to club members |
| Goods and Services | Computer services being technical support services, namely, troubleshooting of computer software problems for wired and wireless connectivity, print and telephony equipment |
Classification Information
| International Class | 038 - Services allowing people to communicate with another by a sensory means. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 104 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, August 17, 2018 |
| Primary Code | 038 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| 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, August 17, 2018 |
| 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, August 17, 2018 |
| 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, August 17, 2018 |
| Primary Code | 036 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 037 - Building construction; repair; installation services. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 103, 106 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, December 6, 2019 |
| Primary Code | 037 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 039 - Transport; packaging and storage of goods; travel arrangement. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 105 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, August 17, 2018 |
| Primary Code | 039 |
| 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, August 17, 2018 |
| 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, August 17, 2018 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 043 - Services for providing food and drink; temporary accommodations. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, August 17, 2018 |
| Primary Code | 043 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 044 - Medical services; veterinary services; hygienic and beauty care for human beings or animals; agriculture, horticulture and forestry services. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, August 17, 2018 |
| Primary Code | 044 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
Trademark Owner History
| Party Name | Ministry of Sound Recordings Limited |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | LONDON W85HY GB |
| Party Name | Ministry of Sound Recordings Limited |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | London W85HY GB |
| Party Name | Ministry of Sound Recordings Limited |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | London W85HY GB |
Trademark Events
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Monday, December 3, 2018 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Monday, August 13, 2018 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Friday, August 17, 2018 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, November 27, 2018 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Monday, December 3, 2018 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, December 3, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, May 29, 2019 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, June 4, 2019 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Wednesday, June 5, 2019 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, June 5, 2019 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Saturday, June 15, 2019 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Saturday, June 15, 2019 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Saturday, June 15, 2019 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Thursday, December 5, 2019 | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED |
| Thursday, December 5, 2019 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, December 6, 2019 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Friday, December 6, 2019 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Friday, December 13, 2019 | ON HOLD - ELECTRONIC RECORD REVIEW REQUIRED |
| Tuesday, December 17, 2019 | ELECTRONIC RECORD REVIEW COMPLETE |
| Wednesday, January 1, 2020 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, January 21, 2020 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, January 21, 2020 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, April 7, 2020 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Friday, December 10, 2021 | TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED |
| Friday, December 10, 2021 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Friday, December 10, 2021 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Friday, December 10, 2021 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Friday, December 10, 2021 | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED |
| Monday, April 7, 2025 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, July 15, 2025 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, July 15, 2025 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Tuesday, July 15, 2025 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |