Word

THE HIGHWAY RAT

Status

Registered

Status Code

700

Status Date

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Serial Number

79211723

Registration Number

5510364

Registration Date

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Mark Type

3000

Filing Date

Friday, January 20, 2017

Published for Opposition

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Trademark Owner History

A Scheffler Limited -
Julia Donaldson - Original Registrant
Maxons Limited - Original Applicant
Scholastic Limited - Original Applicant

Classifications

41 Entertainment in the nature of on-going television programs in the field of animated cartoons, children's stories and educational games; on-line entertainment, namely, providing online video games; education, namely, providing both on-line and hands-on children's education in the nature of courses, seminars, and workshops in the fields of math, literacy, and science; organising community sporting and cultural activities; sporting and cultural activities, namely, live appearances by a costumed character; electronic games services provided by means of the Internet, namely, providing online video games; the provision of on-line non-downloadable electronic publications in the nature of books, comics and magazines featuring animated cartoons, children's stories and educational games, competitions and quizzes; book publishing; children's entertainment and education services, namely, presentation of live show performances and ongoing television animated cartoon shows; electronic games provided via the Internet, namely, providing online video games; electronic publication services, namely, publication of electronic text and graphic periodicals of others featuring animated cartoons, children's stories and educational games, competitions and quizzes; entertainment services in the nature of fan clubs; film production; live performances and personal appearances by a costumed character; organisation of competitions, namely, competitions featuring puzzles and quizzes; provision of online information relating to entertainment; provision of on-line information in the field of children's education; radio programme production; entertainment in the nature of theatre stage shows productions; television programme production

9 Pre-recorded video cassettes, digital video discs, digital versatile discs, downloadable audio and video recordings, DVDs and high definition digital discs featuring animated cartoons; audiovisual recordings featuring music, children's stories and animation; cameras; cinematographic films featuring music, children's stories and animation; computer software concerned with children's education and entertainment, namely, children's educational software and computer game software; downloadable electronic publications, namely, colouring books and posters recorded on computer media in the field of animated cartoons, children's stories and educational games, competitions and quizzes; downloadable electronic publication, namely, colouring books; downloadable electronic greetings cards; motion picture films featuring music, children's stories and animation; interactive entertainment software for use with computers, namely, children's educational software; interactive video software, namely, children's educational software; mouse pads; pre-recorded media, namely, video tapes and cassettes, compact discs (CDs), audio cassette tapes, and digital versatile discs (DVDs) all featuring animated cartoons, children's stories and educational games, competitions and quizzes; video game cartridges and computer discs; pre-recorded compact interactive discs featuring animated cartoons, children's stories and educational games, competitions and quizzes; protective helmets for sports; sunglasses and spectacle frames; hand-held electronic games software, namely, pre-recorded video game cartridges for hand held electronic games

28 Toys, games and playthings, namely, action figures; action figure accessories; bubble-making wand and solution sets; balloons; balls for sports; battery-operated action toys; board games; building blocks; building games; card games; Christmas tree ornaments and decoration not including confectionery and electric Christmas lights; clothes for dolls or soft toys; doll and accessories therefor; toy doll's prams; games, namely, action skill games, arcade games, electronic educational game machines for children, LCD game machines; gymnastic and sporting articles, namely, balance beams, exercise benches, balls and rings for gymnastics, rackets for racket games; hand puppets; infant rattles; infant action crib toys; jigsaw puzzles; kites; manipulative puzzles; toy masks; toy mobiles; scale-model vehicles; novelties for parties, namely, party favours in the nature of small toys; party favours in the nature of small toys; playing cards; plush toys; puppets; puzzles; ride-on toys; toy sandboxes; water wings; playground equipment, namely, slides, inflatable swimming pools; bath toys; inflatable pool toys; water squirting toys; skateboards, ice skates, snow skis, flying discs, hockey sticks, snow sleds for recreational use; soap bubble toys, namely, bubble making wand and solution sets; soft sculpted toy figures; toy bake ware; toys in the nature of banks; toy cookware; toy figures; toy tools, toy tool belts, toy hard hats; toy vehicles; toys, namely, children's toy tricycles other than for transport; costumes being children's playthings, namely, doll costumes; hand-held electronic games adapted for use with television receivers only; toy pool rings in the nature of a swimming aid; paper party hats; bath play toys; electric computer games adapted for use with video apparatus or television receivers; interactive educational games for use with video apparatus or television receivers, namely, electronic educational game machines for children

16 Books in the field of animated cartoons, children's stories and educational games, competitions and quizzes; comics; magazines featuring animated cartoons, children's stories and educational games, competitions and quizzes; children's activity books; address books; photo albums; autograph books; binders; book markers; calendars; cartoons strips; cases, holders and stands for pens, pencils, pastels and crayons; colouring books; decalcomanias; diaries; document files and boxes for stationery and papers; drawing books, namely, drawing pads, drawing pens and pen sets; easels; embroidery, sewing and knitting patterns, namely, printed sewing patterns; folders for stationery and papers; office glue; greeting cards; pen ink refills; modelling clay; printed newsletters in the field of animated cartoons, children's stories and educational games, competitions and quizzes; note books and pads; party invitations; pencil sharpeners; pens, paint boxes, paintbrushes, pastels, crayons, pencils; post cards; printed pictures and posters; printed publications and printed matter, namely, books in the field of animated cartoons, children's stories and educational games, competitions and quizzes; rubber erasers; ungraduated rulers; scrap books; stationery; stencils; stickers and transfers; tablecloths, tablemats, napkins all made of paper; printed teaching materials, in the field of pre-school children's education; trading cards; wrapping paper; writing pads and paper; modelling compound and molds for modelling materials clays sold together as a unit; blackboards; book ends; bags of paper; printed paper signs; money clips of precious metal or coated with precious metal

25 Clothing, namely, aprons, bandanas, bath robes, bathing suits, bathing trunks, belts, bibs, namely, cloth bibs, children's and infant's cloth eating bibs, adult and children's clothing, namely, fancy dress costumes, and masquerade costumes, namely, character costumes; coats; dressing gowns, dresses, gloves, jackets, jerseys, jumpers, leggings, money belts, neckties, pants, pyjamas, overcoats, scarves, shawls, shirts, socks, tee shirts, shorts, sweaters, skirts, tights, trousers, underwear, painting smocks and cloth painting bibs; footwear; headgear, namely, ear muffs, visors, hats and caps

The mark consists of the circular wording "The Highway Rat" appearing in stylised font above the depiction of a costumed rodent holding a sword and wearing a cape and broad-brimmed hat with a feather, an eye mask, shirt, pants and belt all of which is surrounded by a circle. The colour black appears in the wording "The Highway Rat", the depiction of the outer border of the circle, the eye of the rodent, the belt and eye mask, as well as the outline of the costumed rodent holding a sword and wearing a cape. The colour blue appears in the depiction of the hat and cape. The colour tan appears in the tail and hands of the rodent. The colour red appears in the top part of the feather in the hat. The colour pink appears in the nose of the rodent. The colour purple appears in the depiction of the pants worn by the rodent. The colour yellow appears in the teeth of the rodent and the depiction of the outer edge of the hat and belt buckle. The colour grey appears in the face of the rodent as well as shading on the rodent, sword, feather, hat and cape. The colour white appears in the eye of the rodent, the depiction of the shirt worn by the rodent, the sword held by the rodent, the bottom part of the feather in the hat and the background of the circle surrounding the costumed rodent and the wording "The Highway Rat". But for the colour white appearing in the eye of the rodent, the shirt worn by the rodent, the sword held by the rodent, the bottom part of the feather in the hat and the background of the circle surrounding the costumed rodent and wording, the colour white represents background or transparent areas and is not part of the mark.
The color(s) blue, yellow, red, white, grey, black, purple, tan and pink is/are claimed as a feature of the mark.

Trademark Events

Jul 10, 2023

Courtesy Reminder - Sec. 71 (6-Yr) E-Mailed

Sep 10, 2022

Change Of Name/Address Rec'd From Ib

Dec 15, 2018

Final Decision Transaction Processed By Ib

Oct 19, 2018

Generic Madrid Transaction Sent To Ib

Oct 19, 2018

Generic Madrid Transaction Created

Oct 10, 2018

Final Disposition Notice Created, To Be Sent To Ib

Jul 10, 2018

Registered-Principal Register

May 30, 2018

Correction From Ib Entered - No Review Required

May 11, 2018

Correction Transaction Received From Ib

Apr 24, 2018

Official Gazette Publication Confirmation E-Mailed

Apr 24, 2018

Published For Opposition

Apr 20, 2018

Notification Processed By Ib

Apr 4, 2018

Notification Of Possible Opposition Sent To Ib

Apr 4, 2018

Notification Of Notice Of Publication E-Mailed

Apr 4, 2018

Notice Of Start Of Opposition Period Created, To Be Sent To Ib

Jan 12, 2018

Correction From The Ib Examined, No Action Is Needed

Dec 21, 2017

Change Of Owner Received From Ib

Dec 15, 2017

Correction Transaction Received From Ib

Oct 24, 2017

Withdrawn From Pub - Og Review Query

Oct 9, 2017

Assigned To Lie

Sep 27, 2017

Approved For Pub - Principal Register

Sep 7, 2017

Teas/Email Correspondence Entered

Sep 6, 2017

Correspondence Received In Law Office

Sep 6, 2017

Teas Response To Office Action Received

Sep 6, 2017

Teas Change Of Correspondence Received

Aug 11, 2017

Refusal Processed By Ib

Jul 24, 2017

Non-Final Action Mailed - Refusal Sent To Ib

Jul 24, 2017

Refusal Processed By Mpu

Jul 19, 2017

Non-Final Action (Ib Refusal) Prepared For Review

Jul 18, 2017

Non-Final Action Written

Jul 15, 2017

Application Filing Receipt Mailed

Jul 11, 2017

Assigned To Examiner

Jul 11, 2017

New Application Office Supplied Data Entered

Jul 6, 2017

Sn Assigned For Sect 66a Appl From Ib