| Serial Number | 98362954 |
| Word Mark | MEP |
| Filing Date | Thursday, January 18, 2024 |
| Status | 653 - SUSPENSION LETTER - MAILED |
| Status Date | Thursday, August 1, 2024 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form |
| Published for Opposition Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Goods and Services | Instant noodles; instant noodles sold in a cup; snack confectionery, namely, snack cakes, chocolate-based snack foods, rice-based snack food, coffee-based snack foods, corn-based snack foods, flour-based snack foods, chocolate-based snack bars, ice-cream-based snack foods, frozen-yogurt-based snack foods, extruded wheat snacks, extruded corn snacks; confectionery, namely, candy and chocolate, frozen confectionery, jelly confectionery, almond confectionery, chocolate confectionery, yogurt-covered nuts being confectionery, yogurt-covered fruit being confectionery, confectionery made of sugar, confectionery made of sugar substitutes, frozen confectionery containing ice cream, confectionery in the form of mousses; bread; seasonings; flour; preparations made from cereals, namely, noodles, pasta, breakfast cereals, ready-to-eat cereals, cereal bars, cereal cookies, granola, ravioli, macaroni, vermicelli, spaghetti, edible paper, oatmeal, cooked rice, instant rice, cornflakes, tacos; polished cereals in the nature of processed cereals made of muesli, rice, pearl barley, glutinous rice, brown rice, and husked oats; cereal-based snack food; yeast; malt for human consumption, namely, malt for food purposes and malt extracts for food; natural sweeteners; rice cakes; salt; tea; coffee; beverages made of tea; ice; meat tenderizers for culinary purposes; sauces; food seasonings; spices |
| Goods and Services | Prepared side dishes consisting primarily of meat, fish, poultry or vegetable; processed meat; frozen beans; pollen prepared as foodstuff; preserved, frozen, dried and cooked fruits and vegetables; preparations for making soup; vegetable-based concentrates for cooking; jellies for food, other than confectionery; foods prepared from tofu, namely, tofu burger patties, tofu-based snacks, tofu patties, fried tofu pieces (abura-age), freeze-dried tofu pieces (kohri-dofu); processed beans, namely, foodstuffs, excluding bean curds and foodstuffs made from bean curds; croquettes, namely, meat croquettes, fish croquettes, vegetable croquettes, chicken croquettes; meat, fish not live, poultry and game; eggs; processed dairy products, namely, cream, cheese, dairy-based spreads, dairy-based beverages; food products made from oil and fat, namely, edible oil and fat; edible insects, not live; fish and shellfish, not live, including those frozen or preserved with salt; fish-based foodstuffs, namely, fish-based snack foods; lecithin for culinary purposes |
| Translation of Words in Mark | The wording "MEP" has no meaning in a foreign language. |
| 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 | Thursday, January 18, 2024 |
| 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 | Thursday, January 18, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 030 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | SAMYANG ROUNDSQUARE INC. |
| Party Type | 11 - New Owner Before Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | SEOUL 02737 KR |
| Party Name | Samyang Foods Co., Ltd. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Seoul 02737 KR |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, January 18, 2024 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Sunday, January 21, 2024 | TEAS VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT RECEIVED |
| Sunday, January 21, 2024 | TEAS AMENDMENT ENTERED BEFORE ATTORNEY ASSIGNED |
| Wednesday, May 15, 2024 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Thursday, June 13, 2024 | AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP |
| Thursday, June 13, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Saturday, June 15, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Saturday, June 15, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Friday, July 5, 2024 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Friday, July 5, 2024 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Saturday, June 15, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, July 5, 2024 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, July 8, 2024 | TEAS CHANGE OF DOMESTIC REPRESENTATIVES ADDRESS |
| Monday, July 8, 2024 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Monday, July 8, 2024 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Monday, July 8, 2024 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Thursday, August 1, 2024 | SUSPENSION LETTER WRITTEN |
| Thursday, August 1, 2024 | LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, August 1, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |