WHOA NELLIE! BIG JUICY MELONS RIPE 'N' READY Trademark
Trademark Overview
On Friday, March 10, 2017, a trademark application was filed for WHOA NELLIE! BIG JUICY MELONS RIPE 'N' READY with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the WHOA NELLIE! BIG JUICY MELONS RIPE 'N' READY trademark a serial number of 87366946. The federal status of this trademark filing is CANCELLED - SECTION 8 as of Friday, July 5, 2024. This trademark is owned by Whizbang Pinball, LLC. The WHOA NELLIE! BIG JUICY MELONS RIPE 'N' READY trademark is filed in the Toys & Sporting Goods Products category with the following description:
Pinball machines; component part of pinball machines, namely, pinball machine backglass
General Information
| Serial Number | 87366946 |
| Word Mark | WHOA NELLIE! BIG JUICY MELONS RIPE 'N' READY |
| Filing Date | Friday, March 10, 2017 |
| Status | 710 - CANCELLED - SECTION 8 |
| Status Date | Friday, July 5, 2024 |
| Registration Number | 5358561 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, December 19, 2017 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, October 3, 2017 |
Trademark Statements
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of a picture of a watermelon farm with watermelons on the ground, and a sky background. There is a man with a parachute falling to the ground from the sky and an airplane in the sky. On the farm is a farmer in overalls carrying three crates of melons with the wording "WHOA NELLIE!" on them, an broken crashed airplane, and a farmer in overalls falling from a horse. In front of the farm is a road with a truck driven by two farmers and another farmer falling off the truck and two crates with the wording "WHOA NELLIE!" and melons, also falling off the truck. On the side of the trucks is the wording "MIKE'S TRUCK RENTAL". On the front of the truck is an American flag and a license plate with the wording "FLORIDA", "MLNHDS1", and "19 SUNSHINE STATE 95". In front of the truck on the left is a farmer eating watermelon over two crates with the wording "WHOA NELLIE! BIG JUICY MELONS". The left box also depicts the wording "GOOD PARTS FROM TERRY" and the right box depicts the wording "WEYNA WALKER WATERMELON WAREHOUSE "WEIGH-GOOD!"" on the side. Below the two boxes are four crates in a row. In front of the truck in the middle is a woman wearing a brief top and shorts holding two melons in front of her. Below her are two watermelons and a water puddle on the road. To the right of the woman is a dog with a melon in front of it and a crate with melons with the wording "WHOA NELLIE! BIG JUICY MELONS" and the wording "4050 SAVE4DAVE" on the side. At the top left corner of the mark is the wording "PACKED & STACKED BY WHIZBANG PINBALL CO. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS". Across the top middle of the mark is the wording "WHOA NELLIE! BRAND, BIG JUICY MELONS" and "RIPE 'N' READY", with a melon in the middle of the letter "O" of "WHOA" and a melon as the dot of the exclamation point. At the top left corner is the wording "VINE-RIPENED AND HAND-PICKED", and below that is the wording "YOUR CREDIT" over a square and the wording "IS GOOD" below the square. Near the bottom left of the mark is a rectangle with the wording "FRERES & NORDMAN DISTRIBUTORS QUALITY SINCE 2009". Near the bottom right of the mark is the name "GREG FRERES" and below that is "PRODUCT OF U.S.A. 2009 WHIZBANG PINBALL, LLC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED". At the very bottom of the mark in a rectangular border is the wording "MELONS IN PLAY 12345" with the numbers "12345" inside of melons, and the wording "MELONS FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY WHIZBANG PINBALL" with "WHIZBANG" on a multi-pointed oval-like background. |
| Goods and Services | Pinball machines; component part of pinball machines, namely, pinball machine backglass |
| Pseudo Mark | WHOA NELLIE! BIG JUICY MELONS RIPE AND READY |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "PACKED & STACKED BY" AND "PINBALL CO." AND "CHICAGO ILLINOIS" AND "BRAND" AND "YOUR CREDIT" AND "DISTRIBUTORS" AND "QUALITY SINCE 2009" AND "PRODUCT OF U.S.A." AND "1 2 3 4 5" AND "2009" AND "PINBALL LLC" AND "ALL RIGHTS RESERVED" AND "PINBALL" |
Classification Information
| 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 | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, July 5, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 028 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Sunday, October 23, 2011 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Sunday, October 23, 2011 |
Trademark Owner History
| Party Name | Whizbang Pinball, LLC |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
| Party Name | Whizbang Pinball, LLC |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
| Party Name | Whizbang Pinball, LLC |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
Trademark Events
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, March 23, 2017 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, March 14, 2017 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Friday, March 24, 2017 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Monday, June 5, 2017 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Monday, June 12, 2017 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT/PRIORITY ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, June 12, 2017 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT/PRIORITY ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, June 12, 2017 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT AND/OR PRIORITY ACTION - COMPLETED |
| Monday, June 12, 2017 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Monday, June 12, 2017 | COMBINED EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT/PRIORITY ACTION ENTERED |
| Friday, August 11, 2017 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Friday, August 11, 2017 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Saturday, August 12, 2017 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, September 13, 2017 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, October 3, 2017 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, December 19, 2017 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Monday, December 19, 2022 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Friday, July 5, 2024 | CANCELLED SEC. 8 (6-YR) |
| Monday, August 28, 2017 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, October 3, 2017 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
