| Serial Number | 98539659 |
| Word Mark | SINCE 1905 |
| Filing Date | Wednesday, May 8, 2024 |
| Status | 645 - FINAL REFUSAL - MAILED |
| Status Date | Saturday, February 1, 2025 |
| 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 a Chinese language character positioned within two concentric circles, the outside circle being slightly thicker than the inside circle. At the bottom of the thinner circle, partially breaking up the same circle, is the English language phrase, "SINCE 1905". |
| NOT AVAILABLE | The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to NAN and YANG and this means SOUTH and OCEAN in English. |
| Pseudo Mark | SINCE ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FIVE |
| Pseudo Mark | SINCE NINETEEN HUNDRED FIVE |
| Pseudo Mark | SINCE ONE NINE ZERO FIVE |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Cigarettes; tobacco; cigars, cigarillos, cigarette lighters, cigar lighters; electronic cigarettes; heat-not- burn tobacco products, namely, e-cigarette and devices for heating tobacco for the purpose of inhalation; heated tobacco; tobacco products for the purpose of being heated in order to release nicotine-containing aerosol for inhalation, namely, e-cigarette and devices for heating tobacco for the purpose of inhalation; tobacco substitutes, for non-medical purposes; liquid solutions for use in electronic cigarettes, namely, electronic cigarette liquid comprised of vegetable glycerin; nicotine for electronic cigarettes, namely, liquid nicotine solutions for use in electronic cigarettes; nicotine for heat-not-burn tobacco products or heated tobacco products, namely, liquid nicotine solutions for use in electronic cigarettes; electronic smoking pipes; electronic cigarettes as substitute for traditional cigarettes; tobacco sticks; electric heaters for tobacco, namely, devices for heating tobacco for the purpose of inhalation; electronic devices and their parts sold together as a unit for the inhalation of nicotine containing aerosol; electronic devices and their parts sold together as a unit for the purpose of heating nicotine-containing liquid in order to release nicotine-containing aerosol for inhalation; electronic devices for the purpose of heating cigarettes or tobacco in order to release nicotine-containing aerosol for inhalation, and their parts sold together therewith as a unit namely, electronic cigarette holders not of precious metal, electronic cigarette holders of precious metal, cigarette filters specially adapted for electric heaters; smokers' articles, namely, filter tubes, lighters, ashtray, pipe, filters, filter tips, tray and related; matches |
| NOT AVAILABLE | SINCE 1905 |
| International Class | 034 - Tobacco; smokers' articles; matches. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 008, 009, 017 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, May 8, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 034 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Company Limited |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | New Territories HK |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Wednesday, May 8, 2024 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Thursday, November 7, 2024 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Thursday, November 7, 2024 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Thursday, November 21, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Thursday, November 28, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Thursday, November 28, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, November 28, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, January 13, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, January 13, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, January 13, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Saturday, February 1, 2025 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Saturday, February 1, 2025 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Saturday, February 1, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |