| Serial Number | 86037698 |
| Word Mark | AFZAL PANDARPURI BEST QUALITY INDIAN TOBACCO SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE |
| Filing Date | Wednesday, August 14, 2013 |
| Status | 800 - REGISTERED AND RENEWED |
| Status Date | Monday, August 11, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 4639448 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, November 18, 2014 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, September 2, 2014 |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of a three-dimensional product package being a bag consisting of an English side and an Urdu side, both having four main sections each; the English side comprised of a first section containing the term "AFZAL" in the color green, set against an oval contained in a rectangle comprised of small figures in various shapes and sizes resembling pebbles outlined in the color brown, with the rectangle above a second section containing five green parallel lines separating four terms (collectively, "the second section wording"), with the term "PANDARPURI" in the color brown located between the first and second green lines, the term "BEST QUALITY" in the color brown located between the second and third green lines, the term "INDIAN" in the color brown located between the third and fourth green lines, and the term "TOBACCO" in the color brown located between the fourth and fifth green lines, and with an ornate hookah in the color green vertically spanning the aforesaid second section and placed to the left of the second section wording, all above a third section comprised of a rectangle in the color brown and containing the stylized term "SE" in the color red on the right side of the rectangle, all above a fourth section containing four instances of the term "SE" equidistantly placed across the bottom of the mark, with the first "SE" in the color red, the second "SE" in the color blue, the third "SE" in the color yellow, and the fourth "SE" in the color black; the Urdu side comprised of a first section containing non-Latin letters in the color green, set against an oval contained in a rectangle comprised of small figures in various shapes and sizes resembling pebbles outlined in the color brown, with the rectangle above a second section containing five green parallel lines separating four terms (collectively, "the second section wording"), with a first term in non-Latin letters in the color brown located between the first and second green lines, a second term in non-Latin letters in the color brown located between the second and third green lines, a third term in non-Latin letters in the color brown located between the third and fourth green lines, and a fourth term in non-Latin letters in the color brown located between the fourth and fifth green lines, and with an ornate hookah in the color green vertically spanning the aforesaid second section and placed to the left of the second section wording, all above a third section comprised of a rectangle in the color brown, the said rectangle containing non-Latin letters and containing the stylized term "SE" in the color red on the right side of the rectangle, all above a fourth section containing four instances of the term "SE" equidistantly placed across the bottom of the mark, with the first "SE" in the color red, the second "SE" in the color blue, the third "SE" in the color yellow, and the fourth "SE" in the color black. The dotted lines forming the outline of the product packaging are not part of the mark, and used to merely indicate positioning of the mark. The color white in the drawing represents background and is not part of the mark. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to a variety of sounds understandable to speakers of Urdu and this means "AFZAL PANDARPURI BEST QUALITY INDIAN TOBACCO" in English. |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) Green, brown, red, blue, yellow, black is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Translation of Words in Mark | The English translation of "PANDARPURI" in the mark is "of Pandarpur". |
| Goods and Services | Tobacco, raw tobacco, tobacco leaves, [ smoking tobacco, ] smokeless tobacco, chewing tobacco and snuff |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "PANDARPURI BEST QUALITY INDIAN TOBACCO" |
| International Class | 034 - Tobacco; smokers' articles; matches. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 008, 009, 017 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, August 22, 2013 |
| Primary Code | 034 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Thursday, September 1, 1977 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Thursday, February 1, 2007 |
| Party Name | SOPARIWALA EXPORTS |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 02 - Partnership |
| Address | Mumbai 400 021 IN |
| Party Name | SOPARIWALA EXPORTS |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 02 - Partnership |
| Address | Mumbai 400 021 IN |
| Party Name | SOPARIWALA EXPORTS |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 02 - Partnership |
| Address | Mumbai 400 021 IN |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Saturday, August 17, 2013 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Thursday, August 22, 2013 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, August 23, 2013 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, August 20, 2013 | TEAS PETITION TO DIRECTOR RECEIVED |
| Monday, May 19, 2014 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, September 3, 2013 | ASSIGNED TO PETITION STAFF |
| Friday, September 13, 2013 | PETITION TO DIRECTOR GRANTED |
| Monday, December 2, 2013 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, December 10, 2013 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT AND/OR PRIORITY ACTION - COMPLETED |
| Tuesday, December 10, 2013 | COMBINED EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT/PRIORITY ACTION AUTOMATIC ENTRY |
| Tuesday, December 10, 2013 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT/PRIORITY ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, December 10, 2013 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT/PRIORITY ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, May 19, 2014 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, May 19, 2014 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, July 10, 2014 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Monday, June 16, 2014 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Monday, June 16, 2014 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, June 16, 2014 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, July 10, 2014 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Thursday, July 10, 2014 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Thursday, July 10, 2014 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Thursday, July 10, 2014 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Friday, July 25, 2014 | LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED |
| Thursday, July 24, 2014 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Tuesday, February 9, 2021 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, August 13, 2014 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, September 2, 2014 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, September 2, 2014 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, November 18, 2014 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Monday, November 18, 2019 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Friday, October 30, 2020 | TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, November 4, 2020 | TEAS VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, January 19, 2021 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Tuesday, February 9, 2021 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. |
| Monday, August 11, 2025 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Monday, August 11, 2025 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED |
| Monday, August 11, 2025 | REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS) |
| Monday, August 11, 2025 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED |
| Friday, March 28, 2025 | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED |
| Saturday, November 18, 2023 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED |