| Serial Number | 79975803 |
| Word Mark | MICROSALT |
| Filing Date | Monday, January 23, 2023 |
| Status | 661 - RESPONSE AFTER NON-FINAL ACTION - ENTERED |
| Status Date | Thursday, May 22, 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 | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Goods and Services | salt for flavouring food; edible salt; salt; salts, seasonings, flavourings, other than essential oils for food, and ajvar, ketchup, harissa, chili oil, and miso being used as condiments; table salt |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the stylized wording "MICROSALT" appearing in blue and white. White appearing elsewhere in the mark represents background, outlining, shading, and/or transparent area and is/are not part of the mark. |
| Pseudo Mark | MICRO SALT |
| Section 2(f) Limitation Statement | "MICROSALT" has become distinctive of the goods/services, as demonstrated by the attached evidence. |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) blue and white is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Salt, raw for preserving, other than for foodstuffs |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "MICROSALT" as applied to Class 29 and "Cocoa; chocolate; rice; tapioca; sago; flour, grain preparations and preparations made from cereals, namely, processed grains, grits, barley, sorghum, millet, and bulgur and cereals prepared for human consumption; cereal products, namely, cereal-based snack foods, ready-to-eat cereals, cereal bars, cereal cookies, processed cereals, cereal flour, and cereals prepared for human consumption; bakery products; bread; biscuits; fine baked goods, namely, crumbles; caramels; candy confectionery being chocolate confectionary, boiled sugar confectionery, frozen confectionery, and confectionery made of sugar; edible ices; sauces; cooking sauces; sauces being cooking sauces; savoury sauces used as condiments; table sauces; sauces in the form of dips, namely, dipping sauces; savoury sauces being tinned sauces; canned sauces; salsa sauces; curry sauces; food dressings being salad dressings; ready-made sauces; vegetable pulps in the form of sauces for food; mixes for preparing sauces; food flavourings in the form of concentrated sauces for culinary purposes; prepared foodstuffs in the form of sauces; food flavourings other than essential oils; food seasonings; prepared and prepacked meals consisting primarily of pasta, quinoa, noodles, or rice; corn-based savoury snacks; cereal-based savoury snacks; crackers; processed grains, starches, namely, starch for food, food starch, and starches for human consumption and culinary purposes; baking preparations being baking soda, baking powder, baking spices, and yeasts; cereals, processed; high-protein cereal bars; protein bars being granola-based snack bars, quinoa-based snack bars, and seaweed-based snack bars; crisps made of corn and grain cereals; food flavourings other than essential oils and seasonings; spicy snacks made from corn and grains" in Class 30 |
| International Class | 001 - Chemicals used in industry, science and photography, as well as in agriculture, horticulture and forestry; unprocessed artificial resins; unprocessed plastics; manures; fire extinguishing compositions; tempering and soldering preparations; chemical substances for preserving foodstuffs; tanning substances; adhesives used in industry. |
| US Class Codes | 001, 005, 006, 010, 026, 046 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, July 14, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 001 |
| 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 | Friday, July 14, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 030 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | MicroSalt Ltd |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | GB |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, July 13, 2023 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Friday, July 14, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, July 18, 2023 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Sunday, September 3, 2023 | CORRECTION TRANSACTION RECEIVED FROM IB |
| Tuesday, September 19, 2023 | CORRECTION FROM IB ENTERED - NO REVIEW REQUIRED |
| Friday, October 20, 2023 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, October 24, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, October 25, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Wednesday, November 22, 2023 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, January 16, 2024 | CORRECTION SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, January 16, 2024 | CORRECTION CREATED FOR IB |
| Friday, March 1, 2024 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, March 1, 2024 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Friday, March 1, 2024 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, March 13, 2024 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, March 13, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Wednesday, March 13, 2024 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Saturday, June 1, 2024 | CORRECTION TRANSACTION RECEIVED FROM IB |
| Saturday, June 1, 2024 | USPTO CORRECTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Thursday, June 13, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Thursday, June 13, 2024 | CORRECTION FROM IB ENTERED - ATTORNEY REVIEW REQUIRED |
| Sunday, July 14, 2024 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Thursday, October 10, 2024 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Thursday, October 10, 2024 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Thursday, October 10, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Thursday, October 10, 2024 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Thursday, October 10, 2024 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Tuesday, November 12, 2024 | WITHDRAWN FROM PUB - OG REVIEW QUERY |
| Tuesday, November 19, 2024 | PREVIOUS ALLOWANCE COUNT WITHDRAWN |
| Friday, November 22, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Saturday, December 14, 2024 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Friday, March 7, 2025 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Friday, March 7, 2025 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Friday, March 7, 2025 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Friday, March 7, 2025 | TEAS CHANGE OF DOMESTIC REPRESENTATIVES ADDRESS |
| Thursday, May 22, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, May 22, 2025 | DIVISIONAL REQUEST RECEIVED |
| Thursday, May 22, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Thursday, May 22, 2025 | TEAS REQUEST TO DIVIDE RECEIVED |
| Thursday, May 22, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, June 11, 2025 | CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL |
| Thursday, June 12, 2025 | DIVISIONAL PROCESSING COMPLETE |