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OMB No. 0651-0009 (Exp 02/28/2021)

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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 1478 (Rev 09/2006)

OMB No. 0651-0009 (Exp 02/28/2021)

Trademark/Service Mark Application, Principal Register

Serial Number: 88217915

Filing Date: 12/05/2018

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: VIRGINIA REEL BRAND (stylized and/or with design, see mark)

The literal element of the mark consists of VIRGINIA REEL BRAND.
The color(s) black, white and gold is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of the words VIRGINIA REEL BRAND in gold on a black background. The word BRAND is beneath the words VIRGINIA REEL and has a white line above and below the word BRAND, and a white scroll design on each side of the word. There is a white dot on both sides of VIRGINIA REEL.
The applicant, SIGMA ALIMENTOS, S.A. DE C.V., a sociedad anonima (sa de cv)) having an address of
      Colonia Carrizalejo
      Avenida Gómez Morín No. 1111
      San Pedro Garza García CP66254
      Mexico

requests registration of the trademark/service mark identified above in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on the Principal Register established by the Act of July 5, 1946 (15 U.S.C. Section 1051 et seq.), as amended, for the following:

       International Class 029:  Cold meats, luncheon meats, deli meats; Processed meats, namely, bologna, meat bologna, beef bologna, chicken bologna, garlic bologna, turkey bologna; ham, namely, smoked ham, honey cured ham, black forest ham, ham steaks, and boneless ham; ham; sausages, namely, skinless smoked sausage, skinless polish sausage, skinless sausage with cheese, skinless spicy smoked sausage, smoked breakfast sausage link, smoked maple breakfast sausage link, smoked sausage loop, polish smoked sausage loop, spicy sausage in link form, pork sausage; sausages; uncooked sausages; vegetarian sausages; salami; frankfurters meat only, not sandwiches, namely, meat franks, beef franks, chicken franks, turkey franks, cheese franks; chorizo, pastrami; pickled pig's feet; beef; beef slices; roast beef; chicken; processed pimientos; pepperoni; bacon, regular smoked bacon, thick smoked bacon, lower sodium smoked bacon and smoked turkey bacon; turkey bacon; cheese; processed cheese; cheese, namely, string cheese; yogurts; garden salads; salads except macaroni, rice, and pasta salad; frozen chicken, namely, breaded chicken nuggets, breaded chicken strips, breaded chicken breasts; fish, namely, breaded fish fillets, breaded fish strips, not live; fish fillets; fish croquettes; French fries; potato fries; shrimps, not live, namely, frozen shrimp, breaded frozen shrimp; shrimp, not live; corn dogs; corn dogs, namely, meat corn dogs, beef corn dogs, cheese corn dogs, turkey corn dogs
Intent to Use: The applicant has a bona fide intention, and is entitled, to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods/services.



The applicant's current Attorney Information:
      H. David Starr and Joe M. Muncy, Martin R. Geissler, Mark E. Olds, Scott L. Lowe, Roberta S. Bren, P. Jay Hines, Jeffrey H. Kaufman, Marcus Luepke, Kyoko Imai of Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C.      4000 Legato Road, Suite 310
      Fairfax, Virginia 22203
      United States
      703-621-7140(phone)
      703-621-7155(fax)
      hds@mg-ip.com (authorized)
The attorney docket/reference number is 10004.70065.

The applicant hereby appoints H. David Starr of Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C.
      4000 Legato Road, Suite 310
      Fairfax Virginia 22203
      United States
      703-621-7140(phone)
      703-621-7155(fax)
      hds@mg-ip.com (authorized)
as applicant's representative upon whom notice or process in the proceedings affecting the mark may be served.

The applicant's current Correspondence Information:

H. David Starr

Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C.

4000 Legato Road, Suite 310

Fairfax, Virginia 22203

703-621-7140(phone)

703-621-7155(fax)

hds@mg-ip.com;mailroom@mg-ip.com (authorized) E-mail Authorization: I authorize the USPTO to send e-mail correspondence concerning the application to the applicant, the applicant's attorney, or the applicant's domestic representative at the e-mail address provided in this application. I understand that a valid e-mail address must be maintained and that the applicant or the applicant's attorney must file the relevant subsequent application-related submissions via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS). Failure to do so will result in the loss of TEAS Reduced Fee status and a requirement to submit an additional processing fee of $125 per international class of goods/services.

A fee payment in the amount of $275 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 1 class(es).

Declaration

	Basis: If the applicant is filing the application based on use in commerce under 15 U.S.C. § 1051(a): The signatory believes that the applicant is the owner of the trademark/service mark sought to be registered; The mark is in use in commerce on or in connection with the goods/services in the application; The specimen(s) shows the mark as used on or in connection with the goods/services in the application; and To the best of the signatory's knowledge and belief, the facts recited in the application are accurate. And/Or If the applicant is filing the application based on an intent to use the mark in commerce under 15 U.S.C. § 1051(b), § 1126(d), and/or § 1126(e): The signatory believes that the applicant is entitled to use the mark in commerce; The applicant has a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the goods/services in the application; and To the best of the signatory's knowledge and belief, the facts recited in the application are accurate.
	To the best of the signatory's knowledge and belief, no other persons, except, if applicable, concurrent users, have the right to use the mark in commerce, either in the identical form or in such near resemblance as to be likely, when used on or in connection with the goods/services of such other persons, to cause confusion or mistake, or to deceive.
	To the best of the signatory's knowledge, information, and belief, formed after an inquiry reasonable under the circumstances, the allegations and other factual contentions made above have evidentiary support.
	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 the application or submission or any registration resulting therefrom, 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.

Declaration Signature

Signature: /H. David Starr/   Date: 12/05/2018
Signatory's Name: H. David Starr
Signatory's Position: Attorney for Applicant, District of Columbia Bar Member
Payment Sale Number: 88217915
Payment Accounting Date: 12/06/2018

Serial Number: 88217915
Internet Transmission Date: Wed Dec 05 14:44:51 EST 2018
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