| Serial Number | 87608278 |
| Word Mark | PEPPER PALACE HOT |
| Filing Date | Thursday, September 14, 2017 |
| Status | 710 - CANCELLED - SECTION 8 |
| Status Date | Friday, September 5, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 5683178 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, February 26, 2019 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, December 11, 2018 |
| Goods and Services | Hot sauce; Hot chili pepper sauce; Salsa; Sauces; Sauces for barbecued meat; Barbecue sauce; Barbeque sauce; Cheese sauce; Chicken wing sauce; Chili sauce; Chimichurri sauce; Cocktail sauces; Condiment, namely, pepper sauce; Cooking sauces; Curry sauce; Dipping sauces; Food condiment consisting primarily of ketchup and salsa; Garlic-based sauces; Grilling sauces; Honey mustard sauce; Jerk sauce; Organic curry sauces; Picante sauce; Pico de Gallo sauce; Pizza sauce; Ready-made sauces; Salad sauces; Savory sauces used as condiments; Sloppy Joe Sauce; Sriracha hot chili sauce; Steak sauce; Teriyaki sauce; Tomato sauce; Tomato-based salsa; Tomato-based sauces; Worcestershire sauce |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of two concentric circles, the outer circle being medium green at the top and bottom and fading to light green moving towards the middle of the circle, and the inner circle being light yellow, and with both circles being outlined in black. In the top portion of the outer circle is the white stylized wording "PEPPER", and in the bottom portion of the outer circle is the white stylized wording "PALACE". In the middle portion of either side of the outer circle is a stylized medium red chili pepper with a light green stem, outlined in black and with dark red shading on the pepper and dark green shading on the stem. Inside the inner circle and slightly overlapping the outer circle is a stylized smiling chili pepper representing a man. The chili pepper is medium red with a dark green stem and is outlined and accented in black, and has dark green eyebrows with black accents, white teeth with light pink gums and black accents and white shading on its bottom lip, white and gray nails, and is wearing black-rimmed sunglasses with gray accents, with horizontal lines of, from bottom to top, blue, light green, medium yellow, and medium red inside each lens of the sunglasses, and with orange and medium yellow flames outlined in black inside each lens. The left arm of the chili pepper is facing downwards, with its hand in a fist, and the right arm of the chili pepper is holding a bottle, with its bottom portion being dark red, its top portion being white with black and gray shading and accents, and with a vertical white rectangular portion outlined in black with the black stylized wording "HOT" centered in the bottom of the dark red portion. |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The colors light green, medium green, dark green, light yellow, medium yellow, black, white, medium red, dark red, light pink, gray, blue and orange are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "PEPPER" AND "HOT" |
| 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 | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, September 5, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 030 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Wednesday, January 1, 1997 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Wednesday, January 1, 1997 |
| Party Name | Pepper Palace, Incorporated |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Sevierville, TN 37876 |
| Party Name | Pepper Palace, Incorporated |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Sevierville, TN 37876 |
| Party Name | Pepper Palace, Incorporated |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Sevierville, TN 37876 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Monday, September 18, 2017 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Thursday, September 21, 2017 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, December 19, 2017 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, January 2, 2018 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, January 2, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, July 31, 2018 | ABANDONMENT NOTICE MAILED - FAILURE TO RESPOND |
| Wednesday, September 20, 2017 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, January 2, 2018 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, July 31, 2018 | ABANDONMENT - FAILURE TO RESPOND OR LATE RESPONSE |
| Sunday, September 30, 2018 | TEAS PETITION TO REVIVE RECEIVED |
| Sunday, September 30, 2018 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, October 1, 2018 | NOTICE OF REVIVAL - E-MAILED |
| Monday, October 15, 2018 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Monday, October 22, 2018 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, October 22, 2018 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, November 5, 2018 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, September 19, 2018 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, September 19, 2018 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Sunday, September 30, 2018 | PETITION TO REVIVE-GRANTED |
| Wednesday, November 21, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, December 11, 2018 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, February 26, 2019 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Monday, February 26, 2024 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Monday, May 5, 2025 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Monday, May 5, 2025 | POST REGISTRATION ACTION MAILED - SEC. 7 |
| Friday, September 5, 2025 | CANCELLED SEC. 8 (6-YR) |
| Tuesday, December 11, 2018 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Wednesday, July 7, 2021 | ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY |
| Tuesday, December 10, 2024 | TEAS SECTION 7 REQUEST RECEIVED |