| Serial Number | 85191532 |
| Word Mark | TROPICAL GHANA |
| Filing Date | Monday, December 6, 2010 |
| Status | 602 - ABANDONED - FAILURE TO RESPOND OR LATE RESPONSE |
| Status Date | Tuesday, October 11, 2011 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 3000 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) white (hexadecimal color = "#FFFFFF," RGB 255:255:255 and CMYK 0:0:0:0), yellow (hexadecimal color = "#FFCCOO," RGB 255:204:0 and CMYK 1:19:100:0), dark green (hexadecimal color = "#005500," RGB 0:85:0 and CMYK 85:40:100:40) and black (hexadecimal color = "#000000," RGB 0:0:0 and CMYK 75:68:67:90) is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the mark is made up of a combination of three distinct parts. The word tropical is in lowercase and about a third in size to the word Ghana. The word tropical also rides on top of the last three letters of the word Ghana. #1 The word tropical is in lowercase Stone Sans Sem OS ITC TT-Semi font. The color is white (hexadecimal color = "#FFFFFF," RGB 255:255:255 and CMYK 0:0:0:0) with a bold stroke around the letters of the word in the color, dark green (hexadecimal color = "#005500," RGB 0:85:0 and CMYK 85:40:100:40). #2 The dot that completes the "i" in the word tropical as a lowercase letter "i" is replaced with a hand drawn shape of the sun. The drawing is a highlighted circle with 16 strokes of various lengths representing the rays of the sun around the circle. The sun and the rays are a shade of yellow (hexadecimal color = "#FFCCOO," RGB 255:204:0 and CMYK 1:19:100:0). #3 The word GHANA is in uppercase Helvetica font. Each letter incorporates the cultural Adinkra symbols of Ghana into it. The first letter "G" has the Adinkra symbol Sankofa completing the horizontal stroke of the "G". The second letter "H" has the Adinkra symbol Nsaa in the middle of the letter and replaces the cross stroke that makes the "H". The third letter third letter "A" has the Adinkra symbol Gye Nyame in the middle of the letter. The fourth letter "N" has the Adinkra symbol Nyame Nti on the left stroke that begins the letter. The fifth letter "A" has the Adinkra symbol Nea Onnim No Suaa Ohu in the middle of the letter. The color is white (hexadecimal color = "#FFFFFF," RGB 255:255:255 and CMYK 0:0:0:0) with a bold stroke around the letters of word in the color black (hexadecimal color = "#000000," RGB 0:0:0 and CMYK 75:68:67:90). The cultural Adinkra symbols are in the color black (hexadecimal color = "#000000," RGB 0:0:0 and CMYK 75:68:67:90). |
| Goods and Services | Printed recipe cards |
| International Class | 016 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials, not included in other classes; printed matter; bookbinding material; photographs; stationery; adhesives for stationery or household purposes; artists' materials; paint brushes; typewriters and office requisites (except furniture); instructional and teaching material (except apparatus); plastic materials for packaging (not included in other classes); printers' type; printing blocks. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 005, 022, 023, 029, 037, 038, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, December 9, 2010 |
| Primary Code | 016 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Sunday, October 10, 2010 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Monday, November 15, 2010 |
| Party Name | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 01 - Individual |
| Address | New York, NY 10027 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Tuesday, October 11, 2011 | ABANDONMENT NOTICE MAILED - FAILURE TO RESPOND |
| Tuesday, October 11, 2011 | ABANDONMENT - FAILURE TO RESPOND OR LATE RESPONSE |
| Thursday, March 10, 2011 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, March 10, 2011 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, March 10, 2011 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Thursday, March 10, 2011 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Friday, December 10, 2010 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE MAILED |
| Thursday, December 9, 2010 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED IN TRAM |
| Thursday, December 9, 2010 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED IN TRAM |