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NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE (NOA)
ISSUE DATE: Dec 24, 2019 |
U.S. Serial Number: 88511595
Mark: BLUE GROTTO (Stylized/Design)
Docket/Reference Number: SHG-446-122
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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: |
88511595
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Mark: |
BLUE GROTTO (Stylized/Design)
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Docket/Reference Number: |
SHG-446-122
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Owner: |
Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.
25, Kanda-Nishiki-cho 1-chome,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo , JAPAN 101-8441
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Correspondence Address: |
THEODORE R. REMAKLUS
WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, L.L.P.
441 VINE STREET
2700 CAREW TOWER
CINCINNATI, OH 45202
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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): NO |
GOODS/SERVICES BY INTERNATIONAL CLASS |
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Prepared meals and frozen prepared meals consisting primarily of meat, fish, poultry, seafood, tofu, vegetables, mushrooms, cheese and/or eggs; Prepared entrees
and frozen pre-packaged entrees consisting primarily of meat; Prepared entrees and frozen pre-packaged entrees consisting primarily of seafood; Prepared and frozen prepared soy-based entrees;
Prepared and frozen prepared vegetable-based entrees; Prepared meat; Processed seafood; Food products made from soya beans, namely, tofu, deep fried tofu (atsu-age), fried tofu pieces (abura-age),
freeze-dried tofu pieces (kohri-dofu), fermented soybeans (natto), soy pulp (okara), and soya milk; Processed eggs; Tempura meat , seafood and vegetables; Potato salad; Salads except macaroni, rice,
and pasta salad; Pre-cooked curry stew; Instant or pre-cooked stew; Soups; Preparations for making soup; Bouillon and bouillon concentrates; Preserved, frozen, dried and cooked fruits and vegetables;
Raisins; Jellies, jams, compotes; Prepared nuts; Processed beans; Edible oils and fats; Milk products excluding ice cream, ice milk and frozen yogurt; Cream; Pastry fillings of meat; Pastry fillings
of fish; Vegetable paste; Fruit-based filling for cakes and pies; Sweet red bean soups with pieces of mochi (oshiruko); Packaged ingredients consisting principally of soup concentrates with one or
more of pre-cooked meat, fish, seafood, tofu, mushrooms and/or vegetables, for cooking Japanese rice bowl dishes (donnogu); Packaged ingredients consisting principally of soup concentrates with one
or more of pre-cooked meat, fish, seafood, mushrooms and/or vegetables, to be cooked with rice (takikomi gohannomoto); Soup concentrates, soup cubes, and soup pastes for making Japanese-style hot pot
dishes (nabenomoto) -- FIRST USE DATE: NONE; -- USE IN COMMERCE DATE: NONE |
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Noodles; Noodle-based prepared meals; Pasta; Pasta sauce; Frozen prepared pasta; Frozen, prepared, and packaged meals consisting primarily of pasta or rice;
Lyophilised dishes with the main ingredient being pasta; Spaghetti; Macaroni; Ravioli; Japanese-style noodles, namely, udon, soba, cha soba, somen, yakisoba, and ramen noodles; Wheat flour; Flour for
food; Processed cereals; Rice; Starch for food; Bread mixes, cake mixes, pancake mixes, cookie mixes, and pastry mixes; Mixes for bakery goods; Tempura batter mix ; Batter mixes for karaage
(Japanese-style fried chickens); Batter mixes for okonomiyaki (Japanese savoury pancakes); Batter mixes for takoyaki (Japanese savory pancake balls); Breadcrumbs (panko); Takoyaki (Japanese savory
pancake balls filled with diced octopus); Okonomiyaki (Japanese savory pancakes); Frozen cooked au gratin entrees consisting primarily of pasta in cooking sauce; Flour-based dumplings; Dumpling
skins; Spring rolls; Steamed buns stuffed with minced meat (niku-manjuh); Sushi; Sandwiches; Pre-packaged lunches consisting primarily of rice, and also including meat, fish or vegetables; Bakery
products; Bread; Pastries; Cakes; Pizzas; Pancakes; Taiyaki (Japanese fish-shaped cakes with various fillings); Confectionery made of sugar; Cereal-based snack food; Food seasonings; Spices; Sauces;
Sauce mixes; Tomato sauce; Mayonnaise; Dressings for salad; Curry spice mixes, curry powder, curry pastes, and curry sauce; Baking powder; Baking soda; Malt extract for food; Wheat germ for human
consumption; Gluten additives for culinary purposes; Food leavening agents; Yeast; Food flavourings, other than essential oils; Fermented liquid flavourings, other than essential oils, for bread and
pastries; Bread improvers being cereal based preparations; Meat tenderizers, for household purposes ; Fermenting malted rice (koji); Chocolate-based fillings for cakes and pies; Custard-based
fillings for cakes and pies; Custard; Natural sweeteners; Golden syrup; Dough; Edible ices; Ice cream; Sherbet; Dessert puddings; Ice cream mixes and sherbet mixes; Instant dessert puddings; Coffee;
Cocoa; Tea; Matcha; Rice cakes; Cooked rice; Rice porridge (okayu); Pounded rice cakes with azuki bean jam toppings (zenzai) -- 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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