TRUE AFRICA

Live / Registered — Registered — Section 71 accepted (as of 19 Feb 2026)

What this means for you

Registered since 19 Jul 2016. The owner can stop confusingly similar uses in the classes it covers.

Record

Serial number
79180375
Registration number
5000803
Mark type
Stylized text
Filed
26 Oct 2015
Published for opposition
03 May 2016
Registered
19 Jul 2016
Attorney of record
W. Drew Kastner

Goods and services

  • Class 041 — Education and entertainment services: Publication services, namely, publication of books, journals, periodicals, magazines, newspapers and newsletters in the fields of news, sports, culture and editorials; online publication services, namely, online electronic publication of books, journals, periodicals, magazines, newspapers and newsletters in the fields of news, sports, culture and editorials; providing online electronic publications in the nature of books, journals, periodicals, magazines, newspapers and newsletters in the fields of news, sports, culture and editorials; publication of electronic books, journals, magazines, newsletters and newspapers online in the fields of news, sports, culture and editorials; current events news reporting services; provision of online news in relation to current events, current affairs, sports and culture; providing online information in the fields of current events, news and sports, namely, providing news in the nature of current event reporting; information, advisory and consultancy services in relation to all of the aforesaid

Owner

Prosecution history

  • 19 Feb 2026 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 71 - E-MAILED
  • 19 Feb 2026 — REGISTERED-SEC.71 ACCEPTED
  • 26 Jan 2026 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
  • 23 Oct 2025 — INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION RENEWED
  • 25 Sept 2025 — TEAS SECTION 71 RECEIVED
  • 08 Sept 2025 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
  • 08 Sept 2025 — TEAS CHANGE OF DOMESTIC REPRESENTATIVES ADDRESS
  • 08 Sept 2025 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
  • 08 Sept 2025 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
  • 20 Jul 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (10-YR) E-MAILED
  • 04 Mar 2024 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
  • 04 Mar 2024 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
  • 04 Mar 2024 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
  • 05 Oct 2023 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
  • 05 Oct 2023 — TEAS CHANGE OF DOMESTIC REPRESENTATIVES ADDRESS

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