| Serial Number | 79262152 |
| Word Mark | THE BELGIAN CHOCOLATE CAFE SINCE 1956 |
| Filing Date | Wednesday, March 20, 2019 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, June 30, 2020 |
| Registration Number | 6087646 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, June 30, 2020 |
| Mark Drawing | 3000 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, April 14, 2020 |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) gold is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Disclaimer with Predetermined Text | "THE BELGIAN CHOCOLATE CAFE" AND "SINCE 1956" |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the stylized wording "BELGIAN" in gold with a gold crown on top of the "B" that contains the stylized wording "THE" in white. Above the wording "BELGIAN" is the curved, stylized wording "SINCE 1956", in a smaller font, in gold. Under the wording "BELGIAN" is a thin gold line and the stylized wording "CHOCOLATE CAFE" in gold. The color white in the mark represents background, outlining, shading and/or transparent areas and is not part of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Chocolate and chocolate products, namely, pralines, sugarfree sweets, seafood shaped chocolates candies, chocolate truffles; cookies, biscuits, sweetmeats, confectionery, namely, chocolate-based candy; individually packaged sweets, namely, chocolate candies; pastries and sugar confectionery made of sugar; flans; cakes |
| Goods and Services | Advertisement for others on the Internet; advertisement and publicity services by television, radio and mail; promotional services, namely, distribution of promotional items, advertising messages and promotional material of others; provision of commercial information; conducting marketing studies; markets research and analysis services; business organization and business economics consultancy; public relations services, namely, promoting the goods and the services of others; business operation, business administration, and office functions; mediation of trade business for third parties in the wholesale trades of chocolate, chocolate products, biscuits, sweets, pastries and confectionery; retail store services featuring chocolate, chocolate products, biscuits, sweets, pastries and confectionery; business management; business administration and management; information and data compiling and analyzing relating to business management; data processing services; the aforesaid services also provided online |
| Goods and Services | Hotel and restaurant services; mobile café services for providing food and drink; services offered by tearooms, snack bars, sandwich bars, canteens, self-service restaurants, fast food restaurants, drive-in restaurants, bars and cafes; takeaway food services, namely, take-out restaurant services; catering |
| Pseudo Mark | THE BELGIAN CHOCOLATE CAFE SINCE NINETEEN FIFTY SIX; THE BELGIAN CHOCOLATE CAFE SINCE ONE NINE FIVE SIX |
| 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 | Thursday, July 11, 2019 |
| Primary Code | 030 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, July 11, 2019 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 043 - Services for providing food and drink; temporary accommodations. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, July 11, 2019 |
| Primary Code | 043 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | THE BELGIAN CHOCOLATE GROUP NV |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 32 - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Address | BE |
| Party Name | THE BELGIAN CHOCOLATE GROUP NV |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 32 - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Address | BE |
| Party Name | THE BELGIAN CHOCOLATE GROUP NV |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 32 - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Address | BE |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Saturday, November 28, 2020 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Wednesday, November 11, 2020 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB |
| Friday, October 23, 2020 | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED |
| Wednesday, September 30, 2020 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, June 30, 2020 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, April 14, 2020 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, April 14, 2020 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Wednesday, March 25, 2020 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Monday, March 9, 2020 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, February 12, 2020 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, February 11, 2020 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, February 11, 2020 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Friday, August 30, 2019 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, August 13, 2019 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Monday, August 12, 2019 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Wednesday, July 17, 2019 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Tuesday, July 16, 2019 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, July 16, 2019 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Thursday, July 11, 2019 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Thursday, July 11, 2019 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED IN TRAM |
| Thursday, July 4, 2019 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |