| Serial Number | 79419283 |
| Word Mark | BULDAK |
| Filing Date | Thursday, January 16, 2025 |
| Status | 681 - PUBLICATION/ISSUE REVIEW COMPLETE |
| Status Date | Thursday, January 22, 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 | Tuesday, February 10, 2026 |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The colors white, black, grey, blue, red, yellow, orange, light orange and brown are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Translation of Words in Mark | The English translation of "BULDAK" in the mark is "FIRE CHICKEN". |
| Goods and Services | Instant noodles; instant noodles sold in a cup container; confectionery, namely, frozen confectionery, jelly confectionery, almond confectionery, chocolate confectionery, yogurt-covered nuts being confectionery, yogurt-covered fruit being confectionery, confectionery made of sugar, confectionery, namely, candy and chocolate, confectionery made of sugar substitutes, frozen confectionery containing ice cream, confectionery in the form of mousses; bread; seasonings; flour and preparations made from cereals, namely, cereal bars, cereal cookies, cereal based snack food, cereals prepared for human consumption, breakfast cereals, ready-to-eat cereals, granola, ravioli, macaroni, vermicelli, spaghetti, edible paper, oatmeal, cooked rice, cornflakes, tacos; processed cereals; cereal-based snack food; yeast; malt for food purposes for human consumption; natural sweeteners; rice cakes; salt; tea; coffee; beverages made of tea; ice; meat tenderizers for culinary purposes; sauces; food seasonings; spices; almond paste; cereal-based processed products, namely, cereal-based snacks, cereal-based snack bars, cereal-based energy bars, processed cereal-based food to be used as a breakfast food, snack food or ingredient for making other foods; noodles; noodle-based prepared meals; cooked dish consisting primarily of stir-fried rice cake with fermented hot pepper paste; mandu being Korean-style dumplings; instant rice; hot dog sandwiches; stir-fried rice; burritos; sandwiches; noodles with black soybean sauce; pasta; baking powder; candies; ice creams; chocolate; cookies; chewing gum; sugar; soy sauce; fermented hot pepper paste; soybean paste being seasoning. |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of The mark consists of a cartoon chicken holding chopsticks and a bowl, and breathing fire. The chicken is white and outlined in black and grey. The chicken has blue and black hair with a red and yellow cock's comb on top outlined in black and grey, and grey and black hair on the back. The chicken has a yellow eye outlined in black and grey with a black eyebrow and black wrinkles. The chicken has an orange and light orange circle design on its cheek. The chicken has a yellow beak outlined in black. The chicken is breathing a yellow and red flame outlined in black. The chicken is wearing a red bikini with a skirt that is red and black and has yellow, blue and black underpants, and holding brown chopsticks outlined in black, and a black and yellow bowl with red and black contents. The bowl is labeled with the term "BULDAK" in red letters outlined in white. The chicken's legs are brown with black outline, one foot having a partial red sock outlined in black. |
| 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, March 20, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 030 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Samyang Foods Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | KR |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, March 20, 2025 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Friday, March 28, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, March 28, 2025 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Wednesday, June 25, 2025 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, July 8, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, July 9, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Saturday, August 16, 2025 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Saturday, August 16, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Monday, September 1, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, September 1, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, September 1, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, September 3, 2025 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, September 3, 2025 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Wednesday, September 3, 2025 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Friday, September 5, 2025 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Friday, October 24, 2025 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, November 18, 2025 | WITHDRAWN FROM PUB - OG REVIEW QUERY |
| Tuesday, December 2, 2025 | PREVIOUS ALLOWANCE COUNT WITHDRAWN |
| Thursday, January 15, 2026 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Thursday, January 15, 2026 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, January 15, 2026 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, January 19, 2026 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, January 19, 2026 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, January 19, 2026 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, January 19, 2026 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |