| Serial Number | 97646529 |
| Word Mark | TOMI SHOU |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, October 25, 2022 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, July 23, 2024 |
| Registration Number | 7452938 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, July 23, 2024 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, May 7, 2024 |
| Goods and Services | Starch-based binding agents for ice cream; meat tenderizers for household purposes, namely, meat tenderizers for culinary purposes; preparations for stiffening whipped cream, namely, starch-based thickeners for whipped cream; aromatic preparations for food, not from essential oils, namely, seasonings, spices; tea; coffee; cocoa; chocolate; snack confectionery, namely, frozen confectionery, cupcakes, cakes; sweets; chocolate desserts, namely, chocolate bakery desserts, chocolate cakes, chocolate dessert puddings, chocolate covered fruit; ice cream desserts, instant dessert pudding mixes; cereal based snacks, chocolate-based snacks, corn based snacks, grain based snacks, rice-based snacks; confectionery, namely, jelly confectionery, confectionery made of sugar, frozen confectionery; bread and buns; cube sugar; fructose for food; crystal sugar not confectionery, namely, cube sugar, granulated sugar, crystallized rock sugar; sugar; maltose for food and culinary purposes; honey; glucose for culinary purposes; powdered starch syrup for culinary purposes; starch syrup for culinary purposes; table salt mixed with sesame seeds; cooking salt; roasted and ground sesame seeds for use as seasonings; celery salt; umami seasonings; seasonings other than spices; spices; ice cream mixes; sherbet mixes; unroasted coffee beans; processed cereals; chocolate-based spreads; yeast powder; fermented malted rice (koji); yeast; baking powder; instant confectionery mixes, namely, pastry mixes, instant pudding mixes, cake mixes, flavored jelly crystals for making jelly confectionery; pasta sauce; rice; husked oats; husked barley; gluten additives for culinary purposes; flour; high-protein cereal bars |
| Goods and Services | Cooking instruction; teaching and educational services, namely, providing classes, seminars, and workshops in the fields of food nutrition; providing online electronic publications, not downloadable in the nature of books, magazines, and brochures in the field of food and beverages; providing online videos, not downloadable in the field of food and beverages; on-line library services; provision of educational courses in the field of diet and health care; arranging and conducting of cultural events; providing facilities for educational training |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the words "TOMI SHOU" in stylized font with the depiction of a stylized Japanese Katakana character in front of three parallel angles positioned between the words. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to "to" and this has no meaning in a foreign language. |
| Goods and Services | Edible oils and fats; milk products excluding ice cream, ice milk and frozen yogurt; meat; eggs; frozen vegetables; processed meat products, namely, processed meat, prepared meat, sliced meat; nuts, processed; fruit jam; processed vegetables; fried tofu pieces (Abura-age); freeze-dried tofu pieces (Kohri-dofu); jelly made from devils' tongue root (Konnyaku); soya milk; tofu; fermented soybeans (Natto); processed eggs; pre-cooked curry stew, stew and soup mixes; dried flakes of laver for sprinkling on rice in hot water (Ochazuke-nori); furi-kake, namely, dried flakes of fish, meat, vegetables or seaweed; side-dish made of fermented soybean (Name-mono); preserved pulses; protein-based meat substitutes for human consumption; protein milk for human consumption; vegetable-based snacks; bean-based snacks; nut-based snacks; potato chips; vegetable-based snack foods; bean-based snack foods; nut-based snack bars; seed-based snack bars |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Advertising and publicity agency services by means of the Internet, mobile phones and computer communication networks and emails; providing advertising spaces on home pages in the Internet, and providing information and advisory and consultancy services relating thereto; advertising and publicity services; information and advisory services in the field of retail store services and wholesale store services; providing commercial information and advice for consumers in the choice of products and services; presentation of goods on communication media, for retail purposes, namely, providing consumer product recommendations; sales promotion for others; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring bags and pouches; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring personal articles in the nature of ornamental novelty badges and appliques being haberdashery; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring confectionery, bread and buns; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring milks; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring liquor; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring carbonated drinks and non-alcoholic fruit juice beverages; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring tea, coffee and cocoa; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring rice and cereals; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring beverages; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring electrical machinery and apparatus; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring cookware; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring baking moulds for confectionery; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring baking moulds for bread; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring kitchen equipment, cleaning tools and washing utensils; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring natural flowers and trees; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring magazines and books; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring printed matters; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring paper and stationery; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring measuring and testing machines and instruments; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring cookers; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring kitchen worktops; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring swelling agents for foods; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring binding agents for foods; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring chemicals for use as an additive to foods; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring chemicals; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring food colorants; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring dyes; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring aromatic preparations for food; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring perfume and flavour materials; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring packaging containers of metal; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring packaging containers of paper; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring packaging containers of plastic; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring food wrapping plastic film for household purposes; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring packaging containers of rubber; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring packaging containers of leather; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring packaging containers of wood, bamboo or plastics; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring packaging containers of glass or porcelain; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring packaging bottles of plastics; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring packaging containers of textile; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring packaging containers of straw; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring party ornaments of paper; retail store services and wholesale store services featuring party goodie bags of paper or plastic |
| Translation of Words in Mark | The wording "TOMI SHOU" has no meaning in a foreign language. |
| Goods and Services | Unworked or semi-worked glass, not for building; gloves for household purposes; industrial packaging containers of glass or porcelain; plastic bottles for packaging sold empty; non-electric cookware, namely, pots, pans, dishes, cutting boards for the kitchen, rolling pins for kitchen use, colanders, bowls, cake brushes, spatulas for kitchen use, whisks, non-electric, for household purposes, and empty spray bottles for kitchen use; baking moulds for confectionery, namely, cookie molds, cupcake molds, cake molds, and cookery moulds; baking moulds for bread; kitchen utensils, namely, sieves, turners, strainer, kitchen mitts, insulated bags for food or beverage for domestic use, pastry bags, cake decorating tips and tubes, non-electric food mixers and containers, not including gas water heaters for household use, non-electric cooking heaters for household purposes, kitchen worktops and kitchen sinks, namely, hot pots not electrically heated; cleaning tools and washing utensils, namely, cleaning sponges, cleaning cloths, and washing brushes |
| International Class | 021 - Household or kitchen utensils and containers; combs and sponges; brushes (except paint brushes); brush-making materials; articles for cleaning purposes; steel-wool; unworked or semi-worked glass (except glass used in building); glassware, porcelain and earthenware not included in other classes. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 013, 023, 029, 030, 033, 040, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, November 8, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 021 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| 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 | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, November 8, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 029 |
| 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 | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, November 8, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 030 |
| 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 | Tuesday, November 8, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| 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 | Tuesday, November 8, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | TOMIZAWA SHOTEN INC. |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Tokyo 100-0006 JP |
| Party Name | TOMIZAWA SHOTEN INC. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Tokyo 100-0006 JP |
| Party Name | TOMIZAWA SHOTEN INC. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Tokyo 100-0006 JP |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Tuesday, November 8, 2022 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, October 28, 2022 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Wednesday, November 9, 2022 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Thursday, April 6, 2023 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, April 12, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, April 12, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, April 12, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, July 11, 2023 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, December 11, 2023 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Tuesday, December 12, 2023 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, December 12, 2023 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Thursday, January 4, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Thursday, January 4, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, January 4, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, March 22, 2024 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, March 22, 2024 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Friday, March 29, 2024 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, April 17, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, May 7, 2024 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, May 7, 2024 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, July 23, 2024 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, July 23, 2024 | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |
| Friday, March 22, 2024 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |