| Serial Number | 79193038 |
| Word Mark | W |
| Filing Date | Saturday, June 11, 2016 |
| Status | 706 - SECTION 71 ACCEPTED |
| Status Date | Friday, October 18, 2024 |
| Registration Number | 5234443 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, July 4, 2017 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 |
| Goods and Services | Clothing, namely, [ trousers, ] T-shirts, polo shirts, [ coats, ] jackets, [ being clothing, combinations being clothing] caps being headwear, gloves, [ being clothing, shoes, neckerchiefs, neckties, shawls, visored caps, ] sports jerseys, headbands, romper suits being clothing for infants, soccer shirts, soccer uniforms, shorts, pants, [ sweat shirts, sweat pants, ] hoodies, [ overalls, ] scarfs, [ singlets; ] footwear, headwear |
| Goods and Services | [ Gymnastic and ] sporting articles, namely, soccer balls; sport balls, [ toy animals, ] board games, playing cards, plush toys and other soft toy articles, namely, soft sculpture toys and stuffed toys; [ games including electronic games, other than as auxiliary apparatus for external screens or monitors, namely, arcade games, handheld games with liquid-crystal displays; automatic amusement machines; ] ornaments for Christmas trees, except illumination articles and confectionery [ ; miniature sports jerseys with a suction cup for hanging in a window ] |
| Goods and Services | Telecommunications, namely, streaming of audio, visual and audiovisual material via a global computer network [ ; press agency services namely, transmission of news and press releases to news reporting organizations; electronic message sending, radio paging ] |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) green, white is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of a green stylized "W" within a green incomplete circle on a white background. |
| Goods and Services | Educational services, namely, providing classes, seminars, workshops in the field of playing soccer; providing training in the field of soccer; entertainment in the nature of organizing and conducting sporting activities, namely, soccer games and tournaments, arranging and conducting sport events, namely, soccer games; [ organizing community sporting and cultural events in the field of soccer; arranging and conducting of sporting events, in particular football games; entertainment and educational services in the nature of arranging and conducting of intellectual competitions in the field of culture and sports; ] talent and youth promotion through training and further training in the field of soccer; arranging and conducting of educational [ colloquiums, conferences, congresses, symposia, seminars and ] workshops in the field of soccer; [ organisation of exhibitions for cultural or educational purposes; running of museums; ] club services included in this class, namely, soccer club services; presentation of live events, namely, [ music performances, ] soccer games [ and exhibitions; conducting of lotteries and gambling games; rental of show scenery; library services; photographic reporting; providing recreation facilities; running of health clubs, namely, providing instruction and equipment in the field of physical exercise; boarding school education; nursery schools; cinema presentations, namely, movie showings; entertainment services, namely, holiday camp services; television entertainment, namely, ongoing television sport shows, in the field of soccer; film production; booking of seats for shows; entertainment services, namely, party planning; rental of radio and television sets; production of television shows, production of radio programmes; providing sports facilities, rental of sports equipment, except vehicles; rental of stadium facilities; online publication of books and magazines ] |
| Goods and Services | [ Spectacles; ] sunglasses; [ cases for spectacles; vehicle breakdown warning triangles; lasers, not for medical purposes, in particular laser pointers; magnetic cards, namely, magnetically encoded identity cards; blank integrated circuit cards being blank smart cards; prepaid magnetically encoded telephone cards; blank CD-ROMs being sound recording carriers and storage media; pagers; pocket calculators; computer programs, namely, computer programs for use in database management of soccer games and events in the field of soccer, and ] game software featuring soccer games, [ computer software that enables you to search clothing, soccer matches, tickets or other events or entertainment in the field of soccer; computer game programs; entertainment equipment, namely, computer software application that enables you to search clothing, soccer matches, tickets or other events or entertainment in the field of soccer; ] computer game software [ ; entertainment equipment, namely, video games cartridges as auxiliary apparatus for external screens or monitors ] |
| 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 | Tuesday, October 11, 2016 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| 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 | Tuesday, October 11, 2016 |
| 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 | Tuesday, October 11, 2016 |
| Primary Code | 028 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| 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 | Tuesday, October 11, 2016 |
| Primary Code | 038 |
| 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 | Tuesday, October 11, 2016 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | DE |
| Party Name | VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | DE |
| Party Name | VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | DE |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, October 6, 2016 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Tuesday, October 11, 2016 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, October 11, 2016 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Saturday, October 15, 2016 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Tuesday, October 18, 2016 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, October 19, 2016 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Friday, October 28, 2016 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Friday, October 28, 2016 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Friday, November 18, 2016 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Wednesday, February 15, 2017 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, February 15, 2017 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, February 15, 2017 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, February 15, 2017 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Monday, March 6, 2017 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Monday, March 6, 2017 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Monday, March 6, 2017 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Monday, March 6, 2017 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Monday, March 6, 2017 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, March 29, 2017 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, March 29, 2017 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, March 29, 2017 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Saturday, April 15, 2017 | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, April 18, 2017 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, April 18, 2017 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, July 4, 2017 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, October 4, 2017 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Friday, October 6, 2017 | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED |
| Friday, October 6, 2017 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB |
| Saturday, November 4, 2017 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Friday, January 7, 2022 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |
| Monday, July 4, 2022 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Friday, December 29, 2023 | TEAS SECTION 71 RECEIVED |
| Monday, September 16, 2024 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Friday, October 18, 2024 | REGISTERED-SEC.71 ACCEPTED |
| Friday, October 18, 2024 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 71 - E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, June 18, 2025 | PARTIAL INVALIDATION OF REG EXT PROTECTION CREATED |
| Thursday, November 20, 2025 | INVALIDATION PROCESSED |
| Thursday, November 20, 2025 | PARTIAL INVALIDATION OF REG EXT PROTECTION SENT TO IB |