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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)

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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: 88794998

Filing Date: 02/12/2020

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: BUNN (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of BUNN. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, Bunn-O-Matic Corporation, a corporation of Delaware, having an address of
      5020 Ash Grove Drive
      Springfield, Illinois 62711
      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 037:  installation, maintenance, repair, restoration, and removal and recovery of food and beverage preparation and dispensing equipment, namely, electric coffee makers, tea brewers, water heating machines, espresso machines, juice machines, powdered beverage machines, frozen and semi-frozen beverage machines, beverage servers, heated and refrigerated beverage machines, water treatment equipment, water filtration equipment, water dispensing machines, milk foamers, milk frothing units, coffee grinders, ovens, microwaves, ice machines, ice crushers, refrigerated cases, food warmers, and electric automatic safes

In International Class 037, the mark was first used by the applicant or the applicant's related company or licensee or predecessor in interest at least as early as 01/01/1992, and first used in commerce at least as early as 01/01/1992, and is now in use in such commerce. The applicant is submitting one(or more) specimen(s) showing the mark as used in commerce on or in connection with any item in the class of listed goods/services, consisting of a(n) screenshots of website prominently displaying the mark in connection with the services.
JPG file(s):
Specimen File1
Original PDF file:
SPE0-2076785158-20191204170050841488_._Specimen2-BUNN-27726-302731_-302732.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (1 page)
Specimen File1


Claim of Active Prior Registration(s)
The applicant claims ownership of active prior U.S. Registration Number(s) 2533331, 2169907, 5464971, and others.

SECTION 2(f) Claim of Acquired Distinctiveness, BASED ON EVIDENCE
The mark has become distinctive of the goods/services, as demonstrated by the attached evidence.
   The applicant submits the following evidence to support the §2(f) claim:

Original PDF file:
e2f-2076785158-170050841_._Specimen2-BUNN-27726-302731_-302732.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (1 page)
2(f) evidence-1

Miscellaneous Statement
US TM Reg. Nos.: 5415798, 5415799

SECTION 2(f) Claim of Acquired Distinctiveness, based on Active Prior Registration(s)
The mark has become distinctive of the goods/services as evidenced by the ownership on the Principal Register for the same mark for sufficiently similar goods/services of active U.S. Registration No(s). 0760363 2620741 2533331 2581498 5205196 0788495 4830932.

SECTION 2(f) Claim of Acquired Distinctiveness, based on Five or More Years' Use
The mark has become distinctive of the goods/services through the applicant's substantially exclusive and continuous use of the mark in commerce that the U.S. Congress may lawfully regulate for at least the five years immediately before the date of this statement.


The applicant hereby appoints Grant H. Peters. Other appointed attorneys are all other attorneys of Barnes & Thornburg LLP. Grant H. Peters of Barnes & Thornburg 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
      P.O. BOX 2786
      Chicago, Illinois 60690-2786
      United States
      312-357-1313(phone)
      312-759-5646(fax)
      trademarks-ch@btlaw.com (authorized).
The attorney docket/reference number is 27726-302732.
Grant H. Peters 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's current Correspondence Information:

Grant H. Peters

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

P.O. BOX 2786

Chicago, Illinois 60690-2786

312-357-1313(phone)

312-759-5646(fax)

trademarks-ch@btlaw.com; grant.peters@btlaw.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: /Charles H. Clark/   Date: 02/12/2020
Signatory's Name: Charles H. Clark
Signatory's Position: Senior Vice President
Payment Sale Number: 88794998
Payment Accounting Date: 02/12/2020

Serial Number: 88794998
Internet Transmission Date: Wed Feb 12 16:42:50 EST 2020
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XXX.XX.XX.XXX-2020021216425010
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