| Serial Number | 97379249 |
| Word Mark | R RIFAI PASSION FOR NUTS SINCE 1948 |
| Filing Date | Monday, April 25, 2022 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, May 14, 2024 |
| Registration Number | 7388773 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, May 14, 2024 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, July 25, 2023 |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of a square design in orange with the top right corner curved and the block letter R in white in the center with an image of a nut in orange inside the top half of the letter R and a white line inside the nut image; all over top of the term RIFAI in black with the terms PASSION FOR NUTS SINCE 1948 in black underneath the term RIFAI. |
| Pseudo Mark | R RIFAI PASSION FOR NUTS SINCE NINETEEN FORTY EIGHT; R RIFAI PASSION FOR NUTS SINCE ONE NINE FOUR EIGHT; R RIFAI PASSION FOR NUTS SINCE ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FORTY EIGHT |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) orange, white, and black is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | The bringing together for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods, excluding the transport thereof, enabling the customers to conveniently view and purchase those goods by means of retail stores, wholesale outlets, namely, prepared nuts of all kinds, potato chips, meat, fish, poultry and game, meat extracts, preserved, frozen, dried and cooked fruits and vegetables, frosted fruits, crystalized fruits, fruit chips, dates, jellies, jams, compotes, eggs, milk and milk products, edible oils and fats, almond confectionery, aniseed, candies, chips (cereal products), caramels, chocolate, cornflakes, roasted corn, crackers, oat flakes, cakes, biscuits, cookies, sesame, hazelnut and pistachio candies, pralines, marzipan, coffee, tea, cocoa and artificial coffee, chicory, rice, tapioca and sago, flour and preparations made from cereals, bread, pastry and confectionery, ices, sugar, honey, treacle, yeast, baking-powder, salt, mustard, vinegar, sauces (condiments), spices, almonds, hazelnuts, nuts (fruits), peanuts (fruits), sesame, grains and agricultural, horticultural and forestry products, live animals, fresh fruits and vegetables, seeds, natural plants and flowers, foodstuffs for animals, malt; business management of restaurants and roasteries; advertising services; business management |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "SINCE 1948" |
| International Class | 035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, April 29, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Monday, May 31, 2021 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Monday, May 31, 2021 |
| Party Name | AL RIFAI ROASTERY S.A.L |
| Party Type | 31 - New Owner After Registration |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | BEIRUT LB |
| Party Name | MERIT NUTS SAL (HOLDING COMPANY) |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 11 - Company |
| Address | Beirut LB |
| Party Name | MERIT NUTS SAL (HOLDING COMPANY) |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 11 - Company |
| Address | Beirut LB |
| Party Name | MERIT NUTS SAL (HOLDING COMPANY) |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 11 - Company |
| Address | Beirut LB |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Sunday, February 12, 2023 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Thursday, April 28, 2022 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Friday, April 29, 2022 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Saturday, April 30, 2022 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, February 22, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, February 22, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, February 22, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, May 16, 2023 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, May 16, 2023 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, May 17, 2023 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Friday, June 16, 2023 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, July 25, 2023 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Wednesday, July 5, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, September 19, 2023 | NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |
| Friday, March 1, 2024 | USE AMENDMENT FILED |
| Tuesday, July 25, 2023 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, March 21, 2024 | CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL |
| Friday, March 1, 2024 | TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED |
| Thursday, March 21, 2024 | STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE |
| Saturday, April 6, 2024 | ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED |
| Tuesday, April 9, 2024 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, May 14, 2024 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, May 14, 2024 | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | TEAS CHANGE OF DOMESTIC REPRESENTATIVES ADDRESS |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP |