| Serial Number | 79242737 |
| Word Mark | BITTER BRAKE |
| Filing Date | Friday, June 1, 2018 |
| Status | 707 - PARTIAL SECTION 71 ACCEPTED |
| Status Date | Friday, July 18, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 5736588 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, April 30, 2019 |
| Mark Drawing | 4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, February 12, 2019 |
| Goods and Services | [ Drinks based on chocolate; malt beverages for food; drinks prepared from chocolate; cereal based food bars; confectionery snack bars containing nuts; muesli bars; confectionery snack bars containing a mixture of grains, nuts and dried fruit; breakfast cereal; cereal mixes consisting of grains, hops, nuts, and/or dried fruit, for making breakfast foods; flavouring for snack foods, other than essential oils, made from nuts, grains, hops, malt, coffee, tea, vanilla, fruit, edible flowers, and/or herbs; coffee; tea; cocoa; sugar; rice; tapioca; sago; artificial coffee; flour; ready to eat cereals, breakfast cereals; bread; pastry; confectionery namely pastilles; honey; treacle; baking preparations being cake or muffin mixes; vinegar; sauces; savory sauces used as condiments; noodle or rice based prepared meals; marinades; high-protein cereal bars; porridge ] |
| Goods and Services | [ Milk drinks containing fruits, yoghurt drinks, milk-based energy drinks, dairy based drinks; yoghurt based drinks; food protein for human consumption, namely, milk protein for human consumption and vegetable protein for use as a meat substitute; ingredients for making soups, namely, prepared or processed vegetables, fruits, plants, edible flowers, and stocks; dairy based powders for making cheese, butter, and dairy based spreads; dried foodstuffs made predominantly from fruit, vegetables, plants, edible flowers, or meat; snack foods made from extruded vegetables; snack foods made from meat; snack foods made from potatoes and wheat, potatoes predominating; pies, snack foods, and ready to eat meals made from meat, fish, poultry or game; meat extract based broth; preserved, frozen, dried and cooked fruit and/or vegetable based foodstuffs; jellies; jams; compotes; foodstuffs made predominantly from eggs; edible oils and fats; milk beverages, milk predominantly; protein milk; low fat potato chips; low fat snack foods consisting of fruit, vegetables, plants, edible flowers, or meat; coconut milk, beverages ] |
| Goods and Services | [ Vegetable extracts for use in the preparation of non-alcoholic drinks; concentrates for use in the preparation of fruit juice drinks; fruit drinks and fruit juices; vegetable drinks; sports drinks; part frozen slush drinks, being crushed iced fruit flavoured beverages; mineral and aerated waters; non-alcoholic beverages flavoured with tea; beverages consisting of a blend of fruit and vegetable juices; grain based non-alcoholic beverages; hop concentrates for use in the preparation of beverages; hop extracts for use in the preparation of beverages; non-alcoholic honey-based beverages; powders used in the preparation of isotonic sports drinks and sports beverages; smoothies, fruit beverages, fruit predominating; syrups and plant extracts in powdered form for making beverages; aloe vera drinks, non-alcoholic; beers ] |
| Goods and Services | [ Dietary supplements for humans; medicated food supplements; medicated preparations for use as supplements for food, namely dietary supplements; medicinal food supplements for nutritional purposes; mineral dietary supplements for humans; mineral food-supplements; nutritional supplements; nutritional supplements for medical use; vitamin supplements; dietary food supplements for medical use; dietary nutritional supplements for medical use; wheat germ dietary supplements; enzyme dietary supplements; fibre supplements; plant compounds for use as dietary supplements, medicinal; health food supplements for persons with special dietary requirements; protein dietary supplements; ] appetite stimulant supplements; appetite suppressant pills; appetite suppressants for medical purposes; pharmaceutical appetite suppressants; extracts of plants in capsule form, for pharmaceutical use; capsules of herbs for medical use; slimming pills; medical preparations for slimming purposes; slimming aids, food, for medical use, namely appetite suppressants, appetite suppressant pills, and therapeutic agents for weight control; dietary nutritional supplements for slimming purposes, medical; slimming products, food, for medical use, being appetite suppressants; plant extracts for use as dietetic additives for food, pharmaceutical; plant extracts for use as dietetic additives for food, minerals; dietetic substances for medical use in weight control, being nutritional food additives for medical purposes in the nature of natural food extracts derived from plants; plant extracts for use in weight reduction as part of medical treatment [ ; powdered dietary food concentrates for use in a weight reduction programme for medical purposes; medicated food additives in the nature of food extracts derived from plants; dietetic drinks adapted for medical purposes; vitamin drinks; beverages adapted for medicinal purposes being dietary supplemental drinks in the nature of vitamin and mineral beverages; dietary beverage supplements for human consumption in liquid and dry mix form for therapeutic purposes; dietetic beverages adapted for medical purposes; dietetic substances for medical use in weight control, being plant extracts; health food nutritional and vitamin supplements for persons with special dietary requirements ] |
| Goods and Services | Ingredients for use in the manufacture of foods, being plant extracts; chemical substances for use as food ingredients, being extracts obtained from hops, and plant extracts; chemical preparations for use as ingredients for foods, being plant extracts; vitamins for use in manufacture of food supplements; vitamins for the food industry; proteins for use in the manufacture of food supplements; protein for use in the manufacture of foodstuffs; appetite suppressants for use in the manufacture of foods and food ingredients; food additives for weight loss for use in the manufacture of food, being plant extracts; food additives for appetite control for use in the manufacture of food, being plant extracts; enzymes for use in drinks; chemical preparations for use as ingredients for beverages |
| International Class | 001 - Chemicals used in industry, science and photography, as well as in agriculture, horticulture and forestry; unprocessed artificial resins; unprocessed plastics; manures; fire extinguishing compositions; tempering and soldering preparations; chemical substances for preserving foodstuffs; tanning substances; adhesives used in industry. |
| US Class Codes | 001, 005, 006, 010, 026, 046 |
| Class Status Code | G - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Friday, July 18, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 001 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 005 - Pharmaceutical and veterinary preparations; sanitary preparations for medical purposes; dietetic substances adapted for medical use, food for babies; plasters, materials for dressings; material for stopping teeth, dental wax; disinfectants; preparations for destroying vermin; fungicides, herbicides. |
| US Class Codes | 006, 018, 044, 046, 051, 052 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, October 15, 2018 |
| Primary Code | 005 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| 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 | G - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Friday, July 18, 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 | G - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Friday, July 18, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 030 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 032 - Beers; mineral and aerated waters and other nonalcoholic drinks; fruit drinks and fruit juices; syrups and other preparations for making beverages. |
| US Class Codes | 045, 046, 048 |
| Class Status Code | G - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Friday, July 18, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 032 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Auckland 1025 NZ |
| Party Name | THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | NZ |
| Party Name | THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | NZ |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, October 11, 2018 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Friday, October 12, 2018 | LIMITATION FROM ORIGINAL APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Monday, October 15, 2018 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Monday, October 15, 2018 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Thursday, October 18, 2018 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Friday, October 19, 2018 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Friday, October 19, 2018 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Thursday, November 1, 2018 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Thursday, November 1, 2018 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Saturday, November 17, 2018 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, November 27, 2018 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, November 27, 2018 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, November 28, 2018 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, December 19, 2018 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, January 23, 2019 | NOTICE OF PUBLICATION |
| Wednesday, January 23, 2019 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, January 23, 2019 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Friday, February 8, 2019 | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, February 12, 2019 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, April 30, 2019 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, July 30, 2019 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Thursday, August 22, 2019 | GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION CREATED |
| Thursday, August 22, 2019 | GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION SENT TO IB |
| Saturday, October 12, 2019 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Thursday, April 10, 2025 | TEAS SECTION 71 RECEIVED |
| Monday, July 14, 2025 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Friday, July 18, 2025 | REGISTERED - PARTIAL SEC 71 ACCEPTED |
| Friday, July 18, 2025 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 71 - E-MAILED |
| Friday, December 5, 2025 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |