Notice of Allowance

RAKUTEN

RAKUTEN GROUP, INC.

Official USPTO Notice of Allowance: U.S. Trademark SN 88690494: RAKUTEN (Stylized/Design): Docket/Reference No. 1Y0049.tbd

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Subject:	Official USPTO Notice of Allowance: U.S. Trademark SN 88690494: RAKUTEN (Stylized/Design): Docket/Reference No. 1Y0049.tbd

NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE (NOA)

ISSUE DATE: Nov 10, 2020

U.S. Serial Number:   88690494
Mark:   RAKUTEN (Stylized/Design)
Docket/Reference Number:  1Y0049.tbd

No opposition was filed for this published application. The issue date of this NOA establishes the due date for the filing of a Statement of Use (SOU) or a Request for Extension of Time to file a Statement of Use (Extension Request). WARNING: An SOU that meets all legal requirements must be filed before a registration certificate can issue. Please read below for important information regarding the applicant's pending six (6) month deadline.

SIX (6)-MONTH DEADLINE: Applicant has six (6) MONTHS from the NOA issue date to file either:

-	An SOU, if the applicant is using the mark in commerce (required even if the applicant was using the mark at the time of filing the application, if use basis was not specified originally); OR

An Extension Request, if the applicant is not yet using the mark in commerce. If an Extension Request is filed, a new request must be filed every six (6) months until the SOU is filed. The applicant may file a total of five (5) extension requests. WARNING: An SOU may not be filed more than thirty-six (36) months from when the NOA issued. The deadline for filing is always calculated from the issue date of the NOA.

How to file SOU and/or Extension Request:
Use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS). Do NOT reply to this e-mail, as e-mailed filings will NOT be processed. Both the SOU and Extension Request have many legal requirements, including fees and verified statements; therefore, please use the USPTO forms available online at http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks-application-process/filing-online (under the "INTENT-TO-USE (ITU) FORMS" category) to avoid the possible omission of required information. If you have questions about this notice, please contact the Trademark Assistance Center at 1-800-786-9199.

For information on how to (1) divide an application; (2) delete goods/services (or entire class) with a Section 1(b) basis; or (3) change filing basis, see http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks-getting-started/process-overview/additional-information-post-notice-allowance-process.

FAILURE TO FILE A REQUIRED DOCUMENT OUTLINED ABOVE DURING THE APPROPRIATE TIME PERIOD WILL RESULT IN THE ABANDONMENT OF THIS APPLICATION.

REVIEW APPLICATION INFORMATION FOR ACCURACY

If you believe this NOA should not have issued or correction of the information shown below is needed, you must submit a request to the Intent-to-Use Unit. Please use the "Post-Publication Amendment" form under the "POST-APPROVAL/PUBLICATION/POST NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE (NOA) AMENDMENT FORMS" category, available at http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks-application-process/filing-online/post-approvalpublicationpost-notice-allowance-noa. Do NOT reply to this e-mail, as e-mailed filings will NOT be processed.

Serial Number:	88690494
Mark:	RAKUTEN (Stylized/Design)
Docket/Reference Number:	1Y0049.tbd
Owner:	Rakuten, Inc. 1-14-1 Tamagawa, Setagaya-ku Tokyo , JAPAN 158-0094
Correspondence Address:	Anna Kurian Shaw Hogan Lovells US LLP 555 13th Street NW Washington DC 20004

This application has the following bases, but not necessarily for all listed goods/services:

Section 1(a): NO

Section 1(b): YES

Section 44(e): NO

GOODS/SERVICES BY INTERNATIONAL CLASS

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Downloadable motion pictures about comedy, drama, musical performances, action, adventure, suspense, horror, westerns, science fiction, fantasy, detective stories, war subjects, news, sports events, documentaries, animations, children's entertainment, crime, history, biography and sports; motion pictures films for theatrical distribution about comedy, drama, musical performances, action, adventure, suspense, horror, westerns, science fiction, fantasy, detective stories, war subjects, news, sports events, documentaries, animations, children's entertainment, crime, history, biography and sports; pre-recorded audio visual digital content in the nature of pre-recorded digital media, namely, digital audio and video tapes, cassettes, discs, CDs, DVDs, optical discs, magnetic discs, high definition digital discs, magnetic data carriers, optical data carriers, flash drives, flash memory cards, USB flash drives and USB cards featuring comedy, drama, musical performances, action, adventure, suspense, horror, westerns, science fiction, fantasy, detective stories, war subjects, news, sports events, documentaries, animations, children's entertainment, crime, history, biography and sports; pre-recorded digital media, namely, digital audio and video tapes, cassettes, discs, CDs, DVDs, optical discs, magnetic discs, high definition digital discs, magnetic data carriers, optical data carriers, flash drives, flash memory cards, USB flash drives and USB cards featuring motion picture films in the field of comedy, drama, musical performances, action, adventure, suspense, horror, westerns, science fiction, fantasy, detective stories, war subjects, news, sports events, documentaries, animations, children's entertainment, crime , history, biography and sports; digital downloadable multimedia files containing video for delivery to mobile telephone and personal digital devices relating to comedy, drama, musical performances, action, adventure, suspense, horror, westerns, science fiction, fantasy, detective stories, war subjects, news, sports events, documentaries, animations, children's entertainment, crime, history, biography and sports; pre-recorded CD's, audio tapes, videotapes, optical discs, and digital downloadable audio files and webisodes for delivery to mobile telephone and personal digital devices featuring comedy, drama, musical performances, action, adventure, suspense, horror, westerns, science fiction, fantasy, detective stories, war subjects, news, sports events, documentaries, animations, children's entertainment, crime, history, biography and sports; downloadable electronic publications in the nature of e-books, journals, magazines, reviews, newsletters, news articles, articles and short stories in the field of fiction, non-fiction, comics and screenplays via computer and communications networks; downloadable streaming and wireless entertainment content in the nature of downloadable video and audio recordings being tapes, cassettes, discs, CDs, DVDs, optical discs, magnetic discs, high definition digital discs, magnetic data carriers, optical data carriers, flash drives, flash memory cards, USB flash drives and USB cards, motion pictures, multimedia file containing video relating to movie trailers, television programming shows, music and electronic games via the Internet and wireless devices all featuring comedy, drama, musical performances, action, adventure, suspense, horror, westerns, science fiction, fantasy, detective stories, war subjects, news, sports events, documentaries, animations, children's entertainment, crime, history, biography and sports -- FIRST USE DATE: NONE; -- USE IN COMMERCE DATE: NONE

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Entertainment services in the nature of development, creation, production, distribution, and post-production of motion pictures, television shows and multimedia entertainment content; provision of online non-downloadable entertainment media content, namely, audio-visual recordings, photographs, films and movies, and television programs featuring comedy, drama, musical performances, action, adventure, suspense, horror, westerns, science fiction, fantasy, detective stories, war subjects, news, sports events, documentaries, animations, children's entertainment, crime, history, biography and sports via video on demand (VOD) and subscription video on demand (SVOD); electronic sell-through (EST), namely, electronic media distribution in the nature of distribution of films, and television programs, and providing non-downloadable pre-recorded music, and literary works in the nature of online non-downloadable articles in the field of music, film, filmmaking, and entertainment presented to mobile communications devices via a global computer network and wireless networks; entertainment services, namely, provision of ongoing television programs in the field of comedy, drama, musical performances, action , adventure, suspense, horror, westerns, science fiction, fantasy, detective stories, war subjects, news, sports events, documentaries, animations, children's entertainment, crime, history, biography and sports; entertainment services in the form of production and distribution of animation, visual effects, and computer-generated graphics for production of motion pictures and television; providing online non-downloadable audio and video recordings in the fields of entertainment and educational motion picture films; production of sound recordings for use on pre-recorded digital versatile discs (DVDs) and pre-recorded audio discs and non-disc digital storage media being optical magnetic media, optical data carriers, magnetic data carriers, tapes, cassettes, flash drives, flash memory cards, USB flash drives and USB cards featuring comedy, drama, musical performances, action, adventure, suspense, horror, westerns, science fiction, fantasy, detective stories, war subjects, news, sports events, documentaries, animations, children's entertainment, crime, history, biography and sports; movie theatre presentations, namely, planning arrangement of showing movies; provision of cinema and theatre facilities; motion picture film and television studio services; recording, modifying or editing services for film, sound and video, namely, video recording and film production services, video and film editing, editing of sounds and images and recording of sounds and images; preparing subtitles for movies; providing online interviews featuring celebrities and athletes in the field of movies and sports for entertainment purposes; providing ratings for television, movie, music, video and video game content; planning arrangement of showing movies, shows, plays or musical performances; rental of motion pictures and of sound recordings; rental of stage and movie equipment, namely, camera equipment, lighting equipment and grip equipment; entertainment ticket agency services; provision of information relating to distribution of television shows, motion picture film and radio shows; motion picture song production; rental of audiovisual equipment for transmitting, receiving, modifying, editing or reproducing cinematographic films, sound or video; rental of motion picture and television scenery sets and portable stages; providing online non-downloadable entertainment information, reviews and recommendations in the fields of entertainment films, motion pictures, music and television over computer networks and global communication networks; providing online computer games; provision of non-downloadable motion pictures films, prerecorded music, movies and videos, all provided via a global computer network in the field of comedy, drama, musical performances, action, adventure, suspense, horror, westerns, science fiction, fantasy, detective stories, war subjects, news, sports events, documentaries, animations, children's entertainment, crime, history, biography and sports; providing online non-downloadable comic books and graphic novels; provision of blogs and online non-downloadable publications in the field of entertainment being, comic books, screenplays, books, short stories, journals, magazines, reviews, newsletters, news articles and articles featuring comedy, drama, musical performances, action, adventure, suspense, horror, westerns, science fiction, fantasy, detective stories, war subjects, news, sports events, documentaries, animations, children's entertainment, crime, history, biography and sports all provided via a website; consultancy in the field of entertainment and the entertainment industry, namely, consulting regarding musical selections and arrangements for sound recording and live performances, film and video production consulting services, and consulting services in the field of cinematography; providing recognition and incentives by the way of awards and contests to demonstrate excellence in the field of entertainment -- FIRST USE DATE: NONE; -- USE IN COMMERCE DATE: NONE

ALL OF THE GOODS/SERVICES IN EACH CLASS ARE LISTED.

Appropriate Specimens for Goods and/or Services: A trademark specimen should be a label, tag, or container for the goods, or a display associated with the goods. See TMEP §§904.03 et seq. A service mark specimen should be an advertisement, sign, brochure, website printout or other image that shows the mark used in the actual sale or advertising of the services. See TMEP §§1301.04 et seq. For an instructional video on what is an appropriate trademark or service mark specimen for a good and/or service, click here.

Fraudulent statements may result in registration being cancelled: Applicants must ensure that statements made in filings to the USPTO are accurate, as inaccuracies may result in the cancellation of any issued trademark registration. The lack of a bona fide intention to use the mark with ALL goods and/or services listed in an application or the lack of actual use on all goods and/or services for which use is claimed could jeopardize the validity of the registration, possibly resulting in its cancellation.

Additional information: For information on filing and maintenance requirements for U.S. trademark applications and registrations and required fees, please consult the USPTO website at http://www.uspto.gov or call the Trademark Assistance Center at 1-800-786-9199.

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