YATSU BOSHI YATSUSHIRO DISTILLERY, KUMAMOTO, JAPAN PRECIOUS CITRUS GIN Trademark
Trademark Overview
On Tuesday, June 4, 2024, a trademark application was filed for YATSU BOSHI YATSUSHIRO DISTILLERY, KUMAMOTO, JAPAN PRECIOUS CITRUS GIN with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the YATSU BOSHI YATSUSHIRO DISTILLERY, KUMAMOTO, JAPAN PRECIOUS CITRUS GIN trademark a serial number of 79400087. The federal status of this trademark filing is RESPONSE AFTER NON-FINAL ACTION - ENTERED as of Wednesday, July 23, 2025. This trademark is owned by MERCIAN CORPORATION. The YATSU BOSHI YATSUSHIRO DISTILLERY, KUMAMOTO, JAPAN PRECIOUS CITRUS GIN trademark is filed in the Wines & Spirits category with the following description:
Shochu being Japanese distilled spirits; gin; gin cocktails; western liquors in general; alcoholic fruit beverages; Japanese shochu-based beverages in the nature of chuhai; Chinese liquors in general; flavored tonic liquors
General Information
| Serial Number | 79400087 |
| Word Mark | YATSU BOSHI YATSUSHIRO DISTILLERY, KUMAMOTO, JAPAN PRECIOUS CITRUS GIN |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, June 4, 2024 |
| Status | 661 - RESPONSE AFTER NON-FINAL ACTION - ENTERED |
| Status Date | Wednesday, July 23, 2025 |
| 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 | NOT AVAILABLE |
Trademark Statements
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of a label with several yellow bubbles and two circular shapes formed by smaller yellow circles and the wording "YATSU BOSHI" at the top in black with the wording "YATSUSHIRO DISTILLERY, KUMAMOTO, JAPAN" underneath in a black font. In the middle of the label on the left side is the wording "PRECIOUS CITRUS GIN" in a black stacked font with a Japanese character in black to the right and in the upper right side of the character is a single line circle in brown with the wording "TASTE THE NEW STAR OF YATSUSHIRO" around the border and a brown eight-point star inside with brown lines inside the star. At the bottom left corner are Japanese characters in black with a red square to the right with Japanese characters inside. The color white represents background, outlining, shading and/or transparent areas and is not part of the mark. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to "YATSUBOSHI" and "YATSUSHIRO-SHIRANUI-GURA" and this means "eight stars" and "shiranui sake brewery in Yatsushiro/Yashiro (region)" in English. |
| Pseudo Mark | JAPAN PRECIOUS CITRUS GIN TASTE THE NEW STAR OF YATSUSHIRO |
| Pseudo Mark | KUMAMOTO |
| Pseudo Mark | YATSU BOSHI YATSUSHIRO DISTILLERY |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The colors Yellow, red, black and light brown are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Shochu being Japanese distilled spirits; gin; gin cocktails; western liquors in general; alcoholic fruit beverages; Japanese shochu-based beverages in the nature of chuhai; Chinese liquors in general; flavored tonic liquors |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "YATSUSHIRO DISTILLERY, KUMAMOTO, JAPAN", "CITRUS GIN" and "YATSUSHIRO" |
Classification Information
| International Class | 033 - Alcoholic beverages (except beers). |
| US Class Codes | 047, 049 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, July 18, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 033 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
Trademark Owner History
| Party Name | MERCIAN CORPORATION |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | JP |
Trademark Events
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, July 18, 2024 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Thursday, July 25, 2024 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Thursday, July 25, 2024 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Monday, December 16, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Friday, December 27, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Saturday, December 28, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Friday, January 31, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Friday, January 31, 2025 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Saturday, February 22, 2025 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, July 22, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, July 22, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, July 23, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Thursday, July 25, 2024 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
