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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: 88680271

Filing Date: 11/05/2019

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: Taiwan (stylized and/or with design, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of Taiwan. The applicant is not claiming color as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of the stylized wording 'Taiwan' next to four diamond shaped objects arranged in resemblance of a butterfly wings.
The applicant, MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, R.O.C., a Government Agency legally organized under the laws of Taiwan, having an address of
      No.15, Fuzhou St., Zhongzheng Dist.
      Taipei City 10015 R.O.C.
      Taiwan
      mailroom@bskb.com

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 035:  preparing and organizing trade fairs, exhibitions and expositions for industrial and commercial enterprises; preparing and organizing product expos for industrial and commercial enterprises; providing consultancy and advisory services in the conducting of trade fairs, exhibitions and expositions for industrial and commercial businesses; assisting the industrial and commercial sectors in promoting goods and of marketing consultancy; research and advisory services relating to the promotion, operation, and sale in domestic and foreign markets of goods and services produced in Taiwan, namely, market research consultation; marketing and promotion consultancy and advisory services; public relations; sales promotion for others; on-line advertising on a computer network; advertising planning and design, namely, design of advertising materials for others, Preparation and realization of media and advertising plans and concepts; advertising production, namely, production of advertising materials; publicity of industrial and commercial advertising; dissemination of advertising and promotional materials; rental of office machines and equipment; agency of local and foreign companies to provide quotation for various product, namely, goods or services price quotations; providing business information; providing commercial information and advice for consumers; conducting market surveys; Promoting the goods and services made or rendered in Taiwan by others, by dissemination of advertising matter, by arranging and conducting exhibitions of such goods and services, and by the distribution of T-shirts, shopping bags and other promotional gifts
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.

Priority based on foreign filing: 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 and asserts a claim of priority based on Taiwan application number 108030159, filed 05/15/2019.
INTENT TO PERFECT 44(d) : At this time, the applicant intends to rely on Section 44(e) as a basis for registration and requests that the application be suspended to await the submission of the foreign registration. If ultimately the applicant does not rely on §44(e) as a basis for registration, a valid claim of priority may be retained.





The applicant hereby appoints Robert J. Kenney. Other appointed attorneys are James M. Slattery; Paul C. Lewis; Michael K. Mutter; Chad J. Billings; Michael T. Smith. Robert J. Kenney of BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH LLP, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at
      8110 Gatehouse Road, Suite 100 East
      Falls Church, Virginia 22042
      United States
      703-205-8000(phone)
      703-205-8050(fax)
      mailroom@bskb.com (authorized).
The attorney docket/reference number is 5025-0341US1.
Robert J. Kenney submitted the following statement: The attorney of record is an active member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, or any U.S. Commonwealth or territory.

The applicant hereby appoints BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH LLP
      8110 Gatehouse Road, Suite 100 East
      Falls Church Virginia 22042
      United States
      703-205-8000(phone)
      703-205-8050(fax)
      mailroom@bskb.com
as applicant's representative upon whom notice or process in the proceedings affecting the mark may be served.

The applicant's current Correspondence Information:

Robert J. Kenney

BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH LLP

8110 Gatehouse Road, Suite 100 East

Falls Church, Virginia 22042

703-205-8000(phone)

703-205-8050(fax)

mailroom@bskb.com (authorized). Email Authorization: I authorize the USPTO to send email correspondence concerning the application to the applicant, the applicant's attorney, or the applicant's domestic representative at the email address provided in this application. I understand that a valid email 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: /Robert J. Kenney/   Date: 11/05/2019
Signatory's Name: Robert J. Kenney
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, Virginia Bar Member
Payment Sale Number: 88680271
Payment Accounting Date: 11/05/2019

Serial Number: 88680271
Internet Transmission Date: Tue Nov 05 10:56:24 EST 2019
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XXX.XX.XXX.XXX-201911051056243
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