| Serial Number | 98942201 |
| Word Mark | IC INSTACHEF |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, January 7, 2025 |
| Status | 681 - PUBLICATION/ISSUE REVIEW COMPLETE |
| Status Date | Wednesday, December 31, 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, January 20, 2026 |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Automated digital controls for commercial and industrial food service equipment; Downloadable computer application software for use with vending machines, namely, software for buying food and beverages from vending machines in virtual environments, not for or in connection with photo/video-editing or -sharing, or online networking services; Downloadable computer software for use with buying food and beverages from vending machines, not for or in connection with photo/video-editing or -sharing, or online networking services; Downloadable cook books; Downloadable mobile applications for use with vending machines, namely, software for buying food and beverages from vending machines, not for or in connection with photo/video-editing or -sharing, or online networking services; Downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for use with vending machines, namely, software for buying food and beverages from vending machines, not for or in connection with photo/video-editing or -sharing, or online networking services; Humanoid robots with artificial intelligence for preparing beverages |
| Goods and Services | Business management; Business management consultancy; Demonstration of goods; Marketing services; Providing business information via a web site; Rental of vending machines; Sales promotion for others; Systemization of information into computer databases; Wholesale food distributorship services; Business intermediary services relating to the matching of various professionals with clients; Providing television home shopping services in the field of general consumer merchandise; Provision of an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of goods and services; The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of general consumer merchandise, excluding the transport thereof, enabling customers to conveniently view and purchase those goods by means of television home shopping services |
| Goods and Services | Automatic packing machines for food; Automatic vending machines; Beverage processing machines; Food processors, electric; Kiosks comprised of vending machines; Refrigerated vending machines; Reverse vending machines that automate beverage container recycling by accepting empty containers and refunding the deposit to the consumer; Robots for cooking; Vending machines for soda; Apparatus for aerating beverages; Electric food processors for household purposes; Non-aerated beverage making machines |
| Pseudo Mark | IC INSTANT CHEF; INSTA CHEF INSTA CHEF; INSTANT CHEF INSTANT CHEF |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the stylized wording "IC INSTACHEF" with a stylized leaf instead of a dot atop each letter "I". |
| Goods and Services | Rice; Vinegar; Candy for food; Cereal based snack food; Cereal breakfast foods; Coffee based beverages; Combination meals consisting primarily of pasta or rice-based entrees and soup or salad for consumption on or off the premises; Flavourings, other than essential oils, for beverages; Freeze-dried dishes with main ingredient being rice; Noodle-based prepared meals; Noodles, sauce, and seasoning toppings combined in unitary packages; Packaged meal mixes consisting primarily of pasta or rice; Rice, seasonings, and flavorings combined in unitary packages; Sauces; Arrangements of candy; Bakery desserts; Cooking sauces; Food flavourings, other than essential oils, and seasonings; Frozen dessert consisting of fruit and cream or cream substitutes; Meal kits consisting primarily of noodles; Pre-packaged lunches consisting primarily of rice, and also including meat, fish or vegetables; Processed cereals for food for human consumption; Soya sauce; Tea-based beverages |
| Goods and Services | Food and drink catering; Food preparation consultation; Rental of cooking equipment for industrial purposes; Rental of drink dispensing machines; Rental of food service equipment; Rental of robots for cooking; Rental of robots for preparing beverages; Restaurant services, including sit-down service of food and take-out restaurant services; Restaurant and catering services; Providing of food and drink; Take-away restaurant services |
| International Class | 007 - Machines and machine tools; motors and engines (except for land vehicles); machine coupling and transmission components (except for land vehicles); agricultural implements other than hand-operated; incubators for eggs. |
| US Class Codes | 013, 019, 021, 023, 024, 031, 034, 035 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, January 7, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 007 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Friday, August 25, 2023 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Friday, August 25, 2023 |
| International Class | 009 - Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; automatic vending machines and mechanisms for coin operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment and computers; fire extinguishing apparatus. |
| US Class Codes | 021, 023, 026, 036, 038 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, January 7, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| 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 | Tuesday, January 7, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 030 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Friday, August 25, 2023 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Friday, August 25, 2023 |
| International Class | 035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, January 7, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 043 - Services for providing food and drink; temporary accommodations. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, January 7, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 043 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Friday, August 25, 2023 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Friday, August 25, 2023 |
| Party Name | AI Cook LLC |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | Irvine, CA 92612 |
| Party Name | AI Cook LLC |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | Irvine, CA 92612 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Tuesday, January 7, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Wednesday, May 21, 2025 | TEAS VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, May 21, 2025 | TEAS AMENDMENT ENTERED BEFORE ATTORNEY ASSIGNED |
| Wednesday, June 4, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Wednesday, June 4, 2025 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, June 17, 2025 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, June 17, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, June 17, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, June 17, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Sunday, July 13, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Sunday, July 13, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Sunday, July 13, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, July 15, 2025 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, August 13, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, August 19, 2025 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, August 19, 2025 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, October 7, 2025 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, October 7, 2025 | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |
| Wednesday, October 8, 2025 | REQUEST TO CANCEL INADVERTENTLY ISSUED REGISTRATION RECEIVED |
| Monday, November 3, 2025 | ASSIGNED TO PETITION STAFF |
| Wednesday, November 12, 2025 | REG. CANCELLED - RESTORED TO PENDENCY |
| Monday, December 22, 2025 | JURISDICTION RESTORED TO EXAMINING ATTORNEY |
| Monday, December 22, 2025 | PREVIOUS ALLOWANCE COUNT WITHDRAWN |
| Monday, December 22, 2025 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, January 14, 2026 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |