| Serial Number | 79286475 |
| Word Mark | KURAYOSHI DISTILLERY MATSUI UMESHU WITH JAPANESE WHISKY T. MATSUI MADE IN JAPAN |
| Filing Date | Friday, March 6, 2020 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, July 20, 2021 |
| Registration Number | 6422226 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, July 20, 2021 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, May 4, 2021 |
| Certificate of Correction for Registration | In the statement, Class 33 has been corrected per the Restriction dated August 4 2022, and per the Fnote dated October 13, 2022. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | The non-Latin horizontal characters at the top in this mark transliterate to "KURAYOSHI JORYUJO" and this means "Kurayoshi Distillery" in English. "UMESHU" is translated as "unripe ume infused in liquor with added sugar". The large vertical characters on the left transliterate to "UMESHU", which means "unripe ume infused in liquor with added sugar". The smaller vertical characters transliterate to "UISKII SHIKOMI", and mean "prepared with whisky". The small horizontal characters on the bottom are transliterated as "HINMOKU: RIKYURU", and this means "item: liqueur" |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) antique white, dark slate gray, water green, rose pink, dark sea green, sepia, navy blue and almond brown is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the following: a navy blue and antique white snow-capped mountain with dark sea-green at the base, to the left of "KURAYOSHI DISTILLERY MATSUI UMESHU WITH JAPANESE WHISKY" in black, and Japanese characters in black below and the words followed by "T. MATSUI MADE IN JAPAN" in black underneath, and more Japanese characters in black below, with a dark slate gray Japanese temple to the right and rose pink flowers on an almond brown branch on water green foliage below, all within a black border and displayed on a sepia background. |
| Goods and Services | Plum liquor made by soaking Japanese plum in whisky * made in Japan * ; plum liquor * made in Japan *, namely, Japanese liquor flavored with Japanese plum extracts |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "KURAYOSHI DISTILLERY", "UMESHU", "WITH JAPANESE WHISKY", "MADE IN JAPAN" AND THE NON-LATIN CHARACTERS THAT TRANSLITERATE TO "KURAYOSHI JORYUJO", "UISKII SHIKOMI" AND "HINMOKU: RIKYURU" |
| International Class | 033 - Alcoholic beverages (except beers). |
| US Class Codes | 047, 049 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, May 29, 2020 |
| Primary Code | 033 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | MATSUI SHUZO An Unlimited Partnership |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | JP |
| Party Name | MATSUI SHUZO An Unlimited Partnership |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | JP |
| Party Name | MATSUI SHUZO An Unlimited Partnership |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | JP |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, May 28, 2020 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Friday, May 29, 2020 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, May 29, 2020 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, June 2, 2020 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Tuesday, June 2, 2020 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, June 3, 2020 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Monday, July 6, 2020 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Monday, July 6, 2020 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Friday, July 24, 2020 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Monday, December 21, 2020 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, March 24, 2021 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Thursday, March 25, 2021 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, March 25, 2021 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, March 29, 2021 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Monday, March 29, 2021 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Monday, March 29, 2021 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Monday, March 29, 2021 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Monday, March 29, 2021 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, April 14, 2021 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, April 14, 2021 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, April 14, 2021 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Sunday, May 2, 2021 | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, May 4, 2021 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, May 4, 2021 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, July 20, 2021 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, October 20, 2021 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, November 30, 2021 | GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION CREATED |
| Tuesday, November 30, 2021 | GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION SENT TO IB |
| Monday, December 6, 2021 | TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED |
| Monday, December 6, 2021 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Monday, December 6, 2021 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Monday, December 6, 2021 | TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS |
| Monday, December 6, 2021 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Monday, December 6, 2021 | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED |
| Monday, January 10, 2022 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Sunday, August 7, 2022 | LIMITATION OF GOODS RECEIVED FROM IB |
| Monday, October 17, 2022 | ASSIGNED TO PARALEGAL |
| Monday, October 17, 2022 | CORRECTION UNDER SECTION 7 - PROCESSED |
| Tuesday, October 18, 2022 | LIMITATION FROM THE IB EXAMINED AND ENTERED |
| Tuesday, November 22, 2022 | NOTICE OF UPDATED REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |
| Saturday, June 17, 2023 | PARTIAL INVALIDATION OF REG EXT PROTECTION CREATED |
| Sunday, July 23, 2023 | INVALIDATION REVIEWED - NO ACTION REQUIRED BY OFFICE |
| Thursday, November 16, 2023 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Thursday, November 16, 2023 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Thursday, November 16, 2023 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Monday, July 20, 2026 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (6-YR) E-MAILED |