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The official USPTO status record for JOY 7 GRANDFATHER TEACHINGS 8 BASIC NEEDS BALANCE CLANS TRADITIONAL ROLES GCHI MNIDOO DBIK GIIZIS BIG SPIRIT MOON SHKI-BBOON DBIK GIIZIS NEW WINTER MOON MKWA DBIK GIIZIS BEAR MOON ZIISBAAKDOKE DBIK GIIZIS SUGAR MOON NMEBIN DBIK GIIZIS SUCKER MOON WAAWAASKONE DBIK GIIZIS FLOWER MOON ODEMIN DBIK GIIZIS STRAWBERRY MOON MSKOMIN DBIK GIIZIS RASPBERRY MOON DATGAAGMIN DBIK GIIZIS THIMBLEBERRY MOON MNDAAMIN DBIK GIIZIS CORN MOON BNAAKWI DBIK GIIZIS FALLING LEAVES MOON GSHKADIN DBIK GIIZIS FREEZING MOON MNIDOONS DBIK GIIZIS LITTLE SPIRIT MOON CREATION STORY WHO AM I RECLAIMING SELF FAMILY CLAN COMMUNITY NATION WORLD WISDOM PURE GOOD FAST PLANTING WONDERING DOING IDENTITY SAFETY EXPECTATIONS EMPOWERMENT PHYSICAL SPIRITUAL EMOTIONAL MENTAL NURTURE PROTECT TEACH GUIDE HEALTH & SOCIAL EDUCATION FACILITIES RECREATION EXTERNAL EMERGENCY SERVICES ADMINISTRATION BUSINESSES CULTURE COMMUNICATIONS GOVERNANCE PEACE & JUSTICE SOCIAL LANGUAGE VOLUNTEERS CEREMONY RELATIONSHIP WITH LAND KNOWLEDGE KEEPERS, serial 88179998, as a dated PDF. One price, one document, delivered in about a minute.
Trademark Status Report
The USPTO's own status record for this mark, on one dated page.
- Current status with a plain-English verdict
- Owner, classes, filing basis, and every key date
- The mark as it appears on the federal record
- Every prosecution event, filing to today
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Serial 88179998 · Principal Register
Live · Registered
Owner: Chippewas of Rama First Nation
Class 014 -
Class 016 - Paper Goods & Printed Matter
Class 018 -
Class 025 - Clothing
Class 028 -
Class 044 - Medical & Beauty Services
Filed Nov 02, 2018
Registered Feb 18, 2025
The record shows that the mark “JOY 7 GRANDFATHER TEACHINGS 8 BASIC NEEDS BALANCE CLANS TRADITIONAL ROLES GCHI MNIDOO DBIK GIIZIS …” is live and registered on the Principal Register under serial 88179998, owned by the Chippewas of Rama First Nation, a federally recognized sovereign tribe organized in Canada. The registration covers a range of goods and services: souvenir pressed and collectible coins; printed paper goods such as envelopes, greeting cards, books, and brochures about health and general well‑being counseling; various bags and umbrellas; clothing items including sportswear and hats; equipment bags for sports; and counseling services in health. A similar name would raise the closest concern in these specific categories, especially in the health counseling and printed materials areas. The record does not give control over every use of the wording, only within the listed goods and services. The mark was registered on February 18, 2025, and no enforcement actions appear in the supplied history. For someone looking to use a similar name, the risk is that any use in the same or closely related categories could be viewed as infringing the registered mark.
Full event history, owner details, and verdict inside.
The way I'd use it, honestly, is as the thing you attach when a bank, a marketplace, or a co-founder asks "are we clear on the name". It answers in one page.