CHAMPIONS: PIONEERS & INNOVATORS IN SPORTS BUSINESS
Live / Registered — Registered — Sections 8 & 15 accepted and acknowledged (as of 27 Jan 2026)
What this means for you
Registered since 14 Jan 2020. 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 14 Jan 2030: the §8 & §9 renewal).
Record
- Serial number
- 88975732
- Registration number
- 5961707
- Mark type
- Slogan / phrase
- Filed
- 06 Nov 2018
- Published for opposition
- 29 Oct 2019
- Registered
- 14 Jan 2020
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 & §9 renewal, due by 14 Jan 2030 (grace period to 14 Jul 2030)
- Attorney of record
- Eric Gisolfi
Goods and services
- Class 041 — Education and entertainment services: Providing recognition and incentives by the way of awards to demonstrate excellence in the field of sports business
Owner
- American City Business Journals, Inc., Charlotte, NC
- American City Business Journals, Inc., Charlotte, NC
- American City Business Journals, Inc., Charlotte, NC
Prosecution history
- 27 Jan 2026 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED
- 27 Jan 2026 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
- 13 Jan 2026 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 09 Oct 2025 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
- 14 Jan 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
- 07 Mar 2024 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 07 Mar 2024 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 07 Mar 2024 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 13 Sept 2023 — ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY
- 14 Jan 2020 — REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
- 29 Oct 2019 — OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
- 29 Oct 2019 — PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
- 09 Oct 2019 — NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
- 25 Sept 2019 — ASSIGNED TO LIE
- 24 Sept 2019 — APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER