| Serial Number | 98232256 |
| Word Mark | MING MING ARTISAN |
| Filing Date | Thursday, October 19, 2023 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, February 18, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 7692435 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, February 18, 2025 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, December 31, 2024 |
| Goods and Services | Almond cake; Almond cakes; Almond cookies; Bakery goods; Bakery goods and dessert items, namely, cakes, cookies, pastries, candies, and frozen confections for retail and wholesale distribution and consumption on or off the premises; Bakery products, namely, sweet bakery goods; Biscuit mixes; Black tea; Black tea, namely, English tea; Bread biscuits; Candy; Chocolate candies; Chocolate chips; Chocolate confections; Chocolate covered nuts; Chocolate pastries; Chocolate-based snack food; Chocolate-based snacks; Cocoa; Coffee and coffee substitutes; Coffee, tea, cocoa and artificial coffee; Coffee-based snack foods; Confectioneries, namely, snack foods, namely, chocolate; Confectionery chips for baking; Confectionery, namely, candy and chocolate; Cookies and crackers; Cookies with nuts; Cotton candy; Egg rolls; Frozen confectionery; Frozen cake, cookie batter; Gluten-free desserts, namely, bakery desserts, ice cream, chocolate, cookies; Hard candy; Maple syrup; Marshmallow squares; Moon cakes; Pancakes; Peanut butter confectionery chips; Pre-packaged lunches consisting primarily of rice, and also including meat, fish or vegetables; Rice cakes; Rice pudding; Sauce mixes; Snack food chews made primarily from brown rice syrup; Snack foods, namely, chocolate-based snack foods; Tea bags; Tiramisu; Toffee |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of a Chinese character representing the word "MING". The word "MING" appears next to the Chinese character and is oriented vertically and faces the left side. The Chinese character and the word "MING" are enclosed within a partial square. Below is the wording "MING ARTISAN" in stylized text. Below "MING ARTISAN" there is a horizontal line separated by four Chinese characters placed in the middle of the horizontal line. The first two Chinese characters are larger in size than the last two. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to "MING, MING YUE HUANG TING" and this means "BRIGHT, BRIGHT PEARL IMPERIAL COURT" in English. |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "ARTISAN" |
| 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, October 19, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 030 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Imperial Enterprises Holdings Limited |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Tsuen Wan, N.T HK |
| Party Name | Imperial Enterprises Holdings Limited |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Tsuen Wan, N.T HK |
| Party Name | Imperial Enterprises Holdings Limited |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Tsuen Wan, N.T HK |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Friday, October 20, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Sunday, October 22, 2023 | TEAS VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT RECEIVED |
| Sunday, October 22, 2023 | TEAS AMENDMENT ENTERED BEFORE ATTORNEY ASSIGNED |
| Monday, December 4, 2023 | TEAS VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, December 5, 2023 | TEAS VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT RECEIVED |
| Monday, January 8, 2024 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, March 26, 2024 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Friday, June 14, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, June 14, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Friday, June 14, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Sunday, June 23, 2024 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, September 16, 2024 | PRELIMINARY/VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT - ENTERED |
| Monday, September 16, 2024 | TEAS VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, June 5, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Friday, December 6, 2024 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Friday, December 6, 2024 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Friday, December 6, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Friday, December 6, 2024 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Friday, December 6, 2024 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Wednesday, December 25, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, December 31, 2024 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, December 31, 2024 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, February 18, 2025 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, February 18, 2025 | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |