| Serial Number | 79427205 |
| Word Mark | WEIβ SCHWARZ |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, February 4, 2025 |
| Status | 645 - FINAL REFUSAL - MAILED |
| Status Date | Friday, March 6, 2026 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) white, black, light green, light blue, and gray is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to "VAISUSHUVARUTSU" which signifies "WEIß SCHWARZ", and this means "white black" in English. |
| Goods and Services | Amusement game machines; toys for domestic pets; plush toys; dolls; go games; Japanese playing cards (utagaruta); Japanese chess (shogi games); dice; Japanese dice games (sugoroku); cups for dice; Chinese checkers as games; chess games; checkers; dominoes; karuta playing cards (Japanese card game); playing cards; Japanese playing cards (hanafuda); game cards; trading card games; mah-jong; video game machines; billiard equipment; sports equipment, namely, balls for sports; fishing tackle. |
| Translation of Words in Mark | The English translation of "WEIß SCHWARZ" in the mark is "white black". |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of "WEIß SCHWARZ" in stylized form with the wording "WEIß" in light green, white, and gray, outlined in black, with the wording "SCHWARZ" appearing in black and gray. A fleur-de-lis in gray, white, light green and black appears in between "WEIß" and "SCHWARZ"; a stylized line with slight curve, one in white and light blue, and another stylized line with slight curve in black appears below the wording "WEIß SCHWARZ". All of the wording and the lines are further surrounded by an outline in black, and the background is in a gradation of white and light blue. Japanese wording in black appears above and to the right of the wording "WEIß SCHWARZ". |
| Goods and Services | Bags of plastic for packaging; deck cases for trading cards, namely, carrying cases specially adapted to hold sports trading cards; albums for holding cards; packaging containers or storage boxes made of paper or cardboard for holding cards; industrial packaging containers of paper; paper stationery; writing implements; painting sets for artists; seals; bookmarkers; underlays for writing paper; stickers; stationery; printed general feature magazines; printed trading cards, other than for games; printed catalogues in the field of sports trading cards; printed calendars; printed newsletters in the field of video games; printed pamphlets in the field of video games; printed books in the field of video games; printed game handbooks; printed matter in the nature of printed posters; paintings and calligraphic works; printed photographs. |
| Goods and Services | Providing online video games for home video game machines via communication networks including the Internet, not downloadable; providing online video games for arcade video game machines via communication networks including the Internet, not downloadable; providing online video games for hand-held games with liquid crystal displays or other games with display screen via communication networks including the Internet, not downloadable; providing online video games for mobile phones or portable radio with liquid crystal displays or other games with display screen via communication networks including the Internet, not downloadable; providing online video games for personal computer via communication networks including the Internet, not downloadable; providing amusement facilities; instruction services relating to arts, crafts, sports or general knowledge; production of radio or television programs; providing digital images and digital pictures, not downloadable, from the internet in the field of video games; movie film production and distribution; organization of video game competitions for entertainment purposes; organization of social entertainment events excluding movies, shows, plays, musical performances, sports, horse races, bicycle races, boat races and auto races; arranging, conducting and organization of seminars in the field of video game development; providing online non-downloadable electronic publications in the nature of magazines in the field of video games via a website; reference libraries for literature and documentary records; book rental. |
| Goods and Services | Downloadable video game programs for arcade video game machines; electronic circuits and CDs recorded with game programs for arcade video game machines; downloadable video game programs for home video game machines; electronic circuits and CDs recorded with game programs for home video machines; downloadable video game programs for hand-held games with liquid crystal displays; electronic circuits and CDs recorded with game programs for hand-held games with liquid crystal displays; downloadable video game programs for games with display screen; electronic circuits and CDs recorded with game programs for games with display screen; downloadable video game programs for mobile phones and other portable radio communication machines and apparatus; electronic circuits and CDs recorded with game programs for mobile phones and other portable radio communication machines and apparatus; mobile phones; portable radios; downloadable video game programs for personal computer; electronic circuits and CDs recorded with game programs for personal computer; downloadable computer game programs; electronic circuits and CDs recorded with game programs for personal computer; telecommunications machines in the nature of telephones; computers; computer peripheral devices; computer hardware; data processing apparatus; tablet computers; electronic control apparatus for electric motors; computers and computer peripheral devices; computer game programs, recorded; electron tubes; semi-conductor power elements; electronic circuits, not including those recorded with computer programs; electronic circuits and CDs recorded with computer programs; cell phone straps; phonograph records featuring music; downloadable music files; downloadable ring tones; recorded compact discs and digital versatile discs featuring music and music videos; CD players; DVD players; downloadable image files featuring video game screenshots; downloadable still image files, movies being downloadable video recordings, downloadable still image files with sounds, movies being downloadable video recordings with sound, and downloadable image files featuring video game content; electronic circuits and CDs recorded with images of newspapers, magazines, books, maps, drawing, photographs; downloadable electronic publications in the nature of magazines in the field of video games. |
| 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 | Thursday, July 3, 2025 |
| 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 | Thursday, July 3, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 016 |
| 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 | Thursday, July 3, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 028 |
| 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 | Thursday, July 3, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Bushiroad Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | JP |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, July 3, 2025 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Thursday, July 17, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Thursday, July 17, 2025 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Thursday, July 17, 2025 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Friday, July 18, 2025 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, July 23, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Thursday, July 24, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Friday, August 8, 2025 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |
| Thursday, August 28, 2025 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Thursday, August 28, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Friday, September 12, 2025 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Monday, March 2, 2026 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, March 2, 2026 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, March 2, 2026 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Friday, March 6, 2026 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Friday, March 6, 2026 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Friday, March 6, 2026 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |