| Serial Number | 79340895 |
| Word Mark | B BETTER COTTON |
| Filing Date | Thursday, January 27, 2022 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, May 28, 2024 |
| Registration Number | 7393815 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, May 28, 2024 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, March 12, 2024 |
| Goods and Services | Education, namely, classes in the field of agriculture, sustainable agriculture; training in the field of agriculture, sustainable agriculture; entertainment services in the nature of arranging, conducting and hosting social entertainment events and conducting parties; entertainment information; sporting and cultural activities, namely, organizing and hosting exhibitions and events for sporting and cultural purposes; preparation and hosting of colloquiums, educational conferences, congresses, seminars, symposiums and training workshops in the field of agriculture, sustainable agriculture; education in the nature of courses and training in the field of agriculture and distribution of training materials relating thereto; preparing and facilitating events for cultural, educational, training, scientific and entertainment purposes, namely, classes in the field of agriculture and sustainable agriculture, exhibitions in the field of agriculture and sustainable agriculture, educational conferences in the field of agriculture and sustainable agriculture; preparing and conducting competitions in the field of agriculture and sustainable agriculture; publication services, namely, publication of books, magazines, leaflets, newsletters, journals, e-zines, reviews, calendars, manuals, catalogs; publication of standards, educational materials, and manuals; providing non-downloadable electronic publications in the nature of books, magazines, leaflets, newsletters, journals, reviews, calendars, manuals, catalogs in the field of agriculture and sustainable agriculture; all the abovementioned services including those provided electronically or online from a computer database or via the Internet; provision of information relating to the aforesaid services; advice relating to the aforesaid services |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the wording "BETTER COTTON" in stylized font. To the left of the wording is a stylized cotton boll inside of a stylized lowercase "B". |
| Goods and Services | Clothing, namely, shirts, blouses, sweaters, shorts, pants, coats, dresses, skirts, socks, scarves, gloves, ties, belts; footwear, headwear; all the foregoing made in whole or significant part of cotton |
| Goods and Services | Threads for textile use made in whole or significant part of cotton; threads made in whole or significant part of cotton; cotton threads; threads made entirely or substantially of cotton; spun cotton threads; cotton for darning; twisted cotton thread and yarn; cotton thread and yarn waste |
| Goods and Services | Veterinary services; hygienic and beauty care for human beings and animals; agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry services, namely, plant selection and propagation of plants, plant material, plant breeding, crop scouting in the nature of evaluating pest pressure on crops and projecting potential effectiveness of pest control measures, vermin extermination; providing advice and consultant services with respect to sustainable agriculture; providing information and consultant services in the field of manures and other agricultural preparations; providing information and consultant services with respect to weed killing and pest and vermin control in agriculture; rental of farming equipment; all the abovementioned services including those provided electronically or online from a computer database or via the Internet; provision of information relating to the aforesaid services; advice relating to the aforesaid services |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "BETTER COTTON" |
| Goods and Services | Unprocessed and non-transformed agricultural, aquacultural, horticultural and forestry products, namely, agricultural seeds, agricultural grains for planting; unprocessed and raw grains and agricultural seeds; fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh aromatic herbs; natural plants and flowers; bulbs for agricultural purposes, seedlings and agricultural seeds; cottonseed |
| Goods and Services | Scientific and technological services as well as research and design services relating thereto, namely, scientific research, scientific research in the field of agriculture and sustainable agriculture, technological planning and consulting services in the field of agriculture and sustainable agriculture; industrial analysis of agricultural production; industrial research in the field of agriculture and sustainable agriculture and industrial design services; quality control for others and authentication services in the field of agriculture and sustainable agriculture; technical project planning in the field of agriculture and sustainable agriculture; engineering; provision of temporary use of on-line applications and software tools for database management, sharing data related to farming and sustainable farming, sharing data related to chain of custody, sharing data related to standardization, sharing data related to certification and compliance; Software as a Service (SaaS) featuring software for database management, sharing data related to farming and sustainable farming, sharing data related to chain of custody, sharing data related to standardization, sharing data related to certification and compliance; hosting of platforms on the Internet for database management, farming and sustainable farming, chain of custody, standardization, certification and compliance; IT Platform as a Service (PaaS) featuring computer software platforms for database management, sharing data related to farming and sustainable farming, sharing data related to chain of custody, sharing data related to standardization, sharing data related to certification and compliance; services relating to the implementation of certification systems, including granting certification, namely, testing, analysis and evaluation of the goods and services of others to determine conformity with certification standards; drafting and issuing standards in the field of agriculture and sustainable agriculture; inspection of farms, cotton and cotton-based products for quality control purposes and control services for others; monitoring compliance with standards of the goods of others to assure compliance with industry standards; technical audits, namely, technical auditing in the nature of technical quality monitoring of farms, cotton and cotton-based products; auditing and evaluation of participants in the framework of certification systems, namely, auditing and evaluation in the nature of technical quality monitoring of farms, cotton and cotton-based products; provision of information and advice to participants regarding quality control certification systems; services provided by consultants relating to quality control and services provided by consultants in connection with quality management, namely, quality control and quality management in the field of agriculture and sustainable agriculture; provision of statements, certificates and similar documents in accordance with certification criteria, namely, issuance of statements and certificates after analysis and evaluation of goods and services of others to determine conformity with industry and certification standards; all the abovementioned services including those provided electronically or online from a computer database or via the Internet; provision of information relating to the aforesaid services; advice relating to the aforesaid services |
| International Class | 023 - Yarns and threads, for textile use. |
| US Class Codes | 043 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, June 8, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 023 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 025 - Clothing, footwear, headgear. |
| US Class Codes | 022, 039 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, June 8, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 025 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 031 - Agricultural, horticultural and forestry products and grains not included in other classes; live animals; fresh fruits and vegetables; seeds, natural plants and flowers; foodstuffs for animals; malt. |
| US Class Codes | 001, 046 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, June 8, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 031 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 041 - Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 107 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, June 8, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| 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 | Wednesday, June 8, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 044 - Medical services; veterinary services; hygienic and beauty care for human beings or animals; agriculture, horticulture and forestry services. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, June 8, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 044 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Better Cotton Initiative |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | CH |
| Party Name | Better Cotton Initiative |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | CH |
| Party Name | Better Cotton Initiative |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | CH |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Tuesday, November 22, 2022 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Thursday, May 19, 2022 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Friday, June 3, 2022 | LIMITATION FROM ORIGINAL APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Wednesday, June 8, 2022 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, June 14, 2022 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Tuesday, November 8, 2022 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, November 23, 2022 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Wednesday, January 25, 2023 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Wednesday, January 25, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, February 14, 2023 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Wednesday, June 28, 2023 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, June 28, 2023 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, June 28, 2023 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, August 2, 2023 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, August 2, 2023 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, August 2, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Wednesday, October 25, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, October 25, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Sunday, November 12, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION - PROCESSED BY IB |
| Monday, January 29, 2024 | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED |
| Monday, January 29, 2024 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, January 30, 2024 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, January 31, 2024 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, February 21, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, February 21, 2024 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, February 21, 2024 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, February 21, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Monday, March 11, 2024 | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, May 28, 2024 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, May 28, 2024 | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |