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NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE (NOA)
ISSUE DATE: May 26, 2020 |
U.S. Serial Number: 88000438
Mark: ZENB
Docket/Reference Number: 20991
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| No opposition was filed for this published application. The issue date of this NOA establishes the due date for the filing of
a Statement of Use (SOU) or a Request for Extension of Time to file a Statement of Use (Extension Request). WARNING: An SOU that meets all legal requirements must be filed before a registration
certificate can issue. Please read below for important information regarding the applicant's pending six (6) month deadline. |
| SIX (6)-MONTH DEADLINE: Applicant has six (6) MONTHS from the NOA issue date to file either: |
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An SOU, if the applicant is using the mark in commerce (required even if the applicant was using the mark at the time of filing the
application, if use basis was not specified originally); OR |
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An Extension Request, if the applicant is not yet using the mark in commerce. If an Extension Request is filed, a new request must
be filed every six (6) months until the SOU is filed. The applicant may file a total of five (5) extension requests. WARNING: An SOU may not be filed more than thirty-six
(36) months from when the NOA issued. The deadline for filing is always calculated from the issue date of the NOA. |
How to file SOU and/or Extension Request:
Use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS). Do NOT reply to this e-mail, as e-mailed filings will NOT be processed. Both the SOU and Extension Request have many
legal requirements, including fees and verified statements; therefore, please use the USPTO forms available online at http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks-application-process/filing-online (under the "INTENT-TO-USE (ITU) FORMS" category) to avoid the possible omission of required information.
If you have questions about this notice, please contact the Trademark Assistance Center at 1-800-786-9199. |
| FAILURE TO FILE A REQUIRED DOCUMENT OUTLINED ABOVE DURING THE APPROPRIATE TIME PERIOD WILL RESULT IN THE ABANDONMENT OF THIS
APPLICATION. |
REVIEW APPLICATION INFORMATION FOR ACCURACY |
| Serial Number: |
88000438
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| Mark: |
ZENB
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| Docket/Reference Number: |
20991
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| Owner: |
Kabushiki Kaisha Mizkan Holdings
2-6, Nakamura-cho, Handa-shi
Aichi-ken , JAPAN
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| Correspondence Address: |
Howard N. Aronson
LACKENBACH SIEGEL LLP
1 CHASE RD
LACKENBACH SIEGEL BUILDING
SCARSDALE, NY 10583-4156
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This application has the following bases, but not necessarily for all listed goods/services: |
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Section 1(a): NO |
Section 1(b): YES |
Section 44(e): YES |
| GOODS/SERVICES BY INTERNATIONAL CLASS |
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Dietary supplements for humans -- FIRST USE DATE: NONE; -- USE IN COMMERCE DATE: NONE |
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Edible oils and fats; Milk products, namely, milk products excluding ice cream, ice milk and frozen yogurt; milk curd; Processed meat; Prepared meals consisting
primarily of meat ; Prepared meals consisting primarily of processed meat; Kits comprised of ingredients being primarily meat for cooking hot pot meat meals; Kits comprised of ingredients being
primarily processed meat for cooking hot pot meat meals; Processed seafood; Prepared meals consisting primarily of seafood; Prepared meals consisting primarily of seaweed; Vegetable salads; Fruit
salads; Other salads, namely, garden salads, legume salads, taco salad, potato salad, chicken salad; Jams; Peanut butter; Peanut spread; Processed vegetables and fruits; Prepared meals consisting
primarily of vegetables; Prepared meals consisting primarily of fruits; Prepared meals consisting primarily of preserved pulses; Kits comprised of ingredients with the combination of meat and
processed vegetables for hot pot cooking; Kits comprised of ingredients with the combination of processed meat products and processed vegetables for hot pot cooking; Fried tofu pieces (abura-age);
Freeze-dried tofu pieces (kohri-dofu); Jelly made from devils' tongue root (konnyaku); Soya milk; Tofu; Egg tofu (tamago dofu); Sesame dofu, namely, crushed sesame seeds boiled in water and chilled
like tofu (goma dofu), not for use as seasonings; Walnut dofu, namely, a custard-like dish made of ground walnuts; Peanut dofu, namely, a custard-like dish made of ground peanuts; Fermented soybeans
(natto); Soy pulp, namely, okara; Tofu skin; Prepared meals consisting primarily of fried tofu pieces (abura-age); Prepared meals consisting primarily of tofu; Prepared meals consisting primarily of
jelly made from devils' tongue root (konnyaku); Prepared meals consisting primarily of soy pulp in the nature of okara; Prepared meals consisting primarily of fermented soybeans (natto); Pre-cooked
curry stew, stew and soup mixes; Stew; Soups; Mixes for making soup for hot pot dishes; Soups for hot pot dishes; Mixes for making hot pot dishes composed primarily of vegetables; Mixes for making
instant or pre-cooked miso soup; Instant miso soup; pre-cooked miso soup; Frozen vegetables; Frozen fruits; Processed eggs; Dried flakes of laver for sprinkling on rice in hot water (ochazuke- nori);
Dried flakes of fish, meat, vegetables or seaweed (Furi- kake) for onigiri (rice balls); Dried flakes of fish, meat, vegetables or seaweed (furi-kake); Side-dish made of fermented soybean
(Name-mono); Preserved pulses; Margarine; Butter; Cream; Milk beverages, milk predominating; Fish, preserved; Meat, preserved; Blocks of boiled, smokied and then dried bonitos (Katsuobushi); Dried
pieces of agar jelly (Kanten); Flakes of dried fish meat (Kezuri-bushi); Fish meal for human consumption; Edible shavings of dried kelp (Tororo-kombu); Sheets of dried laver (Hoshi-nori); Dried brown
algae (Hoshi-hijiki); Dried edible seaweed (Hoshiwakame); Toasted sheets of laver (Yaki-nori); Pickled fruits; Dried fruits; Dried vegetables; Dried beans; Vegetable juices for cooking; Marmalade;
Pickled vegetables; Nuts, prepared; Fruit spread; Vegetable-based spread; Bean spread; Nut-based spread; Freeze-dried vegetables; Freeze-dried fruits; Freeze- dried beans; Tomato puree; Tomato paste;
Vegetable puree; Vegetable paste; Fruit puree; Pressed fruit paste; Bean puree; Bean paste; Peanut puree; Peanut paste; Fruit, preserved; Vegetables, preserved; Beans, preserved; Nut, preserved;
Ready-made mix consisting primarily of fish and/or vegetables with other added ingredients, namely, rice and prepared fish and/or vegetables, all for use in making gomoku chirashi sushi; Edible
seaweed, namely, dried flakes of laver for sprinkling on rice in hot water (ochazuke-nori); Broth; Bouillon; Powdered soup stock, namely, mixes for making soup; Preparations for making soup; Soup
mixes; Hot pot soup; Broth used for cooking ingredients in a hot pot; Broth concentrates; Bouillon concentrates; Frozen vegetables, namely, frozen peppers; Processed foods made from seaweed, namely,
seaweed paste, powdered seaweed; Pickles; Sweet pickles; Spreads based on milk products, namely, cheese spread; Chili pepper jelly; Processed chili pepper ; Canned chili pepper; Chili pepper puree;
Ready-made mix consisting primarily of fish and /or vegetables seasoned with sugar, salt, and/or vinegar for making rice dishes; Soup stock; Ready-made seasoned mix consisting primarily of fish
and/or vegetables flavored with sugar, salt, vinegar, and/or soysauce for making rice dishes; Ready- made mix consisting primarily of meat, seafood and/or vegetables seasoned with soy sauce for
making rice dishes; Dried flakes of fish, meat, vegetables or seaweed and/or sesame, for rice balls; Dried flakes of fish, meat, vegetables or seaweed and/or sesame, for cooked rice with hot water
(ochazuke-no-moto); Potato chips -- FIRST USE DATE: NONE; -- USE IN COMMERCE DATE: NONE |
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Confectionery, namely, baked confectionery in the nature of brownies, muffins, scones, cookies, cakes; pudding; frozen confectionery; bread and buns; Sandwiches;
Steamed buns stuffed with minced meat (Chuka-manjuh); Hamburger sandwiches; Pizzas; Hot dogs sandwiches; Meat pies; Vinegar; Sushi vinegar; Powdered sushi vinegar; Seasonings for sushi, namely, sauce
for sushi, seasoning for rice for sushi; Seasoning vinegar; Soy sauce containing citrus juice or vinegar (ponzu); Seasoned soy sauce; Seasoning mixes for soup broth; Seasoning for noodles; Marinades;
Seasoning for hot pot dishes; Seasoning for hot boiled dishes; Seasoning for stewed cooking; Seasoning for pickles; Sauces for hot pot dishes; Sauces for rice bowl dishes (donburi); Seasoning,
namely, golden syrup, corn syrup, glutinous starch syrup; Spices; Processed grains; Chinese stuffed dumplings (gyoza, cooked); Chinese steamed dumplings (shumai, cooked); Sushi; Fried balls of batter
mix with small pieces of octopus (Takoyaki); Prepared boxed lunch of rice, with added meat, fish or vegetables; Ravioli; Onigiri (rice balls); Cooked rice; Steamed rice with red beans; Okowa (steamed
glutinous rice); Prepared gruel of oatmeal or rice; Prepared rice gruel (zosui); Prepared boiled rice seasoned with soy sauce and mixed with meat or seafood and savory vegetables (takikomi-gohan);
Prepared rice, meat, and vegetables boiled together in a small kama cooking pot (kamameshi); Prepared pilaf; Prepared yakimeshi (fried rice); Noodle based prepared meals; Prepared meals consisting
primarily of rice with curry; Prepared donburi (rice bowl dishes); Prepared meals consisting primarily of wheat, barley, rice or corn; Instant confectionery mixes, namely, instant pudding mixes,
instant doughnut mixes, instant pancake mixes; Pasta sauce; Tea; Coffee; Cocoa; Ice cream mixes; Sherbet mixes; Chocolate spread; Gluten additives for culinary purposes; Flour; Prepared coffee and
coffee-based beverages; Prepared cocoa and cocoa- based beverages; Sauces; Seasoning; Dipping sauce; Salad dressings; Soya bean paste; Mayonnaise; Chutneys; Tomato sauce; Sugar; Honey; Cooking salt;
Roasted and ground sesame seeds for use as seasonings; Umami seasonings; Preparations made from wheat barley, rice, or corn, namely, cereal paste, cereal spread, cereal-based snack bars, corn paste,
corn spread, corn- based snack bars; Cereal bars; Noodles; Almond paste; Piccalilli; Fruit coulis; Relish; Japanese arrowroot starch noodles (kuzukiri); Flavorings, other than essential oils, for
beverages, cakes, cheeses, soups, butter; Powdered sauce mix, namely, powdered salad dressing; Gelled sauce, namely, gelled salad dressing; Browning sauce for cooking; Seasoning mixes; Ready- made
sauce; Powdered sauce base; Flavorings, other than essential oils, for hot pot dishes (nabemono); Basting sauce; Sesame sauce; Powdered sushi seasoning mixes; Seasoned vinegar; Citrus seasoned soy
sauce (ponzu); Ponzu citrus seasoning; Soy sauce; Ketchup; Salad dressings containing cream; Mustard; Seasonings in the nature of wine powder; Sweet seasoning; Fermented seasonings; Citrus seasoning;
Dried starch noodles (harusame); Glass noodles; Seasoning for cooked rice with hot water (seasoning mixes for ochazuke); Seasonings containing collagen for hot soup dishes; Ice cream, ice milk, and
frozen yogurt; Prepared curry, namely, curry pastes, curry sauce, curry as a spice mixture only, curry powder; Mixes for making gomoku- zushi; Mixes for making chirashi-zushi; Mixes for making
Chinese congee; Mixes for making Kamameshi; Mixes for making Maze gohan; Protein for human consumption, namely, soya bean paste with added protein, quinoa-based food bars with added protein,
grain-based food bars with added protein; Japanese arrowroot powder for food (kudzu-ko); Spreads based on milk products, namely, caramel spread -- FIRST USE DATE: NONE; -- USE IN COMMERCE DATE:
NONE |
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Beer; Soft drinks; Fruit drinks; Vegetable juices; Extracts of hops for making beer; Whey beverages; Carbonated non-alcoholic drinks; Non- alcoholic beverages,
namely, non-alcoholic water-based beverages, non-alcoholic beverages flavored with tea; Non-alcoholic fruit juice beverages; Vinegar-based soft drinks; Wine reduction sauce for cooking in the nature
of de-alcoholized wine; Spirit reduction sauce for cooking in the nature of de-alcoholized liquors -- FIRST USE DATE: NONE; -- USE IN COMMERCE DATE: NONE |
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Distilled rice spirits (awamori); Japanese white liquor (Shochu); Japanese sweet rice-based mixed liquor (Shiro-zake); Sake; Japanese regenerated liquor (naoshi);
Japanese Shochu-based mixed liquor (Mirin); Western liquors, namely, vodka, rum, whiskey; Alcoholic fruit beverages; Wine; Cooking wine; Chinese brewed, white, mixed liquors; Flavored liquors;
Distilled alcoholic liquor; Seasoning in the nature of wine for seasoning for culinary purposes; Seasoning in the nature of sake for seasoning for culinary purposes; Seasoning in the nature of
western liquors for seasoning for culinary purposes, namely, brandy, whiskey, spirits; Seasoning in the nature of Chinese liquors for seasoning for culinary purposes, namely, Shaoxingjiu (Chinese
alcohol made from rice) -- FIRST USE DATE: NONE; -- USE IN COMMERCE DATE: NONE |
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Providing foods and beverages; Providing information about foods and beverages, namely, providing information about recipes and cooking; Providing information
about food service , namely, providing reviews of restaurants; Food service, namely, food preparation services, fast-food restaurant services, take out food services, contract food services;
Restaurant service -- FIRST USE DATE: NONE; -- USE IN COMMERCE DATE: NONE |
ALL OF THE GOODS/SERVICES IN EACH CLASS ARE LISTED.
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| Appropriate Specimens for Goods and/or Services: A trademark specimen should be a label, tag, or container for the goods, or a
display associated with the goods. See TMEP §§904.03 et seq. A service mark specimen should be an advertisement, sign, brochure, website printout or other image that shows the mark used in the actual
sale or advertising of the services. See TMEP §§1301.04 et seq. For an instructional video on what is an appropriate trademark or service mark specimen for a good and/or service, click here. |
| Fraudulent statements may result in registration being cancelled: Applicants must ensure that statements made in filings to the
USPTO are accurate, as inaccuracies may result in the cancellation of any issued trademark registration. The lack of a bona fide intention to use the mark with ALL goods and/or services listed
in an application or the lack of actual use on all goods and/or services for which use is claimed could jeopardize the validity of the registration, possibly resulting in its
cancellation. |
| Additional information: For information on filing and maintenance requirements for U.S. trademark applications and registrations
and required fees, please consult the USPTO website at http://www.uspto.gov or call the Trademark Assistance Center at 1-800-786-9199. |
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