| Serial Number | 79241872 |
| Word Mark | THE KOKUMOTSU COMPANY |
| Filing Date | Friday, August 10, 2018 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, August 20, 2019 |
| Registration Number | 5836853 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, August 20, 2019 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, June 4, 2019 |
| Goods and Services | Tea; cereal preparations, namely, processed cereals and ready to eat cereals; Chinese stuffed dumplings in the nature of cooked gyoza; Chinese steamed dumplings in the nature of cooked shumai; sushi; takoyaki, namely, fried balls of batter mix with small pieces of octopus; prepackaged meals primarily consisting of rice, with added meat, fish or vegetables; prepared ravioli; yeast powder; fermented malted rice in the nature of koji; yeast; baking powder; husked barley; flour for food; gluten additives for culinary purposes |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of a stylized flower design with foreign characters underneath. The wording "THE KOKUMOTSU COMPANY" is at the bottom of the mark. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to "HAKUBAKU" and this means "WHITE BARELY" in English. |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Translation of Words in Mark | The English translation of "KOKUMOTSU" in the mark is "GRAIN". |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "THE KOKUMOTSU COMPANY" AND THE NON-LATIN CHARACTERS THAT TRANSLITERATE TO "HAKUBAKU" |
| Goods and Services | fresh vegetables; unprocessed sugar crops; fresh fruits; unprocessed foxtail millet; unprocessed proso millet; edible sesame, unprocessed; unprocessed buckwheat; unprocessed corn; unprocessed Japanese barnyard millet; unprocessed wheat, unprocessed barley and unprocessed oats; unprocessed rice; unprocessed sorghum; seeds and bulbs for planting; living trees; grass seeds; turf, natural; dried flowers; seedlings; saplings; flowers, natural; pasture grass seeds; potted dwarfed trees in the nature of bonsai |
| 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, October 9, 2018 |
| Primary Code | 030 |
| 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 | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, October 9, 2018 |
| Primary Code | 031 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Hakubaku Co., Ltd. |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Minamikomagun Yamanashi 400-0598 JP |
| Party Name | Hakubaku Co., Ltd. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Minamikomagun Yamanashi 400-0598 JP |
| Party Name | Hakubaku Co., Ltd. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Minamikomagun Yamanashi 400-0598 JP |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, September 27, 2018 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A SUBSEQ DESIG FROM IB |
| Tuesday, October 9, 2018 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Saturday, October 13, 2018 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Wednesday, November 28, 2018 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Saturday, December 1, 2018 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Sunday, December 2, 2018 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Friday, December 14, 2018 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Friday, December 14, 2018 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Saturday, January 5, 2019 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Wednesday, February 6, 2019 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, February 6, 2019 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Wednesday, April 10, 2019 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, April 10, 2019 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, April 11, 2019 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, April 17, 2019 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, April 17, 2019 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, April 17, 2019 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, April 17, 2019 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Monday, April 29, 2019 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Wednesday, May 1, 2019 | LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED |
| Wednesday, May 15, 2019 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, May 15, 2019 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, May 15, 2019 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Friday, May 31, 2019 | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, June 4, 2019 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, June 4, 2019 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, August 20, 2019 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, November 20, 2019 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Monday, December 16, 2019 | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED |
| Monday, December 16, 2019 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, August 20, 2024 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Saturday, March 11, 2023 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, April 17, 2019 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Thursday, May 2, 2019 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |
| Friday, January 3, 2020 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Friday, August 13, 2021 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |