T2

What this means for you

Registered since 15 Dec 2015. The owner can stop confusingly similar uses in the classes it covers.

Record

Serial number

79165476

Registration number

4868905

Mark type

Design + words

Filed

18 Sept 2014

Published for opposition

29 Sept 2015

Registered

15 Dec 2015

Attorney of record

Matthew L. Frisbee

Goods and services

• Class 009 — Scientific and electric apparatus: [ Decorative magnets ]
• Class 011 — Environmental control apparatus: [ Tea making utensils and apparatus for filtering, infusing and brewing tea, namely, electric tea machines, electric tea pots; electric tea kettles; electric tea makers; electric coffee makers; electric coffee machines ]
• Class 016 — Paper goods and printed matter: [ Books on the subjects of infusing and brewing tea, brewing coffee, coffee and tea services; greeting cards; pencils; paper knives, forks and spoons; paper cups, beverages mugs and cups made from paper ]
• Class 021 — Housewares and glass: [ Household or kitchen utensils and containers, tea ware, namely, tea pots, cups, glasses, mug, saucers; jugs; bowls; tea accessories, namely, strainers, infusers, tea sticks, tea balls, and tongs; serving scooping spoons; tea caddies; general purpose storage bins for household use; glass storage jars; coffee and tea canisters and canister sets; baked goods tins sold empty for domestic use; tea cosies; coasters, not of paper and other than table linen; trivets; flask; tea bag squeezer; porcelain ware, namely, forks, knives, teaspoons; beverage glassware, porcelain and earthenware, namely, cups, mugs, saucers, bowls, jars, saucepans; heat insulated containers for beverages; non electronic beverage percolators; non electric tea kettles; tea mats in the nature of coasters not made of paper and other than table linen; vessels for making ices and iced drinks ]
• Class 024 — Fabrics: [ Tea towel, fabric table runners, table napkins of textile, table linen, coasters of linen ]
• Class 025 — Clothing: [ Clothing, namely, shirts, sweatshirts, pants, shorts and aprons ]
• Class 029 — Meats and processed foods: [ Milk; preserved, dried and cooked fruit and vegetables; jellies, jam; edible oils and fats ]
• Class 030 — Staple foods: [ Coffee; ] tea; tea products, namely, tea bags, tea pods; tea extracts [ ; carbonated and non carbonated tea based beverages; iced tea; tea and iced tea mix powders; non medicinal herbal tea and infusions; iced beverages, namely, coffee-based and tea-based iced beverages; ice lollipops; ice cream; sorbets, sugar, honey, chocolate, cake, biscuits, frozen confectionery; non frozen confectionery, namely, chocolate, pastilles, breath mints, candy, gum; salt ]
• Class 032 — Light beverages: [ Mineral and aerated waters; other non-alcoholic drinks, namely, cider, fruit juice beverages, vegetable juice beverages; flavoured water; carbonated and non-carbonated beverages, namely, juices and soft drinks; carbonated and non carbonated beverages with tea flavour, namely, soft drinks flavoured with tea, non-alcoholic beverages with tea flavour, tea-based beverages with fruit flavoring; fruit drinks and fruit juices; syrups, extracts and essences, and other preparations for making beverages, namely, non-alcoholic fruit extracts, powders used in the preparation of fruit-based beverages ]
• Class 035 — Advertising and business services: [ Franchising services, namely, consultation and assistance in business management, organization and promotion, group buying and group advertising; advisory services included in this class relating to retail and wholesale operations, tea, tea bars, tea rooms, bars and restaurants and other establishments and facilities engaged in providing food and drink; business management; business management consultancy; business administration; business consultancy; business appraisal; franchising services, namely, consultation and assistance in business management, organizations and promotion; franchising, namely, consultation and assistance in business support management, organization and promotion; rendering assistance in establishment and operation of retail outlets, tea bars, tea rooms, bars and restaurants, relating to the establishment, management and operation of retail outlets, tea bars and other food and drink related businesses and publicity and advertising; ] retail and wholesale store services featuring tea; wholesale and retail store services featuring tea based products, tea making utensils and apparatus for filtering, infusing and brewing tea, electric tea makers, electrically heated apparatus for infusing tea, teapots, tea cups and strainers, tea towels, tea cloths, household and kitchen utensils and containers and equipment; [ retail store services featuring tea, tea-based products and tea making hardware such as tea pots, tea cups and tea strainers; ] on-line retail and wholesale store services featuring tea, tea based products, tea making utensils and apparatus for filtering, infusing and brewing tea, electric tea makers, electrically heated apparatus for infusing tea, teapots, tea cups and strainers, tea towels, tea cloths, household and kitchen utensils and containers and equipment [ ; customer loyalty services for commercial, promotional and/or advertising purposes ]
• Class 043 — Restaurant and hotel services: [ Tea shop, tea rooms, tea bar services, services for providing food and drink ]

Owner

• ekaterra Group IP Holdings B.V., NL
• Unilever IP Holdings B.V., Rotterdam, NL
• Unilever N.V., NL
• Unilever N.V., NL
• Unilever N.V., NL

Prosecution history

• 20 Feb 2026 — TEAS SECTION 71 RECEIVED
• 17 Jun 2025 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
• 17 Jun 2025 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
• 17 Jun 2025 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
• 03 May 2025 — NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED
• 03 Apr 2025 — TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS
• 03 Apr 2025 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
• 03 Apr 2025 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
• 03 Apr 2025 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
• 28 Mar 2025 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
• 28 Mar 2025 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
• 28 Mar 2025 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
• 28 Mar 2025 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
• 28 Mar 2025 — TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
• 03 Jan 2025 — NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED