ROAD TO LE MANS
Live · Registered LIVE/REGISTRATION/Issued and Active
What this record means
The record shows that “ROAD TO LE MANS” is a live, registered mark on the Principal Register owned by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (A.C.O.), a French nonprofit. The mark covers a wide range of goods and services, including land vehicles, automotive parts, clothing, toys, and educational and entertainment services related to automobiles, motorcycles, boats, airplanes, and go‑karts. A similar name would raise the closest concern in any of those areas, especially automotive products or related apparel. The record does not give the owner control over every use of the wording; it only protects the specific goods and services listed. The prosecution history shows a standard examination with a refusal for descriptiveness that was overcome, leading to registration on the Principal Register. The most recent event is the registration on November 9, 2021, and no enforcement actions appear in the supplied history. For someone considering a similar name, the risk is that use in any of the listed categories could be seen as infringing this active, well‑defined mark.
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| Drawing type | 4 - STANDARD CHARACTER MARK |
| Filing basis | Madrid Protocol (§66(a)). |
| Status | Registered. The registration date is used to determine when post-registration maintenance documents are due. |
Key dates
| Application filed | Apr 25, 2019 |
| Published for opposition | Aug 24, 2021 |
| Registered (Principal) | Nov 09, 2021 |
| Status date | Nov 09, 2021 |
Goods & services
land vehicles; apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water, namely, land vehicles, aircraft and vessels; engines for land vehicles; shock absorbers for land vehicles; vehicle bodies; non-slip chains for land vehicles tires; chassis or bumpers for land vehicles; sun-blinds adapted for automobiles; seat belts for vehicle seats; electric land vehicles; caravans, namely, recreational vehicles in the nature of travel trailers; tractors; mopeds; cycles, namely, bicycles, motorcycles; frames, handlebars for bicycles and motorcycles; metal stands for holding stationary motorcycles and bicycles in an upright position; brake discs, pedals, saddles for bicycles and motorcycles; strollers; handling carts; anti-glare windshield visors for vehicles; anti-theft devices for vehicles, namely, anti-theft locks for use on automobile steering wheels, anti-theft alarms for vehicles; headrest for vehicle seats; automobile hoods; automobile bodies; anti-theft warning apparatus for vehicles; reversing alarms for vehicles; gearboxes for land vehicles; fuel tank caps for vehicles; soft tops for vehicles; sleep cabins in the nature of sleeping berths for vehicles; direction signal indicator lamps for vehicles; electric engines for land vehicles; child safety seats for vehicles; hub caps; vehicle windshield wipers; luggage holder nets for vehicles; motorized golf carts; security harnesses for vehicle seats; semi-fitted vehicle covers; fitted vehicle seat covers; vehicle steering wheel covers; air pumps for vehicles; trailer couplings for vehicles; rear-view mirrors; remote control land vehicles, airplanes and boats other than toys; steering wheels for vehicles, luggage carriers for vehicles, and electric cigarette-lighters for vehicles
Men's and women's clothing in the nature of men's and women's hoodies, pants, trousers, pajamas, bomber jackets; footwear, headwear, caps being headwear; shirts; t-shirts, polo shirts, dresses; down jackets, sweatshirts; clothing of leather or imitation leather, namely, jackets, coats, vests, pants, and skirts; belts; furs being clothing, namely, fur jackets; gloves; scarves; neckties; hosiery; socks; bedroom slippers; beach, ski or sports footwear; underwear; scarves; boots; belts as clothing featuring coin-purses, clothing for children in the nature of body suits for babies, skirts, jackets, pants, shirts, swimwear, underwear, and dresses
Games, namely, board games, card games, building games; toys, namely, plush toys, bendable toys, toy vehicles; apparatus for physical education or gymnastics, namely, stationary exercise bicycles; fishing equipment, namely, fishing rods, fishing tackle; balls for games; billiard tables, cues and balls; card and board games; ice skates and roller skates; toy scooters; sailboards and surfboards; rackets; snowshoes; skis; protective padding for playing all indoor and outdoor contact sports, skateboarding, and snowboarding; soft sculpture plush toys; playing cards; gymnastic and sporting articles in the nature of sport balls; ice skates; roller skates; skateboards; sailboards; dolls; elbow guards for athletic use; shin guards for athletic use; board games; pool tables; trampolines; remote-control toy vehicles; toy pedal vehicles, miniature toy vehicles, stationary exercise bicycles; building games; apparatus for physical education, namely, hurdles; golf clubs; golf gloves; golf bags; chips for gambling; automatic prepayment amusement machines; hand-held units for playing electronic games with a liquid crystal screen; electronic video game machines; scale model vehicles; ready to assemble models in the nature of toy garage structures and toy racing tracks
Educational services, namely, conducting classes, seminars and workshops in the field of automobile, motorcycle, boat, airplane, and go-kart use, design, racing, repair, and modification; training in the field of automobile, motorcycle, boat, airplane, and go-kart use, design, racing, repair, and modification; entertainment services, namely, organization of shows in the field of automobile, motorcycle, boat, airplane and go-kart use, design, racing, repair and modification; arranging sporting and cultural activities; providing information with respect to entertainment and regarding education services; leisure services, namely, providing sports facilities; publication of books; book lending; film production on video tapes; rental of cinematographic films; rental of sound recordings; rental of video recorders or radio and televisions sets; rental of event entrance and stage decorations; videotape editing; photography services; organization of sports competitions; organization and conducting of colloquiums, conferences or congresses in the field of automobile racing, motorcycle racing, automobiles, and sports; organization of exhibitions for cultural or educational purposes; booking of seats for shows; game services provided online from a computer network, namely, entertainment services in the nature of providing on-line electronic games; gambling services; publishing of electronic publications, namely, electronic publication of books and journals online; desktop publishing for others; sports ticket agency services; club services, namely, social club services in the nature of arranging, organizing, and hosting social events, get-togethers, and parties for club members; organization of sports competition; organization of vehicle competitions, organization of motorcycle races; organization of sports events in the field of racing; provision of golf facilities; rental of equipment for sports, except vehicles; rental of road courses for training and development of vehicles; rental of sound recording; online website for provision of non-downloadable photographs and videos; provision of non-downloadable online publication in the nature of magazines and brochures in the field of automobiles, auto racing, sports, automobile design; museum services; educational services, namely, courses for improving sports performance; educational services, namely, driving courses; advanced land vehicle driving training; film production, timing of sports events; providing online entertainment in the nature of computer games, sports information and sports results via downloadable software applications
Madrid Protocol · §66(a)
| Intl. registration no. | 1501018 |
| Intl. registration date | Apr 25, 2019 |
| Intl. renewal date | Apr 25, 2029 |
| Date of automatic protection | May 28, 2021 |
| Notification of designation | Nov 28, 2019 |
| First refusal flag | Yes |
Owner & representation
| Owner | AUTOMOBILE CLUB DE L'OUEST (A.C.O.) |
| Address | Circuit des 24 Heures - 19 X, F-72040 LE MANS, FRANCE |
| Entity | Association sans but lucratif re' gie par la loi de 1901 - organized in FRANCE |
| Attorney of record | Cecilia R. Dickson |
| Correspondent | Cecilia R. Dickson |
| Attorney email | t********@*****.com |
| Correspondent email | t********@*****.com |
| Correspondent phone | 4********5 |
| Correspondent address | Pittsburgh, PENNSYLVANIA |