| Serial Number | 79400087 |
| Word Mark | YATSU BOSHI YATSUSHIRO DISTILLERY, KUMAMOTO, JAPAN PRECIOUS CITRUS GIN |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, June 4, 2024 |
| Status | 647 - EXAMINERS AMENDMENT - MAILED |
| Status Date | Thursday, August 21, 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 |
| 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 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" and the non-Latin characters that transliterate to "YATSUSHIRO-SHIRANUI-GURA" |
| Translation of Words in Mark | The English translation of "YATSU BOSHI" is "EIGHT STARS". |
| 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 |
| Party Name | MERCIAN CORPORATION |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | JP |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, July 18, 2024 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Thursday, July 25, 2024 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| 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 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, July 23, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Thursday, August 21, 2025 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Thursday, August 21, 2025 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Thursday, August 21, 2025 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Thursday, August 21, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, July 22, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |