THE WEAKEST LINK Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Friday, September 4, 2020, a trademark application was filed for THE WEAKEST LINK with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the THE WEAKEST LINK trademark a serial number of 90159704. The federal status of this trademark filing is REGISTERED as of Tuesday, September 7, 2021. This trademark is owned by The British Broadcasting Corporation. The THE WEAKEST LINK trademark is filed in the Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products, Paper & Printed Material Products, Toys & Sporting Goods Products, Communication Services, and Education & Entertainment Services categories with the following description:

Provision of ongoing television programs and radio programs in the field of children's entertainment; provision of entertainment in the nature of ongoing television programs and radio programs featuring instructional content, entertainment content, educational content and information relating to outdoor recreational activities, music, drama, film, news, travel, gardening, children's educational and entertainment television programming, sports games, live concerts and entertainment events, documentaries, history, natural history, fiction, science and technology, and non-fiction in the nature of news, comedy, music, history, crime, gambling, politics, popular culture, sports, travel and foreign and English language instruction; educational services, namely, providing courses of instruction in the fields of music, drama, film, news reporting, travel planning, gardening, developing educational and entertainment television programs for children, history, natural history, fiction writing, sc...

Cinematographic and photographic films featuring instructional content, entertainment content, educational content and information relating to outdoor recreational activities, music, drama, film, news, travel, gardening, children's educational and entertainment television programming, sports games, live concerts and entertainment events, documentaries, history, natural history, fiction, science, technology, and non-fiction in the nature of news, comedy, music, history, crime, gambling, politics, popular culture, sports, travel, and foreign and English language instruction; sound and video recordings featuring instructional content, entertainment content, educational content and information relating to outdoor recreational activities, music, drama, film, news, travel, gardening, animated cartoons, children's educational and entertainment television programming, sports games, live concerts and entertainment events, documentaries, history, natural history, fiction, science, technology, an...

Toys, games and playthings, namely, dolls, plush toys, soft sculpture toys, namely, soft toys in the shape of animals and imaginary animals, puppets, bath toys, costume masks, toy musical boxes, toy musical instruments, toy models, namely, figures made from toy modeling dough, action figures, vehicles, and playsets therefor; sporting articles, namely, baseball gloves, handball gloves, skateboards, roller skates, in line skates, baseball bats, tennis and squash rackets, knee pads, elbow pads for athletic use; dolls; soft sculpture toys; plush toys; toy and novelty face masks; toy musical boxes; toy musical instruments; toy models, namely, figures made from toy modeling dough, toy model cars, toy model train sets; puzzles; kites; play balls and play balloons; flippers for swimming; swim floats for recreational use and inflatable toys for play purposes; playing cards; puppets; plastic toys, namely, plastic scale models sold in kit form; plastic character toys, plastic toys for use in the ...

Printed publications, namely, booklets, books, magazines, catalogues, and event programs, all in the fields of instructional content, entertainment content, educational content and information relating to outdoor recreational activities, music, drama, film, news, travel, gardening, children's educational and entertainment television programming, sports games, live concerts and entertainment events, documentaries, history, natural history, fiction, science, technology, and non-fiction in the nature of news, comedy, music, history, crime, gambling, politics, popular culture, sports, travel, and foreign and English language instruction; stationery; artists' materials, namely, artists' brushes, artists' pastels, and artists' pens; printed event programs; paint brushes; printing blocks; posters; cards, namely, printed Christmas cards, printed flash cards, printed holiday cards, printed musical greeting cards, printed place cards, printed picture cards; postcards; printed greetings cards; co...

Television and radio broadcasting services; broadcasting, namely, radio broadcasting, cable television broadcasting, digital television broadcasting, satellite television broadcasting and interactive radio broadcasting; communications and telecommunications, namely, transmission of podcasts, transmission of voice, data, graphics, images, audio and video by means of telecommunications networks, wireless communication networks, and the Internet, featuring natural history, nature documentaries, environmental documentaries, sports, music, drama, film, news, travel, gardening, and television programs; Video broadcasting services over the Internet or other communications network featuring the uploaded, posted and tagged videos of others; streaming of audio and visual programming across the Internet, featuring natural history, nature documentaries, environmental documentaries, sports, music, drama, film, news, travel, gardening, and television programs; broadcasting of audio, video, still and...
the weakest link

General Information


Serial Number90159704
Word MarkTHE WEAKEST LINK
Filing DateFriday, September 4, 2020
Status700 - REGISTERED
Status DateTuesday, September 7, 2021
Registration Number6474645
Registration DateTuesday, September 7, 2021
Mark Drawing4000 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, May 25, 2021

Trademark Statements


Goods and ServicesProvision of ongoing television programs and radio programs in the field of children's entertainment; provision of entertainment in the nature of ongoing television programs and radio programs featuring instructional content, entertainment content, educational content and information relating to outdoor recreational activities, music, drama, film, news, travel, gardening, children's educational and entertainment television programming, sports games, live concerts and entertainment events, documentaries, history, natural history, fiction, science and technology, and non-fiction in the nature of news, comedy, music, history, crime, gambling, politics, popular culture, sports, travel and foreign and English language instruction; educational services, namely, providing courses of instruction in the fields of music, drama, film, news reporting, travel planning, gardening, developing educational and entertainment television programs for children, history, natural history, fiction writing, science, technology, English language instruction, and foreign language instruction, via the Internet, extranets, and computer networks; organizing exhibitions for entertainment, educational, cultural and sporting purposes in the fields of music, drama, film, art, comedy, video games, news reporting, television and radio programming including children's radio and television programs, sporting events, sport documentaries, history, televised works of fiction, televised works of non-fiction in the nature of news, comedy, music, history, crime, gambling, politics, popular culture, sports, travel, science, technology; production, presentation, distribution, syndication, rental of television, radio, cable television, satellite television and IPTV programs as well as films, sound recordings, and video recordings all featuring outdoor recreational activities, music, drama, comedy films, news, travel, gardening, children's entertainment, sports games, live concerts and entertainment events, documentaries, history, natural history, fiction, non-fiction in the nature of news, comedy, music, history, crime, gambling, politics, popular culture, sports, travel, science, technology, foreign language instruction and English language instruction; providing information in the field of entertainment and education on-line from a computer database or the Internet or by communications satellite, microwave or other electronic, digital or analogue media; publishing of books, magazines and articles for others; providing a website featuring blogs and non-downloadable electronic publications in the nature of books, magazines, and articles featuring instructional content, entertainment content, and educational content relating to outdoor recreational activities, music, drama, film, news, travel, gardening, children's educational and entertainment television programming, sports games, live concerts and entertainment events, documentaries, history, natural history, fiction, science, technology, and non-fiction in the nature of news, comedy, music, history, crime, gambling, politics, popular culture, sports, travel and foreign and English language instruction; organisation, production and presentation of sports competitions, sports games, concerts, exhibitions, game shows, quiz shows, raves, theatrical performances, concerts, and live performances by musical groups, actors, dancers, gymnasts, all for cultural or entertainment purposes; provision of information and advisory services relating to the aforesaid services, including the provision of such services via online from a computer network, via the Internet, or via extranets
Goods and ServicesCinematographic and photographic films featuring instructional content, entertainment content, educational content and information relating to outdoor recreational activities, music, drama, film, news, travel, gardening, children's educational and entertainment television programming, sports games, live concerts and entertainment events, documentaries, history, natural history, fiction, science, technology, and non-fiction in the nature of news, comedy, music, history, crime, gambling, politics, popular culture, sports, travel, and foreign and English language instruction; sound and video recordings featuring instructional content, entertainment content, educational content and information relating to outdoor recreational activities, music, drama, film, news, travel, gardening, animated cartoons, children's educational and entertainment television programming, sports games, live concerts and entertainment events, documentaries, history, natural history, fiction, science, technology, and non-fiction in the nature of news, comedy, music, history, crime, gambling, politics, popular culture, sports, travel, and foreign and English language instruction; pre-recorded records, discs, tapes, cassettes, cartridges, cards and magnetic data carriers containing sound recordings, video recordings, data files, image files, graphics files, and text files, all of which feature instructional content, entertainment content, educational content and information relating to outdoor recreational activities, music, drama, film, news, travel, gardening, children's educational and entertainment television programming, sports games, live concerts and entertainment events, documentaries, history, natural history, fiction, science, technology, and non-fiction in the nature of news, comedy, music, history, crime, gambling, politics, popular culture, sports, travel, and foreign and English language instruction; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; apparatus for broadcasting, transmission, receiving, processing, reproducing, encoding and decoding of audio and video content in the nature of radio programs, still and moving images, data and metadata; blank magnetic data carriers, and recording discs all for use in bearing sound recordings, video recordings, data, metadata, images, graphics, text or programs; sound, video and data recording and reproducing apparatus; prerecorded memory carriers, compact discs, interactive compact discs, CD-ROMs and DVDs, and mini-disks featuring instructional content, entertainment content, educational content and information relating to outdoor recreational activities, music, drama, film, news, travel, gardening, children's educational and entertainment television programming, sports games, live concerts and entertainment events, documentaries, history, natural history, fiction, science, technology, and non-fiction in the nature of news, comedy, music, history, crime, gambling, politics, popular culture, sports, travel and foreign and English language instruction; downloadable electronic publications in the nature of magazines, books, booklets, and comic strip books all in the fields of outdoor recreational activities, music, drama, film, news, travel, gardening, children's educational and entertainment television programming, sports games, live concerts and entertainment events, documentaries, history, natural history, fiction, science, technology, and non-fiction in the nature of news, comedy, music, history, crime, gambling, politics, popular culture, sports, travel, and foreign and English language instruction; downloadable digital music provided from the Internet; downloadable computer game software; downloadable video games software; downloadable video games software for mobile devices, personal computers, consoles, and tablets; recorded electronic computer game programs; downloadable electronic computer game programs; downloadable electronic game software; recorded computer game programs; downloadable computer game programs; downloadable interactive computer game programs; downloadable interactive game software; computer hardware, namely, central processing units for processing data, sound and images; downloadable computer software and firmware for use in downloading, storing, reproducing and organizing audio, video, still and moving images and data; downloadable ringtones and computer graphics for mobile phones; downloadable educational software featuring instruction in the subjects of mathematics, geography, history, physical education, business studies, science, art, music, drama, film, news, travel, reporting, gardening, developing children's education and entertainment television programs, history, natural history, science, technology, the English language and foreign languages; downloadable computer software in electronic form for use in downloading, storing, reproducing and organizing audio, video, still and moving images and data, supplied on-line from databases or from facilities on the Internet; downloadable computer software to enable connection to computer databases and the Internet; downloadable computer software to enable searching of data; instructional and teaching material, namely, downloadable electronic instructional and teaching apparatus and instruments in the nature of downloadable educational course materials, in the field of instruction, entertainment, education and information relating to outdoor recreational activities, music, drama, film, news, travel, gardening, children's educational and entertainment television programming, sports, games, live concerts and entertainment events, documentaries, history, natural history, fiction, science, technology, and non-fiction in the nature of news, comedy, music, history, crime, gambling, politics, popular culture, sports, travel, and foreign and English language instruction; downloadable computer games programs, downloadable electronic computer game programs, and downloadable computer programs for video games, all adapted for use with an external display screen or monitor; radio receivers and transmitters
Goods and ServicesToys, games and playthings, namely, dolls, plush toys, soft sculpture toys, namely, soft toys in the shape of animals and imaginary animals, puppets, bath toys, costume masks, toy musical boxes, toy musical instruments, toy models, namely, figures made from toy modeling dough, action figures, vehicles, and playsets therefor; sporting articles, namely, baseball gloves, handball gloves, skateboards, roller skates, in line skates, baseball bats, tennis and squash rackets, knee pads, elbow pads for athletic use; dolls; soft sculpture toys; plush toys; toy and novelty face masks; toy musical boxes; toy musical instruments; toy models, namely, figures made from toy modeling dough, toy model cars, toy model train sets; puzzles; kites; play balls and play balloons; flippers for swimming; swim floats for recreational use and inflatable toys for play purposes; playing cards; puppets; plastic toys, namely, plastic scale models sold in kit form; plastic character toys, plastic toys for use in the bath; bath toys; playsets for dolls, playsets containing infant toys; developmental toys, namely, infant developmental toys; wheeled toys, namely, toy cars, toy bicycles other than for transport, and toy tricycles and ride-on toys; toy scooters, children's toy bicycles other than for transport; ride-on toys; sit-on rides, namely, ride-on toys; doll costumes being children's playthings; handheld units for playing electronic games
Goods and ServicesPrinted publications, namely, booklets, books, magazines, catalogues, and event programs, all in the fields of instructional content, entertainment content, educational content and information relating to outdoor recreational activities, music, drama, film, news, travel, gardening, children's educational and entertainment television programming, sports games, live concerts and entertainment events, documentaries, history, natural history, fiction, science, technology, and non-fiction in the nature of news, comedy, music, history, crime, gambling, politics, popular culture, sports, travel, and foreign and English language instruction; stationery; artists' materials, namely, artists' brushes, artists' pastels, and artists' pens; printed event programs; paint brushes; printing blocks; posters; cards, namely, printed Christmas cards, printed flash cards, printed holiday cards, printed musical greeting cards, printed place cards, printed picture cards; postcards; printed greetings cards; collectible printed trading cards; printed invitations; diaries; calendars; photograph albums; prints; gift bags, gift boxes, paper gift tags and paper and plastic gift wrap; paper notepads; writing instruments and crayons; stickers and transfers; stamps, namely, postage stamps; personal organizers; address books; note books; pen and pencil holders; desk mats; printed embroidery, sewing and knitting design patterns; postage stamps; paper and cardboard coasters
Goods and ServicesTelevision and radio broadcasting services; broadcasting, namely, radio broadcasting, cable television broadcasting, digital television broadcasting, satellite television broadcasting and interactive radio broadcasting; communications and telecommunications, namely, transmission of podcasts, transmission of voice, data, graphics, images, audio and video by means of telecommunications networks, wireless communication networks, and the Internet, featuring natural history, nature documentaries, environmental documentaries, sports, music, drama, film, news, travel, gardening, and television programs; Video broadcasting services over the Internet or other communications network featuring the uploaded, posted and tagged videos of others; streaming of audio and visual programming across the Internet, featuring natural history, nature documentaries, environmental documentaries, sports, music, drama, film, news, travel, gardening, and television programs; broadcasting of audio, video, still and moving images, text and data, featuring natural history, nature documentaries, environmental documentaries, sports, music, drama, film, news, travel, gardening, and television programs, rendered through terrestrial broadcasting, satellites, webcasting, and transmission to wireless communication devices, handheld computers, personal digital assistants, and mobile and cellular phones; transmission of electronic mail services; providing television screen-based information, broadcasting and retrieval services, namely, video on demand transmissions via television, satellite and global computer network; electronic bulletin board services, namely, provision of on-line electronic bulletin boards for the transmission of messages among computer users; news agencies, namely, the transmission of news items to news reporting organizations; rental of telecommunication facilities, namely, radio and television broadcasting facilities; providing access to and providing user access to a global computer network; and providing information and advisory services in connection with the aforesaid services

Classification Information


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 DateFriday, October 9, 2020
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 DateFriday, October 9, 2020
Primary Code016
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class028 - Games and playthings; gymnastic and sporting articles not included in other classes; decorations for Christmas trees.
US Class Codes022, 023, 038, 050
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateFriday, October 9, 2020
Primary Code028
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class038 - Services allowing people to communicate with another by a sensory means.
US Class Codes100, 101, 104
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateFriday, October 9, 2020
Primary Code038
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 DateFriday, October 9, 2020
Primary Code041
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

Trademark Owner History


Party NameThe British Broadcasting Corporation
Party Type30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressLondon W1A1AA
GB

Party NameThe British Broadcasting Corporation
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressLondon W1A1AA
GB

Party NameThe British Broadcasting Corporation
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressLondon W1A1AA
GB

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Wednesday, June 15, 2022TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Wednesday, June 15, 2022ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
Wednesday, June 15, 2022TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
Tuesday, September 7, 2021REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Wednesday, August 4, 20211(B) BASIS DELETED; NEW BASIS REQUESTED
Wednesday, August 4, 2021NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE CANCELLED
Wednesday, August 4, 2021PETITION TO DIRECTOR DISMISSED
Tuesday, August 3, 2021ASSIGNED TO PETITION STAFF
Monday, July 26, 2021TEAS PETITION TO AMEND BASIS RECEIVED
Tuesday, July 20, 2021NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
Tuesday, May 25, 2021OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, May 25, 2021PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Wednesday, May 5, 2021NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
Wednesday, April 21, 2021ELECTRONIC RECORD REVIEW COMPLETE
Friday, April 16, 2021ON HOLD - ELECTRONIC RECORD REVIEW REQUIRED
Thursday, April 15, 2021ELECTRONIC RECORD REVIEW COMPLETE
Friday, April 2, 2021ON HOLD - ELECTRONIC RECORD REVIEW REQUIRED
Tuesday, March 30, 2021APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Friday, February 26, 2021TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Thursday, February 25, 2021CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Thursday, February 25, 2021TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Tuesday, January 19, 2021NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Tuesday, January 19, 2021NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Tuesday, January 19, 2021NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Tuesday, January 12, 2021ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Monday, December 14, 2020TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Monday, December 14, 2020CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Thursday, December 3, 2020ASSIGNED TO LIE
Friday, October 9, 2020NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
Tuesday, September 15, 2020TEAS VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT RECEIVED
Tuesday, September 8, 2020NEW APPLICATION ENTERED