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Dead · Cancelled DEAD/REGISTRATION/Cancelled/Invalidated
What this record means
The record shows a cancelled Principal Register registration (Serial 76308156, Registration 2801752) owned by KABUSHIKI KAISHA NISSHIN SEIFUN GROUP HONSHA; the cancellation was entered on August 8, 2014 because the owner failed to file an acceptable Section 8 declaration, and the history contains no opposition or other enforcement actions. The mark covered a wide range of food‑related goods in Classes 005, 029, 030, 031 and 032 – from nutritional supplements and meats to pasta sauces, beverages and various raw agricultural products – so a similar name used for any of those categories would create the closest record‑based concern. The record does not give the owner control over every possible use of the letter “N” or the word “Seifun,” only over the specific goods listed. Because the registration is cancelled, there is no current maintenance deadline, and the latest meaningful event is the Section 8 cancellation. I'd treat this as a moderate concern if you plan to market comparable food or supplement products under a similar name.
Informational only - not legal advice.Mark Trademark
| Drawing type | 3 - AN ILLUSTRATION DRAWING WHICH INCLUDES WORD(S)/ LETTER(S) /NUMBER(S) |
| Filing basis | Foreign Registration (§44(e)). |
| Status | Registration cancelled because registrant did not file an acceptable declaration under Section 8. To view all documents in this file, click on the Trademark Document Retrieval link at the top of this page. |
Key dates
| Application filed | Aug 31, 2001 |
| Published for opposition | Oct 14, 2003 |
| Registered (Principal) | Jan 06, 2004 |
| Status date | Aug 08, 2014 |
Goods & services
[ Nutritional supplements containing Mary thistle extract, nutritional supplements containing bread yeast extract, nutritional supplements containing mushroom fungus extract, nutritional supplements containing psyllium, nutritional supplements containing ginkgo tree leaf extract; nutritional supplements containing vitamins E, B, C, beta-carotene and calcium; nutritional supplements containing lecithin, nutritional supplements containing wheat embryo oil ]
[ Meats, fish and processed seafood, hamburgers, hot dogs, pulses, processed and frozen vegetables, processed and frozen fruits, eggs and processed eggs; milk products excluding ice cream, ice milk and frozen yogurt; edible oils and fats; mixes for soup; fermented edible soybean paste; ochazuke-nori, namely, dried laver for flavoring boiled rice with green tea; fried soybean curd; soybean curd frozen and then dried; jelly made from devil's tongue root; soybean milk, tofu, fermented soybeans, edible protein extracted from wheat or soybean, whey-based food beverages ]
Pasta sauces, [ mixes for curry and stew, coffee, coffee beans, cocoa, tea, seasonings and spices, furikake, aromatic preparations for use as a food additive other than essential oils, rice, husked oats, husked barley, ] flour for food, [ gluten for food, processed cereal, dumplings stuffed with minced meat and vegetables, sandwiches, steamed meat dumpling, sushi, grilled dumplings with bits of octopus, steamed bun stuffed with meat, hamburger sandwiches, pizza, ready-made boxed lunches containing a flour or rice base, hot dog sandwiches, meat pies, ravioli; ] Japanese confectionery, namely, [ Shirk--a sweet red bean soup with pounded rice cake, and instant Shiruko, ] Zenzai; [ candy, ice cream, bread, crackers, biscuits, buns, cakes, pies, cookies, ] instant ice cream mixes, [ instant pudding mixes, instant bavarois mixes, ] instant almond jelly mixes, [ instant cheese cake mixes, ice cream, sorbet and sherbet; almond paste, ] yeast powder; [ koji, namely, fermented rice treated with enzyme-producing mucor called Aspergillus oryzae; yeast; ] baking powder; [ ice; binding agents for ice cream; meat tenderizers; sake cake; ] mixes for making cakes
[ Raw whole grains, namely, foxtail millet, Chinese millet, sesame, buckwheat, corn, deccan grass millet, wheat, barley, oats, unhulled rice, sorghum, seeds of urushi, copra, malt and hops; rough cork, palm tree leaves, live fish and shellfish for food, unprocessed seaweed, live animals and live fish not for food, live birds, live insects, silkworm eggs, cocoons for egg production, eggs for hatching, animal feed, fishing bait, fresh fruit and vegetables, plants for sugar production, seeds and bulbs; live trees, grasses and turf; dried flowers, seedlings, saplings, flowers, hay, bonsai trees, wreaths of natural flowers, protein for animal consumption ]
[ Beer, soft drinks, fruit juices, vegetable juices, extracts of hops for making beer ]
Owner & representation
| Owner | KABUSHIKI KAISHA NISSHIN SEIFUN GROUP HONSHA |
| Address | 25, Kanda-Nishiki-cho, Tokyo JAPAN |
| Entity | CORPORATION - organized in JAPAN |
| Attorney of record | Lawrence E. Abelman |
| Correspondent | Lawrence E. Abelman |
| Attorney email | e********@*****.com |
| Correspondent email | e********@*****.com |
| Correspondent phone | 2********2 |
| Correspondent address | NEW YORK, NEW |