USPTO serial 79288717
AFRICAN QUALIFIERS
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- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- Dec 22, 2020
- Examiner
- ENGEL, MICHAEL
- Law office
- PUBLICATION AND ISSUE SECTION
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Owner
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
CH
Other trademarks owned by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
CH
Other trademarks owned by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
CH
Other trademarks owned by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Attorney of record
The USPTO lists this attorney as the applicant's representative for correspondence on this application.
Carrie Webb Olson
Carrie Webb Olson Day Pitney LLPOne Federal Street, 29th FloorBoston, MA 02110United StatesGoods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 016 | Plastic shopping bags; bags of paper; small bags for food, namely, silicone and plastic food storage bags for household use; labels of paper or cardboard; notebooks; scribble pads; lithographs; framed paintings; unframed paintings; flags of paper; pennants of paper; writing instruments; pens; magazines in the fields of sports, sports events, sports records, athletes, sports personalities and celebrities; newspapers; books in the fields of sports, sports events, sports records, athletes, sports personalities and celebrities; journals in the fields of athletes, sports personalities and celebrities; printed teaching materials in the fields of sports, sports events, sports records, athletes, sports personalities and celebrities; printed schedules for recording results; event programs; event albums; printed timetables; newsletters in the fields of sports, sports events, sports records, athletes, sports personalities and celebrities; brochures in the fields of sports, sports events, sports records, athletes, sports personalities and celebrities; printed comic strips; collectable trading cards; sports trading cards; bumper stickers; telephone calling cards made of paper or cardboard, not magnetically encoded; ATM cards made of paper or cardboard, not magnetically encoded; travel and entertainment cards made of paper or cardboard, not magnetically encoded; cheque guarantee and debit cards made of paper or cardboard, not magnetically encoded; credit cards made of paper or cardboard without magnetic coding; luggage tags; small bags, namely, merchandise bags, gift bags, trash bags, paper bags for packaging, plastic bags for packaging; lanyards of paper for ID cards | ACTIVE | — |
| 035 | Advertising services; sponsorship research; financial sponsorship search for football competitions; promotion of goods and services through sponsorship of sports events; Advertising, including promotion of products and services of third parties through sponsoring arrangements and licence agreements relating to international sports' events; promoting the goods and services of others by arranging for sponsors to affiliate their goods and services with an awards program, a sports competition and sporting activities; advertising and promotional services; television and radio advertising services; media right sales promotion; promotion of sports events in the field of football; promotion of third-party goods and services; business advice for companies; promotion of competitions and sporting events in the field of football; promotional services for football competitions and events; consulting regarding company management and organization | ACTIVE | — |
| 038 | Telecommunication services, namely, personal communication services, ISDN services, telecommunications access services, data transmission and reception services via telecommunication means, telecommunications gateway services, radio communications; communications by telephones and mobile telephones; electronic communications services by telephone; television broadcasting; radio broadcasting; press and news agency services, namely, the transmission of news items to news reporting organizations; transmission of commercial Internet pages online or by wireless electronic communication devices; electronic messaging; providing access time to websites for listening to digital music on the Internet via wireless electronic communication devices; electronic transmission of radio and television broadcasts of sports and sporting events; radio broadcasting of sports and sporting events; television broadcasting of sports and sporting events; real-time transmission of videos and audio material from the Internet, namely, simulcasting broadcast television over global communication networks, the Internet and wireless networks, video-on-demand transmission services and streaming of video and audio material on the Internet | ACTIVE | — |
| 041 | Educational services, namely, conducting classes, seminars, conferences and workshops in the field of sports and distributing course materials in connection therewith; training services in the field of soccer; provision of training courses in the fields of coaching, refereeing, administration and management of sports and sports medicine; entertainment in the nature of soccer competitions, matches and tournaments; organization of sporting and cultural events and activities; entertainment services provided at or relating to sports events, namely, public viewings of sports events; entertainment services, namely, presentation of sporting events displayed on a big screen; organization of sporting competitions and events in the field of football; providing sports facilities; publication of statistics and other information on sports performances; radio and television reporting of sporting events; photographic, audio and video recording services; production of animated movies; production of animated television programs; seat booking services for entertainment and sporting events; reservation of tickets for sporting and entertainment events; provision of ticket services to be collected on site for sporting events; timing of sports events; recording of sports events; publication of books; electronic publication of books and journals on-line; provision of entertainment infrastructures, namely, VIP lounges and sky boxes on-site in football stadiums; hospitality services, namely, customers reception services and ticket reservation and booking services for sporting or entertainment events; providing online information in the fields of sports or sports events from a computer database or the Internet | ACTIVE | — |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2026 | NREP | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED | — |
| Mar 11, 2026 | TCCA | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED | — |
| Mar 11, 2026 | ECDR | TEAS CHANGE OF DOMESTIC REPRESENTATIVES ADDRESS | — |
| Mar 11, 2026 | ARAA | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED | This event means the applicant filed a response to a USPTO Office Action — typically arguments, amendments, or evidence addressing the examiner's objections. The USPTO will review the response and either allow the mark to proceed or issue another action. |
| Mar 11, 2026 | REAP | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED | — |
| Mar 11, 2026 | CHAN | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED | — |
| Mar 11, 2026 | COAR | TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED | — |
| Dec 22, 2025 | REM3 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (6-YR) E-MAILED | — |
| Oct 18, 2024 | NREP | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED | — |
| Aug 2, 2024 | NREP | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED | — |
| May 17, 2021 | FINO | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB | — |
| Mar 27, 2021 | XXSS | GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION SENT TO IB | — |
| Mar 27, 2021 | XXCR | GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION CREATED | — |
| Mar 22, 2021 | FICR | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB | — |
| Feb 14, 2021 | GPNX | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB | — |
| Jan 28, 2021 | OPNS | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB | — |
| Dec 22, 2020 | R.PR | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER | Your trademark is registered on the Principal Register — the strongest form of federal trademark protection. You may use the ® symbol for the covered goods and services. Maintenance filings (Section 8 and renewals) are required to keep the registration alive. |
| Oct 6, 2020 | NPUB | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED | — |
| Oct 6, 2020 | PUBO | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION | Your mark was published in the USPTO Official Gazette for a 30-day opposition window. During that period, third parties who believe they would be harmed can file an opposition. If no opposition is filed, prosecution usually continues toward registration or a Notice of Allowance. |
| Sep 30, 2020 | OP2R | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB | — |
| Sep 16, 2020 | NONP | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED | — |
| Sep 5, 2020 | RFNT | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB | — |
| Sep 3, 2020 | CNSA | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER | — |
| Aug 24, 2020 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Aug 23, 2020 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Aug 23, 2020 | TROA | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED | This event means the applicant filed a response to a USPTO Office Action — typically arguments, amendments, or evidence addressing the examiner's objections. The USPTO will review the response and either allow the mark to proceed or issue another action. |
| Aug 20, 2020 | RFCS | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB | — |
| Aug 20, 2020 | RFRR | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU | — |
| Jul 14, 2020 | MAFR | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED | — |
| Jul 11, 2020 | RFCR | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW | — |
| Jul 10, 2020 | CNRT | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN | A non-final Office Action means the USPTO examining attorney has raised at least one issue with your trademark application but has not made a final decision. You usually have three months to respond with arguments, amendments, or evidence. Missing the deadline can abandon the application. |
| Jul 9, 2020 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Jul 9, 2020 | NWOS | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED | — |
| Jul 2, 2020 | REPR | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB | — |