| Serial Number | 97533613 |
| Word Mark | KOREA NONGHYUP KIMCHI |
| Filing Date | Wednesday, August 3, 2022 |
| Status | 686 - PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Status Date | Tuesday, September 10, 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 |
| Goods and Services | Processed polished cereals; Flour and preparations made from cereals, namely flour, glutinous rice flour, buckwheat flour, soya flour, perilla powder for food, potato starch flour, powder made of mixed grains, powder of bean curd lees, powder of fermented soybean paste (chonggug-jang), nut flours, corn flour, turmeric powder; Kimchi pancakes; Kimchi stirfried rice; Kimchi instant noodles; Prepared rice rolled in seaweed; Packed boiled rice; Prepackaged lunches consisting primarily of rice, and also including meat, fish or vegetables; Cereal-based processed products, namely scorched rice crust (nurunggi), bread, noodles, instant noodles, grain syrup, soya sauce, doenjang condiment, fermented hot pepper paste (gochujang); HMR (home meal replacement) consisting primarily of grains; HMR (home meal replacement) consisting primarily of instant noodles; Confectionery; Sugar; Rice cakes; Seasonings; Hot pepper powder (spice); Salt; Tea; Coffee; Teabased beverages |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of Korean characters listed on first and second lines and their English transliteration listed below them on a separate third line comprised of the words "KOREA NONGHYUP KIMCHI", all bounded by a double-lined short rectangular design including a half-circle shaped design element in the top center of the short rectangular design, wherein the first Korean consonant character incorporates a Korean symbol called a taegeuk comprised of an interlocking sinusoid design all in black having an upper section in red color and a lower section in blue color. The color white represent 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" , respectively, in English; The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to "Nonghyup" and this has no meaning in a foreign language. |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) red, blue, and black is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "KOREA" AND "KIMCHI" and the non-Latin characters that transliterate to "Han guk" and "kin chi" |
| 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 | Thursday, August 25, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 030 |
| 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 |
| Tuesday, January 17, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, January 17, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, January 17, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| 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 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, April 17, 2023 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, April 18, 2023 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, October 17, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF INQUIRY AS TO SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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, July 2, 2024 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |