| Serial Number | 99420927 |
| Word Mark | BETTER THAN |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, September 30, 2025 |
| Status | 653 - SUSPENSION LETTER - MAILED |
| Status Date | Saturday, February 21, 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 | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Food flavoring, other than essential oils, namely, meat-, seafood-, and vegetable-based food flavoring bases for use in flavoring glazes, dressing, rubs, sauces, gravies, broths, vegetables, meats, seafood, side dishes, appetizers and snacks; food flavoring or seasoning, other than essential oils, namely sauces used as food flavoring for vegetables, meats, seafood, glazes, sauces, side dishes, appetizers and snacks; sauces, gravies, sauce bases and gravy bases; ramen; ramen noodles; noodles; instant noodles; Asian noodles; dried noodles; Instant Chinese noodles; Meal kits consisting primarily of noodles; noodles and sauce mixes combined in unitary packages |
| Goods and Services | Bouillon being meat-, seafood-, and vegetable-based flavoring bases for use in flavoring glazes, dressing, rubs, sauces, gravies, broths, vegetables, meats, seafood, side dishes, appetizers and snacks; flavoring bases, namely, soup bases; broth; broth concentrates; mixes for making broths; preparations for making broths |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the words "BETTER THAN" in stylized font placed in a curved banner with a contrasting border. |
| International Class | 029 - Meat, fish, poultry and game; meat extracts; preserved, frozen, dried and cooked fruits and vegetables; jellies, jams, compotes; eggs, milk and milk products; edible oils and fats. |
| US Class Codes | 046 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, September 30, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 029 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| 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 | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, September 30, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 030 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Summit Hill Foods, Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Rome, GA 30161 US |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Tuesday, September 30, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Tuesday, September 30, 2025 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Thursday, February 19, 2026 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Thursday, February 19, 2026 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Friday, February 20, 2026 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Saturday, February 21, 2026 | SUSPENSION LETTER WRITTEN |
| Saturday, February 21, 2026 | LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Saturday, February 21, 2026 | NOTIFICATION OF LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |