IC INSTACHEF Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, a trademark application was filed for IC INSTACHEF with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the IC INSTACHEF trademark a serial number of 98942201. The federal status of this trademark filing is NON-FINAL ACTION - MAILED as of Tuesday, June 17, 2025. This trademark is owned by AI Cook LLC. The IC INSTACHEF trademark is filed in the Staple Food Products, Advertising, Business and Retail Services, Machinery Products, Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products, and Restaurant & Hotel Services categories with the following description:

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

Automated digital controls for commercial and industrial food service equipment; Downloadable computer application software for use with vending machines, not for or in connection with photo/video-editing or -sharing, or online networking services in virtual environments; Downloadable computer software for use with buying 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, 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, not for or in connection with photo/video-editing or -sharing, or online networking services; Humanoid robots with artificial intelligence for preparing beverages

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

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

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
ic instachef

General Information


Serial Number98942201
Word MarkIC INSTACHEF
Filing DateTuesday, January 7, 2025
Status641 - NON-FINAL ACTION - MAILED
Status DateTuesday, June 17, 2025
Registration Number0000000
Registration DateNOT AVAILABLE
Mark Drawing3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s)
Published for Opposition DateNOT AVAILABLE

Trademark Statements


Goods and ServicesRice; 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
Description of MarkThe mark consists of the stylized wording "IC INSTACHEF" with a stylized leaf instead of a dot atop each letter "I".
Goods and ServicesAutomated digital controls for commercial and industrial food service equipment; Downloadable computer application software for use with vending machines, not for or in connection with photo/video-editing or -sharing, or online networking services in virtual environments; Downloadable computer software for use with buying 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, 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, 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 ServicesAutomatic 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 MarkIC INSTANT CHEF; INSTA CHEF INSTA CHEF; INSTANT CHEF INSTANT CHEF
Indication of Colors claimedColor is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
Goods and ServicesBusiness 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 ServicesFood 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

Classification Information


International Class030 - 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 Codes046
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateTuesday, January 7, 2025
Primary Code030
First Use Anywhere DateFriday, August 25, 2023
First Use In Commerce DateFriday, August 25, 2023

International Class035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions.
US Class Codes100, 101, 102
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateTuesday, January 7, 2025
Primary Code035
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class007 - 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 Codes013, 019, 021, 023, 024, 031, 034, 035
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateTuesday, January 7, 2025
Primary Code007
First Use Anywhere DateFriday, August 25, 2023
First Use In Commerce DateFriday, August 25, 2023

International Class009 - 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 Codes021, 023, 026, 036, 038
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateTuesday, January 7, 2025
Primary Code009
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class043 - Services for providing food and drink; temporary accommodations.
US Class Codes100, 101
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateTuesday, January 7, 2025
Primary Code043
First Use Anywhere DateFriday, August 25, 2023
First Use In Commerce DateFriday, August 25, 2023

Trademark Owner History


Party NameAI Cook LLC
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type16 - Limited Liability Company
AddressIrvine, CA 92612

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Tuesday, January 7, 2025NEW APPLICATION ENTERED
Wednesday, May 21, 2025TEAS AMENDMENT ENTERED BEFORE ATTORNEY ASSIGNED
Wednesday, May 21, 2025TEAS VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT RECEIVED
Wednesday, June 4, 2025NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED
Wednesday, June 4, 2025NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
Tuesday, June 17, 2025ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Tuesday, June 17, 2025NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Tuesday, June 17, 2025NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Tuesday, June 17, 2025NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN