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AFRICAN QUALIFIERS
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Active USPTO registrationType: CombinedOffice: US
Quick snapshot
ST13
US500000079288717Class
16, 35, 38, 41
Filing
79288717
Registration
6224657
Risk and opportunity diagnosis
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USPTO status
Active USPTO registration
Case type
Application and registration
Recorded events
34
Latest update
06/25/2026
Classification
Registered
Trademark type
Combined
Nice classes
16, 35, 38, 41
Filing date
02/17/2020
Registration date
12/22/2020
Expiration date
-
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Complete case details
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Status date
12/22/2020
Last transaction
06/25/2026
Responsible office
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Status code
700
Official register
Principal Register
Drawing code
3
Owner type
99
Owner location
CH
Examiner
ENGEL, MICHAEL
Law office
L70
Current location
PUBLICATION AND ISSUE SECTION
Mark description
The mark consists of a design of various geometric shapes forming a soccer ball and the stylized wording "AFRICAN QUALIFIERS".
Holders and representatives
Holders
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Representatives
Carrie Webb Olson Day Pitney LLP
Technical classification
Nice Classes
Class 16Class 35Class 38Class 41
Vienna Codes
No Vienna codes available.
Goods and services
Class 16
Plastic shopping bags; bags of paper; small bags for foodsilicone 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 sportssports eventssports recordsathletessports personalities and celebrities; newspapers; books in the fields of sportssports eventssports recordsathletessports personalities and celebrities; journals in the fields of athletessports personalities and celebrities; printed teaching materials in the fields of sportssports eventssports recordsathletessports personalities and celebrities; printed schedules for recording results; event programs; event albums; printed timetables; newsletters in the fields of sportssports eventssports recordsathletessports personalities and celebrities; brochures in the fields of sportssports eventssports recordsathletessports personalities and celebrities; printed comic strips; collectable trading cards; sports trading cards; bumper stickers; telephone calling cards made of paper or cardboardnot magnetically encoded; ATM cards made of paper or cardboardnot magnetically encoded; travel and entertainment cards made of paper or cardboardnot magnetically encoded; cheque guarantee and debit cards made of paper or cardboardnot magnetically encoded; credit cards made of paper or cardboard without magnetic coding; luggage tags; small bagsmerchandise bagsgift bagstrash bagspaper bags for packagingplastic bags for packaging; lanyards of paper for ID cards
Class 35
Advertising services; sponsorship research; financial sponsorship search for football competitions; promotion of goods and services through sponsorship of sports events; Advertisingincluding 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 programa 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
Class 38
Telecommunication servicespersonal communication servicesISDN servicestelecommunications access servicesdata transmission and reception services via telecommunication meanstelecommunications gateway servicesradio communications; communications by telephones and mobile telephones; electronic communications services by telephone; television broadcasting; radio broadcasting; press and news agency servicesthe 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 Internetsimulcasting broadcast television over global communication networksthe Internet and wireless networksvideo-on-demand transmission services and streaming of video and audio material on the Internet
Class 41
Educational servicesconducting classesseminarsconferences 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 coachingrefereeingadministration and management of sports and sports medicine; entertainment in the nature of soccer competitionsmatches and tournaments; organization of sporting and cultural events and activities; entertainment services provided at or relating to sports eventspublic viewings of sports events; entertainment servicespresentation 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; photographicaudio 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 infrastructuresVIP lounges and sky boxes on-site in football stadiums; hospitality servicescustomers 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
Publications
History of USPTO decisions and trademark events.
34 publications found
TCCA
TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
03/11/2026
ECDR
TEAS CHANGE OF DOMESTIC REPRESENTATIVES ADDRESS
03/11/2026
ARAA
ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
03/11/2026
REAP
TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
03/11/2026
CHAN
APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
03/11/2026
COAR
TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
03/11/2026
REM3
COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (6-YR) E-MAILED
12/22/2025
NREP
NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED
10/18/2024
NREP
NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED
08/02/2024
FINO
FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB
05/17/2021
XXSS
GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION SENT TO IB
03/27/2021
XXCR
GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION CREATED
03/27/2021
FICR
FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB
03/22/2021
GPNX
NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB
02/14/2021
OPNS
NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB
01/28/2021
R.PR
REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
12/22/2020
NPUB
OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
10/06/2020
PUBO
PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
10/06/2020
OP2R
NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB
09/30/2020
NONP
NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
09/16/2020
RFNT
REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB
09/05/2020
CNSA
APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
09/03/2020
TEME
TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
08/24/2020
CRFA
CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
08/23/2020
TROA
TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
08/23/2020
RFCS
NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB
08/20/2020
RFRR
REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU
08/20/2020
MAFR
APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED
07/14/2020
RFCR
NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW
07/11/2020
CNRT
NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
07/10/2020
DOCK
ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
07/09/2020
NWOS
NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
07/09/2020
REPR
SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB
07/02/2020
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