| Serial Number | 97806417 |
| Word Mark | RIZLA +. |
| Filing Date | Wednesday, February 22, 2023 |
| Status | 645 - FINAL REFUSAL - MAILED |
| Status Date | Friday, September 6, 2024 |
| 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 |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the word "RIZLA" in stylized lettering situated to the left of "+." in a stylized font, all in gold. The wording and design appear on a textured brown rectangular background. |
| Goods and Services | Printing paper, including glazed printing paper offset paper, newsprints, book paper, security paper, intaglio paper, and typographic paper; copying paper; paper towels; cardboard; printed matter; notebook; printed publications; photographs, pictures, drawing; bags of paper or plastics, for packaging; cards made from paper or cardboard; aromatic or flavoured cards made from paper or cardboard containing or infused with aromatic substances, essences or flavourings; paper and cardboard treated or infused with perfumes, essences and flavourings; none of the foregoing containing or for use with cannabis with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration of more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) brown and cream is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Tobacco, whether manufactured or unmanufactured; tobacco products, namely, namely, pipe tobacco, hand rolling tobacco, cigarettes tubes, cigarette paper, cigarette paper cones, cigarette filters, cigarette tips, essential oils for flavoring tobacco, flavorings for tobacco, aromatic or flavoured cards made from paper or cardboard containing or infused with aromatic substances, essences or flavourings for tobacco; tobacco substitutes, none being for medicinal or curative purposes; electric cigarettes and electronic cigarettes; liquids for electric cigarettes and electronic cigarettes; chemical flavourings in liquid form used to refill electric cigarettes and electronic cigarette cartridges; vaporising devices ; cigarette papers; cigarette tubes; cigarette filters; pocket-sized cigarette rolling machines; hand held machines for injecting tobacco into cigarette tubes; matches and smokers' articles, namely, cigarette holders, cigarette cases, cigar holders, cigar cases, cigarettes cutters, cigar cutters, tobacco pouches, tobacco pipes, ashtrays, cigarette lighters not of precious metals, mouthpieces for cigarette holders, cigar and cigarette boxes not of precious metal, cigarette rolling trays, herbal grinders, pipes, aromatic or flavoured cards made from paper or cardboard containing or infused with aromatic substances, essences or flavourings for tobacco substitutes; none of the foregoing containing or for use with cannabis with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration of more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis |
| International Class | 034 - Tobacco; smokers' articles; matches. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 008, 009, 017 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, March 14, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 034 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 016 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials, not included in other classes; printed matter; bookbinding material; photographs; stationery; adhesives for stationery or household purposes; artists' materials; paint brushes; typewriters and office requisites (except furniture); instructional and teaching material (except apparatus); plastic materials for packaging (not included in other classes); printers' type; printing blocks. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 005, 022, 023, 029, 037, 038, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, March 14, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 016 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Imperial Tobacco Intellectual Property Limited |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Dublin 12 IE |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Saturday, February 25, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Tuesday, March 14, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Wednesday, March 15, 2023 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, August 1, 2023 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, August 2, 2023 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, August 15, 2023 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, August 23, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, August 23, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, August 23, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, November 21, 2023 | APPLICATION EXTENSION TO RESPONSE PERIOD - RECEIVED |
| Friday, February 23, 2024 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, November 21, 2023 | APPLICATION EXTENSION GRANTED/RECEIPT PROVIDED |
| Saturday, August 10, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Sunday, August 11, 2024 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Sunday, August 11, 2024 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, September 6, 2024 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Friday, September 6, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Friday, September 6, 2024 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |