| Serial Number | 98191409 |
| Word Mark | GEORGE THE CHILI KING |
| Filing Date | Thursday, September 21, 2023 |
| Status | 686 - PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Status Date | Tuesday, December 9, 2025 |
| 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, December 9, 2025 |
| Goods and Services | mugs, mug sleeves, plastic water bottles sold empty, tumblers for use as drinking glasses, cups, insulated containers for beverage cans, insulating sleeve holders for bottles, cans, and cups; bath accessories being cup holders |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of a red five-pointed crown above a black-outlined white arrow that wraps around a red rectangle with rounded corners where the arrow, containing 15 roughly evenly-spaced gold circles from the arrow's tail to its point, begins on the top-right wrapping counter-clockwise around the edge of the rectangle ending at the bottom-right of the rectangle and where rectangle bears the black-dropshadowed white words "CHILI KING", in stylized font, below the black-dropshadowed white words "GEORGE THE", in stylized font, where the word "THE" is in between two white horizontal lines. |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) red, white, black, and gold is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Clothing, namely, hats, caps, t-shirts, socks, sweatshirts, hoodies, shorts, pants, coveralls, overalls, aprons, head bands, wrist bands, bandanas |
| International Class | 021 - Household or kitchen utensils and containers; combs and sponges; brushes (except paint brushes); brush-making materials; articles for cleaning purposes; steel-wool; unworked or semi-worked glass (except glass used in building); glassware, porcelain and earthenware not included in other classes. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 013, 023, 029, 030, 033, 040, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, October 9, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 021 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 025 - Clothing, footwear, headgear. |
| US Class Codes | 022, 039 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, October 9, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 025 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | GCK MERCH, LLC |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | DES MOINES, IA 50312 |
| Party Name | GCK MERCH, LLC |
| Party Type | 11 - New Owner Before Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | DES MOINES, IA 50312 |
| Party Name | K and M Advising, LLC |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | Des Moines, IA 50312 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Monday, September 25, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Monday, October 9, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, October 10, 2023 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Thursday, November 16, 2023 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, November 28, 2023 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, November 28, 2023 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, November 28, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, November 28, 2023 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Tuesday, December 19, 2023 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, December 19, 2023 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, December 19, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, December 19, 2023 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Thursday, December 21, 2023 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Thursday, December 21, 2023 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Thursday, December 21, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Thursday, December 21, 2023 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Friday, December 29, 2023 | SUSPENSION LETTER WRITTEN |
| Friday, December 29, 2023 | LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Friday, December 29, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, January 10, 2024 | AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP |
| Wednesday, December 4, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, December 4, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, December 4, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, March 4, 2025 | APPLICATION EXTENSION TO RESPONSE PERIOD - RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, March 4, 2025 | APPLICATION EXTENSION GRANTED/RECEIPT PROVIDED |
| Wednesday, June 4, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, June 4, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, June 5, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Thursday, July 3, 2025 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Thursday, July 3, 2025 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Thursday, July 3, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Monday, October 27, 2025 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Monday, October 27, 2025 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Monday, October 27, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Monday, October 27, 2025 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Monday, October 27, 2025 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Friday, November 7, 2025 | ON HOLD - ELECTRONIC RECORD REVIEW REQUIRED |
| Wednesday, December 3, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, December 9, 2025 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, December 9, 2025 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |