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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: 88443144

Filing Date: 05/23/2019

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: AVANTIS (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of AVANTIS.
The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.

The applicant, American Century Proprietary Holdings, Inc., a corporation of Delaware, having an address of
      4500 Main Street
      Kansas City, Missouri 64111
      United States

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 036:  - Financial services, namely, investment advice, investment management, investment consultation and investment of funds for others; Financial services, namely, providing brokerage, distribution, and investment management services for mutual funds, stocks, bonds, other securities, commingled trusts, separate investment accounts for businesses, retirement accounts, and college savings plans; investment brokerage and management services, financial asset management services, and investment consultation services for institutional investors and individuals; investment tracking and investment analysis services for others; providing financial news and information to individual and institutional investors and financial advisors about investing, investments, financial strategies and planning, asset management, educational savings, retirement planning, and tax issues
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:
      Glenn K. Robbins II and Kyle L. Elliott, Kevin S. Tuttle, Jaspal S. Hare, Michael E. Broms, Steve Laureanti, David Banko, Kasia Brozynski, Antonio Devora, Blake Atkinson; and Jon L. Farnsworth of SPENCER FANE LLP
      Suite 1000
      1 North Brentwood Boulevard
      St. Louis, Missouri 63105
      United States
      314-863-7733(phone)
      314-862-4656(fax)
      sfaction@spencerfane.com (authorized)
The attorney docket/reference number is 5016458-139.

The applicant's current Correspondence Information:

Glenn K. Robbins II

SPENCER FANE LLP

Suite 1000       1 North Brentwood Boulevard

St. Louis, Missouri 63105

314-863-7733(phone)

314-862-4656(fax)

sfaction@spencerfane.com;grobbins@spencerfane.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: /Janet A. Nash/   Date: 05/23/2019
Signatory's Name: Janet A. Nash
Signatory's Position: Vice President
Payment Sale Number: 88443144
Payment Accounting Date: 05/23/2019

Serial Number: 88443144
Internet Transmission Date: Thu May 23 11:12:46 EDT 2019
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