NOVA
Pending · Under Examination LIVE/APPLICATION/Under Examination
What this record means
The record shows a live, pending application for the mark NOVA filed by JT International SA, a Swiss corporation, and it is being examined on the Principal Register; the most recent status event is a non‑final Office action dated June 15 2026, followed by an extension to respond on August 27 2026. The application covers Class 34 goods – tobacco products and related items such as cigarettes, cigars, electronic cigarettes, e‑liquid pods, snus, snuff, and various smokers’ accessories – so a similar name used for any of those products would raise the closest record‑based concern. The record does not give JT International control over every possible use of the word “NOVA,” especially outside the tobacco and related categories. No enforcement actions, oppositions, or cancellations appear in the supplied history. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan a brand in the tobacco space, but the risk is far lower for unrelated goods or services.
Informational only - not legal advice.Mark Trademark
| Drawing type | 4 - STANDARD CHARACTER MARK |
| Filing basis | Intent-to-Use (§1(b)). |
| Status | A non-final Office action has been sent (issued) to the applicant. This is a letter from the examining attorney requiring additional information and/or making an initial refusal. The applicant must respond to this Office action. To view all documents in this file, click on the Trademark Document Retrieval link at the top of this page. |
Key dates
| Application filed | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Status date | Jun 15, 2026 |
Goods & services
Tobacco, whether manufactured or unmanufactured; cigarettes; cigars; cigarillos; electronic cigarettes and parts thereof; herbal sticks; herbals for smoking; herbals for heating; aroma capsules for cigarettes and/or heated sticks; flavorings (non-essential oils) for use in electronic cigarettes; flavorings (non-essential oils) for use in heated tobacco and non-tobacco products and nicotine products; e-liquid pods; liquid for electronic cigarettes; snus; snuff; smokers' articles namely tobacco tins, cigarette cases, ashtrays, pipes, pocket apparatus for rolling cigarettes, lighters for smokers, matches, cigarette boxes, tobacco boxes, snuff boxes, covers for cigarette packaging, covers for tobacco, herbal heating devices or e-cigarettes, covers for tobacco products, covers for nicotine products; cigarette papers; cigarette tubes; cigarette filters; electronic devices and parts thereof for heating cigarettes, tobacco sticks and nicotine sticks; electronic nicotine inhalation devices; oral vaporizing devices and devices for heating tobacco and tobacco substitutes for the purpose of inhalation; tobacco products to be heated; tobacco sticks to be heated; nicotine sticks to be heated; sticks containing tobacco substitutes to be heated; Oral nicotine pouches for use as a tobacco substitute, not for medical purposes; oral nicotine products in the form of strips, lozenges or tablets for use as a tobacco substitute, not for medical purposes; hookahs and parts thereof; electronic hookahs and parts thereof; liquids for electronic hookahs; steam stones for hookahs.
Owner & representation
| Owner | JT International SA |
| Address | 8 Rue Kazem-Radjavi, Geneva SWITZERLAND 1202 |
| Entity | Corporation - organized in SWITZERLAND |
| Attorney of record | Gregg A. Paradise |
| Correspondent | Gregg A. Paradise |
| Attorney email | t********@*****.com |
| Correspondent email | t********@*****.com |
| Correspondent phone | 1********0 |
| Correspondent address | Cranford, NEW |