| Serial Number | 87284491 |
| Word Mark | LEE KUM KEE HONG KONG SMART CHOICE |
| Filing Date | Thursday, December 29, 2016 |
| Status | 702 - SECTION 8 & 15 - ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED |
| Status Date | Sunday, September 29, 2024 |
| Registration Number | 5561792 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, September 11, 2018 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, January 16, 2018 |
| Goods and Services | Sauces and condiments, namely, ready-made sauce, preparations or concentrates for making sauces; cooking sauces; marinades, oriental cooking sauce, stir fry sauce, dipping sauce, oyster sauce, oyster flavored sauce, soy sauce, curry sauce, coconut flavored curry sauce, teriyaki sauce, chili sauce, hot and spicy sauce, Chinese barbecue sauce, sweet and sour sauce, garlic sauce and garlic paste for use as a seasoning and condiment, ginger sauce and ginger paste for use as a seasoning and condiment, peanut flavored sauce, peanut sauce, bean sauce and paste, black bean sauce and paste, soy bean sauce and paste, black pepper sauce, Korean barbecue sauce, lemon grass sauce, fruit sauce excluding cranberry and apple sauces, fish sauce, satay sauce, sauces made from or containing extracts of seafood or dried seafood, ketchup, salad dressing; vinegar; seasonings; minced garlic for use as seasoning; minced ginger for use as seasoning; chicken flavored flavorings for use as a seasoning and condiment; chili sauce, chili powders, chili paste for use as a seasoning; minced garlic; minced ginger for use as a seasoning and condiment; meat, fish, poultry, shellfish and crustaceans sold as a component part of sauces; dried or extracts of fish, prawns, shrimps, clams, mussels, oysters and scallops sold as a component part of sauces; chicken powder for human consumption for use as a seasoning and condiment; chicken flavored powders for human consumption for use as a food additive, namely, for use as a seasoning and condiment; chili oil used as a seasoning and condiment |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of a stylized rectangular marquee with cutouts along the corners and edges shaded in grey with Chinese characters in the top center of the rectangle, the stylized words "LEE KUM KEE" below the Chinese characters, and additional Chinese characters surrounding the stylized words "HONG KONG" beneath the "LEE KUM KEE" words. Beneath the marquee are the stylized words "SMART CHOICE". |
| NOT AVAILABLE | The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to "LEE KUM KEE" and "HEUNG KONG". |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Translation of Words in Mark | The Chinese characters in the mark are transliterated as "Lee Kum Kee" and "Heung Kong". "Lee" represents a surname; "Kum" translates to English as "a tapestry"; "Kee" translates to English as "A firm/business" or "to remember"; "Heung Kong" translates to English as "HONG KONG". |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "KEE" AND THE NON-LATIN CHARACTERS THAT TRANSLITERATE TO "KEE", AND "HONG KONG" AND THE NON-LATIN CHARACTERS THAT TRANSLITERATE TO "HEUNG KONG" |
| 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 | Tuesday, January 10, 2017 |
| Primary Code | 030 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Saturday, July 1, 2017 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Saturday, July 1, 2017 |
| Party Name | Lee Kum Kee Company Limited |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | NEW TERRITORIES HK |
| Party Name | Lee Kum Kee Company Limited |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Tai Po New Territories HK |
| Party Name | Lee Kum Kee Company Limited |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Tai Po New Territories HK |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Monday, January 2, 2017 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Tuesday, January 10, 2017 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Wednesday, January 11, 2017 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, March 22, 2017 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, March 29, 2017 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, March 29, 2017 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, March 29, 2017 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, May 16, 2017 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, May 16, 2017 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, May 17, 2017 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Thursday, June 8, 2017 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Thursday, June 8, 2017 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Thursday, June 8, 2017 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Friday, December 1, 2017 | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED |
| Friday, December 1, 2017 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Saturday, December 2, 2017 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, December 4, 2017 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, December 27, 2017 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, January 16, 2018 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, January 16, 2018 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, March 13, 2018 | NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |
| Monday, June 25, 2018 | TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED |
| Monday, June 25, 2018 | USE AMENDMENT FILED |
| Tuesday, July 17, 2018 | CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL |
| Tuesday, July 17, 2018 | STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE |
| Tuesday, August 7, 2018 | ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED |
| Wednesday, August 8, 2018 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, September 11, 2018 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Monday, September 11, 2023 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, March 27, 2024 | TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED |
| Sunday, September 29, 2024 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Sunday, September 29, 2024 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. |
| Sunday, September 29, 2024 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED |
| Saturday, March 1, 2025 | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED |
| Saturday, March 1, 2025 | TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED |
| Saturday, March 1, 2025 | TEAS CHANGE OF DOMESTIC REPRESENTATIVES ADDRESS |
| Saturday, March 1, 2025 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Saturday, March 1, 2025 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Saturday, March 1, 2025 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Monday, March 17, 2025 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Monday, March 17, 2025 | TEAS WITHDRAWAL AS DOMESTIC REPRESENTATIVE RECEIVED |
| Monday, March 17, 2025 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Monday, March 17, 2025 | TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED |
| Monday, March 17, 2025 | TEAS CHANGE OF DOMESTIC REPRESENTATIVES ADDRESS |
| Monday, March 17, 2025 | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED |
| Monday, March 17, 2025 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |