PR-Section 8 and 9

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. PTO Form 1963 (Rev 05/2006)

OMB No. 0651-0055 (Exp 07/31/2018)

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Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. PTO Form 1963 (Rev 05/2006)

OMB No. 0651-0055 (Exp 07/31/2018)

Combined Declaration of Use and/or Excusable Nonuse/Application for Renewal of Registration of a Mark under Sections 8 & 9

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

REGISTRATION NUMBER: 3342590
REGISTRATION DATE: 11/27/2007

MARK: (NATURALLY CLEAR)

The owner, BBK TOBACCO & FOODS, LLP, DBA HBI International, limited liability partnership legally organized under the laws of Arizona, comprising of BBK Tobacco & Food Products, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, as general partner, having an address of
      3401 W Papago Street
      Phoenix, Arizona 85009
      United States
      602-955-6688
      XXXX (authorized)
is filing a Combined Declaration of Use and/or Excusable Nonuse/Application for Renewal of Registration of a Mark under Sections 8 & 9.

For International Class 034, the mark is in use in commerce on or in connection with all goods/services, or to indicate membership in the collective membership organization, listed in the existing registration for this specific class: Cigarette rolling papers made of chemically altered cellulose ; or, the owner is making the listed excusable nonuse claim.

The owner is submitting one(or more) specimen(s) showing the mark as used in commerce on or in connection with any item in this class, consisting of a(n) photo of product bearing mark.
Specimen File1

MISCELLANEOUS STATEMENTS
Please note: a corrective assignment was filed on March 24, 2016, Reel/Frame 5242/0892. The purpose was to correct the entity type from "limited liability limited partnership" to "limited liability partnership." That change has not yet been reflected in the registration but should be.


A fee payment in the amount of $400 will be submitted with the form, representing payment for 1 class(es), plus any additional grace period fee, if necessary.

Declaration


Section 8: Declaration of Use and/or Excusable Nonuse in Commerce
Unless the owner has specifically claimed excusable nonuse, the mark is in use in commerce on or in connection with the goods/services, or to indicate membership in the collective membership organization identified above, as evidenced by the attached specimen(s) showing the mark as used in commerce.


The signatory being warned that willful false statements and the like are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. § 1001, and that such willful false statements and the like may jeopardize the validity of this submission, declares that all statements made of his/her own knowledge are true and all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true.

Section 9: Application for Renewal
The registrant requests that the registration be renewed for the goods/services/collective organization identified above.


Signature: /Joshua D. Kesselman/      Date: 11/28/2016
Signatory's Name: Joshua D. Kesselman
Signatory's Position: Sole member of BBK Tobacco & Foods Products, LLC, as general partner
Signatory's Phone Number: 602-955-6688

Mailing Address:
   HBI International
   3401 W Papago Street
   Phoenix, Arizona 85009

Serial Number: 77011197
Internet Transmission Date: Mon Nov 28 15:34:09 EST 2016
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