USPTO serial 79369962
METAPHOR
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- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- Apr 1, 2025
- Examiner
- CHMIELARSKI, ANDREW J
- Law office
- FILE REPOSITORY (FRANCONIA)
What this means
Status 700 means the trademark is registered and active on the Principal Register. You have nationwide rights for the listed goods and services and may use ®. Section 8 maintenance is due between years five and six. Calendar Section 8 between years five and six, and consider trademark monitoring.
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Owner
Attorney of record
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KAREN LIM
Karen Lim Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, P.C.151 West 42nd Street, 17th FloorNew York, NY 10036United StatesGoods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 009 | Downloadable computer game programs; recorded computer game programs; downloadable computer game software; recorded computer game software; downloadable video game software; recorded video game software; downloadable video game programs; recorded video game programs; video game discs and cartridges; downloadable computer game software for use on mobile and cellular phones; mobile phone straps; protective cases for cell phones; downloadable graphics, images, and video recordings for computers, video game machines and mobile phones featuring scenes and characters based on computer and video games; downloadable computer game and video game software; electronic publications, namely, downloadable books and magazines in the field of computer games, video games, and cartoons | ACTIVE | — |
| 041 | Entertainment services, namely, providing on-line video games and on-line computer games; providing entertainment information on on-line games; providing non-downloadable on-line computer graphics, videos, and images featuring scenes and characters based on computer and video games that are viewed online via computer networks, video game machines and mobile phones; providing amusement facilities; providing amusement arcade services; providing amusement parks; entertainment services, namely, organization, production and presentation of video and computer game contests and tournaments; providing entertainment information about amusement facilities | ACTIVE | — |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | NOSU | NOTICE OF SUIT | — |
| Oct 31, 2025 | FINO | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB | — |
| Oct 9, 2025 | FICS | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB | — |
| Oct 8, 2025 | FIMP | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED | — |
| Jul 1, 2025 | FICR | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB | — |
| Apr 1, 2025 | NRCC | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED | — |
| Apr 1, 2025 | 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. |
| Feb 11, 2025 | NPUB | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED | — |
| Feb 11, 2025 | 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. |
| Feb 5, 2025 | NONP | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED | — |
| Jan 16, 2025 | EXPT | EXPARTE APPEAL TERMINATED | — |
| Jan 16, 2025 | CNSA | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER | — |
| Nov 26, 2024 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Nov 26, 2024 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Nov 26, 2024 | ALIE | ASSIGNED TO LIE | — |
| Nov 2, 2024 | OPNX | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION - PROCESSED BY IB | — |
| Oct 16, 2024 | OPNS | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB | — |
| Oct 4, 2024 | ERFR | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED | — |
| Oct 4, 2024 | EXPI | EX PARTE APPEAL-INSTITUTED | — |
| Oct 4, 2024 | JURT | JURISDICTION RESTORED TO EXAMINING ATTORNEY | — |
| Oct 4, 2024 | EXAF | EXPARTE APPEAL RECEIVED AT TTAB | — |
| Apr 25, 2024 | GNFN | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED | — |
| Apr 25, 2024 | GNFR | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED | A final Office Action (final refusal) means the examining attorney is maintaining at least one refusal and your options are narrower. You can file a response addressing the refusal, appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, or let the application abandon. |
| Apr 25, 2024 | CNFR | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN | A final Office Action (final refusal) means the examining attorney is maintaining at least one refusal and your options are narrower. You can file a response addressing the refusal, appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, or let the application abandon. |
| Feb 20, 2024 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Feb 20, 2024 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Feb 20, 2024 | 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. |
| Sep 18, 2023 | RFNT | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB | — |
| Aug 31, 2023 | RFCS | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB | — |
| Aug 31, 2023 | RFRR | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU | — |
| Aug 11, 2023 | RFCR | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW | — |
| Aug 10, 2023 | 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. |
| Aug 8, 2023 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Jun 6, 2023 | MAFR | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED | — |
| Jun 1, 2023 | NWOS | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED | — |
| May 31, 2023 | LIMI | LIMITATION FROM ORIGINAL APPLICATION ENTERED | — |
| May 18, 2023 | REPR | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB | — |