| Serial Number | 87116675 |
| Word Mark | A NEW WORLD OF TEA DILMAH FOR LOVERS OFTEA |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, July 26, 2016 |
| Status | 710 - CANCELLED - SECTION 8 |
| Status Date | Friday, October 31, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 5728267 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, April 16, 2019 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, June 19, 2018 |
| Goods and Services | Tea; Green tea |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the word "DILMAH", which appears in white and in stylized lettering. Below the word "DILMAH" appears the wording "FOR LOVERS OF TEA" which appears in gold and in stylized lettering. Under the wording "LOVERS OF" and the letter "T" appears a gold line. Above the word "DILMAH" appears a coat-of-arms design which appears in red, green, and gold, with black detailing. A lion design appears in gold with black detailing on the left and right side of the coat-of-arms. Below the coat-of-arms appears a scroll which appears in gold outlined in black and contains the wording "A NEW WORLD OF TEA" in black lettering. Above the coat-of-arms design appears a crown design which appears in gold and red. The above wording and design appear on a square blue-green background with a gold border. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "TEA" AND "FOR LOVERS OF TEA" |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) white, gold, red, green, black and blue-green is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| International Class | 030 - Coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar, rice, tapioca, sago, artificial coffee; flour and preparations made from cereals, bread, pastry and confectionery, ices; honey, treacle; yeast, baking powder; salt, mustard; vinegar, sauces (condiments); spices; ice. |
| US Class Codes | 046 |
| Class Status Code | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, October 31, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 030 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Wednesday, November 30, 2016 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Friday, June 30, 2017 |
| Party Name | MERRILL J. FERNANDO & SONS (Pvt) LTD. |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Peliyagoda LK |
| Party Name | MERRILL J. FERNANDO & SONS (Pvt) LTD. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Peliyagoda LK |
| Party Name | MERRILL J. FERNANDO & SONS (Pvt) LTD. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Peliyagoda LK |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Friday, July 29, 2016 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Friday, July 29, 2016 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Saturday, July 30, 2016 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Friday, November 4, 2016 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Friday, November 4, 2016 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Friday, November 4, 2016 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, November 4, 2016 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, February 27, 2017 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, May 3, 2017 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, May 3, 2017 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, May 3, 2017 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, May 3, 2017 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Wednesday, May 3, 2017 | SUSPENSION LETTER WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, May 3, 2017 | LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, May 3, 2017 | NOTIFICATION OF LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Friday, November 3, 2017 | SUSPENSION INQUIRY WRITTEN |
| Friday, November 3, 2017 | INQUIRY TO SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Friday, November 3, 2017 | NOTIFICATION OF INQUIRY AS TO SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, May 2, 2018 | TEAS RESPONSE TO SUSPENSION INQUIRY RECEIVED |
| Monday, May 7, 2018 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Wednesday, May 9, 2018 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, May 9, 2018 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, May 9, 2018 | DATA MODIFICATION COMPLETED |
| Thursday, May 10, 2018 | DATA MODIFICATION COMPLETED |
| Thursday, May 10, 2018 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, May 30, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, June 19, 2018 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, June 19, 2018 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, August 14, 2018 | NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |
| Thursday, February 14, 2019 | TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED |
| Thursday, March 7, 2019 | CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL |
| Thursday, February 14, 2019 | USE AMENDMENT FILED |
| Friday, March 8, 2019 | STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE |
| Friday, March 8, 2019 | ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED |
| Saturday, March 9, 2019 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, April 16, 2019 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, February 1, 2022 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, February 1, 2022 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Tuesday, February 1, 2022 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, April 16, 2024 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Friday, October 31, 2025 | CANCELLED SEC. 8 (6-YR) |