| Serial Number | 98539659 |
| Word Mark | SINCE 1905 |
| Filing Date | Wednesday, May 8, 2024 |
| Status | 688 - NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE - ISSUED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, October 28, 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 | Tuesday, September 2, 2025 |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to NAN and YANG and this means SOUTH and OCEAN in English. |
| 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". |
| Pseudo Mark | SINCE ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FIVE |
| 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; electronic smoking pipes; 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; smokers' articles, namely, filter tubes, lighters for smokers, ashtrays, smoking pipes, tobacco filters, filter tips, smokers' rolling trays; matches |
| NOT AVAILABLE | SINCE 1905 |
| Pseudo Mark | SINCE ONE NINE ZERO FIVE |
| Pseudo Mark | SINCE NINETEEN HUNDRED FIVE |
| 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 | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | New Territories HK |
| 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 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Thursday, November 7, 2024 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Thursday, November 21, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Thursday, November 28, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Thursday, November 28, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, November 28, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, January 13, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, January 13, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, January 13, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Saturday, February 1, 2025 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Saturday, February 1, 2025 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Saturday, February 1, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Friday, February 21, 2025 | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED |
| Friday, February 21, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, February 21, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Friday, February 21, 2025 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, March 11, 2025 | WITHDRAWN FROM PUB - OG REVIEW QUERY |
| Monday, April 7, 2025 | PREVIOUS ALLOWANCE COUNT WITHDRAWN |
| Tuesday, April 15, 2025 | ACTION CONTINUING A FINAL - COMPLETED |
| Tuesday, April 15, 2025 | CONTINUATION OF FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, April 15, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF SUBSEQUENT FINAL EMAILED |
| Thursday, July 31, 2025 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Thursday, July 31, 2025 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Thursday, July 31, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Thursday, July 31, 2025 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Thursday, July 31, 2025 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, August 6, 2025 | TEAS PETITION TO DIRECTOR RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, August 27, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, September 2, 2025 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, September 2, 2025 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, October 28, 2025 | NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |
| Friday, November 14, 2025 | ASSIGNED TO PETITION STAFF |
| Thursday, November 20, 2025 | PETITION TO DIRECTOR GRANTED |