| Serial Number | 79205093 |
| Word Mark | TO ALLOW AND ENCOURAGE CULTURAL EXCHANGE GPU EST. MMVII GLOBAL PHOTOGRAPHIC UNION |
| Filing Date | Monday, September 5, 2016 |
| Status | 707 - PARTIAL SECTION 71 ACCEPTED |
| Status Date | Thursday, November 7, 2024 |
| Registration Number | 5409537 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, February 27, 2018 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, December 12, 2017 |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) gold, grey and white is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Pseudo Mark | TO ALLOW AND ENCOURAGE CULTURAL EXCHANGE GPU ESTABLISHED 2008 GLOBAL PHOTOGRAPHIC UNION |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "GLOBAL PHOTOGRAPHIC UNION" AND "EST. MMVII" |
| Goods and Services | [ Administration of business affairs in the nature of business administration services; rental of advertising space; advertisement for others on the internet; administrative processing of purchase orders within the framework of services provided by mail order companies; advertisement and publicity services by television, radio, mail; advertisement via mobile phone networks; advertising services, namely, placing of advertisements; advertising services, namely, preparation of advertisements; advertising services; analysis of advertising response; advertising and marketing; publicity and sales promotion services; advertising by mail order; advertising by transmission of on-line publicity for third parties through electronic communications networks; distribution of advertising material; distribution and dissemination of advertising materials, in the nature of leaflets, prospectuses, printed material, samples; dissemination of advertising for others; advertising services, namely, advertising for others; advertising in periodicals, brochures and newspapers; press advertising services; advertising, including on-line advertising on a computer network; advertising, marketing and promotional services; dissemination of advertising matter; updating of advertising material; dissemination of advertisements; production of advertising material; advertising services, namely, advertising of business web sites; advertising services, namely, advertising of the goods of other vendors, enabling customers to conveniently view and compare the goods of those vendors; advertising services provided via the internet; television advertising; advertising services relating to newspapers; advertising services relating to books; rental of advertising space on the internet; rental of advertisement space and advertising material; publication of publicity texts; advertising through all public communication means; arranging and conducting of fairs and exhibitions for business purposes; arranging and conducting trade shows in the field of photography; advertising services, namely, arranging and placing of advertisements; arranging newspaper subscriptions for others; advertising services, namely, arranging of competitions for advertising purposes; arranging of presentations for advertising purposes, namely, preparing audiovisual presentations for use in advertising, organisation and conducting of product presentations; arranging of presentations for business purposes, namely, presentation of business prospectuses, preparing audiovisual presentations for use in marketing; arranging of exhibitions for advertising purposes; arranging of displays for commercial purposes namely, shop window display arrangement services, displaying advertisements for others; arranging of exhibitions for business purposes; advertising services, namely, arranging of festivals for advertising purposes; arranging newspaper subscriptions for others; business administration services, namely, business planning services; advertising and promotional services, namely, business promotion; business strategy development and planning services; collection of information relating to market research; business administration services, namely, collection of personnel information; business administration services, namely, collection of statistics for business; commercial administration of the licensing of the goods and services of others; compilation of advertisements for use as web pages on the internet; mailing list preparation, namely, compilation of mailing lists; compilation of business directories for publication on the internet; compilation of business directories for publishing on global computer networks or the internet; compilation of information into computer databases; business development services, namely, business compilation of lists of prospective customers; compilation of business statistics; computerised file management; computer-assisted business information and research services, namely, computerised business information retrieval; computer-assisted business information and research services, namely, computerised business management for others; computerised business promotion, namely, promotion of business opportunities; data compilation for others; computer data entry and data processing; data management services for use in reporting debt collection accounts to a collection agency; data processing services; demonstration of products, namely, photographic equipment for advertising purposes; demonstration of goods; conducting exhibitions for advertising purposes; arranging and conducting of trade show exhibitions in the field of advertising; organisation and holding of fairs for commercial or advertising purposes; distribution of prospectuses and samples; distribution of advertising mail and of advertising supplements attached to regular editions; distribution of promotional matter; distribution of printed promotional material by post; distribution of products for advertising purposes; handbill distribution; distribution of advertising, marketing and promotional material; publicity material rental; rental of advertisement spaces, namely, billboards; rental of office machines; business analysis services, namely, copywriting; dissemination of advertising material, in the nature of issuing of publicity leaflets; leasing of advertising space on pamphlets; organisation of events for commercial and advertising purposes; organization of exhibitions for commercial or advertising purposes; organization of events, exhibitions, fairs and shows for commercial, promotional and advertising purposes; production of advertising materials, namely, visual advertising matter ] |
| Goods and Services | [ 35mm cameras; analysis instruments for photogrammetric purposes; apparatus for recording images; apparatus for the reproduction of images; apparatus for the processing of images; camera filters; cameras for self-developing film; cameras; downloadable e-books in the field of photography; electronic imaging devices, in the nature of non-medical imaging devices for photography; cinematographic film, exposed; exposed photographic film; exposed slide films; film cameras; magnifying lenses, lenses for cameras; lenses for photographic apparatus; lenses, cases especially made for photographic apparatus and instruments; cinematographic apparatus, in the nature of cinematographic cameras, projectors; photographic films, exposed; reflectors for photographing; software to control and improve audio equipment sound quality; software for processing images, graphics and text ] |
| Description of the Colors Claimed | Gold: Laurels and tilted globe; white: background and the phrase "GLOBAL PHOTOGRAPHIC UNION"; shades of grey: the phrase "TO ALLOW AND ENCOURAGE CULTURAL EXCHANGE", the words "GPU" and "EST; MMVII" and color of the banner on which the phrase "GLOBAL PHOTOGRAPHIC UNION" is printed in white. |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of a circle with the phrase "TO ALLOW AND ENCOURAGE CULTURAL EXCHANGE" in grey, arched to form the top half of the circle, with a stylized globe in gold below the wording and the word "GPU" in grey below the globe, and the words "EST. MMVII" in grey at the bottom of the circle and directly above the phrase "GLOBAL PHOTGRAPHIC UNION" in white with a grey banner as the background. The bottom of the semi-circle is formed by gold laurels on either side of the words "GPU" and several golden rays forming the bottom, middle portion of the semi-circle. The other white in the mark is background and is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | [ Art pictures; art prints; picture books; newsletters about art; catalogues in the field of art; reference books in the field of art; manuals for instructional purposes in the field of art; portraits; postcards; posters; postcards and picture postcards; poster magazines in the field of art; instructional manuals for teaching purposes in the field of art; printed award certificates; printed awards; printed matter for instructional purposes, namely, journals in the field of art; printed emblems; printed lectures; printed lessons on art; printed educational materials in the field of art; printed periodicals in the field of art; photographs printed; paper ribbons ] |
| Goods and Services | Arranging and conducting of seminars in the field of photography; arranging and conducting of training workshops in the field of photography; publication of books; arranging of competitions for cultural purposes, namely, arranging and conducting athletic competitions; arranging of competitions via the internet in the field of photography contests; arranging of contests; organization of competitions in the field of photography contests; photography; publication of magazines; publishing of web magazines; arranging of seminars relating to cultural activities; cultural activities, namely, art exhibitions; organization of exhibitions for cultural or educational purposes |
| 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 | G - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, November 7, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| 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 | G - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, November 7, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 016 |
| 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 | G - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, November 7, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| 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 | Saturday, April 15, 2017 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Global Photographic Union (GPU) |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | GR |
| Party Name | Global Photographic Union (GPU) |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | GR |
| Party Name | Global Photographic Union (GPU) |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | GR |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, April 13, 2017 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Saturday, April 15, 2017 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Saturday, April 15, 2017 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, April 19, 2017 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Tuesday, April 25, 2017 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, April 26, 2017 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Thursday, April 27, 2017 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Thursday, April 27, 2017 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Saturday, May 13, 2017 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, October 24, 2017 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, October 24, 2017 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, October 25, 2017 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Friday, November 3, 2017 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Friday, November 3, 2017 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Friday, November 3, 2017 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Friday, November 3, 2017 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Friday, November 3, 2017 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, November 22, 2017 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, November 22, 2017 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, November 22, 2017 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Friday, December 8, 2017 | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, December 12, 2017 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, December 12, 2017 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, February 27, 2018 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Sunday, May 27, 2018 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Thursday, May 31, 2018 | GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION CREATED |
| Thursday, May 31, 2018 | GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION SENT TO IB |
| Friday, July 20, 2018 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Monday, February 27, 2023 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Thursday, August 15, 2024 | TEAS SECTION 71 RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Friday, October 4, 2024 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Tuesday, October 15, 2024 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Thursday, November 7, 2024 | REGISTERED - PARTIAL SEC 71 ACCEPTED |
| Thursday, November 7, 2024 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 71 - E-MAILED |
| Monday, July 7, 2025 | PARTIAL INVALIDATION OF REG EXT PROTECTION CREATED |
| Monday, December 8, 2025 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Monday, December 8, 2025 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Monday, December 8, 2025 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | INVALIDATION PROCESSED |
| Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | PARTIAL INVALIDATION OF REG EXT PROTECTION SENT TO IB |