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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: 88452760

Filing Date: 05/30/2019

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: AZTECA (stylized and/or with design, see mark)

The literal element of the mark consists of AZTECA.
The applicant is not claiming color as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of the word AZTECA in stylized font.
The applicant, AZTECA FOODS, INC., a corporation of Illinois, having an address of
      5005 South Nagle Avenue
      Chicago, Illinois 60638
      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 030:  Wraps containing cheese, vegetables, meat, rice, beans or combinations; tortillas containing cheese, vegetables, meat, rice, beans or combinations; tamales; burritos; quesadillas; chimichangas; churros; fajitas; taquitos; flautas; enchiladas; wrap sandwiches; nachos
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.



Claim of Active Prior Registration(s)
The applicant claims ownership of active prior U.S. Registration Number(s) 5516879, 3284435, 1788335, and others.

The applicant's current Attorney Information:
      J. PIETER VAN ES and Helen Hill Minsker, Richard S. Stockton, Katherine L. Fink, Anna L. King, Maurine L. Knutsson, Heather R. Smith-Carra, Elizabeth A. Brodzinski, William F. Rauchholz, Dale H. Hoscheit, Joseph M. Potenza, Robert F. Altherr, Ross A. Dannenberg, John M. Fleming, Jordan N. Bodner, Steve S. Chang, Gary D. Fedorochko, Christopher R. Glembocki, Lisa M. Hemmendinger, Sarah A. Kagan, Robert S. Katz, Christopher L. McKee, Frederic M. Meeker, Darrell G. Mottley, H. Wayne Porter, Christopher B. Roth, Joseph M. Skerpon, Benjamin C. Spehlmann, Susan A. Wolffe, Bradley C. Wright, Paul M. Rivard, C. Andy Mu, Evan M. Clark, Michael Cuviello, Joseph J. Berghammer, Marc S. Cooperman, J. Pieter van Es, Michael L. Krashin, Jon O. Nelson, Christopher J. Renk, Binal J. Patel, Charles W. Shifley, William Allen, Matthew P. Becker, Scott A. Burow, Michael Harris, Erik S. Maurer, Charles L. Miller, Janice V. Mitrius, Thomas K. Pratt, Robert H. Resis, Gregory G. Schlenz, Jason Shull, Timothy C. Meece, Sheldon W. Witcoff, Katie L. Becker, Bradley J. Van Pelt, Timothy J. Rechtien, Aseet Patel, Matthew May, Aimee B. Kolz, Louis DiSanto, Azuka Dike, Audra Eidem Heinze, Sean Jungels, Gregory J. Cohan, John P. Iwanicki, Ernest V. Linek, Eric Hamp, Victoria R. M. Webb, Brian Emfinger, Rajit Kapur, Elizabeth Almeter, Peter Nigrelli, Aaron Bowling, Kevin Keenan, Joshua Davenport, Camille Sauer, Shambhavi Patel, Pei Wu, John A. Webb, Jr., Robert Boyd, Bennett Ingvoldstad, Justin Philpott, Eric Zelepegus, Zach Getzelman, Kim Devine, Kurt Riester, Alisa Abbott, Joshua Schneider, Kirk Sigmon, Kevin Dam, Anthony J. Denis, Kerry Creeron, Craig Kronenthal of Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
      Suite 3600
      71 South Wacker Drive
      Chicago, Illinois 60606
      United States
      312-463-5000(phone)
      312-463-5001(fax)
      bwptotm@bannerwitcoff.com (authorized)
The attorney docket/reference number is 010502.00086.

The applicant's current Correspondence Information:

J. PIETER VAN ES

Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

Suite 3600       71 South Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60606

312-463-5000(phone)

312-463-5001(fax)

bwptotm@bannerwitcoff.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: /J. Pieter van Es/   Date: 05/30/2019
Signatory's Name: J. Pieter van Es
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record, Illinois and California bar member
Payment Sale Number: 88452760
Payment Accounting Date: 05/31/2019

Serial Number: 88452760
Internet Transmission Date: Thu May 30 14:34:03 EDT 2019
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