| Serial Number | 74605035 |
| Word Mark | GRANA PADANO |
| Filing Date | Thursday, December 1, 1994 |
| Status | 800 - REGISTERED AND RENEWED |
| Status Date | Thursday, June 9, 2016 |
| Registration Number | 1977831 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, June 4, 1996 |
| Mark Drawing | 1000 - Typeset: Word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, March 12, 1996 |
| Certification Mark Statement | The certification mark, as used by authorized persons, certifies that the goods are produced in accordance with standards codified by the government of the Republic of Italy and adopted by the certifier, specifically (i) production methods (semi-fat cheese with hard, boiled and slowly-ripened paste, made of soured and curdled milk from diary cows fed on green or dried fodder and milked twice daily, left to rest and partially skimmed by allowing the cream to rise naturally; made throughout the year; and naturally matured in cold stores at temperatures varying from 15 degrees to 22 degrees C); (ii) characteristics (cylindrical, with slightly convex or straight flanks and slightly rimmed flat faces; diameter 35 to 45 cm. and flank height 18 to 25 cm., with allowances depending on the manufacturing technique; 24 to 40 kg. each (cheeses weighing less than 24 kg. are not accepted); dark external color, greased or natural gold-yellow; paste color is white or straw-yellow; fragrant and delicate aroma and taste; texture is finely grainy, radial scaly cut; and minimum 32% fat content in the dry matter); and (iii) regional origin (the geographic territory comprised of the Italian provinces of Alexandia, Asti, Cuneo, Novara, Turin, Vercelli, Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Cremona, Mantova on the left bank of the Po River, Milan, Pavia, Sondrio, Verese, Trento, Padova, Rovigo, Treviso, Veneto, Verona, Vicenza, Bologna on the right bank of the Reno River, Ferrara, Forli, Piacenza and Ravenna). |
| Goods and Services | parmesan cheese |
| Translation of Words in Mark | The certification mark is comprised of the term "GRANA PADANO". The noun "GRANA" means "grain" in the Italian language. The proper noun "GRANA" is the name of a river, a tributary of the Po River, that flows by a town of the same name situated in the Grana Valley. "PADANO" is an idiom, the approximate translation of which from the Italian is "of the Po River Valley". The Grana River and the Po River are both located in Italy. |
| International Class | A - |
| US Class Codes | A |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, March 15, 1995 |
| Primary Code | A |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Tuesday, November 30, 1954 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Tuesday, November 30, 1954 |
| Party Name | CONSORZIO PER LA TUTELA DEL FORMAGGIO GRANA PADANO |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | 25015 DESENZANO DEL GARDA BS IT |
| Party Name | CONSORZIO PER LA TUTELA DEL FORMAGGIO GRANA PADANO |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | 9/4-20121 MILANO IT |
| Party Name | CONSORZIO PER LA TUTELA DEL FORMAGGIO GRANA PADANO |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | 9/4-20121 MILANO IT |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Monday, January 8, 2018 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Monday, January 8, 2018 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Thursday, June 9, 2016 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED |
| Thursday, June 9, 2016 | REGISTERED AND RENEWED (SECOND RENEWAL - 10 YRS) |
| Thursday, June 9, 2016 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED |
| Wednesday, June 8, 2016 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Tuesday, March 22, 2016 | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED |
| Thursday, June 4, 2015 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED |
| Friday, June 15, 2007 | CASE FILE IN TICRS |
| Tuesday, September 12, 2006 | REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS) |
| Tuesday, September 12, 2006 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED |
| Wednesday, August 30, 2006 | ASSIGNED TO PARALEGAL |
| Tuesday, June 6, 2006 | REGISTERED - COMBINED SECTION 8 (10-YR) & SEC. 9 FILED |
| Tuesday, June 6, 2006 | PAPER RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, November 9, 2005 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Monday, January 13, 2003 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Friday, September 7, 2001 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. |
| Tuesday, August 7, 2001 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) & SEC. 15 FILED |
| Tuesday, June 4, 1996 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, March 12, 1996 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Sunday, February 11, 1996 | NOTICE OF PUBLICATION |
| Friday, January 5, 1996 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, October 31, 1995 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, April 27, 1995 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED |
| Thursday, April 27, 1995 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Friday, April 21, 1995 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |