| Serial Number | 79344037 |
| Word Mark | KUZE FUKU & CO. |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, June 7, 2022 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, April 9, 2024 |
| Registration Number | 7349318 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, April 9, 2024 |
| Mark Drawing | 3000 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, January 23, 2024 |
| Goods and Services | Starch based binding agents for ice cream; meat tenderizers for culinary purposes; preparations for stiffening whipped cream, namely, starch-based thickeners for whipped cream; aromatic preparations for food, namely, processed herbs and dried herbs; tea; prepared coffee and coffee-based beverages; prepared cocoa and cocoa-based beverages; ice; shrimp chips; pies; fried dough cookies; rice crackers; rice dumplings; candies; cereal-based snack food; bars of sweet jelly bean paste (yohkan); cookies; biscuits; pastries; wafers; eclairs; tarts; custard-based dessert souffles; custards; Japanese sponge cakes; popcorn; candy-coated apples; pancakes; crackers; cakes; grain based chips; toffees; churros; chocolate; chocolate-coated nuts; chocolate syrups; chocolate pastries; chocolate products, namely, chocolate cakes, chocolate-covered potato chips and chocolate-covered popcorn; nougat; confectionery bars in the nature of chocolate-coated nougat bars, chocolate-covered nougat bars, chocolate bars, filled chocolate bars; fudge; confectionery, namely, fondant; brownies; pretzels; muffins; mille-feuilles; meringues; waffles; puffed rice; cotton candy; sweet bean jam coated with sugared-bean based soft shell (nerikiri); Japanese confectionery consisting of agar jelly, boiled adzuki beans and fruits with syrup (mitsumame); Japanese traditional confectionery, namely, Japanese fish-shaped cakes with various fillings (taiyaki), sugared beans (ama-natto) and sweet pounded rice cakes (mochi-gashi); western-style confectionery, namely, tea cakes; bread and buns; sandwiches; steamed buns stuffed with minced meat (chuka-manjuh); hamburgers sandwiches; pizzas; hot dogs sandwiches; meat pies; seasonings; miso; worcester sauce; meat gravies; ketchup; soy sauce; vinegar; sauce mixes in the nature of vinegar mixes; seasoning soy sauce; salad dressings; white sauce in the nature of tartar sauce; mayonnaise; sauces for barbecued meat; cube sugar; fructose for culinary purposes; crystallized sugar for decorating food; sugar; maltose for culinary purposes; honey; glucose for culinary purposes; powdered starch syrup for culinary purposes; starch syrup for culinary purposes; table salt mixed with sesame seeds; cooking salt; roasted and ground sesame seeds for use as seasonings; celery salt; umami seasonings; spices; ice cream mixes; sherbet mixes; unroasted coffee beans; cereal preparations, namely, soba noodles and pasta; chocolate based spread; Chinese stuffed dumplings (gyoza, cooked); Chinese steamed dumplings (shumai, cooked); sushi; fried balls of batter mix with small pieces of octopus (takoyaki); boxed lunches in the nature of prepared entrées consisting primarily of rice, with added meat, fish or vegetables; ravioli; yeast powder; fermenting malted rice (koji); yeast; baking powder; instant confectionery mixes in the nature of frozen yogurt; pasta sauce; by-product of rice for food (sake lees); husked rice; husked oats; husked barley; gluten additives for culinary purposes; flour |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the stylized wording "KUZE FUKU & CO.", above this wording are a series of Japanese characters which transliterate to "KUZE FUKU SHOTEN", directly above these characters is a stylized house and roof design where the body of the house consists of three solid rectangles with a solid line in the shape of a caret above the rectangles representing the roof. |
| Goods and Services | Fruit-based, vegetable-based, bean-based or nut-based snacks foods; edible oils and fats; milk products excluding ice cream, ice milk and frozen yogurt; fresh, chilled, or frozen meat for human consumption; eggs; fresh, chilled or frozen edible aquatic animals (not live); frozen vegetables; frozen fruits; processed meat; processed seafood products; processed vegetables and fruits; jams; fried tofu pieces (abura-age); freeze-dried tofu pieces (kohri-dofu); jelly made from devils' tongue root (konnyaku); soya milk; tofu; fermented soybeans (natto); processed eggs; pre-cooked curry stew, stew and soup mixes; dried flakes of laver for sprinkling on rice in hot water (ochazuke-nori); dried flakes of fish, meat, vegetables and seafood, namely, furi-kake; prepared side-dish made of fermented soybean (name-mono); preserved pulses; foodstuffs rich in proteins, based on meat, fish, vegetables and dairy, for human consumption, namely, dried meat, frozen meat, pre-cooked poached, scrambled, and cooked eggs, moist, tender meat, preserved fish, and poultry that is ground or chopped into small pieces, soups with small soft pieces of vegetables and meat |
| Name/Portrait Description and/or Consent Statement | The name(s), portrait(s), and/or signature(s) shown in the mark does not identify a particular living individual. |
| Pseudo Mark | KUZE FUKU AND CO |
| Transliteration Statement | The transliteration of the non-Latin characters in the mark is "KUZE FUKU SHOTEN". |
| Goods and Services | Beer; carbonated non-alcoholic drinks; fruit juices; vegetable juices; extracts of hops for making beer; whey beverages |
| Disclaimer with Predetermined Text | "CO." |
| 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 | Wednesday, July 6, 2022 |
| 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 | Wednesday, July 6, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 030 |
| 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 | Wednesday, July 6, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 032 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | St. Cousair Co., Ltd. |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | JP |
| Party Name | St. Cousair Co., Ltd. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | JP |
| Party Name | St. Cousair Co., Ltd. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | JP |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Tuesday, April 9, 2024 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, April 9, 2024 | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |
| Tuesday, January 23, 2024 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, January 23, 2024 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Monday, January 22, 2024 | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Wednesday, January 3, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, January 3, 2024 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, January 3, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Monday, January 1, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION - PROCESSED BY IB |
| Monday, December 18, 2023 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, December 6, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, December 6, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, November 28, 2023 | PRELIMINARY/VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT - ENTERED |
| Tuesday, November 28, 2023 | TEAS VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT RECEIVED |
| Saturday, November 11, 2023 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Friday, November 10, 2023 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, November 10, 2023 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, June 6, 2023 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Monday, May 15, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Monday, May 15, 2023 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Wednesday, March 29, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Tuesday, March 28, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, March 22, 2023 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, July 12, 2022 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Wednesday, July 6, 2022 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, July 1, 2022 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A SUBSEQ DESIG FROM IB |