| Serial Number | 97031417 |
| Word Mark | NATURAL AMERICAN SPIRIT |
| Filing Date | Thursday, September 16, 2021 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, August 29, 2023 |
| Registration Number | 7151847 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, August 29, 2023 |
| Mark Drawing | 3000 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, March 7, 2023 |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the stylized stacked wording NATURAL AMERICAN SPIRIT on a rectangular background with a jagged right edge. A design comprising the encircled profile of a Native American Chieftain wearing a feathered war bonnet and smoking a peace pipe appears below and to the right of the wording. The stylized drawing of a tobacco plant appears along the left side of the image with leaves extending above and below the wording. The stylized design of a bird appears between the wording and the upper leaves. |
| Section 2(f) Limitation Statement | "NATURAL" has become distinctive of the goods/services as evidenced by the ownership on the Principal Register for the same mark for sufficiently similar goods/services of active U.S. Registration No(s). 2692958 |
| Goods and Services | Cigarettes |
| International Class | 034 - Tobacco; smokers' articles; matches. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 008, 009, 017 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, October 21, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 034 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Friday, September 2, 2022 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Friday, September 2, 2022 |
| Party Name | Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc. |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Winston-Salem, NC 27101 |
| Party Name | Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Winston-Salem, NC 27101 |
| Party Name | Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Winston-Salem, NC 27101 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Tuesday, August 29, 2023 | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |
| Tuesday, August 29, 2023 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Thursday, July 27, 2023 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, July 26, 2023 | ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED |
| Monday, June 5, 2023 | STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE |
| Wednesday, May 10, 2023 | USE AMENDMENT FILED |
| Monday, June 5, 2023 | CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL |
| Wednesday, May 10, 2023 | TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, May 2, 2023 | NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |
| Tuesday, March 7, 2023 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, March 7, 2023 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Wednesday, February 15, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, January 31, 2023 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, January 4, 2023 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, January 3, 2023 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, January 3, 2023 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, October 4, 2022 | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED |
| Tuesday, October 4, 2022 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, October 4, 2022 | TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED |
| Saturday, July 9, 2022 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Saturday, July 9, 2022 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Saturday, July 9, 2022 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Monday, June 20, 2022 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Friday, October 22, 2021 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Thursday, October 21, 2021 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Monday, September 20, 2021 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |