| Serial Number | 97533578 |
| Word Mark | KOREA NONGHYUP KIMCHI |
| Filing Date | Wednesday, August 3, 2022 |
| Status | 688 - NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE - ISSUED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, November 5, 2024 |
| 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, September 10, 2024 |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of Korean characters on a first line and their English transliteration listed on a separate line below comprised of the words "KOREA NONGHYUP KIMCHI", all bounded by a double-lined rectangular design including a half-circle shaped design element in the top center of the rectangular design, all in black, wherein the first Korean consonant character incorporates a Korean symbol called a taegeuk comprised of an interlocking sinusoid design having an upper section in red color and a lower section in blue color. The color white represents background and is not being claimed. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to "Han guk" and "Kim Chi" and this means "KOREA" and "KIMCHI" in English; The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to "Nonghyup" and this has no meaning in a foreign language. |
| Goods and Services | Frozen beans; Pollen prepared as foodstuff; Preserved, frozen, dried and cooked fruits and vegetables; Kimchi; Kimchi jjigae (Korean dish consisting primarily of fermented vegetables, pork and tofu); Processed vegetable products, namely, cabbage powders, pickles, vegetable puree; HMR (home meal replacement) consisting primarily of kimchi; HMR (home meal replacement) consisting primarily of fruits and vegetables; Vegetable-based concentrate for cooking; Prepared side dishes consisting primarily of meat, fish, poultry or vegetable; Tofu; Foods prepared from bean curds (tofu); Processed beans, namely, foodstuffs excluding bean curds and foodstuffs made from bean curds; Meat; Processed meat products, namely, Samgyetang (Korean ginseng chicken soup), Galbitang (short rib soup), Bulgogi (sliced and seasoned barbequed beef), smoked meat, chicken breast fillets, beef steaks, fish steaks, pork steaks, jerky; Processed dairy products, namely, milk, cheese, yoghurt; Processed oils and fats for food; Salted and fermented seafood (Jeotgal); Processed seaweed products, namely, sheets of dried laver (hoshi-nori), preserved laver, seasoned laver (Jaban-gim), seaweed extracts for food; Fish-based foodstuffs, namely, boiled and dried fish, dried anchovy, fish-based snack food |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) red, blue, and black is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | THE NON-LATIN CHARACTERS THAT TRANSLITERATE TO "HAN GUK" AND "KIM CHI" AND THE WORDS "KOREA" AND "KIMCHI" |
| 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 | Thursday, August 25, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 029 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE FEDERATION |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Seoul 04516 KR |
| Party Name | NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE FEDERATION |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Seoul 04516 KR |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Saturday, August 6, 2022 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Thursday, August 25, 2022 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, August 26, 2022 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, January 17, 2023 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, January 18, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, January 18, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, January 18, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, April 17, 2023 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, April 17, 2023 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, April 18, 2023 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, April 19, 2023 | SUSPENSION LETTER WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, April 19, 2023 | LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, April 19, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, October 17, 2023 | SUSPENSION INQUIRY WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, October 17, 2023 | INQUIRY TO SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, October 17, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF INQUIRY AS TO SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Monday, January 8, 2024 | TEAS RESPONSE TO SUSPENSION INQUIRY RECEIVED |
| Thursday, January 18, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, July 2, 2024 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, July 2, 2024 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, July 2, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Thursday, August 8, 2024 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, August 21, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, September 10, 2024 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, September 10, 2024 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, November 5, 2024 | NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |
| Friday, December 13, 2024 | TEAS DELETE 1(B) BASIS RECEIVED |