Two months ago, our attention seized on a nutty and woefully deficient USPTO examination of a trademark application to register — Mr. Wonderful — for roasted nuts, and nut-based snack foods, among other food products, given the prior WONDERFUL trademark rights owned by these folks:

Just like clockwork, events now appear to be playing out as expected, so keep your eyes peeled and your watches synchronized. Last Friday, The Wonderful Company LLC, filed an extension of time to oppose registration, so the new deadline for opposition is September 8, 2018.

We’ll likely soon see whether a Letter of Protest was filed behind the scenes, giving the USPTO a chance to correct this mistake and issue a likelihood of confusion refusal —  as it’s hard to imagine the Examining Attorney’s failure to issue a refusal won’t be considered clear error, so stay tuned.

Wonderful likely has made contact with Mr. Wonderful by now — my question would be, how hard will Mr. Wonderful play to salvage the other food items currently in the identification of goods?

What do you think, are these goods sufficiently related to roasted nuts to become toast, as well?

Jellies and jams; Banana chips; Dried fruit-based snacks; Fruit preserved in alcohol; Nut butters; Olive oil for food; Potato chips; and Yogurts.