| Serial Number | 79295326 |
| Word Mark | A BLEND OF FIVE MAJOR WHISKIES SUNTORY WORLD WHISKY AO |
| Filing Date | Monday, August 3, 2020 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, May 18, 2021 |
| Registration Number | 6350852 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, May 18, 2021 |
| Mark Drawing | 3000 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, March 2, 2021 |
| Disclaimer with Predetermined Text | "WHISKY" |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the wording "A BLEND OF FIVE MAJOR WHISKIES SUNTORY WORLD WHISKY", a stylized Japanese Kanji and lettering "AO", and a second rendering of the lettering "AO" in large stylized brush stoke lettering. |
| Goods and Services | Industrial packaging containers of glass or porcelain; drinking glasses; coasters, not of paper or textile; coasters of plastic not being a textile substitute; coasters made of leather; ice pails; ice tongs; tablemats, not of paper or textile; tablemats of plastic; tablemats of leather; place mats, not of paper or textile; place mats of plastic; place mats made of leather; tasting place mats, not of paper or textile; tasting place mats of plastic; tasting place mats of leather |
| Transliteration Statement | The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to "AO" and this means a kind of blue colors, especially a kind of "blue-green", "turquoise" and "aqua" in English. |
| Translation of Words in Mark | The English translation of the word "AO" in the mark is "blue-green", "turquoise" or "aqua". |
| International Class | 021 - Household or kitchen utensils and containers; combs and sponges; brushes (except paint brushes); brush-making materials; articles for cleaning purposes; steel-wool; unworked or semi-worked glass (except glass used in building); glassware, porcelain and earthenware not included in other classes. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 013, 023, 029, 030, 033, 040, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, October 14, 2020 |
| Primary Code | 021 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Suntory Holdings Limited |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | JP |
| Party Name | Suntory Holdings Limited |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | JP |
| Party Name | Suntory Holdings Limited |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | JP |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Monday, September 20, 2021 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Wednesday, September 1, 2021 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, September 1, 2021 | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED |
| Wednesday, August 18, 2021 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, May 18, 2021 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Monday, March 15, 2021 | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, March 2, 2021 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, March 2, 2021 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Wednesday, February 24, 2021 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, February 24, 2021 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, February 10, 2021 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, January 26, 2021 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, January 26, 2021 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Tuesday, January 26, 2021 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, January 26, 2021 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, January 26, 2021 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, December 16, 2020 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, December 15, 2020 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, December 15, 2020 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, December 7, 2020 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Saturday, November 14, 2020 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Saturday, November 14, 2020 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Friday, October 30, 2020 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Thursday, October 29, 2020 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Monday, October 26, 2020 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, October 20, 2020 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Wednesday, October 14, 2020 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED IN TRAM |
| Thursday, October 8, 2020 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |