| Serial Number | 97718714 |
| Word Mark | BLUE GROTTO |
| Filing Date | Thursday, December 15, 2022 |
| Status | 606 - ABANDONED - NO STATEMENT OF USE FILED |
| Status Date | Monday, July 29, 2024 |
| 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 | Tuesday, October 31, 2023 |
| Goods and Services | Noodles; noodle-based prepared meals; pasta; pasta sauce; frozen prepared pasta; frozen, prepared, and packaged meals consisting primarily of pasta or rice; lyophilised dishes with the main ingredient being pasta; lyophilised dishes with the main ingredient being rice; spaghetti; macaroni; ravioli; lasagna; Japanese-style noodles, namely, udon, soba, cha soba, somen, yakisoba, and ramen noodles; wheat flour; flour for food; processed cereals; rice; starch for food; mixes for bakery goods; bread mixes, cake mixes, pancake mixes, cookie mixes, and pastry mixes; tempura batter mix; batter mixes for karaage (Japanese-style fried chickens); mixes for making batters for fried foods; savory pancake mixes; batter mixes for takoyaki (Japanese savory pancake balls); panko breadcrumbs; takoyaki, namely,savory pancake balls with added small pieces of diced octopus inside;savoury pancakes; frozen cooked au gratin entrees consisting primarily of pasta in cooking sauce; flour-based dumplings; dumpling skins; spring rolls; steamed buns stuffed with minced meat (niku-manjuh); sushi; sandwiches; pre-packaged lunches consisting primarily of rice, and also including meat, fish or vegetables; bakery goods; pastries; cakes; pizzas; bread and buns; pancakes; taiyaki (Japanese fish-shaped cakes with various fillings); confectionery made of sugar; cereal-based snack food; seasonings; seasoning mixes; spices; sauces; cooking sauces; sauce mixes; tomato sauce; mayonnaise; dressings for salad; curry pastes, curry sauce, and curry spice mixes; baking powder; baking soda; malt extract for food; wheat germ for human consumption; gluten additives for culinary purposes; food leavening agents; yeast; food flavourings, other than essential oils; fermented liquid flavourings, other than essential oils, for bread and pastries; bread improvers being cereal based preparations; meat tenderizers, for household purposes; fermenting malted rice (koji); chocolate-based fillings for cakes and pies; custard-based fillings for cakes and pies; custard; natural sweeteners; golden syrup; dough; ice cream, water ice, and frozen confections; dessert puddings; ice cream mixes and sherbet mixes; instant dessert puddings; coffee; cocoa; tea; matcha; rice cakes; cooked rice; rice porridge; pounded rice cakes with adzuki-bean jam toppings (zenzai); prepared pasta and rice salads |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of Japanese characters in white that transliterate as "AONODOKUTSU", which translates to "Cave of Blue", above scroll work in gold all above the words "BLUE GROTTO" in white on a rectangular blue background with a silver border with the blue in the rectangle fading from dark at the bottom to light at the top. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to "AONODOKUTSU" and this means "Cave of Blue" in English. |
| Goods and Services | Prepared meals and frozen prepared meals consisting primarily of meat, fish, poultry, seafood, tofu, vegetables, mushrooms, cheese and/or eggs; prepared entrees and frozen pre-packaged entrees consisting primarily of meat; prepared entrees and frozen pre-packaged entrees consisting primarily of seafood; prepared and frozen prepared soy-based entrees; prepared and frozen prepared vegetable-based entrees; prepared meat; processed seafood; food products made from soya beans, namely, tofu, deep fried tofu (atsu-age), fried tofu pieces (abura-age), freeze-dried tofu pieces (kohri-dofu), fermented soybeans (natto), soy pulp (okara), and soya milk; powdered eggs; tempura meat, seafood and vegetables; potato salad; prepared salads except macaroni, rice, and pasta salad; pre-cooked curry stew; instant or pre-cooked stew; soups; preparations for making soup; bouillon; bouillon concentrates; preserved, frozen, dried and cooked fruits and vegetables; raisins; jellies, jams, compotes; prepared nuts; processed beans; edible oils and fats; milk products excluding ice cream, ice milk and frozen yogurt; cream; meat, fish, and vegetable based fillings for pastries; fruit-based filling for cakes and pies; vegetable paste; sweet red bean soups with pieces of mochi (oshiruko); packaged ingredients consisting principally of soup concentrates with one or more of pre-cooked meat, fish, seafood, tofu, mushrooms and/or vegetables, for use with rice in cooking Japanese rice bowl dishes (donnogu); packaged ingredients consisting principally of soup concentrates with one or more of pre-cooked meat, fish, seafood, mushrooms and/or vegetables, to be cooked with rice (takikomi gohannomoto); soup concentrates, soup cubes, and soup pastes for making Japanese-style hot pot dishes (nabenomoto) |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) blue, white, gold and silver is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| 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 | Thursday, January 12, 2023 |
| 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 | Thursday, January 12, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 030 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Nisshin Seifun Group Inc. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8441 JP |
| Party Name | Nisshin Seifun Group Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8441 JP |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Monday, December 19, 2022 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Wednesday, January 4, 2023 | TEAS VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT RECEIVED |
| Thursday, January 12, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, January 13, 2023 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Monday, March 20, 2023 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Tuesday, March 21, 2023 | PRELIMINARY/VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT - ENTERED |
| Tuesday, September 19, 2023 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Monday, September 25, 2023 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Monday, September 25, 2023 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Monday, September 25, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Monday, September 25, 2023 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Monday, September 25, 2023 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, October 11, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, December 26, 2023 | NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |
| Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Monday, July 29, 2024 | ABANDONMENT - NO USE STATEMENT FILED |
| Monday, July 29, 2024 | ABANDONMENT NOTICE E-MAILED - NO USE STATEMENT FILED |