LKK Health Products Group LimitedDownload PDFTrademark Trial and Appeal BoardOct 9, 202088161047 (T.T.A.B. Oct. 9, 2020) Copy Citation THIS ORDER IS NOT A PRECEDENT OF THE TTAB Mailed: October 9, 2020 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____ Trademark Trial and Appeal Board _____ In re LKK Health Products Group Limited _____ Serial Nos. 88160772, 88160995, 88161010, 88161037, 88161043, 88161047 _____ Charles P. LaPolla of Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP, for LKK Health Products Group Limited. Laura D. Golden, Trademark Examining Attorney, Law Office 103, Stacy Wahlberg, Managing Attorney. _____ Before Zervas, Wolfson and Lynch, Administrative Trademark Judges. By Wolfson, Administrative Trademark Judge: LKK Health Products Group Limited (“Applicant”) seeks registration of the mark ORIHERB (in standard characters) on the Principal Register for various vitamins, minerals and supplements in International Class 5.1 Applicant also seeks registration 1 Application Serial No. 88161010 was filed on October 18, 2018 under Section 1(b) of the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051(b), based on Applicant’s allegation of its bona fide intent to use the mark in commerce. Serial Nos. 88161010, 88161043, 88161047, 88160772, 88160995, 88161037 - 2 - of the composite marks depicted below:2 Serial No. Mark 88160772 Filed under § 1(b) 88160995 Filed under § 1(b) 88161043 Filed under § 1(b) 88161047 Filed under § 1(b) 88161037 Filed under § 1(b) Each application includes the following goods in International Class 5. Vitamin preparations; cod liver oil; tonics being medicines, namely, pharmaceutical preparations for the treatment of immune diseases, disorders of immune system and skin diseases; medicinal drinks; dietary fiber being dietary supplements; royal jelly for medicinal use; ginseng for medicinal use; dried goji berry for medicinal use, namely, medical herbs in dried form; starch for pharmaceutical purposes; starch for 2 The composite marks were also filed on October 18, 2018 under Trademark Act Section 1(b). Serial Nos. 88161010, 88161043, 88161047, 88160772, 88160995, 88161037 - 3 - dietetic purposes, adapted for medical use; asthmatic tea; medicinal tea; by-products of the processing of cereals for medical purposes; by-products of the processing of cereals for dietetic purposes, adapted for medical purposes; slimming pills, namely, medicinal preparations for slimming purposes; antioxidant pills, namely, nutritional supplements containing antioxidants; slimming tea for medical purposes; pharmaceutical preparations for skin care; dietetic substances being dietetic food, namely, pasta and crackers adapted for medical use; mineral food supplements; nutritional supplements; albumin dietary supplements; flaxseed dietary supplements; flaxseed oil dietary supplements; wheat germ dietary supplements; royal jelly dietary supplements; propolis dietary supplements; pollen dietary supplements; enzyme dietary supplements; glucose dietary supplements; lecithin dietary supplements; alginate dietary supplements; casein dietary supplements; protein dietary supplements; food for babies; depuratives, namely, purgatives; dietary supplements for animals; pesticides; antisepsis paper, namely, antiseptic wipes; medicine health bag being medicinal herbs for general health and well-being contained in a small bag; rubber for dental purposes; diapers for pets; medicinal herbs; malted milk drinks for medicinal purposes; tortoise herb jelly for medicinal purposes; medicated confectionery.”3 Four of these proceedings were consolidated on August 24, 2020.4 Because the additional two proceedings involve common questions of law and fact, we hereby consolidate all six cases. 3 Applicant has described the marks that include Chinese characters as consisting “of three Chinese characters appearing above the term ‘oriherb’ in stylized font. The third Chinese character is enclosed in a circle with a cloud motif appearing inside the lower right edge of the circle.” The composite mark without Chinese characters is described as “the term ‘oriherb’ in stylized characters. The letter ‘b’ is enclosed in a circle with a cloud motif appearing inside the lower right edge of the circle.” Color is not claimed as a feature in any of the marks. The transliteration statement in the marks with Chinese characters is: “The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to ‘Yang,’ ‘Gu’ and ‘Jian’ and this means ‘foster, raise’; ‘firm, stable’; ‘strong, be good at’ respectively in English.” 4 Serial Nos. 88160772, 88160995, 88161043, and 88161047. Serial Nos. 88161010, 88161043, 88161047, 88160772, 88160995, 88161037 - 4 - The Examining Attorney refused registration of all marks under Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. § 1052(d), based on a prior registration for the mark depicted below for “cosmetics; non-medicated skin care preparation” in International Class 3 and “dietary supplements” in International Class 5:5 When the refusals were made final, Applicant filed a Request for Reconsideration in each case and appealed to this Board. Following denials of Applicant’s Request for Reconsideration, the appeals resumed.6 It has come to the attention of the Board that a petition to cancel Reg. No. 5450131 was filed on September 11, 2020, by an unrelated third party. The cancellation proceeding was instituted on September 15, 2020, under Can. No. 92075205. Registrant is allowed until October 25, 2020 to file an answer in that case. In view of the change in status of the cited registration, proceedings are hereby suspended pending final disposition of Can. No. 92075205. See TRADEMARK BOARD MANUAL OF EXAMINING PROCEDURE (TBMP) § 1213 (2020) (Board may “sua sponte 5 Reg. No. 5450131 issued April 17, 2018. The description of the mark reads: “The mark consists of the stylized letters ‘ORI’ stacked above the words [sic] ‘HEALTHY’. There is a line coming out of the letter ‘O’ in ‘ORI’.” The term “HEALTHY” is disclaimed. Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. 6 Each application includes goods in International Classes 5 and 30. The refusals are directed to those goods in International Class 5 only, based on the inclusion of “dietary supplements” in the goods of the cited registration. Serial Nos. 88161010, 88161043, 88161047, 88160772, 88160995, 88161037 - 5 - suspend proceedings if the Board is aware of a pending civil action, an appeal of a Board decision, or a Board inter partes proceeding or another appeal that may be dispositive of or have a direct bearing on the issues in the appeal.”). If Applicant wishes the Board to render a decision now (in which case the cited registration must be treated as existing and valid and the pending cancellation will have no bearing on the decision), Applicant should so advise the Board within twenty days of this suspension order. -o0o- Copy with citationCopy as parenthetical citation