| Serial Number | 98687641 |
| Word Mark | A BETTER MEAL |
| Filing Date | Wednesday, August 7, 2024 |
| Status | 686 - PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Status Date | Tuesday, January 13, 2026 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, January 13, 2026 |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | MEAL |
| Goods and Services | Providing an online non-downloadable application software for generating grocery shopping lists; providing an online non-downloadable application software for incorporating items in the subscribed user's selected grocery stores into recipes and grocery shopping lists generated by the application software |
| Goods and Services | Downloadable mobile application for planning meals, designing nutrition plans, accessing recipes, and preparing grocery shopping lists that are personalized for subscribers; downloadable mobile application for locating, storing, and editing recipes; downloadable mobile application for transmitting application-generated shopping lists to grocery store mobile applications; Downloadable mobile application software using artificial intelligence for generating personalized meal plans, nutrition plans, menu planning, recipes, and grocery shopping lists |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of a fork touching the left side of a plate and a knife touching the right side of a plate, with the words "a better meal" appearing on the plate where "a" is above "better" which is above "meal". |
| International Class | 009 - Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; automatic vending machines and mechanisms for coin operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment and computers; fire extinguishing apparatus. |
| US Class Codes | 021, 023, 026, 036, 038 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, August 7, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Saturday, February 11, 2023 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Saturday, February 11, 2023 |
| International Class | 042 - Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; design and development of computer hardware and software. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, May 19, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Better Nutritional Strategies, Inc. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Houston, TX 77082 |
| Party Name | Better Nutritional Strategies, Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Houston, TX 77082 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Wednesday, August 7, 2024 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Tuesday, February 18, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, February 18, 2025 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, February 18, 2025 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, February 18, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, February 18, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, February 18, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, May 19, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, May 19, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, May 21, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, May 21, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, May 21, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, August 21, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Thursday, August 21, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, August 21, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, August 25, 2025 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Monday, August 25, 2025 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Monday, August 25, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Friday, December 12, 2025 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Friday, December 12, 2025 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Friday, December 12, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Friday, December 12, 2025 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Friday, December 12, 2025 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, January 7, 2026 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, January 13, 2026 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, January 13, 2026 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |