| Serial Number | 87175637 |
| Word Mark | PREFERRED SELECTION |
| Filing Date | Monday, September 19, 2016 |
| Status | 604 - ABANDONED - AFTER INTER-PARTES DECISION |
| Status Date | Tuesday, September 12, 2017 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 3000 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, November 22, 2016 |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Disclaimer with Predetermined Text | "PREFERRED SELECTION" |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the stylized words "PREFERRED SELECTION" in capital letters within a scrolled like circle with horizontal scrolling above and below the wording. |
| Goods and Services | Fresh and frozen meat, fish, poultry and game; prepared meat; processed meat; meat and sausage products, namely, meat and sausage, meat preserves, ribs, steaks, sausage preserves, small sausage preserves, meat jellies, meat paste, meat juices, sausages, small sausages, blood sausages, ring bologna, braunschweiger, smoked sausage, bratwurst, polish sausage, Italian sausage, summer sausage, bologna and smoked beef, frankfurters, hamburger meat, hot dogs, meat-based mousse, meat-based spreads, ham, gammon, bacon, salami, mortadella, bacon rinds, roast beef, beef patties; veal; beef meat extracts; not live shellfish, namely, mollusks and shellfish for human consumption; shrimps, prawns and lobster, not live; shrimp chips; preserved fish, processed fish, smoked fish, tinned fish; tuna fish, not live; salmon, not live; preserved, dried, frozen or cooked fruit and vegetables, processed fruits and vegetables, preserved vegetables (in oil), vegetable pulp; dried edible mushrooms, processed mushrooms; tinned tomatoes, peeled tomatoes, processed tomatoes, diced tomatoes; tinned olives, processed olives; potato products of all kinds, namely, potato chips, French fried potatoes, fried potatoes, instant potatoes, potato crisps, potato dumplings, potato fritters, potato pancakes, potato salad, potato-based gnocchi, potato-based snack foods, processed potatoes, including all the aforesaid goods in preserved, cooked, dried and/or frozen form; processed nuts, assorted processed nuts, including with dried fruits; processed almonds; jellies, jams, marmalades, fruit sauces, namely, applesauce and cranberry sauce and other sweet fruit-based spreads; jellies; jams, marmalades, fruit purées used as ingredients for food; fruit-based sandwich spreads; eggs; milk and milk products excluding ice cream, ice milk and frozen yogurt; butter; cheese; processed cheese; cheese products, namely, cheese food, cheese powder, cheese spreads, cheese substitutes, cottage cheese, white cheese, cream cheese, parmesan cheese, feta cheese, cheese containing herbs, cheese containing spices, cheese and cracker combination packages, ripened cheeses, soft cheese and strained cheese; cream, yoghurt, sour milk quark, milk powder for food; black pudding; etouffee; crème fraiche; edible oils and fats, olive oils, flavored olive oil; soups, bouillons and stews, including ready-to-serve salads with a meat, fish, poultry, game, sausage, seafood, vegetable or fruit base; potato crisps, potato sticks; prepared meals and frozen food, in particular solely or mainly comprising meat, fish, poultry, game, seafood, prepared potatoes, prepared fruit, vegetables or cheese; dietetic substances and foodstuffs, not adapted for medical use, namely, soy chips; fruit and vegetable salads; processed fruits and vegetables in the nature of chopped fruits and vegetables; desserts made of yogurt or cream, namely, junkets and dessert yogurts, excluding frozen yogurt |
| Goods and Services | Coffee, coffee beans, roasted coffee beans; tea, cocoa, sugar, rice, tapioca, sago, artificial coffee; flour and preparations made from cereals, namely, cereal-based snack bars, processed cereals and muesli, corn-based chips, flour-based chips, grain-based chips, flour-based gnocchi; whole-wheat products, namely, bread and whole wheat-based snack foods; coffee, tea, cocoa or chocolate-based beverages not being dairy-based or vegetable based; coffee-based or cocoa-based preparations, not containing alcohol, for making coffee-based or cocoa based non-alcoholic beverages and cocoa food beverages, non-essential oils, namely, food flavorings; bread, pastry and confectionery, namely, pastilles, sweets including sweets made using sugar substitutes, bread and bakery products, waffles, cookies, biscuits, puff pastry; bread sticks; bread rolls; bruschetta-topped bread; flat bread; crisp bread; fruit breads; pita bread; sandwich wraps; tortilla chips; taco chips; quiches; frozen confectionery, confectionery baking chips, candy sweets, gum sweets; chocolate and chocolate goods, namely, milk chocolate, chocolate bars, chocolate eggs, chocolate truffles, chocolate chips, chocolate confections, chocolate candies, chocolate cakes, chocolate covered fruits, chocolate covered nuts, chocolate covered roasted coffee beans, chocolate fondue, chocolate mousses; pralines; nougat; nougat pralines; almond confectionery; pistachio confectionery; tiramisu; edible ices; sorbets; pudding; honey, treacle; syrups for flavoring food or beverages, maple syrup, topping syrup, pancake syrup, golden syrup, table syrup, corn syrup; yeast, baking powder, starch for food; salt, flavored salt; mustard, honey mustard; mayonnaise, ketchup; vinegar, balsamic vinegar, apple cider vinegar, flavored vinegar; sauces, bechamel sauce, pasta sauces; pesto; salad dressings; spices, spice extracts, dried herbs; pizzas and pizza products, namely, frozen dough for use as pizza, kits comprised of ingredients for preparing pizza, pizza crust mixes, pizza crust, pizza sauce, fresh pizza dough; pasta and noodles, including ready-to-serve and/or frozen; sandwiches, bread rolls and baguettes; sushi; prepared meals and frozen food, in particular solely or mainly comprising whole-wheat products being pasta, pastries, frozen confections, pasta and/or rice; noodle based prepared meals; noodles and sauce mixes combined in unitary packages; dietetic substances and foodstuffs, not adapted for medical use, namely, sugar substitutes; parfaits |
| Goods and Services | Fresh fruit; fresh vegetables; nuts, namely, fresh nuts, raw nuts, and unprocessed nuts; seeds, namely, seeds for flowers, seeds for fruit and vegetables, and plant seeds; natural live plants; natural live flowers; dried plants; foodstuffs for animals, in the nature of livestock feed and oil fodder and foodstuff additives for animal consumption, namely, protein additives, lecithin additives, pectin additives and glucose additives; litter for animals |
| Goods and Services | Beers; non-alcoholic beer, diet beer; mixed drinks containing beer; mineral waters; aerated waters; non-alcoholic beverages, namely, carbonated beverages; lemonades; fruit juice beverages; vegetable juices; smoothies; syrups for making beverages; other preparations for making beverages, namely, concentrates, syrups or powders for making soft drinks or tea-flavored beverages |
| Goods and Services | Alcoholic beverages except beers; wines, spirits, liqueurs; mixed alcoholic beverages except beers; cocktails and aperitifs with a spirit or wine base, beverages containing wine; alcoholic preparations, namely, syrups, for making beverages |
| International Class | 029 - Meat, fish, poultry and game; meat extracts; preserved, frozen, dried and cooked fruits and vegetables; jellies, jams, compotes; eggs, milk and milk products; edible oils and fats. |
| US Class Codes | 046 |
| Class Status Code | 8 - Abandoned |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, September 12, 2017 |
| Primary Code | 029 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| 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 | 8 - Abandoned |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, September 12, 2017 |
| Primary Code | 030 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 031 - Agricultural, horticultural and forestry products and grains not included in other classes; live animals; fresh fruits and vegetables; seeds, natural plants and flowers; foodstuffs for animals; malt. |
| US Class Codes | 001, 046 |
| Class Status Code | 8 - Abandoned |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, September 12, 2017 |
| Primary Code | 031 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 032 - Beers; mineral and aerated waters and other nonalcoholic drinks; fruit drinks and fruit juices; syrups and other preparations for making beverages. |
| US Class Codes | 045, 046, 048 |
| Class Status Code | 8 - Abandoned |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, September 12, 2017 |
| Primary Code | 032 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 033 - Alcoholic beverages (except beers). |
| US Class Codes | 047, 049 |
| Class Status Code | 8 - Abandoned |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, September 12, 2017 |
| Primary Code | 033 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 30 - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Address | Neckarsulm 74172 DE |
| Party Name | Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 30 - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Address | Neckarsulm 74172 DE |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Tuesday, September 12, 2017 | ABANDONMENT NOTICE MAILED - INTER PARTES DECISION |
| Tuesday, September 12, 2017 | ABANDONMENT - AFTER INTER PARTES DECISION |
| Tuesday, September 12, 2017 | OPPOSITION TERMINATED NO. 999999 |
| Tuesday, September 12, 2017 | OPPOSITION DISMISSED NO. 999999 |
| Saturday, June 3, 2017 | OPPOSITION TERMINATED NO. 999999 |
| Monday, March 27, 2017 | OPPOSITION DISMISSED NO. 999999 |
| Thursday, March 23, 2017 | OPPOSITION INSTITUTED NO. 999999 |
| Thursday, March 23, 2017 | OPPOSITION INSTITUTED NO. 999999 |
| Tuesday, December 20, 2016 | EXTENSION OF TIME TO OPPOSE RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, November 22, 2016 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, November 22, 2016 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Wednesday, November 2, 2016 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, October 18, 2016 | LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED |
| Friday, October 7, 2016 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Friday, October 7, 2016 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Friday, October 7, 2016 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Friday, October 7, 2016 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Friday, October 7, 2016 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Friday, October 7, 2016 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Friday, October 7, 2016 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Friday, October 7, 2016 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Friday, October 7, 2016 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Friday, October 7, 2016 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Thursday, October 6, 2016 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Friday, September 30, 2016 | TEAS VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT RECEIVED |
| Saturday, September 24, 2016 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Friday, September 23, 2016 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED IN TRAM |
| Thursday, September 22, 2016 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED IN TRAM |