| Serial Number | 79184195 |
| Word Mark | MENTAISENBEI MENBEI |
| Filing Date | Thursday, December 10, 2015 |
| Status | 709 - CANCELLED - SECTION 71 |
| Status Date | Friday, October 27, 2023 |
| Registration Number | 5178618 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, April 11, 2017 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, January 24, 2017 |
| Goods and Services | Rice crackers (senbei) made from Karashi-mentaiko (spicy salted cod roe); rice crackers (senbei) with Karashi-mentaiko (spicy salted cod roe) flavor |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of a small thick-bordered hexagon design at the lower left of the mark surrounding a design of two divided U-shapes hanging from a bar; to the right of this appears a large incomplete square border, within which appears a large non-Latin character at the center, with four vertically-oriented, smaller non-Latin characters appearing at the right edge of the aforementioned large character; to the upper-right within the square border appears the stylized wording "MENTAISENBEI MENBEI"; outside the right edge of the square border design appear eight vertically-oriented non-Latin characters. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to "karashi mentai fuumi" (the 8 vertical characters on the right side) and this means "spicy cod roe flavor" in English. The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to "me menbei" (the large central character and 4 vertical characters to its right) and this has no meaning in a foreign language. |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Translation of Words in Mark | The English translation of "MENTAISENBEI" in the mark is "spicy cod roe rice cracker". The wording "MENBEI" has no meaning in a foreign language. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "MENTAISENBEI" AND THE NON-LATIN CHARACTERS THAT TRANSLITERATE TO "KARASHI MENTAI FUUMI" |
| 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 | F - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Friday, October 27, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 030 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | YAMAGUCHI ABURAYA FUKUTARO CO., LTD. |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Fukuoka 812-0893 JP |
| Party Name | YAMAGUCHI ABURAYA FUKUTARO CO., LTD. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Fukuoka 812-0893 JP |
| Party Name | YAMAGUCHI ABURAYA FUKUTARO CO., LTD. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Fukuoka 812-0893 JP |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Tuesday, March 15, 2016 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Monday, March 28, 2016 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Thursday, March 10, 2016 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Friday, March 11, 2016 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Monday, July 11, 2016 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED |
| Thursday, April 7, 2016 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Friday, April 8, 2016 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Monday, April 11, 2016 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Monday, April 11, 2016 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Saturday, May 14, 2016 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Wednesday, June 15, 2016 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, June 15, 2016 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, June 16, 2016 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, July 11, 2016 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, January 4, 2017 | NOTICE OF PUBLICATION |
| Wednesday, January 4, 2017 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, January 4, 2017 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Friday, September 9, 2016 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, October 18, 2016 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, October 26, 2016 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Monday, October 31, 2016 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, October 31, 2016 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Thursday, December 1, 2016 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, December 13, 2016 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Monday, December 19, 2016 | LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED |
| Saturday, July 15, 2017 | GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION SENT TO IB |
| Friday, January 20, 2017 | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, January 24, 2017 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, April 11, 2017 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, July 11, 2017 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Saturday, July 15, 2017 | GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION CREATED |
| Friday, August 25, 2017 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Friday, October 27, 2023 | CANCELLED SECTION 71 |
| Friday, June 28, 2024 | TOTAL INVALIDATION OF REG EXT PROTECTION CREATED |
| Monday, October 7, 2024 | TOTAL INVALIDATION PROCESSED BY THE IB |
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 | GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 | GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION CREATED |