| Serial Number | 98376861 |
| Word Mark | LA CHIQUITA TORTILLA MANUFACTURER |
| Filing Date | Friday, January 26, 2024 |
| Status | 686 - PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Status Date | Tuesday, June 17, 2025 |
| 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, June 17, 2025 |
| Goods and Services | Corn chips; Sandwich wraps made of flour and corn; Tortilla chips; Tortilla shells; Tortillas; all the foregoing sold to distributors, restaurants and specialty grocery stores and not for sale to restaurant patrons |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of a concentric circle design with two outlines of circles in red with the wording "LA CHIQUITA" in green curving along the inside the top of the first circle, with "TORTILLA MANUFACTURER" in green curving along the bottom insider of the first circle. In the center circle is a highly stylized design of a silhouette of a woman, shaded in green on the left and red on the right sitting and making tortillas, with vertical lines running through the woman's silhouette. The woman is sitting in front of a stylized green small table with a green rolling pin and is rolling out dough on one side and has a red circular plate or griddle on the other side with tortillas on the plate. The white in the mark represents background or transparent areas and is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The colors red and green are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Translation of Words in Mark | The English translation of "LA CHIQUITA" in the mark is "the little one". |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "TORTILLA MANUFACTURER" |
| 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 | Friday, January 26, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 030 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Thursday, November 30, 1978 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Thursday, November 30, 1978 |
| Party Name | Latino Enterprises, Inc. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Atlanta, GA 30331 |
| Party Name | Latino Enterprises, Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Atlanta, GA 30331 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Friday, January 26, 2024 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Thursday, July 25, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, July 25, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, July 25, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, October 22, 2024 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, October 22, 2024 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, October 22, 2024 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, January 7, 2025 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, January 7, 2025 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, January 7, 2025 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Thursday, January 30, 2025 | APPLICATION EXTENSION TO RESPONSE PERIOD - RECEIVED |
| Thursday, January 30, 2025 | APPLICATION EXTENSION GRANTED/RECEIPT PROVIDED |
| Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | EXPARTE APPEAL RECEIVED AT TTAB |
| Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | EX PARTE APPEAL-INSTITUTED |
| Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | JURISDICTION RESTORED TO EXAMINING ATTORNEY |
| Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED |
| Monday, May 5, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, May 5, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Friday, May 9, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF SUBSEQUENT FINAL EMAILED |
| Friday, May 9, 2025 | ACTION CONTINUING A FINAL - COMPLETED |
| Monday, May 12, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, May 12, 2025 | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED |
| Monday, May 12, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | EXPARTE APPEAL TERMINATED |
| Wednesday, June 11, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, June 17, 2025 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, June 17, 2025 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Friday, May 9, 2025 | CONTINUATION OF FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |