| Serial Number | 79164974 |
| Word Mark | NANIWA |
| Filing Date | Monday, June 23, 2014 |
| Status | 739 - Section 71 & 15 - ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED |
| Status Date | Saturday, May 20, 2023 |
| Registration Number | 4953423 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, May 10, 2016 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, February 23, 2016 |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of a design element consisting of a circle within which is an incomplete second circle within which is a circle intercepted by a horizontal line. To the right of this design element is the wording "NANIWA". |
| Goods and Services | Attachments that clip on to the top of knife blades or edge tools for the purpose of creating an optimal angle and stable conditions when manually sharpening knives; [ knives being hand tool; kitchen knives; Japanese style knives; household knives; scissors; scissors for household use; razors, not electric; chisels; axes; hand-operated cutting tools; non-electric cheese slicers; non-electric egg slicers; non-electric pizza slicers; non-electric pizza cutters; ] whetstones being sharpening stones; grindstones being hand tools in the nature of manually-operated grindstones; knife sharpeners; sharpening instruments in the nature of manually- operated sharpeners; stands for knife sharpeners [ ; emery grinding wheels in the nature of manually-operated grinding wheels; cutters in the nature of cake cutters and cutter bars; knives in the nature of hunting, kitchen and/or sport knives; hand-operated pipe cutters; nippers; hand saws; hand-operated wrenches; screwdrivers; hand tool, namely, drills; pliers; hand-operated clamps in the nature of hand tools, namely, clamps; vices; hand-operated hammers; planes; awls; crow bars; manually operated grease guns; katsuo-bushi kezuriki (non-electric planes for flaking dried bonito blocks); non-electric can openers; nutcrackers; spoons; forks; cutlery, namely, table knives; serving ladles; serving tongs; ice picks; shovels being hand tool; fire shovels; fire tongs; shaving cases; pedicure sets; pedicure implements, namely, nail files, nail clippers, cuticle pushers, tweezers, nail and cuticle scissors, and foot care implements, namely, foot files; eyelash curlers; manicure sets; diving knives; diving knife holders; ladles being hand tools; surikogi (Japanese-style wooden pestles) ] |
| Goods and Services | [ Abrasives for sharpening stone in the nature of abrasive cloth, abrasive paper and abrasive sheets; ] Cleaning, polishing and abrasive [ liquids and ] powders for sharpening stone; cleaning, scouring and polishing preparations for sharpening stone; substances for sharpening stone in the nature of abrasive preparations; [ abrasive papers; abrasive cloths; ] abrasive sands; [ emery in the nature of emery boards, emery cloth and emery paper; artificial pumice stones; polishing papers; cloths impregnated with polishing preparations for cleaning; ] polishing preparations; [ antistatic preparations for household purposes; degreasing preparations for household purposes; ] rust removers; rust removing preparations [ ; paint removing preparations; soaps and detergents ] |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "NANIWA" |
| Goods and Services | [ Cutting boards; turners for kitchen use; ] kitchen utensils, namely,[ turners, spatulas, ] scourers, [ hand-operated grinders; ] cleaning sponges; scouring sponges; kitchen sponges in the nature of scrub sponges;[ scrubbing brushes; non-electric whisks for household purposes; potato mashers; food mashers; non-electric grinders for household purposes; non-electric frying pans; non-electric cooking pots and pans; pans for cooking; chopsticks; chopstick holders; kitchen containers; food storage jars of glass; spice racks; drinking flasks; metal buckets; plastic buckets; wooden buckets; mop buckets; lunch boxes; grater for kitchen use; kitchen graters for Japanese horse radish; bottle openers; trivets; shamoji (Japanese-style scoops for cooked rice); hand-operated coffee mills; hand-operated spice mills; hand-operated mills for domestic purposes; rolling pins; toothpicks; toothpick holders; serving trays; insulated flasks; vacuum bottles; ice pails; colanders; kitchen sieves; sieves for household purposes; sieves; unworked or semi-worked glass, not for building; cosmetic utensils in the nature of hand-operated brushes used to clean, smooth, and/or exfoliate skin; glass or porcelain containers for household or kitchen use; ] hand-operated scourers for removing stains from kitchen utensils and gas cooking stoves; [ cloths and ] sponges for cleaning for removing stains from windows, mirrors and/or glassware [ ; polishing cloths ] |
| International Class | 003 - Bleaching preparations and other substances for laundry use; cleaning, polishing, scouring and abrasive preparations; soaps; perfumery, essential oils, cosmetics, hair lotions; dentifrices. |
| US Class Codes | 001, 004, 006, 050, 051, 052 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, May 15, 2015 |
| Primary Code | 003 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 008 - Hand tools and implements (hand-operated); cutlery; side arms; razors. |
| US Class Codes | 023, 028, 044 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, May 15, 2015 |
| Primary Code | 008 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 021 - Household or kitchen utensils and containers; combs and sponges; brushes (except paint brushes); brush-making materials; articles for cleaning purposes; steel-wool; unworked or semi-worked glass (except glass used in building); glassware, porcelain and earthenware not included in other classes. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 013, 023, 029, 030, 033, 040, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, May 15, 2015 |
| Primary Code | 021 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | NANIWA ABRASIVE MFG. CO., LTD. |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Osaka-shi Osaka 557-0013 JP |
| Party Name | NANIWA ABRASIVE MFG. CO., LTD. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | JP |
| Party Name | NANIWA ABRASIVE MFG. CO., LTD. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | JP |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, May 14, 2015 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Friday, November 27, 2015 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, May 15, 2015 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, May 15, 2015 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, May 19, 2015 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Friday, May 22, 2015 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Saturday, May 23, 2015 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Tuesday, May 26, 2015 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Tuesday, May 26, 2015 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Saturday, June 13, 2015 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Friday, November 27, 2015 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Saturday, November 28, 2015 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, December 28, 2015 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Monday, December 28, 2015 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Monday, December 28, 2015 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Monday, December 28, 2015 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Saturday, February 20, 2016 | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Friday, January 15, 2016 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, February 3, 2016 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, February 3, 2016 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, February 3, 2016 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, February 23, 2016 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, February 23, 2016 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, May 10, 2016 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, August 10, 2016 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Thursday, August 11, 2016 | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED |
| Thursday, August 11, 2016 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB |
| Friday, September 2, 2016 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Monday, May 10, 2021 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, November 2, 2022 | TEAS SECTION 71 & 15 RECEIVED |
| Sunday, April 2, 2023 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |
| Saturday, May 20, 2023 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Saturday, May 20, 2023 | REGISTERED - SEC. 71 ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. |
| Saturday, May 20, 2023 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 71 & 15 - E-MAILED |
| Friday, June 21, 2024 | INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION RENEWED |