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What this means for you

Registered since 18 Oct 2022. 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 18 Oct 2028: the §8 declaration of use).

Record

Serial number

97094232

Registration number

6879692

Mark type

Word mark

Filed

26 Oct 2021

Published for opposition

02 Aug 2022

Registered

18 Oct 2022

Next maintenance filing

§8 declaration of use, due by 18 Oct 2028 (grace period to 18 Apr 2029)

Attorney of record

Max Vern

Goods and services

• Class 029 — Meats and processed foods: Milk products, namely, lactic acid drinks, lactic acid bacteria drinks, fermented milk and yogurt
• Class 030 — Staple foods: Confectionery, namely, ice candies, ice cream, wafers, caramels, candies, cookies, crackers, cones for ice cream, sherbets, cream puffs, toffees, chewing gums, chocolate, doughnuts, nougat, pies, biscuits, fruit jelly candy, frozen yogurt, pancakes, popcorn, marshmallows, rusks, waffles; bread and buns

Owner

• Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP
• Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP
• Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP

Prosecution history

• 18 Oct 2022 — NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED
• 18 Oct 2022 — REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
• 02 Aug 2022 — OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
• 02 Aug 2022 — PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
• 13 Jul 2022 — NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
• 24 Jun 2022 — APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
• 22 Jun 2022 — TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
• 21 Jun 2022 — CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
• 21 Jun 2022 — TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
• 23 Feb 2022 — NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
• 23 Feb 2022 — NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
• 23 Feb 2022 — NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
• 22 Feb 2022 — ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
• 09 Nov 2021 — NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
• 29 Oct 2021 — NEW APPLICATION ENTERED