GLOBAL GHOST GEAR INITIATIVE
Live / Registered — Registered — Section 71 accepted (as of 03 Feb 2026)
What this means for you
Registered since 17 Sept 2019. The owner can stop confusingly similar uses in the classes it covers; it stays on the register as long as the owner keeps up the maintenance filings (next due by 17 Sept 2029: the §71 ten-year affidavit of use).
Record
- Serial number
- 79245192
- Registration number
- 5859476
- Mark type
- Design + words
- Filed
- 15 Jun 2018
- Published for opposition
- 02 Jul 2019
- Registered
- 17 Sept 2019
- Next maintenance filing
- §71 ten-year affidavit of use, due by 17 Sept 2029 (grace period to 17 Mar 2030)
- Attorney of record
- Gregory M. Stone
Goods and services
- Class 035 — Advertising and business services: Development of promotional campaigns to promote public awareness of marine animal welfare and environmental conservation issues
- Class 036 — Insurance and financial services: Charitable fundraising; financial grant-making for marine animal welfare, environmental welfare and environmental awareness projects; management and monitoring of charitable funds
- Class 041 — Education and entertainment services: Education and training services, namely, conducting courses to develop knowledge and understanding of marine animal welfare and environmental conservation issues; organizing of cultural and educational events relating to marine animal welfare and environmental conservation issues; publishing and electronic publishing of books, magazines, brochures, pamphlets, journals and reports in the fields of marine animal welfare and environmental conservation; publication of non-downloadable electronic books, journals and reports in the fields of marine animal welfare and environmental conservation; providing on-line publications, not downloadable, in the nature of articles in the fields of marine animal welfare and environmental conservation
- Class 042 — Scientific and technological services: Environmental conservation services, namely, consulting services in the fields of marine animal welfare and conservation of the marine environment; advisory, consultancy and information services in relation to the environment, namely, the conservation of the marine environment; research services in the field of environmental protection including protection of marine animals and the marine environment; writing of reports of research for others, in the fields of marine animal welfare and environmental conservation; scientific development, namely, development of scientific and technological policies and strategies in the field of environmental conservation
- Class 045 — Legal and security services: Personal political advocacy services provided to environmental protection groups; development of political policy in the field of regulatory governance of environmental issues
Owner
- Ocean Conservancy, Inc., Washington, DC
- World Animal Protection, GB
- World Animal Protection, GB
- World Animal Protection, GB
Prosecution history
- 03 Feb 2026 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 71 - E-MAILED
- 03 Feb 2026 — REGISTERED-SEC.71 ACCEPTED
- 26 Jan 2026 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 22 Jan 2026 — CHANGE OF OWNER RECEIVED FROM IB
- 18 Sept 2025 — NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED
- 16 Sept 2025 — TEAS SECTION 71 RECEIVED
- 17 Sept 2024 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (6-YR) E-MAILED
- 11 Dec 2021 — NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED
- 31 Jan 2020 — FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB
- 10 Jan 2020 — FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB
- 10 Jan 2020 — FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED
- 17 Dec 2019 — FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB
- 17 Sept 2019 — REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
- 02 Jul 2019 — OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
- 02 Jul 2019 — PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION