| Serial Number | 97929613 |
| Word Mark | THE ORIGINAL ETHIOPIAN HOT SAUCE |
| Filing Date | Wednesday, May 10, 2023 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, October 22, 2024 |
| Registration Number | 7540639 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, October 22, 2024 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, August 6, 2024 |
| Goods and Services | Hot sauce |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of two yellow concentric circles on a square turquoise background, with the circles continuing the following: a yellow and black design of a male lion with a circle behind his head and with a flower at the tip of his tail inside a yellow circle, the stylized wording "THE ORIGINAL ETHIOPIAN" in black above the design and the stylized wording "HOT SAUCE ESTABLISHED" in black over characters in Ge'ez in black below the design. |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) turquoise, yellow, and black is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "THE ORIGINAL ETHIOPIAN HOT SAUCE ESTABLISHED" and the non-Latin characters that transliterate to "2012" |
| 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 | Monday, June 12, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 030 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Sunday, January 1, 2023 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Wednesday, March 1, 2023 |
| Party Name | Ethiopian Gourmet Foods Company, LLC |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | Greensboro, NC 27406 |
| Party Name | Ethiopian Gourmet Foods Company, LLC |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | Greensboro, NC 27406 |
| Party Name | Ethiopian Gourmet Foods Company, LLC |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | Greensboro, NC 27406 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Monday, February 5, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Saturday, May 13, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Monday, June 12, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Monday, February 12, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Monday, February 12, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, February 12, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, February 14, 2024 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, February 14, 2024 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, February 14, 2024 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, March 6, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, March 6, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, March 6, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, March 15, 2024 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Friday, March 15, 2024 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, March 15, 2024 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, March 19, 2024 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, April 2, 2024 | WITHDRAWN FROM PUB - OG REVIEW QUERY |
| Wednesday, July 17, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, August 6, 2024 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, August 6, 2024 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, October 22, 2024 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, October 22, 2024 | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |
| Tuesday, April 2, 2024 | WITHDRAWN FROM PUB - OG REVIEW QUERY |