| Serial Number | 79182730 |
| Word Mark | THE EXTRAORDINARY ITALIAN TASTE |
| Filing Date | Wednesday, August 12, 2015 |
| Status | 708 - PARTIAL SECTION 71 & 15 ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED |
| Status Date | Thursday, June 29, 2023 |
| Registration Number | 5084338 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, November 22, 2016 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, September 6, 2016 |
| Goods and Services | Arranging of educational conferences; arranging of lectures in the field of food; [ organising of commercial training in the field of business; organising of business training; ] arranging and conducting of educational conferences; arranging and conducting of workshops in the field of food; [ arranging of conventions for business purposes; ] arranging of seminars relating to trade; arranging of educational conferences relating to trade; educational services, namely, providing classes in the field of food; providing of training in the field of food and drink; entertainment, namely, food tastings [ ; organizing community sporting and cultural activities ] |
| Goods and Services | [ Yerba mate; coffee, tea and mate tea extracts; coffee, tea and mate tea essences; coffee, tea and mate tea concentrates; coffee, tea and mate tea preparations; granulated cocoa; cocoa paste; goods made of cocoa, namely, cocoa mixes, cocoa spreads and cocoa extracts for human consumption; cocoa powder; chocolate and other cocoa-based alimentary preparations, namely, chocolate and cocoa-based beverages; processed cereals; rice; vegetable flour; flour; processed oats; processed semolina; potato flour; malt alimentary preparations, namely, malt for food purposes; gluten of wheat even dry, namely, gluten additives for culinary purposes; yeasts; cereals products obtained by the swelling or roasting, namely, cereal based snack food; pasta even cooked or stuffed or otherwise prepared, namely, spaghetti, macaroni, tagliatelle, lasagna, flour-based gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni; couscous; brown sugar; beet sugar; raw sugar; other sugar, namely, maltose for food; glucose for culinary purposes and fructose for food; sugar syrups not containing added flavoring or coloring; honey; honey substitutes; caramelized treacle; sugar-based products, namely, sugar wafers; coffee, tea, cocoa and artificial coffee; rice; tapioca and sago; flour and preparations made from cereals, namely, cereal bars and cereal based snack foods; bread, pastry and confectionery made of sugar; ices; sugar, honey, treacle; yeast, baking-powder; salt; mustard; vinegar, sauces; spices; ice ] |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of "THE EXTRAORDINARY ITALIAN TASTE" in stylized black lettering with a stylized scalloped and tiered design of part of the Italian flag in green, white and red with the color gray appearing on top of the white portion. A gray horizontal line appears below the wording "THE EXTRAORDINARY ITALIAN TASTE" and above the wording "ITALIAN TASTE". The color green also appears in a small shaded circle design to the left of the gray line. The color red also appears in a small shaded circle design to the right of the gray line. |
| Goods and Services | [ Fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked animals meat; edible flours and prepared meals consisting primarily of animals meat; sausages and similar products of meat animals, namely, sausage meat; other prepared or preserved meat animals, namely, preserved meats and prepared meat; animal fats; other animal fats and oils and their fractions, namely, animal fat-based snack foods; fish, not live; crustaceans, not live whether in shell or not; shellfish, not live; mollusks, not live; aquatic invertebrates, namely, clams and oysters, not live; fish fillets and other fish meat, namely, fish sausages, fish burger patties and chopped fish, not live; all the above products are fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted, pickled or smoked; meat, fish, crustaceans, mollusks, aquatic invertebrates extracts; flours, prepared meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, mollusks and aquatic invertebrates for human consumption; fish preparations, namely, prepared fish roe; canned fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs; edible fish or marine mammals fats, oils and their fractions, namely, fish preserves; vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, namely, vegetable preserves; soybean oil; peanut oil; olive oil; palm oil; sunflower oil; coconut oil; other vegetable fats and oils; margarine; dried, chilled, frozen, prepared or preserved roots, tubers or pulses; candied fruit; fruit jams, purees and pastes; soups and broths; preparations for soups or broths; milk and dairy products excluding ice cream, ice milk and frozen yogurt; milk cream; yoghurt; kefir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream; whey; products made from natural components of milk excluding ice cream, ice milk and frozen yogurt; butter and other edible fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads; cheese and dairy products excluding ice cream, ice milk and frozen yogurt; cream; fresh, frozen, preserved or cooked eggs; egg shell in powder form; meat, fish, poultry and game, not live; meat extracts; preserved, frozen, dried and cooked fruits and vegetables; jellies, jams, compotes; eggs; milk and milk products excluding ice cream, ice milk and frozen yogurt; edible oils and fats ] |
| Goods and Services | [ Arranging the provision of finance, namely, financing of loans; arranging of investments, namely, financial investment brokerage; arranging of funds for overseas aid projects, namely, charitable fund raising; insurance consultancy; financial affairs and monetary affairs, namely, financial information, management and analysis services; real estate affairs, namely, real estate brokerage ] |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) green, white, red, black, and gray is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | [ Sales promotion services; ] business advisory and consultancy services relating to export promotion services; promotion of fairs for trade purposes; services for the promotion of businesses, namely, developing promotional campaigns for businesses; organization, operation and supervision of an incentive scheme, namely, incentive award programs to promote the sale of products and services of others; developing promotional campaigns for business; organization of promotional campaigns for business; organization of exhibitions and events for commercial or advertising purposes; arranging of presentations for business purposes; arranging of trade fairs for commercial or advertising purposes; endorsement services, namely, promoting the goods of others; [ promoting the goods and services of others by means of the issuance of loyalty rewards cards; promoting the sale of goods and services of others through the distribution of printed material; ] advertising, including promotion of products and services of third parties through sponsoring arrangements; [ services for the promotion of commerce, namely, commercial advertising; ] publicity and sales promotion services; organization of events, exhibitions, market-exhibitions, and fairs exhibitions for commercial or advertising purposes; presentation of goods on communication media for retail purposes; organization of promotions using audiovisual media; dissemination of advertising for others via an on-line communications network on the Internet; advertising; business management; business administration; providing office functions |
| Goods and Services | [ Grape wine; vermouth and other grape wine prepared with plants or with flavoured substances; hard cider; alcoholic cordials; other fermented alcoholic beverages, namely, alcoholic malt coolers; brandy; alcoholic beverages except beers ] |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "ITALIAN" |
| Goods and Services | [ Fruit juices; grape must; vegetables juices; pulses juices; water with added sugar or other sweeteners or spices; other non-alcoholic beverages, other than fruit or vegetables juices, namely, carbonated beverages; beers; mineral and aerated waters and other non-alcoholic beverages, namely, non-alcoholic beer; fruit beverages and fruit juices; syrups and other preparations, namely, scented water for making beverages ] |
| Goods and Services | [ Fresh vegetables; roots for food, namely, raw horseradish root; fresh pulses; bran mash for animal consumption; raw and unprocessed coconuts; fresh hazelnuts; fresh almonds; fresh peanuts; unprocessed flax seeds; unprocessed sunflower oil seeds; unprocessed oil seeds; fresh fruit; fresh bulbs; fresh tubers; fresh balloon flower roots; flowers; dried flowers; plant residues, namely, unprocessed sugar crops; straw mulch; hay; foodstuffs and fodder for animals, fish meal for animals; preparations for animal consumption, namely, foodstuffs for animals; residues from malt treatment for use as an animal feed; by-products of the processing of cereals, for animal consumption; residues of grinding grain for animal consumption; distillery waste for animal consumption; unprocessed sugar beets; sugar cane; agricultural grains for planting and agricultural, horticultural and forestry products not included in other classes; live animals; fresh fruits and vegetables; seeds for fruits and vegetables; natural plants and flowers; foodstuffs for animals; malt for brewing and distilling ] |
| International Class | 029 - Meat, fish, poultry and game; meat extracts; preserved, frozen, dried and cooked fruits and vegetables; jellies, jams, compotes; eggs, milk and milk products; edible oils and fats. |
| US Class Codes | 046 |
| Class Status Code | G - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, June 29, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 029 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 031 - Agricultural, horticultural and forestry products and grains not included in other classes; live animals; fresh fruits and vegetables; seeds, natural plants and flowers; foodstuffs for animals; malt. |
| US Class Codes | 001, 046 |
| Class Status Code | G - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, June 29, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 031 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 032 - Beers; mineral and aerated waters and other nonalcoholic drinks; fruit drinks and fruit juices; syrups and other preparations for making beverages. |
| US Class Codes | 045, 046, 048 |
| Class Status Code | G - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, June 29, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 032 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 033 - Alcoholic beverages (except beers). |
| US Class Codes | 047, 049 |
| Class Status Code | G - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, June 29, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 033 |
| 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, February 25, 2016 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 036 - Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | G - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, June 29, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 036 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 041 - Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 107 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, February 25, 2016 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| 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 | G - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, June 29, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 030 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | I.C.E. - AGENZIA PER LA PROMOZIONE ALL'ESTERO E L'INTERNAZIONALIZZAZIONE DELLE IMPRESE ITALIANE |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | IT |
| Party Name | MINISTERO DELLE POLITICHE AGRICOLE ALIMENTARI FORESTALI |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | ROMA I-00187 IT |
| Party Name | I.C.E. - AGENZIA PER LA PROMOZIONE ALL'ESTERO E L'INTERNAZIONALIZZAZIONE DELLE IMPRESE ITALIANE |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | IT |
| Party Name | MINISTERO DELLE POLITICHE AGRICOLE ALIMENTARI FORESTALI |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | IT |
| Party Name | I.C.E. - AGENZIA PER LA PROMOZIONE ALL'ESTERO E L'INTERNAZIONALIZZAZIONE DELLE IMPRESE ITALIANE |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | IT |
| Party Name | MINISTERO DELLE POLITICHE AGRICOLE ALIMENTARI FORESTALI |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | IT |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Friday, March 4, 2016 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Tuesday, February 23, 2016 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Thursday, February 25, 2016 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Thursday, February 25, 2016 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, March 1, 2016 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Thursday, March 3, 2016 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, July 20, 2016 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Friday, March 4, 2016 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Friday, March 4, 2016 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, March 22, 2016 | CORRECTION CREATED FOR IB |
| Tuesday, March 22, 2016 | CORRECTION SENT TO IB |
| Saturday, March 26, 2016 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Monday, June 13, 2016 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Monday, June 13, 2016 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Tuesday, July 19, 2016 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, July 19, 2016 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, March 9, 2017 | GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION SENT TO IB |
| Monday, November 22, 2021 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, July 26, 2016 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, August 17, 2016 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, September 6, 2016 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, September 6, 2016 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, November 22, 2016 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, February 22, 2017 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Thursday, March 9, 2017 | GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION CREATED |
| Friday, August 4, 2017 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, December 6, 2022 | TEAS SECTION 71 & 15 RECEIVED |
| Friday, June 23, 2023 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Thursday, June 29, 2023 | REGISTERED - PARTIAL SEC. 71 ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. |
| Thursday, June 29, 2023 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 71 & 15 - E-MAILED |
| Monday, February 17, 2025 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Monday, February 17, 2025 | TEAS WITHDRAWAL AS DOMESTIC REPRESENTATIVE RECEIVED |
| Monday, February 17, 2025 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Monday, February 17, 2025 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Monday, February 17, 2025 | TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS |
| Monday, April 22, 2024 | PARTIAL INVALIDATION PROCESSED BY THE IB |
| Thursday, February 29, 2024 | PARTIAL INVALIDATION OF REG EXT PROTECTION CREATED |
| Thursday, March 7, 2024 | GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION SENT TO IB |
| Thursday, March 7, 2024 | GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION CREATED |