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RUGBY WORLD CUP

Status

Registered

Status Code

702

Status Date

Friday, December 15, 2023

Serial Number

85508587

Registration Number

5139623

Registration Date

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Mark Type

4000

Filing Date

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Published for Opposition

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Trademark Owner History

RUGBY WORLD CUP LIMITED - Original Registrant
Rugby World Cup Limited - Owner At Publication

Classifications

41 Education, namely, publication and rental of interactive educational and entertainment products, namely, films and books; publication of interactive educational and entertainment products, namely, books, magazines, films, games, audio recordings, radio recordings, television programmes and video recordings in connection with rugby via compact disks, DVDs, minidisks, CD-ROMs; information relating to entertainment or to education in connection with rugby and participation with rugby provided online from a computer data bank or on a global computer network or via wireless electronic communication devices; providing of training in the field of coaching, refereeing, strength and conditioning, physical fitness, administration and management of sports and sports medicine training; entertainment, namely, rugby competitions, matches, and tournaments, amusement park services, organization of sports competitions and recreational park services; organization of sporting and cultural events and activities; organization of sporting competitions; organization of sporting events, namely, organization of sporting events in the field of rugby; entertainment services provided at or relating to sports events, namely, fireworks display laser shows, audio and visual performances, live performances by a musical band, preparation of special effects during or in connection with sports events; organizing community sporting and cultural activities; seat booking services for sporting events; ticket reservation services for entertainment and sporting events; timing of sporting events; recording of sporting events; production and distribution of television programmes; providing news in the nature of current event reporting, namely, radio and television coverage of sporting events; production of sporting events for radio, film and television

28 Games and playthings, namely, game cards; games other than those adapted for use with an external display screen or monitor, namely, [ hand- held electronic games including those with liquid crystal displays, ] action skill games, arcade games, card games, parlour games, party games other than those designed to be used only with a television receiver, namely, hand-held games with liquid crystal displays; video games for coin operated amusement machines; sports equipment and gymnastics sporting articles not included in other classes, namely, sports apparatus, namely, rugby balls, rugby gloves, knee guards, elbow guards, shoulder protectors in the nature of shoulder bags for athletic use, shin guards, rugby goals, sports bags and other containers specially adapted for carrying sports equipment; sports balls; balls for games; rugby balls; decorations for Christmas trees; dolls and soft sculpture toys; [ toy vehicles; ] puzzles; balloons; inflatable toys; playing cards

16 [ Office requisites, namely, punches, correction fluids for type, finger-stalls, rubber bands, numbering machines, paper shredders, sealing machines for offices, paper cutters for office use, stamp printers, check writers; paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials, namely, boxes for archiving; ] advertising signs and banners and printed advertising boards; phone, ATM, travel and entertainment, cheque- guarantee and debit cards, all without magnetic coding; [ credit cards not magnetically encoded; ] printed matter, namely, printed teaching manuals and activity guides in the fields of sports, sports events, sports records, athletes, sports personalities and celebrities; printed schedules and charts for recording sports results; printed tickets, namely, entry and admission tickets, printed timetables; printed advertising boards; printed holograms; printed paper labels; printed matter for advertising purposes for others, namely, advertising signs of paper or cardboard; printed publications, namely, books, posters, newspapers, leaflets, magazines, brochures, newsletters and pamphlets featuring sports, sports events, sports records, athletes, sports personalities and celebrities; printed timetables; prints; [ bookbinding material; ] photographs; written instructional and teaching material in the field of sports, sports events, sports records, athletes, sports personalities and celebrities; postcards, [ invitation cards; scratch cards; ] collectable rugby player's cards; [ embroidery designs, ] greeting cards, gift wrap; calendars, diaries, stickers, [ geographical maps, stamps, namely, postage stamps and commemorative stamp sheets; desk accessories, namely, blotters, pencil cups, paper organizers and trays; staplers, staples; hole-punchers, pencil holders, stands for writing implements; notepad holders; document holders; passport holders; ] stationery; school supplies, namely, writing instruments, pens, pencils, mechanical pencils, erasers, makers, crayons, highlighters, folders, notebooks, paper, protractors, paper clips, pencil sharpeners, writing grips, glue and book marks; copying paper; [ luminous paper; crepe paper, envelopes; ] themed pads of paper, blocks of paper; notebooks; note paper/pads; [ adhesive note paper; ] writing paper; pennants of paper; flags of paper; scribble pads; binder paper; folder paper; painting pads; colouring books; childrens drawing and activity books; writing instruments; pens, ball-point pens; pen sets; pen cases; porous-point pens; colouring pens; rolling ball pens; pencils, paint and colouring pencils; [ paint brushes; ] pencil sets; decorations for pencils; pencil sharpeners; broad tip markers; posters, [ height charts; ] event programmes; brochures, manuals, handbooks, magazines, poster magazines all in the field of sports, sports events, sports records, athletes, sports personalities and celebrities; books in the field of sports, sports events, sports records, athletes, sports personalities and celebrities; autograph books; address books; books markers; [ book covers; ] packaging, namely, paper and plastic bags, paper shopping bags, [ paper tablecloths, paper tablemats; paper table linen, paper napkins, paper table cloths; paper coasters; paper placemats; address labels; boxed facial tissues; tissue paper; paper handkerchiefs; binders; document sleeves; ink pads, rubber stamps; paint boxes; chalk; ] newspapers; journals in the field of athletes or sports events; printed schedules for recording results; bound blank journals; photograph albums; printed personal organizers; [ roadmaps; ] entry tickets; printed tickets; [ blank cheques; ] pamphlets in the field of sports, sports events, sports records, athletes, sports personalities and celebrities; [ comic strips; ] bumper stickers; sticker albums; advertising signs and banners of paper or cardboard; decals; [ correction fluids for documents; ] rubber erasers; [ adhesives tape for stationery or household purposes; dispensers for adhesive tape; paper clips; clip boards; ] drawing pens; drawing rulers [ ; phone and debit cards made of paper or cardboard and credit cards not magnetically coded; and credit cards of plastic not magnetically encoded ]

25 Clothing, footwear, headgear, shirts, namely, sweatshirts; t-shirts, knitted clothing, namely, knitted bonnets, caps, hats, shirts, pants and underwear, pullovers, sweaters; sleeveless pullovers; henleys; sports jerseys; sports over uniforms; sleeveless jerseys, [ dresses; skirts; swimming suits, ] tracksuits; warm-up suits; shorts; uniforms; trousers; jackets; sports jackets; track jackets; waterpoofs; [ water proof boots; ] coats; blazers; ties; neckties, scarves, mufflers; [ shawls; ] wrist bands; belts; [ braces, ] gloves; aprons; bibs not of paper; pyjamas; socks and stockings; [ garters; ] underwear, underclothes, anti-sweat underclothes, underpants for men and women; shoes; slippers; caps; visor caps; hats; head bands

35 Advertising; Internet advertising; advertising services, namely, promoting and marketing the goods and services of others in the field of sports, sports events, sports records, athletes sports personalities and celebrities; advertising for sports events; advertising via sponsorship, namely, promoting the goods and services of others by arranging for businesses to affiliate their goods and services with the goods and services of third parties by means of sponsorship relationship; providing of space on websites for advertising goods and services; promotion of ticket sales; promotion of sports events; promotion of goods and services for others by means of contractual agreements, in particular partnership and licensing agreements, providing an increase in awareness and image derived from those of cultural and sports events; creation of advertising material for use as websites on a global computer network or via wireless electronic communication devices; business management; [ business administration; ] services relating to the collection of data on sports performances; performing searches for corporate sponsorship relating to sporting competitions; retail and Internet retail store services in the field of industrial oils and greases, [ lubricants, dust absorbing, wetting and binding compositions, fuels and illuminants, wicks for lighting, candles, perfumed candles, Christmas candles, ] common metals and their alloys, [ metal building material, transportable buildings of metal, materials of metal for railway tracks, non-electric cables and wires of common metal; ] pipes and tubes of metal, ironmongery, memorial plaques of metal, memorial plates of metal, money boxes of metal, monuments of metal, bells, boxes of common metal, box fasteners of metal, signboards of metal, key rings of metal, metal building materials, commemorative plaques of metal, advertisement columns of metal, [ badges of metal for vehicles and tin cans, ores, hand tools and implements, side arms, hair clippers for personal use, cutlery, razors, apparatus for lighting, heating, cooking, refrigerating, drying, ventilating, water supply and sanitary purposes, hot water bottles, electric kettles, electric cooking utensils, barbecue grills, ranges, microwave ovens, electric toasters, electric coffee machines, electric kettles, penlights, flashlights, table lamps, decorative lamps, lamp shades, light diffusers, lighting fixtures, paper lanterns, bicycle lights, lanterns, air conditioners, fans for personal use, ropes, string, nets, tents, awnings, tarpaulins, sails, padding and stuffing materials, raw fibrous textile material, ] sacks and bags, bags of textile, for packaging, [ sacks of textile for packaging, mail bags, sails, hammocks, tents, and wrapping or binding bands, not of metal ]

Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
"RUGBY" FOR PRINTED MATTER, NAMELY, PRINTED TEACHING MANUALS AND ACTIVITY GUIDES IN THE FIELDS OF SPORTS, SPORTS EVENTS, SPORTS RECORDS, ATHLETES, SPORTS PERSONALITIES AND CELEBRITIES; PRINTED SCHEDULES AND CHARTS FOR RECORDING SPORTS RESULTS; PRINTED TICKETS, NAMELY, ENTRY AND ADMISSION TICKETS, PRINTED TIMETABLES; PRINTED PUBLICATIONS, NAMELY, BOOKS, POSTERS, NEWSPAPERS, LEAFLETS, MAGAZINES, BROCHURES, NEWSLETTERS AND PAMPHLETS FEATURING SPORTS, SPORTS EVENTS, SPORTS RECORDS, ATHLETES, SPORTS PERSONALITIES AND CELEBRITIES; PRINTS; PHOTOGRAPHS; WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONAL AND TEACHING MATERIAL IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS, SPORTS EVENTS, SPORTS RECORDS, ATHLETES, SPORTS PERSONALITIES AND CELEBRITIES; POSTCARDS, INVITATION CARDS; SCRATCH CARDS; COLLECTABLE RUGBY PLAYER'S CARDS; EVENT PROGRAMMES; BROCHURES, MANUALS, HANDBOOKS, MAGAZINES, POSTER MAGAZINES ALL IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS, SPORTS EVENTS, SPORTS RECORDS, ATHLETES, SPORTS PERSONALITIES AND CELEBRITIES; BOOKS IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS, SPORTS EVENTS, SPORTS RECORDS, ATHLETES, SPORTS PERSONALITIES AND CELEBRITIES; JOURNALS IN THE FIELD OF ATHLETES OR SPORTS EVENTS; PRINTED SCHEDULES FOR RECORDING RESULTS; ENTRY TICKETS; PRINTED TICKETS; PAMPHLETS IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS, SPORTS EVENTS, SPORTS RECORDS, ATHLETES, SPORTS PERSONALITIES AND CELEBRITIES IN CLASS 16. (2) NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE "RUGBY" FOR SPORTS JERSEYS; SPORTS OVER UNIFORMS; SLEEVELESS JERSEYS, UNIFORMS IN CLASS 25. (3) NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE "RUGBY" FOR SPORTS EQUIPMENT AND GYMNASTICS SPORTING ARTICLES NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CLASSES, NAMELY, SPORTS APPARATUS, NAMELY, RUGBY BALLS, RUGBY GLOVES, KNEE GUARDS, ELBOW GUARDS, SHOULDER PROTECTORS IN THE NATURE OF SHOULDER BAGS FOR ATHLETIC USE, SHIN GUARDS, RUGBY GOALS, SPORTS BAGS AND OTHER CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CARRYING SPORTS EQUIPMENT; SPORTS BALLS; BALLS FOR GAMES; RUGBY BALLS IN CLASS 28. (4) NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE "RUGBY" FOR SERVICES RELATING TO THE COLLECTION OF DATA ON SPORTS PERFORMANCES IN CLASS 35. AND "RUGBY" FOR INTERNATIONAL CLASS 41

Trademark Events

Dec 15, 2023

Notice Of Acceptance Of Sec. 8 & 15 - E-Mailed

Dec 15, 2023

Registered - Sec. 8 (6-Yr) Accepted & Sec. 15 Ack.

Dec 10, 2023

Case Assigned To Post Registration Paralegal

Jun 13, 2023

Teas Section 8 & 15 Received

Feb 14, 2022

Courtesy Reminder - Sec. 8 (6-Yr) E-Mailed

Feb 14, 2017

Registered-Principal Register

Jan 12, 2017

Electronic Record Review Complete

Jan 12, 2017

Approved For Pub - Principal Register

Jan 6, 2017

Teas/Email Correspondence Entered

Jan 6, 2017

Correspondence Received In Law Office

Jan 6, 2017

Assigned To Lie

Dec 19, 2016

Teas Response To Office Action Received

Nov 4, 2016

Notification Of Non-Final Action E-Mailed

Nov 4, 2016

Non-Final Action E-Mailed

Nov 4, 2016

Non-Final Action Written

Sep 14, 2016

Previous Allowance Count Withdrawn

Aug 3, 2016

Automatic Update Of Assignment Of Ownership

Jun 28, 2016

Teas Change Of Correspondence Received

May 13, 2016

On Hold - Electronic Record Review Required

May 11, 2016

1(B) Basis Deleted; Proceed To Registration

May 5, 2016

Notice Of Allowance Cancelled

May 5, 2016

Teas Post Publication Amendment Received

Dec 3, 2015

Notice Of Approval Of Extension Request E-Mailed

Dec 2, 2015

Sou Extension 3 Granted

Nov 20, 2015

Sou Extension 3 Filed

Nov 20, 2015

Sou Teas Extension Received

Jun 13, 2015

Notice Of Approval Of Extension Request E-Mailed

Jun 12, 2015

Sou Extension 2 Granted

May 12, 2015

Sou Extension 2 Filed

Jun 11, 2015

Case Assigned To Intent To Use Paralegal

May 12, 2015

Sou Teas Extension Received

Nov 4, 2014

Notice Of Approval Of Extension Request E-Mailed

Oct 31, 2014

Sou Extension 1 Granted

Oct 31, 2014

Sou Extension 1 Filed

Oct 31, 2014

Sou Teas Extension Received

May 27, 2014

Noa E-Mailed - Sou Required From Applicant

Apr 1, 2014

Official Gazette Publication Confirmation E-Mailed

Apr 1, 2014

Published For Opposition

Mar 12, 2014

Notification Of Notice Of Publication E-Mailed

Feb 24, 2014

Law Office Publication Review Completed

Feb 12, 2014

Approved For Pub - Principal Register

Feb 11, 2014

Data Modification Completed

Jan 21, 2014

Examiner's Amendment Entered

Jan 21, 2014

Notification Of Examiners Amendment E-Mailed

Jan 21, 2014

Examiners Amendment E-Mailed

Jan 21, 2014

Examiners Amendment -Written

Dec 26, 2013

Teas/Email Correspondence Entered

Dec 26, 2013

Correspondence Received In Law Office

Dec 26, 2013

Teas Response To Office Action Received

Jun 25, 2013

Notification Of Non-Final Action E-Mailed

Jun 25, 2013

Non-Final Action E-Mailed

Jun 25, 2013

Non-Final Action Written

Jun 25, 2013

Notification Of Non-Final Action E-Mailed

Jun 25, 2013

Non-Final Action E-Mailed

Jun 25, 2013

Non-Final Action Written

Jun 3, 2013

Teas/Email Correspondence Entered

Jun 3, 2013

Correspondence Received In Law Office

May 27, 2013

Teas Response To Office Action Received

Nov 27, 2012

Notification Of Non-Final Action E-Mailed

Nov 27, 2012

Non-Final Action E-Mailed

Nov 27, 2012

Non-Final Action Written

Nov 3, 2012

Teas/Email Correspondence Entered

Nov 3, 2012

Correspondence Received In Law Office

Oct 27, 2012

Assigned To Lie

Oct 15, 2012

Teas Response To Office Action Received

Apr 16, 2012

Notification Of Non-Final Action E-Mailed

Apr 16, 2012

Non-Final Action E-Mailed

Apr 16, 2012

Non-Final Action Written

Apr 9, 2012

Assigned To Examiner

Jan 10, 2012

New Application Office Supplied Data Entered

Jan 7, 2012

New Application Entered