| Serial Number | 98516857 |
| Word Mark | QUALITY AND TRUST TOPVALU ORGANIC |
| Filing Date | Wednesday, April 24, 2024 |
| Status | 661 - RESPONSE AFTER NON-FINAL ACTION - ENTERED |
| Status Date | Wednesday, January 29, 2025 |
| 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 | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Goods and Services | Coffee; cocoa; coffee beans, tea; Worcestershire sauce; gravy; ketchup; soya sauce; vinegar; dressings for salad; white sauce of flour and butter; mayonnaise; barbecue sauce; cube sugar; rock sugar; sugar; malt extracts for food; honey; powder candy; starch syrup for culinary purposes; sesame flavored salt; cooking salt; mashed sesame seeds for use as seasonings; celery salt; umami seasonings being chemical seasonings; spices; aromatic seasonings; rice; processed oats, namely, husked oats; husked barley; flour-milling products for food, namely, wheat flour, corn flour, buckwheat flour; gluten additives for food; processed grains; flour-based dumplings; sandwiches; sushi; hamburger sandwiches; pizzas; hotdog sandwiches; meat pies; ravioli; confectionery, namely, pastilles, chips for baking, frozen confections; bread and buns; powders for confectionery, namely, powdered sugar; yeast powder; malted rice; yeast; baking powder; flavored ices; starch-based binding agents for ice cream; meat tenderizers for culinary purposes; starch-based thickeners for stiffening whipped cream; kasu, namely, a rice by-product of brewing sake used as a food thickener; candies; Steamed buns stuffed with minced meat (Chinese-manjuh); Soya bean paste; Fructose for food; Crystal rock sugar; Maltose for food; Glucose for culinary purposes; Table salt mixed with sesame seeds; Roasted and ground sesame seeds for use as seasoning; Ice cream mixes; Sherbet mixes; Unroasted coffee; coffee beans; Preparations made from cereals, namely, noodles, rice, Pasta-wrappings for gyoza, bread crumb, dried pieces of wheat gluten (fu, uncooked), macaroni, and pounded rice cakes (mochi); Chinese stuffed dumplings (Gyoza, cooked); Chinese steamed dumplings (Shumai, cooked); Pre-packaged lunches consisting primarily of rice, and also including meat, fish or vegetables; Instant pudding mixes; Instant pancake mixes; Instant doughnut mixes; Instant dessert puddings; Pasta sauce; all of the aforementioned made in whole or in significant part of organic matter and/or ingredients |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the wording "QUALITY AND TRUST" in white written in an arched pattern above the design of three white stars. The wording "TOPVALU" in white appears beneath the white star design and all of the aforementioned elements appear in a bordered design comprising a green rectangle with a green curved portion on top. Non-Latin Japanese characters appear in green beneath the term "TOPVALU". The cursive wording "ORGANIC" in brown appears beneath the Non-Latin Japanese characters. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to “Gurin'ai” and this means “Green eye" in English. |
| Goods and Services | Fish and shellfish, not live; foods prepared from fish, namely, fish sausages, fish cakes; processed beans; processed vegetables; processed fruits; frozen vegetables; frozen fruits; eggs; processed eggs, namely, frozen eggs, egg substitute; milk products excluding ice cream, ice milk and frozen yogurt; edible oils and fats; preparations for making soup; Preparations for making pre- cooked stew; preparations for making pre-cooked curry stew that contain meats and/or vegetables; deep fried tofu pieces; vegetable paste, namely, paste made from the arum root; soy milk; tofu; fermented soybeans (natto); Fresh meat; Processed meat; processed seafood; Freeze-dried tofu pieces (Kohri-dofu); Jelly made from devils' tongue root (Konnyaku); Dried flakes of laver for sprinkling on rice in hot water (Ochazuke-nori); fermented soybeans; processed pulses; protein milk; Mixed food product consisting of fish, egg powder, seaweed, soy sauce, salt and monosodium glutamate; all of the aforementioned made in whole or in significant part of organic matter and/or ingredients |
| Pseudo Mark | QUALITY AND TRUST TOP VALUE ORGANIC |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) white, green, and brown is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Distilled liquor; fruit wine; Chinese brewed liquor; Chinese mixed liquor; Chinese white liquor; Flavored tonic liquors, namely, peppermint liquors, hydromel, namely, Liquor flavored with Japanese plum extracts; alcoholic beverages except beers, namely, Japanese liquor and western liquors; Japanese regenerated liquors (naoshi); Japanese white liquor (shochu); Japanese sweet rice-based mixed liquor (shiro-zake); Alcoholic fruit beverages; Shochu (spirits); all of the aforementioned made in whole or in significant part of organic matter and/or ingredients |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "QUALITY" and "TRUST" and "ORGANIC" |
| Goods and Services | Beer; non-alcoholic carbonated beverages, namely, soft drinks; fruit juice; vegetable beverage juices; whey beverages; extracts of hops for making beer; carbonated beverages, namely, non-alcoholic malt beverages; carbonated beverages, namely, non-alcoholic honey-based beverages; Non-alcoholic fruit juice beverages; carbonated beverages, namely, non-alcoholic beer flavored beverages; all of the aforementioned made in whole or in significant part of organic matter and/or ingredients |
| Goods and Services | Unprocessed grain, namely, millet, buckwheat, maize, barnyard millet, wheat, barley, oats, malt and hops; rough cork; palm tree leaves; live fish and shellfish for food; unprocessed seaweed; live animals and fish not for consumption; live birds and reptiles; silkworm eggs; eggs for hatching; animal foodstuffs; live fishing bait; fresh fruit; fresh vegetables; sugarcane; raw unprocessed sugar beet; plant and grass seeds; live trees; live grasses; lawn turf, natural; dried flower arrangements; seedlings; live flowers; wreaths of live natural flowers; protein foodstuff for animal consumption, namely, protein-based pet food; unprocessed edible sesame seed; Live edible aquatic animals; Unprocessed tea leaves; Unprocessed sugar crops; Unprocessed foxtail millet; Unprocessed proso millet; Unprocessed rice; Unprocessed sorghum; Seeds and bulbs for planting; Saplings; Potted dwarfed trees (Bonsai); Live mammals, fish, not for food, birds and insects; Cocoons for silkworm breeding; Urushi tree seeds; copra; all of the aforementioned made in whole or in significant part of organic matter and/or ingredients |
| 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 | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, April 24, 2024 |
| 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 | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, April 24, 2024 |
| 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 | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, April 24, 2024 |
| 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 | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, April 24, 2024 |
| 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 | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, April 24, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 033 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Aeon Co., Ltd. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | Chiba-City, Chiba 261-8515 JP |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Wednesday, April 24, 2024 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Monday, October 14, 2024 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Monday, October 14, 2024 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Thursday, November 7, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, November 19, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, November 19, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, November 19, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, December 13, 2024 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, December 13, 2024 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Friday, December 13, 2024 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Thursday, January 16, 2025 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT AND/OR PRIORITY ACTION - COMPLETED |
| Thursday, January 16, 2025 | COMBINED EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT/PRIORITY ACTION AUTOMATIC ENTRY |
| Thursday, January 16, 2025 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT/PRIORITY ACTION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, January 16, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT/PRIORITY ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, January 29, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, January 29, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, January 29, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |