| Serial Number | 87621763 |
| Word Mark | KOREA GINSENG CORP 6 20 6 20 GOOD 20 KOREAN RED GINSENG SINCE 1899 KGC |
| Filing Date | Monday, September 25, 2017 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, December 17, 2019 |
| Registration Number | 5934872 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, December 17, 2019 |
| Mark Drawing | 3000 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, October 1, 2019 |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) blue, black, tan, light brown, dark brown, dark blue, red, green, yellow, white, brown, gold and dark red is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Disclaimer with Predetermined Text | THE DESIGN OF THE GINSENG ROOT AND THE WORDING "KOREA GINSENG CORP", "GOOD 20", "SINCE 1899", "KOREAN RED GINSENG", "6", "20", AND THE NON-LATIN CHARACTERS THAT TRANSLITERATE TO "NYEONGEUN", "YANG", "DAEHANMINGUK", "BINGPYO", "GORYEOSAM", "JIKSAMILGEUN", "YANGSAM", "HANGUK INSAM GONSA", "HONGSAM", AND "INSAM GONGSA" |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of a three-dimensional packaging box for the goods on the packaging, the background of the top of which is red. In the center of the top of the box is six Chinese characters stacked in two lines in white. To the right of the six Chinese characters is a vertical rectangle in blue with a white Chinese character over the number "20", also in white. One side of the box consists of a rectangle segmented in two rectangles. The upper rectangle includes a dark blue top border, and within the upper rectangle there are blue, tan and black mountains with white clouds in the middle of the mountains. The lower rectangle consists of red background with a light brown top border and a light brown bottom border. In the top light brown border is the phrase "GOOD "20" in black. In the top of the lower rectangle is a picture of a ginseng root in light brown inside a dark brown and tan rectangle. Underneath the picture of the ginseng root appears ten Korean characters in white. Underneath the 10 characters appears "SINCE 1899" in white. Underneath "SINCE 1899" appears numerous non-Latin characters in white in two paragraphs, the first paragraph in Korean and the second paragraph in Chinese. There is a white horizontal line between the two paragraphs. The front of the box consists of a rectangle segmented in two squares. The upper square includes a dark blue top border, and below the border is a drawing of two women, with black hair, wearing traditional Korean clothing. The woman on the left is wearing a red dress with blue accents, green shawl and a yellow scarf. The woman on the right is wearing a red blouse and a white skirt. The women are standing on white clouds and they are surrounded on the left and right with blue and tan mountains. To the lower right of the women appears blue, green, brown, tan and black inter-wound trees. To the upper right of the mountains to the right of the women appear black flying birds and one non-Latin stylized character in tan on a dark blue background connected to the dark blue top border. The lower square consists of red background with a light brown top border and a light brown bottom border. Within the upper light brown border is the number "6" and two small non-Latin characters, a large non-Latin characters, a vertical line, the number "20", then four small non-Latin characters, all in black. In the middle of the lower square is a blue rectangle surrounded on the right and left sides by five equally sized small light brown rectangles, and below the small rectangles is one long light brown rectangle, also on each side. The blue rectangle has a double border lines appearing in dark blue. Within the double border is a dark blue rectangle with a single outside border line. Appearing between the double border lines and the dark blue rectangle is a blue border with designs of dark blue flowers and various intersecting dark blue lines to create the appearance of broken glass. In the center top of the blue border appears two non-Latin characters in light brown. The dark blue rectangle is segmented, from top to bottom, into a top rectangle, a square with a left bordering rectangle, a right bordering rectangle and a bottom rectangle. The top rectangle has three non-Latin characters appearing above three more non-Latin characters, all in light brown. Inside the square appears another light brown square, and inside that square is a non-Latin character in light brown. Below the non-Latin character inside the square are two non-Latin characters with number twenty in light brown. Inside the rectangle bordering the square to the left are four non-Latin characters in light brown appearing vertically. Inside the rectangle bordering the square to the right is the number six in light brown, and below the number six appears two non-Latin characters in light brown appearing vertically. The bottom rectangle inside the border has six non-Latin characters in light brown. Underneath the blue rectangle is the wording "KOREA GINSENG CORP" followed by a design of a flower and leaves, all in light brown. The other side of the box consists of a rectangle segmented in two rectangles. The upper rectangle includes a dark blue top border, and within the upper rectangle there are blue, tan and black mountains with white clouds in the middle of the mountains and two brown deer with white spots under a blue, green, brown and black tree. In the sky over the deer are five cranes. The lower rectangle consists of a red background with a light brown top border and a light brown bottom border. In the top light brown border are non-Latin characters with the number twenty all in black. The back of the box consists of a rectangle segmented in two squares. The upper square includes a dark blue top border and below the border is a drawing of 5 people. An elderly man with a long white beard, wearing a yellow wrap with green accents on the shoulder and white pants is sitting on white clouds with a white fan on his lap, and he is handing a woman kneeing in front of him a piece of yellow ginseng root with green leaves and red flower. The woman receiving the ginseng has black hair and is wearing traditional Korean clothing of a light blue skirt and a white shirt. To the left of the woman receiving the ginseng root is a young boy wearing traditional Korean clothing in in blue and green. They are surrounded by blue, white and tan mountains. Two women are standing behind the elderly man, the woman on the left has black hair and is wearing a blue wrap, a white skirt and a yellow sash. The woman on the right has black hair and is wearing a red wrap, a white and blue skirt and a yellow sash. There is one non-Latin stylized character on a dark blue background connected to the dark blue top border. The lower square consists of a red background with a light brown top border and a light brown bottom border. In the center of the top border is a Chinese character and the number "20" with a vertical line in between. On the left are the number "6" with two Chinese characters. On the right side are four Chinese characters. The middle of the lower square has a seal design surrounded on the right and left sides by five equally sized small light brown rectangles, and below the small rectangles is one long light brown rectangle. The seal design consists of two cables in gold connecting at the top to a circle in white with a red swirl and a blue swirl within the circle, and connecting at the bottom to two stylized ginseng roots with a gold outline next to the number "6" in white and two Korean characters in white. The seal design features four columns of three gold stars, surrounding a gold outlined shield shape in white. Inside the shield shape appears the wording "SINCE 1899" in black and three Korean characters in black and Chinese characters in red. The two cables, the stars, the clouds and the all appear on a dark red background. Below the number "6" is a red banner with a gold outline featuring the wording "KOREAN RED GINSENG" in white. The entire mark appears on a red rectangle background. The bottom of the lower square has six white Chinese characters in two lines. Underneath the Chinese characters is the wording "KGC", four Korean characters and a stylized design of a flower with leaves, all in light brown. The dotted lines in the drawing are only to show placement of the mark and are not part of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Frozen ginseng for use as a vegetable; processed ginseng for use as a vegetable; preserved ginseng for use as a vegetable; food products made from fruit, namely, fruit-based food beverages; ginseng processed food products, namely, processed ginseng for use as a vegetable; processed vegetable products, namely, canned vegetables and pickled vegetables; processed red ginseng for use as a vegetable; red ginseng processed food products, namely, a cooked vegetable dish consisting primarily of red ginseng; vegetable juices for cooking; processed eggs; dairy-based food beverages; processed, edible seaweed; preserved, frozen, dried and cooked fruits and vegetables; all containing six year old yang (third rank) grade Korean ginseng |
| Pseudo Mark | KOREA GINSENG CORP SIX TWENTY SIX TWENTY |
| Transliteration Statement | The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to "Saesang modeun ppurideullui ppuri", "Cheongkwanjang hongsameun insamjongjugukui saegyejeokin hongsam beuraendeu Cheongkwanjangi eomgyeokhan gijuneuro seonbyeolhayeo ppurijjae gwihagae jeonhaedeurineun Daehanminguk myeongpumipnida", "Cheongkwanjang gao li san nai da han ming guo zhi chuan tong ming peng, ren san zong zu guo zhi shi jie ji gao li san ming pai Cheongkwanjang cai yong yen ke biao zhun, shi xin zhen xuan mei zhu ren san, Jiang zun gui cheng xian gei ning", "nyeongeun", "yang", "Daehanminguk", "bingpyo", "Cheongkwanjang", "Goryeosam", "Jiksamilgeun", "yangsam", "Hanguk Insam Gongsa", "hongsam", and "Insam Gongsa" and this means "Root of all the roots in the world", "CheongKwanJang red ginseng is a masterpiece from the Republic of Korea, the origin of ginseng, that CheongKwangjang, as a global brand of red ginseng, has selected under strict standards and carefully offered in complete root form", "CheongKwanJang red ginseng is a legendary famous product from the Republic of Korea, the origin of ginseng, that CheongKwangjang, as a global brand of red ginseng, has selected under strict standards and carefully selected, and respectfully presented to you", "year old roots", "good", "Republic of Korea", "mark for proof", "high ranking government official", Korean ginseng", "600 grams of ginseng dried straight from earth", "the third rank of ginseng", "Korea Ginseng Corporation", "red ginseng", and "Ginseng Corporation", respectively, in English. |
| 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, September 29, 2017 |
| Primary Code | 029 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | KOREA GINSENG CORP. |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Daejeon KR |
| Party Name | KOREA GINSENG CORP. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Daejeon KR |
| Party Name | KOREA GINSENG CORP. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Daejeon KR |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Tuesday, December 17, 2019 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, October 1, 2019 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, October 1, 2019 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Wednesday, September 11, 2019 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, August 27, 2019 | LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED |
| Friday, August 9, 2019 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Thursday, August 1, 2019 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Thursday, August 1, 2019 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Thursday, August 1, 2019 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Thursday, August 1, 2019 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Thursday, August 1, 2019 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Thursday, August 1, 2019 | PREVIOUS ALLOWANCE COUNT WITHDRAWN |
| Tuesday, July 2, 2019 | WITHDRAWN FROM PUB - OG REVIEW QUERY |
| Tuesday, June 18, 2019 | CASE RETURNED TO EXAMINATION |
| Friday, June 14, 2019 | NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE CANCELLED |
| Wednesday, June 5, 2019 | PETITION TO DIRECTOR - CHANGE BASIS - GRANTED |
| Tuesday, June 4, 2019 | ASSIGNED TO PETITION STAFF |
| Tuesday, April 30, 2019 | TEAS PETITION TO AMEND BASIS RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, February 12, 2019 | NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |
| Tuesday, December 18, 2018 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, December 18, 2018 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Wednesday, November 28, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, November 8, 2018 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Thursday, November 8, 2018 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Thursday, November 8, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Thursday, November 8, 2018 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Thursday, November 8, 2018 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Friday, October 19, 2018 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Friday, October 19, 2018 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, October 16, 2018 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Thursday, June 14, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, June 14, 2018 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, June 14, 2018 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Thursday, May 24, 2018 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Thursday, May 24, 2018 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, May 21, 2018 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Monday, May 14, 2018 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Sunday, April 29, 2018 | PETITION TO DIRECTOR - GRANTED |
| Thursday, December 21, 2017 | ASSIGNED TO PETITION STAFF |
| Saturday, November 25, 2017 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Saturday, November 25, 2017 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Saturday, November 25, 2017 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, November 15, 2017 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Thursday, October 26, 2017 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Monday, October 2, 2017 | TEAS AMENDMENT ENTERED BEFORE ATTORNEY ASSIGNED |
| Monday, October 2, 2017 | TEAS VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT RECEIVED |
| Monday, October 2, 2017 | TEAS PETITION TO DIRECTOR RECEIVED |
| Saturday, September 30, 2017 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Friday, September 29, 2017 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED IN TRAM |
| Thursday, September 28, 2017 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED IN TRAM |