Drawing for MERC

USPTO serial 99510505

MERC

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Status 645Office Action
Filing date
Status date
Registration date
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Examiner
GIPSOV, MARYNA K
Law office
TMO LAW OFFICE 127

What this means

The USPTO has issued an Office Action on this application. A response is typically required before the deadline, or the application can be abandoned.

Status 645: Status 645 means the USPTO mailed a final refusal maintaining at least one objection to your application. You can respond, appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, or allow the application to abandon.

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Owner

Attorney of record

The USPTO lists this attorney as the applicant's representative for correspondence on this application.

Anil V. George

Anil V. George NBA Properties, Inc.Olympic Tower - 645 Fifth AvenueNew York, NY 10022United States

Goods and services

ClassDescriptionStatusFirst use
041Entertainment and educational services in the nature of providing, producing, and distributing ongoing live and on-demand programs and shows in the field of basketball via broadcast television, cable television, broadcast over satellite, radio broadcasts, webcasts, podcasts, the Internet, and other platforms across multiple forms of transmission media in the field of basketball; organizing and conducting live basketball games, events, and entertainment exhibitions; instruction in the nature of basketball clinics and dance team clinics; providing classes, workshops, seminars and camps in the field of basketball; entertainment services, namely, personal appearances by a costumed mascot or dance team; fan clubs; entertainment services, namely providing a website featuring non-downloadable multimedia material in the nature of videos featuring sports highlights, news articles and information in the field of basketball; providing online computer games; entertainment services in the nature of fantasy basketball leagues; providing an online computer database in the field of basketball; providing sports information via social media mobile applications and social media websites; entertainment services, namely, providing an on-line virtual environment for trading virtual sports trading cards and tokensACTIVE—

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Prosecution history

DateCodeEventWhat it means
Aug 25, 2026GNFNNOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED—
Aug 25, 2026GNFRFINAL REFUSAL E-MAILEDA 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.
Aug 25, 2026CNFRFINAL REFUSAL WRITTENA 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.
Aug 24, 2026TEMETEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED—
Aug 24, 2026CRFACORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE—
Aug 24, 2026TROATEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVEDThis 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.
May 26, 2026GNRNNOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILEDA 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.
May 26, 2026GNRTNON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILEDA 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.
May 26, 2026CNRTNON-FINAL ACTION WRITTENA 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.
Mar 27, 2026DOCKASSIGNED TO EXAMINER—
Mar 24, 2026MDSCNOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED—
Mar 24, 2026NWOSNEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED—
Nov 21, 2025MAFRAPPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED—
Nov 21, 2025NWAPNEW APPLICATION ENTERED—

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