| Serial Number | 97896304 |
| Word Mark | BLUE DASSAI BLUE |
| Filing Date | Wednesday, April 19, 2023 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, February 11, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 7690117 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, February 11, 2025 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, February 27, 2024 |
| Goods and Services | By-products of rice for food being sake lees; cakes, namely, cakes made with sake, cakes made with sake lees, chocolate cakes made with sake, chocolate cakes made with sake lees; confectionery made of rice, namely, cookies and senbei being rice crackers; bread and buns; food seasonings; spices; ready to eat cereals; koji being fermented malted rice; yeast; rice |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of stylized Japanese letters that transliterate to "DASSAI" over the stylized word "BLUE", and the wording "DASSAI BLUE" at the bottom between two horizontal lines. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to "DASSAI" and this means "OTTER FESTIVAL" in English. |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Arranging, conducting and organizing exhibitions for commercial, promotional and advertising purposes; arranging, conducting and organizing tasting events for commercial, promotional and advertising purposes; advertising and publicity services; sales promotion for others; marketing services in the field of food and alcoholic beverages; providing information concerning commercial sales for liquor; inventory management in the field of liquor; business management analysis; business consultancy; marketing research; marketing analysis services; providing information concerning commercial sales; business management of hotels; publicity material rental; import-export agency services; office functions, namely, filing in particular documents, magnetic tapes, semiconductor memories, and disc memories; compilation of information into computer databases; retail store services and wholesale store services for liquor; retail store services and wholesale store services for foods and beverages |
| Translation of Words in Mark | The English translation of "DASSAI" in the mark is "OTTER FESTIVAL". |
| Goods and Services | Japanese sake; distilled rice spirits (awamori); Japanese synthetic rice wine; Japanese white liquor (shochu); Japanese sweet rice-based mixed liquor (shirozake); sake made in other than Japan; Japanese regenerated liquors (naoshi); Japanese shochu-based mixed liquor (mirin); unrefined sake (nigorizake); gin; Japanese shochu-based alcoholic beverages (chuhai); liquors flavored with Japanese plum extracts (umeshu) |
| Goods and Services | Providing food and beverages |
| 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 | Monday, May 15, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 030 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Tuesday, July 2, 2024 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Tuesday, July 2, 2024 |
| International Class | 033 - Alcoholic beverages (except beers). |
| US Class Codes | 047, 049 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, May 15, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 033 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Tuesday, July 2, 2024 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Tuesday, July 2, 2024 |
| International Class | 035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, May 15, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Tuesday, July 2, 2024 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Tuesday, July 2, 2024 |
| International Class | 043 - Services for providing food and drink; temporary accommodations. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, May 15, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 043 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Tuesday, July 2, 2024 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Tuesday, July 2, 2024 |
| Party Name | ASAHISHUZO CO., LTD. |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Iwakuni-shi, Yamaguchi 742-0422 JP |
| Party Name | ASAHISHUZO CO., LTD. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Iwakuni-shi, Yamaguchi 742-0422 JP |
| Party Name | ASAHISHUZO CO., LTD. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Iwakuni-shi, Yamaguchi 742-0422 JP |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Saturday, April 22, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Monday, May 15, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, May 16, 2023 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, January 17, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, January 23, 2024 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, January 23, 2024 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, January 23, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, January 23, 2024 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Wednesday, January 24, 2024 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, February 7, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, February 7, 2024 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, February 27, 2024 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Monday, March 4, 2024 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, April 23, 2024 | NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |
| Sunday, October 20, 2024 | USE AMENDMENT FILED |
| Sunday, October 20, 2024 | TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED |
| Monday, January 6, 2025 | STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE |
| Monday, January 6, 2025 | CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL |
| Friday, January 17, 2025 | ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED |
| Friday, January 17, 2025 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, February 11, 2025 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, February 11, 2025 | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |