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BELA

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Active USPTO registrationType: CombinedOffice: United States

Quick snapshot

BELA

ST13

US500000086509868

Class

29

Filing

86509868

Registration

4873111

Risk and opportunity diagnosis

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USPTO status

Active USPTO registration

Case type

Application and registration

Recorded events

61

Latest update

03/04/2026

Trademark type

Combined

Nice classes

29

Filing date

01/21/2015

Registration date

12/22/2015

Expiration date

-

Complete case details

Structured fields from the responsible authority and the official record.

Status date

06/04/2025

Last transaction

03/04/2026

Responsible office

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Status code

800

Official register

Principal Register

First use anywhere

01/01/2013

First use in commerce

01/01/2013

Drawing code

3

Owner type

16

Owner location

Cambridge, MA, US

Examiner

FOSDICK, GEOFFREY A

Current location

PUBLICATION AND ISSUE SECTION

Mark description

The mark consists of a three-dimensional configuration packaging for the goods comprising a can, the top of which displays a design border around the rim of the can comprised of the silhouettes of small fish with a tiny eyes and tail fins; in the center of the top of the can is the styled word "BELA" in the body portion of a fish profile, with the "B" comprising the fish tail, the "ELA" comprising the torso of the fish, one dorsal fin above the body and one fin below, with a female fish face on the head portion of the fish pointing in the right hand direction that includes one eyeball with long feminine eyelashes and puffed lips on the open mouth; the "BELA" design is surrounded by horizontally oriented strands of seaweed and four bubbles; the "BELA" design, seaweed and bubbles are surrounded by the outline of an oval with the wording "WILD CAUGHT-ALL NATURAL-PACKED FRESH" on the bottom of the oval; the side of the can displays four rows of the small fish as used on the border of the top of the can to comprise the background of the side of the can; there is an overlay of the "BELA" design. The wording "LIGHTLY SMOKED PORTUGUESE SARDINES IN OLIVE OIL", "SOURCE OF CALCIUM A NATURAL SOURCE OF OMEGA-3" AND "PRODUCT OF PORTUGAL" appears on the sides of the can. The matter shown in broken lines is not part of the design and serves only to show the position or placement of the mark.

Holders and representatives

Holders

Purse Seine Holdings LLC

Representatives

Thomas Dunn Lee & Hayes PC

Technical classification

Nice Classes

Class 29

Vienna Codes

No Vienna codes available.

Goods and services

Class 29

Fishcanned fishfish pate and fish pastenot live

Publications

History of USPTO decisions and trademark events.

61 publications found

TCCA

TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED

03/02/2026

ARAA

ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED

03/02/2026

REAP

TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED

03/02/2026

CHAN

APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED

03/02/2026

COAR

TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED

03/02/2026

NA89

NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED

06/04/2025

RNL1

REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS)

06/04/2025

89AG

REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED

06/04/2025

APRE

CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL

06/04/2025

E89R

TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED

12/27/2024

REM2

COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED

12/22/2024

EWAF

TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS

04/22/2024

TCCA

TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED

04/22/2024

ARAA

ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED

04/22/2024

REAP

TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED

04/22/2024

CHAN

APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED

04/22/2024

COAR

TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED

04/22/2024

NA85

NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED

06/01/2022

C15A

REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.

06/01/2022

APRE

CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL

06/01/2022

E815

TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED

12/09/2021

TCCA

TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED

11/17/2021

ARAA

ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED

11/17/2021

REAP

TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED

11/17/2021

REM1

COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED

12/22/2020

ARAA

ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED

12/17/2018

REAP

TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED

12/17/2018

TCCA

TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED

11/29/2018

ARAA

ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED

08/02/2016

REAP

TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED

08/02/2016

CORV

REVIEW OF CORRESPONDENCE COMPLETE - ADDRESS NOT UPDATED

07/04/2016

APRE

CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL

07/04/2016

EWAF

TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS

07/04/2016

R.PR

REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER

12/22/2015

NPUB

OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED

10/06/2015

PUBO

PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION

10/06/2015

NONP

NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED

09/16/2015

PREV

LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED

09/01/2015

CNSA

APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER

08/19/2015

XAEC

EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED

08/19/2015

GNEN

NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED

08/19/2015

GNEA

EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED

08/19/2015

CNEA

EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN

08/19/2015

AMPX

PRELIMINARY/VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT - ENTERED

08/17/2015

PARI

TEAS VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT RECEIVED

08/17/2015

TEME

TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED

08/05/2015

CRFA

CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE

08/05/2015

PARI

TEAS VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT RECEIVED

07/29/2015

TEME

TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED

07/23/2015

CRFA

CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE

07/23/2015

TROA

TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED

07/23/2015

GNRN

NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED

04/29/2015

GNRT

NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED

04/29/2015

CNRT

NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN

04/29/2015

DOCK

ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER

04/24/2015

AMPX

PRELIMINARY/VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT - ENTERED

02/19/2015

ALIE

ASSIGNED TO LIE

02/12/2015

PARI

TEAS VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT RECEIVED

02/04/2015

MDSC

NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED

02/03/2015

NWOS

NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED

02/02/2015

NWAP

NEW APPLICATION ENTERED

01/24/2015

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