VM Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Tuesday, May 12, 2020, a trademark application was filed for VM with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the VM trademark a serial number of 88911955. The federal status of this trademark filing is FIRST EXTENSION - GRANTED as of Thursday, November 7, 2024. This trademark is owned by Critical Role, LLC. The VM trademark is filed in the Communication Services, Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products, Jewelry Products, Paper & Printed Material Products, Houseware & Glass Products, Clothing & Apparel Products, Toys & Sporting Goods Products, and Education & Entertainment Services categories with the following description:

Publishing of books, e-books and audio books; online publication of electronic books and journals; production of radio and television programs; scriptwriting, other than for advertising purposes; television and radio entertainment, namely, providing continuing television and radio shows featuring fantasy, role playing, games, animation and fiction; providing films and television programs, not downloadable, via video-on-demand services; theatre productions; film directing, production and distribution, other than for advertising; entertainment services, namely, providing an ongoing audio and visual program in the nature of digital multimedia programs with audio and video content, featuring comedy, unscripted reality, variety, fantasy, and talk show elements, that is broadcast, live or recorded, over a global computer network, satellite, cable television, television, radio, and to mobile devices

Audio and video recordings featuring television programs, television series, documentaries, comedy, interviews, storytelling, animation, personal biographies, and musical performances; digital media, namely, audio, video, text, animation, and graphical content in the nature of pre-recorded video cassettes, digital video discs, digital versatile discs, downloadable audio and video recordings, DVDs, and high definition digital discs featuring television programs, television series, documentaries, comedy, interviews, storytelling, animation, personal biographies, and musical; downloadable multimedia content in the nature of pre-recorded video cassettes, digital video discs, digital versatile discs, downloadable audio and video recordings, DVDs, and high definition digital discs featuring audio, video, text, animation, and graphical content, downloadable via a global computer network and wireless devices, namely, television programs, television series, documentaries, comedy, interviews, st...

Toys, namely, action figures and accessories therefore, dolls, modeled plastic toy figurines, puppets, board games, decorative ornaments in the nature of Christmas tree ornaments and decorations, plush toys, playing cards, toy balloons, toy and scale model vehicles, scale model toy kits, theatrical masks, trading cards for games, dice, cups for dice

Streaming of audio and video material via a global computer network; telecommunication services, namely, transmission of television, radio, film, and multimedia content via wireless communication networks, radio, satellite, cable television, and global computer networks; providing on-line forums for fantasy, role playing, games, animation and fiction; providing on-line chat rooms for social networking; video-on-demand transmission services; streaming of video material over the internet

Printed publications, namely, books in the fields of fantasy, fiction, animated cartoons and role playing games; printed publications, namely, magazines and printed periodicals in the field of role playing, fantasy, and animation; posters; stickers; decals; bumper stickers; post cards; trading cards, other than for games; note cards; sketch books; comic books; greeting cards; lithographs; newsletters about fantasy, role playing, games, animation and fiction; journals in the field of fantasy, role playing, games, animation and fiction; manuals in the field of fantasy, role playing, games, animation and fiction; book covers; folders; loose-leaf and ring binders; notebooks; art and craft clay, paint and paper kits; pens; pencils; paperweights; pictures; wrapping paper

Jewelry

Clothing, namely, shirts, t-shirts, sweatshirts, hooded sweatshirts, underwear, one-piece garments for babies, camisoles, pants, shorts, bandanas, pullovers, scarves; headwear; hats; caps being headwear; outerwear, namely, coats, hats, gloves; footwear; socks; shirts; shorts; sweatshirts; pullovers; pants; scarves; cosplay costumes; costumes for use in role-playing games

Beverage glassware; mugs; drinking glasses; drinking vessels; coasters, not of paper or textile
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General Information


Serial Number88911955
Word MarkVM
Filing DateTuesday, May 12, 2020
Status730 - FIRST EXTENSION - GRANTED
Status DateThursday, November 7, 2024
Registration Number0000000
Registration DateNOT AVAILABLE
Mark Drawing3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s)
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, November 10, 2020

Trademark Statements


Goods and ServicesPublishing of books, e-books and audio books; online publication of electronic books and journals; production of radio and television programs; scriptwriting, other than for advertising purposes; television and radio entertainment, namely, providing continuing television and radio shows featuring fantasy, role playing, games, animation and fiction; providing films and television programs, not downloadable, via video-on-demand services; theatre productions; film directing, production and distribution, other than for advertising; entertainment services, namely, providing an ongoing audio and visual program in the nature of digital multimedia programs with audio and video content, featuring comedy, unscripted reality, variety, fantasy, and talk show elements, that is broadcast, live or recorded, over a global computer network, satellite, cable television, television, radio, and to mobile devices
Description of MarkThe mark consists of stylized letters "V" and "M" oriented vertically within a circle.
Goods and ServicesAudio and video recordings featuring television programs, television series, documentaries, comedy, interviews, storytelling, animation, personal biographies, and musical performances; digital media, namely, audio, video, text, animation, and graphical content in the nature of pre-recorded video cassettes, digital video discs, digital versatile discs, downloadable audio and video recordings, DVDs, and high definition digital discs featuring television programs, television series, documentaries, comedy, interviews, storytelling, animation, personal biographies, and musical; downloadable multimedia content in the nature of pre-recorded video cassettes, digital video discs, digital versatile discs, downloadable audio and video recordings, DVDs, and high definition digital discs featuring audio, video, text, animation, and graphical content, downloadable via a global computer network and wireless devices, namely, television programs, television series, documentaries, comedy, interviews, storytelling, animation, personal biographies and musical performances; downloadable podcasts in the field of fantasy, role playing, games, animation and fiction
Goods and ServicesToys, namely, action figures and accessories therefore, dolls, modeled plastic toy figurines, puppets, board games, decorative ornaments in the nature of Christmas tree ornaments and decorations, plush toys, playing cards, toy balloons, toy and scale model vehicles, scale model toy kits, theatrical masks, trading cards for games, dice, cups for dice
Goods and ServicesStreaming of audio and video material via a global computer network; telecommunication services, namely, transmission of television, radio, film, and multimedia content via wireless communication networks, radio, satellite, cable television, and global computer networks; providing on-line forums for fantasy, role playing, games, animation and fiction; providing on-line chat rooms for social networking; video-on-demand transmission services; streaming of video material over the internet
Goods and ServicesPrinted publications, namely, books in the fields of fantasy, fiction, animated cartoons and role playing games; printed publications, namely, magazines and printed periodicals in the field of role playing, fantasy, and animation; posters; stickers; decals; bumper stickers; post cards; trading cards, other than for games; note cards; sketch books; comic books; greeting cards; lithographs; newsletters about fantasy, role playing, games, animation and fiction; journals in the field of fantasy, role playing, games, animation and fiction; manuals in the field of fantasy, role playing, games, animation and fiction; book covers; folders; loose-leaf and ring binders; notebooks; art and craft clay, paint and paper kits; pens; pencils; paperweights; pictures; wrapping paper
Goods and ServicesJewelry
Goods and ServicesClothing, namely, shirts, t-shirts, sweatshirts, hooded sweatshirts, underwear, one-piece garments for babies, camisoles, pants, shorts, bandanas, pullovers, scarves; headwear; hats; caps being headwear; outerwear, namely, coats, hats, gloves; footwear; socks; shirts; shorts; sweatshirts; pullovers; pants; scarves; cosplay costumes; costumes for use in role-playing games
Indication of Colors claimedColor is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
Goods and ServicesBeverage glassware; mugs; drinking glasses; drinking vessels; coasters, not of paper or textile

Classification Information


International Class038 - Services allowing people to communicate with another by a sensory means.
US Class Codes100, 101, 104
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateWednesday, May 27, 2020
Primary Code038
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

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 DateWednesday, May 27, 2020
Primary Code009
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class014 - 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 Codes002, 027, 028, 050
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateWednesday, May 27, 2020
Primary Code014
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 DateWednesday, May 27, 2020
Primary Code016
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class021 - 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 Codes002, 013, 023, 029, 030, 033, 040, 050
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateWednesday, May 27, 2020
Primary Code021
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class025 - Clothing, footwear, headgear.
US Class Codes022, 039
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateWednesday, May 27, 2020
Primary Code025
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 DateWednesday, May 27, 2020
Primary Code028
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 DateWednesday, May 27, 2020
Primary Code041
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

Trademark Owner History


Party NameCritical Role, LLC
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type16 - Limited Liability Company
AddressBurbank, CA 91506

Party NameCritical Role, LLC
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type16 - Limited Liability Company
AddressBurbank, CA 91504

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Friday, May 15, 2020NEW APPLICATION ENTERED
Wednesday, May 27, 2020NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
Monday, August 10, 2020ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Thursday, May 28, 2020NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED
Tuesday, August 11, 2020COMBINED EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT/PRIORITY ACTION AUTOMATIC ENTRY
Tuesday, August 11, 2020EXAMINERS AMENDMENT AND/OR PRIORITY ACTION - COMPLETED
Tuesday, August 11, 2020EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT/PRIORITY ACTION E-MAILED
Tuesday, August 11, 2020NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT/PRIORITY ACTION E-MAILED
Monday, September 28, 2020EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN
Monday, September 28, 2020EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN
Monday, September 28, 2020EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
Monday, September 28, 2020NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
Monday, September 28, 2020EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED
Monday, September 28, 2020EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
Monday, September 28, 2020NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
Monday, September 28, 2020EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED
Thursday, October 1, 2020APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Wednesday, October 21, 2020NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, November 10, 2020PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Tuesday, November 10, 2020OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
Thursday, December 10, 2020EXTENSION OF TIME TO OPPOSE RECEIVED
Friday, May 7, 2021OPPOSITION INSTITUTED NO. 999999
Wednesday, March 27, 2024OPPOSITION DISMISSED NO. 999999
Wednesday, March 27, 2024TTAB RELEASE CASE TO TRADEMARKS
Wednesday, March 27, 2024OPPOSITION TERMINATED NO. 999999
Tuesday, May 7, 2024NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
Thursday, November 7, 2024SOU TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED
Thursday, November 7, 2024SOU EXTENSION 1 GRANTED
Thursday, November 7, 2024SOU EXTENSION 1 FILED
Tuesday, January 7, 2025ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Thursday, November 7, 2024NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF EXTENSION REQUEST E-MAILED