| Serial Number | 97553829 |
| Word Mark | TOHO ANIMATION |
| Filing Date | Thursday, August 18, 2022 |
| Status | 731 - SECOND EXTENSION - GRANTED |
| Status Date | Thursday, October 3, 2024 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 5 - Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Stylized form |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, October 3, 2023 |
| Goods and Services | Theatre productions; organization of cultural shows; arranging and conducting of concerts; entertainment, namely, production of operas, television shows, plays, music and dance performances, storytelling, drama, puppetry, fashion shows, and art exhibitions and craft shows; providing on-line videos featuring music, animation, and movies, not downloadable; providing films, not downloadable, via video-on-demand services; providing television programmes, not downloadable, via video-on-demand services; providing on-line videos, not downloadable; providing facilities for producing video, cinema and photography productions; provision of cinema facilities; presentation of live performances; presentation of variety shows; presentation of circus performances; theatrical shows provided at performance venues; presentation of musical performances; production of television programs; production of radio and television programmes; providing recreation facilities; amusement park and theme park services; providing waterpark services; entertainment services, namely, providing non-downloadable text and graphics presented to mobile communication devices via a global computer network and wireless networks; providing karaoke facilities; providing museum facilities; mobile library services and bookmobile services; on-line publication of electronic books and journals; film distribution; toy rental; games equipment rental; conducting guided tours, namely, walking tours, bus tours, boat or cruise tours, adventure tours, cultural tours, food and culinary tours, wildlife and nature tours and educational and historical tours; rental of lighting apparatus for movie sets or film studios; virtual reality game services provided online from a computer network; virtual reality arcade services; entertainment services in the nature of escape room attractions; Providing online non-downloadable general feature magazines |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the word "TOHO" in all capital letters centered over the word "animation" in all lowercase letters, both words in a stylized font. |
| Goods and Services | Planetarium projectors; apparatus and instruments for astronomy, namely, astronomical telescope, meridian transit telescopes, astronomical spectrographs, zenith telescopes; cell phone straps; stands adapted for mobile phones; walkie-talkies; headphones; loudspeakers; portable media player; radios; digital audio and video recorders and players; personal digital assistants (PDAs); smartphones; covers for smartphones; blank USB flash drives; prerecorded USB flash drives featuring movies, dramas, documentary images, art, animation and animated characters; magnetically encoded gift cards; magnetically encoded credit cards; electronic pocket translators; electronic agendas; electronic notice boards; spectacles; virtual reality headsets; smart glasses; anti-glare glasses; contact lenses; containers for contact lenses; spectacle cases; computers; computer peripherals; document printers for use with computers; transparency projection apparatus; television apparatus for projection purposes; downloadable computer game programmes; downloadable computer software for computer games and virtual reality games; recorded computer game programmes; CD-ROM drives; blank compact discs; compact discs featuring music; phonograph records featuring music; downloadable music files; downloadable image files containing music, comedies, dramas, actions, adventures and animations; downloadable emoticons for mobile phones; downloadable ring tones for mobile phones; blank videotapes; videotapes featuring movies, dramas, documentary images, art, animation and animated characters; video disks with recorded animated cartoons; video tapes with recorded animated cartoons; downloadable electronic publications in the nature of e-magazines, e-newspapers, online journals, and digital newsletters in the field of documentary images, art, animation, movies and dramas; cinematographic film, exposed; photographic slides; frames for photographic transparencies; mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus; phototelegraphy apparatus; digital photo frames; selfie sticks, namely, handheld devices used to extend the reach of a smartphone or camera to take self-portraits, group photos, or videos from a distance; bathroom scales; cables, electric; magnets; switches, electric; video screens; batteries, electric; battery chargers; decorative magnets; sports whistles; sports helmets; protective sports helmet accessories that attach to the helmets, namely, mouth guards, ear pads, throat protectors, chin straps, face masks, jaw pads and eye shields; Electronic books featuring novel and non-fiction novel recorded on computer media; Electronic diaries; Downloadable pamphlets in the field of movies, dramas, documentary images and musical; Downloadable posters; Headgear being protective helmets; downloadable printable crossword puzzles |
| Goods and Services | Games adapted for use with television receivers; games, namely, checkers games, board games, playing card games, chess games, sports games and Mah-jong; toys for pets; playing cards; plush toys; toy musical instruments; toy masks; costume masks; play tents; electronic game playing apparatus for action-type target games directing player action in running race game and interactive sports games; slot machines; arcade game machines; coin or non-coin operated pinball machines; home video game machines; portable games with liquid crystal displays; portable games with liquid crystal displays incorporating telecommunication functions; portable musical toys incorporating telecommunication functions; puzzle board games; toy bubble-making solution; kites; Chinese shuttlecock, namely, Jianzi; inflatable swimming pools; swimming rings; pool noodle toys; sports equipment, namely, baseball gloves, tennis ball throwing apparatus, tennis nets, rackets, gut for rackets, tables for table tennis, golf clubs, golf bags, with or without wheels; golf divot repair tools, golf gloves, hockey sticks, ball pitching machines, discuses for sports, poles for pole vaulting, starting blocks for sports, bob-sleighs, skis, edges of skis, bags especially designed for skis and surfboards, scrapers for skis, sole coverings for skis, ski bindings, ice skates, snowshoes, snowboards, punching bags, boxing gloves, archery implements, fencing masks, fencing gauntlets, fencing weapons, appliances for gymnastics, body-training apparatus, water wings, men's athletic supporters, swimming kick boards, twirling batons, paragliders, hang gliders, bodyboards, rosin used by athletes, roller skates, skateboards, swings, ascenders being mountaineering equipment, climbers' harness, flippers for swimming, surfboards, surfboard leashes, water skis, surf skis, sailboards, harness for sailboards, masts for sailboards and butterfly nets; play balloons; inflatable toys; toy vehicles; toy model kit cars, toy model kit trains and toy model dolls; toy figures; action figures; cycling toys; yo-yos; playset buildings; toy building blocks; toy gloves, namely, animal toy gloves, puppet gloves and miniature boxing gloves; kendo wooden swords; trading cards for games; dolls; doll houses; doll clothing; board games; conjuring apparatus, namely, conjuring apparatus, in the nature of magic tricks; billiard balls; balls for playing baseball, tennis, basketball and volleyball; conjuring skipping ropes; nets for sports; sports waist protectors; sports palm guards; sports leg guards; sports arm bracers; sports stomach protectors; weight lifting belts; sports face guards, namely, catchers' masks and fencing masks; sports chest protectors; gloves for sports; namely, boxing gloves, baseball gloves, golf gloves, hockey gloves and bowling gloves; butterfly nets; body-training apparatus; archery implements; hunting game calls; roller skates; skateboards; ornaments for Christmas trees, except illumination articles and confectionery; novelty toys for parties, namely small toys given to guests as a token of appreciation or as a memento of the event in the nature of mini puzzles, keychains, funny glasses and fake mustaches; toy fireworks; rods for fishing; twirling batons; camouflage screens; scratch cards for playing lottery games; lottery tickets; Game cards; Football girdles. |
| Goods and Services | Paper bags; conical paper bags; bags of paper or plastics, for packaging; paper containers; food wrapping paper; paper take-out cartons for food; grocery bags of paper or plastic; decorations of paper for foodstuffs; containers of paper; towels of paper; printed matter, namely, books, magazines, newsletters in the fields of art and culture; drawing paper; handkerchiefs of paper; paper; albums, namely, photo albums and stamp albums; blank note cards; portable blank books used for taking notes or writing information; notebook paper; pencils; pen caps; pencil lead holders; ballpoint pens; writing brushes; crayons; pencil sharpening machines, electric or non-electric; rubber erasers; sealing compounds for stationery purposes; bookmarkers; desk mats; drawing rulers; ink stones; stamp pads; stickers; ink sticks; boxes for pens; paperweights; Indian inks; credit cards without magnetic coding; stationery writing cases; sealing stamps; printed business cards; name badge holders; folders for papers; paper-clips; stationery; printed sheet music; printed calendars; printed general feature magazines; printed books, namely, books featuring music, movie, drama, documentary image, art, animation and animated characters; writing or drawing books; printed diaries; printed pamphlets in the field of movies, music, animation and animated characters; printed posters; printed photographs; photograph stands; cardboard; figurines of papier mâché; modelling clay; gummed tape for stationery or household use; drawing boards; typewriters, electric or non-electric; terrestrial globes; modelling materials, namely, modeling clay, modeling polymer clay and modeling paste; printed publications, namely, magazines, newspapers, journals and newsletters in the field of documentary images, art, animation, movies and dramas; passport holders; printed paper, namely, printed strips of paper used for fortune telling; Printed crossword puzzles |
| Goods and Services | Clothing, namely, evening dresses, school uniforms, jackets, jogging pants, sweat pants, suits, skirts, ski jackets, ski pants, trousers, smocks, ponchos, leggings as trousers, overcoats, topcoats, mantles, raincoats, cardigans, sweaters, vests and waistcoats, layettes, open-necked shirts, cuffs, collars for clothing, sport shirts, blouses, polo shirts, shirts for suits, T-shirts, sweatshirts, jogging suits, pants, shorts, tank tops, rainwear, dresses, coats, snow suits, robes, hats, caps being headwear, sun visors being headwear, sleepwear, lingerie, boots, shoes, sneakers, sandals, booties, slipper socks, swimwear, Halloween costumes, Halloween costumes and masks sold in connection therewith, night gowns, negligees, Japanese sleeping robes (Nemaki), sash bands for kimono (Obi), bustle holder bands for obi (Obiage), bustles for obi-knots (Obiage-shin), waist strings for kimonos (Koshihimo), undershirts for kimonos (Koshimaki), undershirts for kimonos (Juban), tightening-up strings for kimonos (Datejime), wrap belts for kimonos (Datemaki), full-length kimonos (Nagagi), short overcoat for kimonos (Haori), string fasteners for haori (Haori-himo), pleated skirts for formal kimonos (Hakama), detachable neckpieces for kimonos (Haneri), sleep masks, collar protectors for wear in the nature of collar protector strips for application to clothing collars, mufflers as neck scarves, socks and stockings other than special sportswear, puttees and gaiters, fur stoles, shawls, Japanese style socks (Tabi), Japanese style socks covers (Tabi covers) cloth gloves, thermal clothing supporters for neck, foot, leg and arm in the nature of thermal socks, neck scarves, leg warmers, arm warmers being clothing, mufflers being clothing, boas necklets, gaiters, gaiter straps, leggings, leg warmers; coats; sweaters; shirts; pajamas; underwear; underclothing; swimsuits; bathing caps; camisoles; tee-shirts; bath robes; outerwear, namely, jackets, parkas and vests; kimonos; aprons; scarves; hosiery; wristbands as clothing; gloves; mittens; neckties; neckerchiefs; bandanas; ear muffs; headwear; sock suspenders; suspenders; foundation garment girdles; leather belts for clothing; footwear; sandals; boots; rain boots; boots for sports; sports shoes; football shoes; gymnastic shoes; spiked running shoes; spiked climbing shoes; Japanese style wooden clogs (geta); esparto shoes or sandals; full-body suit; sports singlets; sports jerseys; religious dresses; sashes for wear; shower caps; sleep masks; hairdressing capes; sweatbands; sports wristbands as clothing; sports sweatbands; cycling tops. |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Advertising and publicity services; market canvassing services; providing information concerning commercial sales; wholesale and retail store services featuring woven fabric and bedding; wholesale and retail store services featuring clothing; wholesale and retail store services featuring footwear; wholesale and retail store services featuring bags and pouches; wholesale and retail store services featuring food and beverages; wholesale and retail store services featuring alcoholic beverages; wholesale and retail store services featuring confectionery, bread and buns; wholesale and retail store services featuring non-alcoholic beverages; wholesale and retail store services featuring tea, coffee and cocoa; wholesale and retail store services featuring electrical machinery and apparatus; wholesale and retail store services featuring cosmetics, toiletries, dentifrices, soaps and detergents; wholesale and retail store services featuring printed matter; wholesale and retail store services featuring paper and stationery; wholesale and retail store services featuring sports goods; wholesale and retail store services featuring toys; wholesale and retail store services featuring musical instruments; retail store services featuring downloadable music files; online retail store services for downloadable and pre-recorded music and movies; wholesale and retail store services featuring clocks, watches and spectacles |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "ANIMATION" |
| 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 | Wednesday, September 7, 2022 |
| 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 | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, September 7, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 016 |
| 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 | Wednesday, September 7, 2022 |
| 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 | Wednesday, September 7, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 028 |
| 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 | Wednesday, September 7, 2022 |
| 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 | Wednesday, September 7, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | TOHO CO., LTD. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | TOKYO 100-8415 JP |
| Party Name | TOHO CO., LTD. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | TOKYO 100-8415 JP |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Monday, August 22, 2022 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Wednesday, September 7, 2022 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Monday, June 5, 2023 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, June 6, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, June 6, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, June 6, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, August 23, 2023 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, August 23, 2023 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, August 23, 2023 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Thursday, August 24, 2023 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Thursday, August 24, 2023 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Thursday, August 24, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Thursday, August 24, 2023 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Thursday, August 24, 2023 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, September 13, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, October 3, 2023 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, October 3, 2023 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, November 28, 2023 | NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |
| Monday, February 26, 2024 | SOU EXTENSION 1 FILED |
| Monday, February 26, 2024 | SOU EXTENSION 1 GRANTED |
| Monday, February 26, 2024 | SOU TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED |
| Thursday, October 3, 2024 | SOU TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED |
| Thursday, October 3, 2024 | NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF EXTENSION REQUEST E-MAILED |
| Thursday, October 3, 2024 | SOU EXTENSION 2 GRANTED |
| Thursday, October 3, 2024 | SOU EXTENSION 2 FILED |
| Tuesday, February 27, 2024 | NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF EXTENSION REQUEST E-MAILED |