KADOKAWA WORLD MANGA CONTEST

What this means for you

Not registered yet, but its 30 Mar 2026 filing date beats anything filed after it. If it registers, the owner can stop confusingly similar uses in the classes it covers.

Record

Serial number

79458612

Mark type

Slogan / phrase

Filed

30 Mar 2026

Goods and services

• Class 009 — Scientific and electric apparatus: Downloadable game programs; computer programs for use in publishing and electronic publishing businesses; computer programs for use in design and development of game programs; computer programs for providing, rental or browsing of electronic publications; computer programs; game programs for home video game machines; electronic circuits and CD-ROMs recorded with programs for hand-held games with liquid crystal displays; phonograph records; electronic circuit, CD-ROMs, DVDs, magnetic tapes, magnetic discs, optical discs, cartridges, cassettes and other media recorded with music and sound; downloadable music and sound files; downloadable image and video files; video discs, videotapes, CD-ROMs, DVDs and other media recorded with animated images, still images and movies; electronic publications in the nature of magazines, newspapers, periodicals, magazine books, game hint books, series of books, comic books, books, picture postcards, music scores, song books, catalogues, timetables, geographical maps, dictionaries, newsletters or pamphlets; electronic publications involving effects including voice, music, sound, video or vibration; downloadable email magazines that provide information concerning new products, films, amusements, restaurants, wedding halls and other information; downloadable electronic publications; electronic publications; downloadable music, sound, animated and still images; downloadable recited or textual data of publications; pre-recorded CD-ROMs, DVDs and other data carriers; protective eyeglasses; cases for protective eyeglasses.
• Class 016 — Paper goods and printed matter: Pastes and other adhesives for stationery or household purposes; office requisites, except furniture; pencil sharpeners, electric or non-electric; bags [pouches] of plastics, for packaging; stationery; magazines [publication]; newspapers; periodicals; magazine books; game hint books; series of books; comic books; books; picture postcards; music sheets; song books; catalogues; calendars; printed timetables; geographical maps; dictionaries; diaries; newsletters; pamphlets; trading cards; publications; printed matter; paintings and calligraphic works; photographs; portraits; desk mats; plastic folders [stationery]; posters; sleeves for holding trading cards.
• Class 035 — Advertising and business services: Magazine or magazine book advertising, newspaper advertising, free sheet advertising, internet or email advertising; production of supplementary advertising booklets enclosed with magazines, magazine books, newspapers or free sheets; production of publicity articles; production of advertisement media for promoting goods or services; advertising and publicity services; business management; marketing research or analysis; business intermediary and advisory services in the field of product sales, including via mail order; procurement of contracts for others relating to the sale of goods, including via mail order; on-line ordering services, including via mail order; promoting the goods and services of others; provision of office functions via an agency; compilation and systemization of information into computer databases; publicity material rental; providing advertising space on communication networks; providing other advertising space; administration of loyalty and incentive schemes for the promotion of goods and services; sales promotion of virtual currency and financial instruments, financial trading and electronic commerce through the administration of customer loyalty points; sales promotion through the administration of customer loyalty points; administration of customer loyalty programs featuring trading stamps or point cards; office functions, being reception services for mail order businesses; commercial information and advice for consumers in the choice of products and services; retail services or wholesale services for publications and printed matter; retail services or wholesale services for records and other pre-recorded data carriers; retail services or wholesale services for downloadable music or sound; retail services or wholesale services for recorded video discs, video tapes, CD-ROMs, DVDs and other data carriers; retail services or wholesale services for downloadable films or images; retail services or wholesale services for electronic publications of magazines, newspapers, periodicals, magazine books, game hint books, series of books, comic books, books, picture postcards, music scores, song books, catalogues, printed timetables, geographical maps, dictionaries, newsletters or pamphlets; retail services or wholesale services for electronic publications involving effects including voice, music, sound, video or vibration; retail services or wholesale services for downloadable email magazines that provide information concerning new products, films, amusements, restaurants, wedding halls and other information; retail services or wholesale services for downloadable electronic publications; retail services or wholesale services for other electronic publications; retail services or wholesale services for downloadable recited or textual data of publications; retail services or wholesale services for pre-recorded CD-ROMs, DVDs and other data carriers; retail services or wholesale services for computer programs; information, advisory and consultancy services in relation to all of the aforesaid.
• Class 041 — Education and entertainment services: Providing games via computer networks; providing online non-downloadable music, sound, animated and still images, or movies via computer networks; providing online non-downloadable electronic publications in the nature of magazines, newspapers, periodicals, magazine books, game hint books, series of books, comic books, books, picture postcards, music scores, song books, catalogues, timetables, geographical maps, dictionaries, newsletters or pamphlets; providing online non-downloadable electronic publications involving effects including voice, music, sound, video or vibration; providing online non-downloadable e-mail magazines relating to new products, movies, amusements, restaurants, wedding halls and other information; providing online non-downloadable audio books; providing electronic publications; rental of electronic publications via computer networks; services of reference libraries for literature and documentary records; book rental; arranging, editing and publishing of magazines, magazine books, books and other publications including electronic publications; writing and publishing of texts, other than publicity texts; production of radio or television programs; production of videotape film in the field of education, culture, entertainment or sports [not for movies or television programs and not for advertising or publicity]; production of sound, music and video recordings; production of sound and music; providing information relating to popularity rankings of music contents, movie contents, game contents and other entertainment contents; organization, arranging and conducting of events or contests relating to novels, comic books, movies or other video work, games, characters or other works; organization, arranging and conducting of events or contests relating to educational, cultural, entertainment or sports; organization, arranging and conducting of award ceremonies relating to novels, comic books, movies or other video work, games, characters or other works; organization, arranging and conducting of award ceremonies relating to educational, cultural, entertainment or sports; organization, arranging and conducting of award ceremonies; entertainment services; photographic reporting; image reporting and video reporting; information services in relation to all of the aforesaid.

Owner

• KADOKAWA CORPORATION, JP

Prosecution history

• 17 Sept 2026 — SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB