| Serial Number | 90709110 |
| Word Mark | RICO A RAINBOW OF GOOD TASTE |
| Filing Date | Thursday, May 13, 2021 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, September 13, 2022 |
| Registration Number | 6842623 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, September 13, 2022 |
| Mark Drawing | 3000 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, June 28, 2022 |
| Goods and Services | Empanadas, tamales, corn griddle cakes, tortillas; crackers; churros, chimichurri, pastry dough; cookies; spices, food seasoning blends, hot sauce, soy sauce, liquid adobos for use as a seasoning for meats and chicken, achiote being processed seeds used as a flavoring for foods and beverages, preserved herbs as seasonings, liquid food seasonings; honey; condiments, namely, ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, ketchup and mayonnaise mix; sazon seasoning, adobo seasoning, marinades, dipping sauces, cooking sauces, sofrito sauce, recaito sauce; garlic powder, minced garlic, chopped garlic, sliced garlic, garlic paste, garlic puree, and crushed garlic, all in the nature of processed garlic for use as seasoning; capers; vinegar, salad dressings, and flavor enhancers used in food and beverage products, namely, vanilla flavoring, bitter orange liquid seasoning, liquid sazon, mojo seasonings; candies; green banana dough, mixed vegetable dough, plantain dough, frozen dough; tres leches cakes, dulce de leche, rice pudding, chocolate pudding, coconut-based desserts in the nature of bakery desserts made with coconut; panzerottis being turnovers made with sausage and peppers or pizza sauce and cheese; Jamaican patties, namely, puff pastry filled with beef or chicken; Caribbean patties, namely, puff pastry filled with beef, chicken or cheese |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of a red arched oblong box outlined in navy blue. Inside the box is the word "RICO" in white capital letters shadowed in navy blue with the phrase "A RAINBOW OF GOOD TASTE" in yellow below. To the right and extending over the "ICO" in "RICO" is a rainbow of teal, navy blue and yellow. |
| Goods and Services | Corn croquettes, ham croquettes, chicken croquettes, quipes being pork croquettes, cassava and plantain croquettes, alcapurria being green plantain croquettes filled with beef, chulitos being yuca and pork croquettes; cassava fries, cassava chunks, cassava balls, and grated cassava, all in the nature of processed cassava; Vienna sausage; potato balls in the nature of processed potato shaped into balls, mofongo balls in the nature of processed plantain shaped into balls, plantain balls in the nature of processed plantain shaped into balls; frozen plantains; fried plantains; frozen vegetables, frozen legumes, frozen pigeon peas in the nature of frozen legumes, fruit pulps, French fries, chorizo, mortadella; processed olives, roasted pimentos, canned seafood; chicken soup base in the nature of mixes for making chicken soup, guava paste, guava marmalade; coconut milk, evaporated milk, condensed milk; frozen yuca; sweet plantains in the nature of frozen plantains |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) red, white, yellow, navy blue and teal is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Food colorings |
| Translation of Words in Mark | The English translation of "RICO" in the mark is "rich", "delicious", or "tasty". |
| Goods and Services | Cooking wines |
| International Class | 002 - Paints, varnishes, lacquers; preservatives against rust and against deterioration of wood; colorants; mordants; raw natural resins; metals in foil and powder form for painters, decorators, printers and artists. |
| US Class Codes | 006, 011, 016 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, May 19, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 002 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Friday, January 1, 1988 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Friday, January 1, 1988 |
| 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 | Friday, May 20, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 029 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Friday, January 1, 1988 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Friday, January 1, 1988 |
| 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 | Thursday, August 12, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 030 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Friday, January 1, 1988 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Friday, January 1, 1988 |
| International Class | 033 - Alcoholic beverages (except beers). |
| US Class Codes | 047, 049 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, August 12, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 033 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Friday, January 1, 1988 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Friday, January 1, 1988 |
| Party Name | Rico Foods, Inc. |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Paterson, NJ 07514 |
| Party Name | Rico Foods, Inc. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Paterson, NJ 07514 |
| Party Name | Rico Foods, Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Paterson, NJ 07514 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Tuesday, September 13, 2022 | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |
| Tuesday, September 13, 2022 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, June 28, 2022 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, June 28, 2022 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Wednesday, June 8, 2022 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Friday, May 20, 2022 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Friday, May 20, 2022 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Friday, May 20, 2022 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Friday, May 20, 2022 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Friday, May 20, 2022 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Thursday, May 19, 2022 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, May 18, 2022 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, May 18, 2022 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Friday, February 4, 2022 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, February 4, 2022 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, February 4, 2022 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Friday, January 21, 2022 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Friday, August 13, 2021 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Thursday, August 12, 2021 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED IN TRAM |
| Monday, May 17, 2021 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED IN TRAM |