| Serial Number | 86863538 |
| Word Mark | RICO'S AÇAI |
| Filing Date | Thursday, December 31, 2015 |
| Status | 702 - SECTION 8 & 15 - ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED |
| Status Date | Thursday, October 27, 2022 |
| Registration Number | 5026039 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, August 23, 2016 |
| Mark Drawing | 3000 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, June 7, 2016 |
| In Another Form Statement | The mark was first used anywhere in a different form other than that sought to be registered at least as early as 02/25/2015 |
| In Another Form Statement | The mark was first used in commerce in a different form other than that sought to be registered at least as early as 02/25/2015 |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the mark consists of the literal elements "RiCO'S AÇAI" with capitalized letters in stylized font (except the first "i" which is lower case with the body of the "i" being the same height as the "R" "C" "O" and "S") where the letters comprising the literal elements of the mark are represented as outlines of each letter and the second word "AÇAI" appears capitalized and approximately half the height of the previous word "RiCO'S", and contains design elements (from left to right): a small cartoonized Açaí berry with two leaves on its lower left sized appearing over the body of the stylized "i" representing the tittle of the "i"; an image of a left facing, smiling, cartoonized Puerto Rican Coqui frog's upper figure including the head, neck, part of the shoulders and chest with its right upper phalanges or finger tips against its chest and left upper phalanges or finger tips resting over and partially obstructing the lower right portion of the "O" in "RiCO'S"; the image of a down and to the right angled leaf with its petiole at the top left and the point or tip of the leaf at the bottom right substituting for the apostrophe in "RiCO'S"; and image of a leaf with downward then bent and right curving petiole with left facing blade substituting as the cedilla of the "Ç" (capital c-cedilla) in "AÇAI". |
| Goods and Services | Fruit and vegetable salads; Fruit concentrates and purees used as ingredients of foods; Fruit preserves; Fruit purees; Fruit salads; Fruit salads and vegetable salads; Fruit, preserved; Fruit-based organic food snacks; Fruit-based snack food; Preserved fruits, namely, but not limited to, the acai berry; Preserved fruit and vegetables; Snack mix consisting primarily of processed fruits, processed nuts and/or raisins |
| Name/Portrait Description and/or Consent Statement | The name(s), portrait(s), and/or signature(s) shown in the mark does not identify a particular living individual. |
| In Another Form Statement | The mark was first used anywhere in a different form other than that sought to be registered at least as early as 02/25/2015 |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| In Another Form Statement | The mark was first used in commerce in a different form other than that sought to be registered at least as early as 02/25/2015 |
| Goods and Services | Café services; Contract food services; Fast-food restaurant services; Food preparation; Food preparation services; Juice bar services; Mobile café services for providing food and drink; Mobile restaurant services; Preparation of food and beverages; Providing a website featuring information in the field of recipes and cooking; Providing of food and drink; Providing of food and drink via a mobile truck; Restaurant and café services; Serving food and drinks; Snack bar services; Take-out restaurant services |
| Disclaimer with Predetermined Text | "AÇAÍ" |
| 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 | Tuesday, January 12, 2016 |
| Primary Code | 029 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Monday, June 1, 2015 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Monday, June 1, 2015 |
| International Class | 043 - Services for providing food and drink; temporary accommodations. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, January 12, 2016 |
| Primary Code | 043 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Monday, June 1, 2015 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Monday, June 1, 2015 |
| Party Name | Rico's Açaí, LLC |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | Charlotte, NC 28210 |
| Party Name | Rico's Açaí, LLC |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | Charlotte, NC 28210 |
| Party Name | Rico's Açaí, LLC |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | Charlotte, NC 28210 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, October 27, 2022 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED |
| Thursday, October 27, 2022 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. |
| Thursday, October 27, 2022 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Wednesday, April 27, 2022 | TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED |
| Monday, August 23, 2021 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, August 23, 2016 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, June 7, 2016 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, June 7, 2016 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Wednesday, May 18, 2016 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Monday, May 2, 2016 | LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED |
| Monday, April 25, 2016 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Saturday, April 23, 2016 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Friday, April 22, 2016 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, April 22, 2016 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Friday, April 22, 2016 | COMBINED EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT/PRIORITY ACTION ENTERED |
| Friday, April 22, 2016 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Friday, April 22, 2016 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT/PRIORITY ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, April 22, 2016 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT/PRIORITY ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, April 22, 2016 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT AND/OR PRIORITY ACTION - COMPLETED |
| Monday, April 18, 2016 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, January 13, 2016 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, January 12, 2016 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED IN TRAM |
| Monday, January 4, 2016 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED IN TRAM |