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AFRICAN QUALIFIERS

Status

Registered

Status Code

700

Status Date

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Serial Number

79288717

Registration Number

6224657

Registration Date

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Mark Type

3

Filing Date

Monday, February 17, 2020

Published for Opposition

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Trademark Owner History

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) - Original Registrant

Classifications

41 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

38 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

16 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

35 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

The mark consists of a design of various geometric shapes forming a soccer ball and the stylized wording "AFRICAN QUALIFIERS".
Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
"AFRICAN QUALIFIERS"

Trademark Events

Aug 20, 2020

Refusal Processed By Mpu

Jul 2, 2020

Sn Assigned For Sect 66a Appl From Ib

Jul 9, 2020

New Application Office Supplied Data Entered

Jul 9, 2020

Assigned To Examiner

Jul 10, 2020

Non-Final Action Written

Jul 11, 2020

Non-Final Action (Ib Refusal) Prepared For Review

Jul 14, 2020

Application Filing Receipt Mailed

Aug 23, 2020

Teas Response To Office Action Received

Aug 20, 2020

Non-Final Action Mailed - Refusal Sent To Ib

Aug 23, 2020

Correspondence Received In Law Office

Aug 24, 2020

Teas/Email Correspondence Entered

Sep 16, 2020

Notification Of Notice Of Publication E-Mailed

Sep 3, 2020

Approved For Pub - Principal Register

Sep 5, 2020

Refusal Processed By Ib

Sep 30, 2020

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

Oct 6, 2020

Published For Opposition

Oct 6, 2020

Official Gazette Publication Confirmation E-Mailed

Dec 22, 2020

Registered-Principal Register

Jan 28, 2021

Notification Of Possible Opposition Sent To Ib

Mar 27, 2021

Generic Madrid Transaction Sent To Ib

Aug 2, 2024

New Representative At Ib Received

May 17, 2021

Final Decision Transaction Processed By Ib

Feb 14, 2021

Notification Processed By Ib

Mar 22, 2021

Final Disposition Notice Created, To Be Sent To Ib

Mar 27, 2021

Generic Madrid Transaction Created