AFRICA'S FINEST

What this means for you

Registered since 26 Jul 2011. The owner can stop confusingly similar uses in the classes it covers; it stays on the register as long as the owner keeps up the maintenance filings (next due by 26 Jul 2021).

Record

Serial number

77954269

Registration number

4004051

Mark type

Stylized text

Filed

09 Mar 2010

Registered

26 Jul 2011

Next maintenance due

26 Jul 2021

Goods and services

• Class 029 — Meats and processed foods: Staple foods from Africa, namely, plantain flour, bean flour, yam flour
• Class 030 — Staple foods: Staple foods from Africa, namely, flour for food, rice flour, wheat flour, teff flour
• Class 031 — Natural agricultural products: Natural agricultural products from African, namely, [ fresh yams, fresh cassava, ] unprocessed rice, raw beans, [ live flowers, ] raw palm nuts, raw sesame seed, raw kola nuts, unprocessed edible seeds, namely, raw teff
• Class 033 — Wines and spirits: Wines and spirits from Africa

Owner

• EMEKA NWANKWO, SILVER SPRING, MD, US
• EMEKA NWANKWO, SILVER SPRING, MD, US

Prosecution history

• 23 Feb 2022 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
• 23 Feb 2022 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
• 23 Feb 2022 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
• 23 Feb 2022 — TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION-POST REG RECEIVED
• 16 Feb 2022 — TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION-POST REG RECEIVED
• 15 Feb 2022 — TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION-POST REG RECEIVED
• 10 Feb 2022 — OFFICE ACTION ISSUED POU2
• 10 Feb 2022 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
• 10 Feb 2022 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
• 10 Feb 2022 — TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
• 10 Feb 2022 — TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION-POST REG RECEIVED
• 11 Aug 2021 — OFFICE ACTION ISSUED POU1
• 11 Aug 2021 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
• 20 Jul 2021 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
• 26 Jul 2020 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED