| Serial Number | 79427088 |
| Word Mark | TOKI SUNTORY WHISKY BLACK |
| Filing Date | Thursday, May 15, 2025 |
| Status | 681 - PUBLICATION/ISSUE REVIEW COMPLETE |
| Status Date | Monday, March 9, 2026 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, March 31, 2026 |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "WHISKY" |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) black, dark gray, red, and white is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Whisky |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the stylized red wording TOKI above the stylized white wording SUNTORY WHISKY BLACK all to the left of a single stylized white Japanese character superimposed onto a dark gray rectangle with various black lines giving the appearance of cracks. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to "TOKI" and this means "EACH OF THE FOUR SEASONS" in English. |
| International Class | 033 - Alcoholic beverages (except beers). |
| US Class Codes | 047, 049 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, July 3, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 033 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | JP |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, July 3, 2025 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Thursday, July 17, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Thursday, July 17, 2025 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Thursday, July 31, 2025 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, August 6, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Thursday, August 7, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Wednesday, September 17, 2025 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Wednesday, September 17, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Friday, October 3, 2025 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Wednesday, February 25, 2026 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, February 25, 2026 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, February 25, 2026 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, March 4, 2026 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, March 11, 2026 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, March 11, 2026 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |