| Serial Number | 98746352 |
| Word Mark | GREAT LAKES TEA & SPICE |
| Filing Date | Wednesday, September 11, 2024 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, July 8, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 7855998 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, July 8, 2025 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, May 20, 2025 |
| Goods and Services | Tea; Spices; Baking spices; Beverages made of tea; Black tea; Cinnamon powder; Clove powder; Curry spice mixture; Curry powder; Flavorings of tea, other than essential oils, for foods or beverages; Fruit teas; Ground ginger; Green tea; Herb tea; Herbal tea; Hot pepper powder; Iced tea; Japanese green tea; Japanese horseradish powder spice (wasabi powder); Japanese pepper powder spice (sansho powder); Lime tea; Mustard powder spice; Oolong tea; Pepper being spice; Pepper powder; Processed ginseng used as an herb, spice, or flavoring for food or beverages; Sage tea; Spice blends; Tea for infusions; Tea of parched powder of barley with husk (mugi-cha); Tea of salty kelp powder (kombu-cha); Tea pods, filled; Tea substitutes; Tea-based beverages with fruit flavoring; Theine-free tea sweetened with sweeteners; Balsamic vinegar; Flavored balsamic vinegar. |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the word "GREAT LAKES" stacked above the smaller words "TEA & SPICE", all of which is spaced to the right of a stylized design. The stylized design includes an inner circle with four counterclockwise swirls spaced thereabout and extending inward from the edge of the circle, and a concentric ring extends around the inner circle and has four equally-spaced large triangles extending from the outer edge of the ring with four equally-spaced smaller triangles spaced therebetween. |
| Pseudo Mark | GREAT LAKES TEA AND SPICE |
| Section 2(f) Limitation Statement | As to "GREAT LAKES TEA & SPICE" |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Online retail store services featuring teas, spices, vinegars, oils for food, and teaware; Retail store services featuring teas, spices, vinegars, oils for food, and teaware. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | “TEA & SPICE” |
| Goods and Services | Beverage glassware, namely, glassware for drinking tea; Tea infusers; Tea pots; Tumblers for use as drinking glasses; Reusable spice jars of glass and plastic sold empty. |
| 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 | Wednesday, September 11, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 030 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Thursday, June 1, 2006 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Thursday, June 1, 2006 |
| International Class | 035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, September 11, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Thursday, June 1, 2006 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Thursday, June 1, 2006 |
| 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 | Wednesday, September 11, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 021 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Thursday, June 1, 2006 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Thursday, June 1, 2006 |
| Party Name | Great Lakes Tea and Spice Company, LLC |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | Glen Arbor, MI 49636 |
| Party Name | Great Lakes Tea and Spice Company, LLC |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | Glen Arbor, MI 49636 |
| Party Name | Great Lakes Tea and Spice Company, LLC |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | Glen Arbor, MI 49636 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, September 12, 2024 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Monday, March 24, 2025 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, March 25, 2025 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Monday, March 24, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Wednesday, March 26, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, March 26, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, April 18, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, April 18, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Friday, April 18, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, April 23, 2025 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, April 23, 2025 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Wednesday, April 23, 2025 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, May 14, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, July 8, 2025 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, July 8, 2025 | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |
| Wednesday, March 26, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, April 23, 2025 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, April 23, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |