| Serial Number | 79326964 |
| Word Mark | KOCHI YUZU JAPAN |
| Filing Date | Monday, July 19, 2021 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, October 11, 2022 |
| Registration Number | 6868469 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, October 11, 2022 |
| Mark Drawing | 3000 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, July 26, 2022 |
| Goods and Services | Flavourings, other than essential oils, for cakes; flavourings, other than essential oils, for beverages; food flavourings, other than essential oils; tea; tea-based beverages; cakes; edible ices; rice crackers; ice cream; candy; biscuits; sorbets; sweets; tarts; pies; bread; popcorn; chocolate; cereal-based snack food; rice-based snack food; rice cakes; seasonings; miso; soy sauce; sauces; vinegar; mayonnaise; ketchup; tomato sauce; dressings for salad; honey; natural sweeteners; sugar; sesame seeds for use as seasonings; cooking salt; salt for preserving foodstuffs; spices; ice cream mixes; powders for making ice cream; ready-to-eat cereals; processed cereals; cereal preparations, namely, cereal bars; noodles; pasta; noodle-based prepared meals; jiaozi; sushi; onigiri; Chinese stuffed dumplings (gyoza, cooked); chinese steamed dumplings (shumai, cooked); boxed lunches being prepared meals consisting primarily of rice, with added meat, fish or vegetables; spring rolls; ravioli; cake mixes; cookie mixes; instant doughnut mixes; instant pancake mixes; instant pudding mixes; pasta sauce; all of the aforementioned goods using yuzu from Kochi prefecture, Japan |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of four blue horizontal bars separated by white spaces followed by a green leaf with white veins above a yellow circle, all above the black stylized wording "KOCHI YUZU JAPAN". |
| Goods and Services | Potato crisps; fruit-based snack food; crystallized fruits; oils for food; margarine; sesame oil for food; rape oil for food; extra virgin olive oil for food; olive oil for food; maize oil for food; linseed oil for food; edible fats; cheese; butter; whipped cream; yogurt; lactic acid drinks; milk beverages, milk predominating; frozen yuzu fruit; charcuterie; meat, preserved; meat, tinned; sausages; ham; bacon; processed seafood products, namely, processed seafood; fish, preserved; fish roe, prepared; fish, tinned; fish mousses; laver, preserved; seaweed extracts for food; dried edible algae; yuzu fruit, processed; processed yuzu fruit peel; yuzu fruit, tinned; yuzu fruit pulp; yuzu-based fruit juice concentrate for cooking; jams; compotes; fried tofu pieces (abura-age); soya milk; tofu; soups; preparations for making soup; stews; pre-cooked curry stew; instant soup; instant miso soup; blocks of boiled, smoked and then dried bonitos (katsuo-bushi); flakes of dried fish meat (kezuri-bushi); freeze-dried tofu pieces (kohri-dofu); jelly made from devils' tongue root (konnyaku); fermented soybeans (natto); dried flakes of laver for sprinkling on rice in hot water (ochazuke-nori); flakes of dried fish meat, meat, vegetables, or seaweed (furikake); side-dish made of fermented soybean (name-mono); all of the aforementioned goods using yuzu from Kochi prefecture, Japan |
| Description of the Colors Claimed | The mark consists of a yellow circle, above which is small green leaf and big green leaf are placed with white veins painted on these leaves; on the left side of them is vertical lines with a rippling effect within a rectangle resembling a flowing river; below these images are the wording "KOCHI YUZU" in black, and further below is the wording "JAPAN" in black. |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) blue, green, yellow, white, black is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Liqueurs; fruit extracts, alcoholic; alcoholic fruit beverages; whisky; vodka; gin; brandy; Japanese shochu-based beverages (chuhai); all of the aforementioned goods using yuzu from Kochi prefecture, Japan |
| Goods and Services | Beer; soft drinks; fruit juices; mineral water; vegetable juices (beverages); carbonated water; ginger beer; whey beverages; all of the aforementioned goods using yuzu from Kochi prefecture, Japan |
| Disclaimer with Predetermined Text | "KOCHI YUZU JAPAN" |
| Goods and Services | Fresh yuzu fruit from Kochi prefecture, Japan |
| International Class | 029 - Meat, fish, poultry and game; meat extracts; preserved, frozen, dried and cooked fruits and vegetables; jellies, jams, compotes; eggs, milk and milk products; edible oils and fats. |
| US Class Codes | 046 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, December 10, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 029 |
| 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 | Friday, December 10, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 030 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 031 - Agricultural, horticultural and forestry products and grains not included in other classes; live animals; fresh fruits and vegetables; seeds, natural plants and flowers; foodstuffs for animals; malt. |
| US Class Codes | 001, 046 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, December 10, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 031 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 032 - Beers; mineral and aerated waters and other nonalcoholic drinks; fruit drinks and fruit juices; syrups and other preparations for making beverages. |
| US Class Codes | 045, 046, 048 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, December 10, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 032 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 033 - Alcoholic beverages (except beers). |
| US Class Codes | 047, 049 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, December 10, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 033 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Kochi Prefecture |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | JP |
| Party Name | Kochi Prefecture |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | JP |
| Party Name | Kochi Prefecture |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | JP |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Wednesday, February 1, 2023 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, February 1, 2023 | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED |
| Wednesday, January 11, 2023 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, October 11, 2022 | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |
| Tuesday, October 11, 2022 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, July 26, 2022 | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, July 26, 2022 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, July 26, 2022 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Wednesday, July 6, 2022 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, July 6, 2022 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, July 6, 2022 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, June 21, 2022 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, June 14, 2022 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, June 14, 2022 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, June 14, 2022 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, May 16, 2022 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Monday, April 25, 2022 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Monday, April 25, 2022 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Saturday, April 23, 2022 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Friday, April 22, 2022 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Monday, April 11, 2022 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, December 14, 2021 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Friday, December 10, 2021 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, December 10, 2021 | LIMITATION FROM ORIGINAL APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Thursday, December 2, 2021 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |