| Serial Number | 79389049 |
| Word Mark | THE TOKACHI SINGLEMALT JAPANESE WHISKY FOSSIL TOKACHI DISTILLERY NAUMANN'S ELEPHANT IS A TYPE OFELEPHANT THAT LIVED IN JAPAN. THE ARCHIPELAGO WAS FORMED APPROXIMATELY 650,000TO 420,000 YEARS AGO. EXCAVATED IN MAKUBETSU, TOKACHI REGION |
| Filing Date | Wednesday, December 6, 2023 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, May 6, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 7781138 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, May 6, 2025 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, March 18, 2025 |
| Pseudo Mark | 000 to 420 |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "TOKACHI SINGLE MALT JAPANESE WHISKY", "TOKACHI DISTILLERY" and the Japanese characters that transliterate to "TOKACHI" |
| Description of the Colors Claimed | The background is charcoal gray, the text is in dusty rose, and the fossil of the elephant is depicted mainly in gray. |
| Pseudo Mark | Tokachi region. |
| Pseudo Mark | Naumann's elephant is a type of elephant that lived in Japan. The archipelago was formed approximately 650 |
| Pseudo Mark | 000 years ago. Excavated in Makubetsu |
| Certificate of Correction for Registration | In the statement, " International Class 33 " is corrected per the restriction notice dated 4/17/2025 |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) dark grey, grey, light grey, dusty rose, and white is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of a grey square with dark grey random lines on it divided into four unequally sized subsections by thin white lines. The top left-hand portion contains the stylized dusty rose wording "THE TOKACHI SINGLE MALT JAPANESE WHISKY FOSSIL". The top right-hand portion contains a dusty rose diamond divided into subportions which contain straight and angled lines, and a small single dot. Beneath the diamond design is the stylized dusty rose wording "TOKACHI DISTILLERY". The bottom left-hand portion contains the grey, dusty rose, and light grey image of a mammoth, above the stylized dusty rose wording "NAUMANN'S ELEPHANT IS A TYPE OF ELEPHANT THAT LIVED IN JAPAN. THE ARCHIPELAGO WAS FORMED APPROXIMATELY 650,000 TO 420,000 YEARS AGO. EXCAVATED IN MAKUBETSU, TOKACHI REGION." The bottom right-hand portion contains two dusty rose Japanese characters in a vertical column. |
| Goods and Services | Whisky * produced in the Tokachi region of Hokkaido in accordance with specific standards * |
| NOT AVAILABLE | The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to "TOKACHI" and this has no meaning in a foreign language. |
| International Class | 033 - Alcoholic beverages (except beers). |
| US Class Codes | 047, 049 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, February 21, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 033 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Hasegawa Industries Co., Ltd. |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | JP |
| Party Name | Hasegawa Industries Co., Ltd. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | JP |
| Party Name | Hasegawa Industries Co., Ltd. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | JP |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Friday, February 9, 2024 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Wednesday, February 21, 2024 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, February 27, 2024 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Wednesday, July 3, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Monday, July 8, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, July 9, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Wednesday, July 31, 2024 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Wednesday, July 31, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Sunday, August 25, 2024 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Saturday, November 30, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Saturday, November 30, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, January 29, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, January 29, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, January 29, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Thursday, February 20, 2025 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Friday, February 21, 2025 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, March 12, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Friday, March 14, 2025 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Friday, March 14, 2025 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Friday, March 14, 2025 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Friday, March 14, 2025 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Friday, March 14, 2025 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Friday, March 14, 2025 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, March 18, 2025 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, March 18, 2025 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Friday, April 18, 2025 | LIMITATION OF GOODS RECEIVED FROM IB |
| Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |
| Monday, July 7, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Monday, July 7, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Saturday, July 26, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION - PROCESSED BY IB |
| Wednesday, August 6, 2025 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Monday, December 22, 2025 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Monday, December 22, 2025 | CORRECTION UNDER SECTION 7 - PROCESSED |
| Monday, December 22, 2025 | LIMITATION FROM THE IB EXAMINED AND ENTERED |
| Monday, December 22, 2025 | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED |
| Monday, December 22, 2025 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB |
| Thursday, January 8, 2026 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, January 13, 2026 | NOTICE OF UPDATED REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |