| Serial Number | 97898739 |
| Word Mark | MIO SPARKLING SAKE |
| Filing Date | Thursday, April 20, 2023 |
| Status | 688 - NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE - ISSUED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, July 16, 2024 |
| 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 | Tuesday, May 21, 2024 |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of a deep blue square with two stacked small white Hiragana characters that transliterate to "MIO" to the left of a large white Kanji character that transliterates to "MIO" in the middle, over the white stylized wording "MIO SPARKLING SAKE." There are six white Kanji characters in the top right corner of the mark arranged vertically that transliterate to "Shochikubai" and "Shirakabegura." To the right of the lower three characters, there are six small white Hiragana characters that transliterate to "Shirakabegura." Below the white lettering is a pale pink box containing six pale pink Kanji characters, which transliterate to "Shochikubai" and "Shirakabegura." From the bottom to the upper left, three yellow lines, one pale pink line, and one pink line create a miscellaneous shape surrounded by small sky blue, white, and yellow circles. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to "Mio", which means "water route or waterway" in English, "Shochikubai", which means "pine, bamboo, and plum" in English, and "Shirakabegura", which means "white-walled storehouse" in English. |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) deep blue, yellow, pale pink, pink, sky blue, white is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Sake |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "SPARKLING SAKE" |
| International Class | 033 - Alcoholic beverages (except beers). |
| US Class Codes | 047, 049 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, May 16, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 033 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Takara Holdings Inc. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Kyoto 600-8008 JP |
| Party Name | Takara Holdings Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Kyoto 600-8008 JP |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Monday, April 24, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Wednesday, May 17, 2023 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, January 17, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, May 16, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Thursday, January 25, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Thursday, January 25, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, January 25, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, February 26, 2024 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Monday, February 26, 2024 | TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS |
| Monday, February 26, 2024 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Monday, February 26, 2024 | TEAS CHANGE OF DOMESTIC REPRESENTATIVES ADDRESS |
| Tuesday, March 26, 2024 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, March 26, 2024 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, March 26, 2024 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, February 26, 2024 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, April 16, 2024 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, April 16, 2024 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, April 16, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, April 16, 2024 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Tuesday, April 16, 2024 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, May 1, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, May 21, 2024 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, May 21, 2024 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, July 16, 2024 | NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |