Trademark Overview

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On Tuesday, April 23, 2013, a trademark application was filed for ROYCE' CHOCOLATE BEST QUALITY NAMA CHOCOLATE BY BREAKING DOWN OLD CUSTOMS AND PRODUCING CONSISTENTLY ORIGINAL ITEMS, WE ARE PURSUING A NEW LEVEL IN CHOCOLATE ENJOYMENT. OUR ARTISANS MAKE THE FINEST IN PREMIUM CHOCOLATE. ROYCE' AU LAIT with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the ROYCE' CHOCOLATE BEST QUALITY NAMA CHOCOLATE BY BREAKING DOWN OLD CUSTOMS AND PRODUCING CONSISTENTLY ORIGINAL ITEMS, WE ARE PURSUING A NEW LEVEL IN CHOCOLATE ENJOYMENT. OUR ARTISANS MAKE THE FINEST IN PREMIUM CHOCOLATE. ROYCE' AU LAIT trademark a serial number of 85912424. The federal status of this trademark filing is SECTION 8 - ACCEPTED as of Tuesday, May 3, 2022. This trademark is owned by ROYCE' CONFECT CO., LTD.. The ROYCE' CHOCOLATE BEST QUALITY NAMA CHOCOLATE BY BREAKING DOWN OLD CUSTOMS AND PRODUCING CONSISTENTLY ORIGINAL ITEMS, WE ARE PURSUING A NEW LEVEL IN CHOCOLATE ENJOYMENT. OUR ARTISANS MAKE THE FINEST IN PREMIUM CHOCOLATE. ROYCE' AU LAIT trademark is filed in the Staple Food Products category with the following description:

chocolate

General Information

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Serial Number	85912424
Word Mark	ROYCE' CHOCOLATE BEST QUALITY NAMA CHOCOLATE BY BREAKING DOWN OLD CUSTOMS AND PRODUCING CONSISTENTLY ORIGINAL ITEMS, WE ARE PURSUING A NEW LEVEL IN CHOCOLATE ENJOYMENT. OUR ARTISANS MAKE THE FINEST IN PREMIUM CHOCOLATE. ROYCE' AU LAIT
Filing Date	Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Status	701 - SECTION 8 - ACCEPTED
Status Date	Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Registration Number	4886270
Registration Date	Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Mark Drawing	3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s)
Published for Opposition Date	Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Trademark Statements

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Description of Mark	The mark consists of the front of a package design with the wording "BEST QUALITY" in an arched position, "NAMA CHOCOLATE", "BY BREAKING DOWN OLD CUSTOMS AND PRUDUCING CONSISTENTLY ORIGINAL ITEMS, WE ARE PURSUING A NEW LEVEL IN CHOCOLATE ENJOYMENT. OUR ARTISANS MAKE THE FINEST IN PREMIUM CHOCOLATE." and "ROYCE'" all in white stylized font, an orange rectangle featuring Japanese characters and the words "AU LAIT" all shown in white stylized wording, all surrounded by a thin gold square outline and superimposed over a light blue-colored square showing the dark blue-colored words "ROYCE' CHOCOLATE" in a repeated pattern.
Goods and Services	chocolate
NOT AVAILABLE	"CHOCOLATE", "BEST QUALITY", "NAMA", "OUR ARTISANS MAKE THE FINEST IN PREMIUM CHOCOLATE.", "AU LAIT", AND THE NON-LATIN CHARACTERS THAT TRANSLITERATE TO "AU LAIT"
Translation of Words in Mark	The English translation of "NAMA" and "AU LAIT" in the mark is "RAW" or "GANACHE" and "with milk" respectively.
Indication of Colors claimed	The color(s) blue, white, orange and gold is/are claimed as a feature of the mark.
NOT AVAILABLE	The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to "ORE" and this means "AU LAIT" or "WITH MILK" in English.

Classification Information

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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	Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Primary Code	030
First Use Anywhere Date	Friday, December 21, 2012
First Use In Commerce Date	Friday, December 21, 2012

Trademark Owner History

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Party Name	ROYCE' CONFECT CO., LTD.
Party Type	30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type	03 - Corporation
Address	Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido 002-8074 JP

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Party Name	ROYCE' CONFECT CO., LTD.
Party Type	20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type	03 - Corporation
Address	Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido JP

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Party Name	ROYCE' CONFECT CO., LTD.
Party Type	10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type	03 - Corporation
Address	Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido JP

Trademark Events

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Event Date	Event Description
Friday, April 26, 2013	NEW APPLICATION ENTERED
Tuesday, April 30, 2013	NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
Wednesday, May 1, 2013	NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED
Friday, May 10, 2013	ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Wednesday, May 15, 2013	NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Wednesday, May 15, 2013	NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Wednesday, May 15, 2013	NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Thursday, November 14, 2013	TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Thursday, November 14, 2013	CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Thursday, November 14, 2013	TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Monday, December 9, 2013	SUSPENSION LETTER WRITTEN
Monday, December 9, 2013	LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED
Monday, December 9, 2013	NOTIFICATION OF LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED
Tuesday, June 10, 2014	REPORT COMPLETED SUSPENSION CHECK CASE STILL SUSPENDED
Thursday, December 11, 2014	REPORT COMPLETED SUSPENSION CHECK CASE STILL SUSPENDED
Wednesday, January 28, 2015	TEAS RESPONSE TO SUSPENSION INQUIRY RECEIVED
Thursday, February 5, 2015	ASSIGNED TO LIE
Tuesday, February 10, 2015	CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Tuesday, February 10, 2015	TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Tuesday, February 24, 2015	APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Friday, February 27, 2015	LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED
Wednesday, March 18, 2015	NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, April 7, 2015	PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Tuesday, April 7, 2015	OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, June 2, 2015	NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
Thursday, September 17, 2015	TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED
Wednesday, September 23, 2015	CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL
Thursday, September 17, 2015	USE AMENDMENT FILED
Friday, September 25, 2015	STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE
Thursday, October 8, 2015	SU - NON-FINAL ACTION - WRITTEN
Thursday, October 8, 2015	NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Thursday, October 8, 2015	NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Thursday, November 5, 2015	TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Thursday, November 12, 2015	CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Thursday, November 12, 2015	TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Saturday, December 5, 2015	ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED
Tuesday, December 8, 2015	NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED
Tuesday, January 12, 2016	REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Tuesday, January 12, 2021	COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
Monday, November 22, 2021	TEAS SECTION 8 RECEIVED
Tuesday, May 3, 2022	CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
Tuesday, May 3, 2022	REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED
Tuesday, May 3, 2022	NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 - E-MAILED
Sunday, January 12, 2025	COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
Wednesday, December 24, 2025	TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
Wednesday, December 24, 2025	ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
Wednesday, December 24, 2025	TEAS WITHDRAWAL AS DOMESTIC REPRESENTATIVE RECEIVED
Wednesday, December 24, 2025	TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Wednesday, December 24, 2025	TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS
Wednesday, December 24, 2025	TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED

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