Application

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: 88848856

Filing Date: 03/26/020

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: DUM DU MAURIER DISTINCT (stylized and/or with design, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of DUM DU MAURIER DISTINCT. The color(s) light blue, dark blue, red and white is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of a dark blue square with geometric shapes. The words "DU MAURIER" written in a stylized font appear at the top of the square. To the left of the words "DU MAURIER" appears a red square with the letters DUM written in white stylized font. The word "DISTINCT" appears in a stylized font in the bottom right corner.
The applicant, British American Tobacco (Brands) Limited, a limited company (ltd.) legally organized under the laws of United Kingdom, having an address of
      Globe House
      4 Temple Place
      London WC2R2PG
      United Kingdom
      TMClient@kilpatricktownsend.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 034:  Cigarettes; tobacco, raw or manufactured; roll your own tobacco; pipe tobacco; tobacco products; tobacco substitutes (not for medical purposes); cigars; cigarillos; cigarette lighters; cigar lighters; matches; smokers' articles; cigarette paper; cigarette tubes; cigarette filters; pocket apparatus for rolling cigarettes; hand held machines for injecting tobacco into paper tubes; electronic cigarettes; liquids for electronic cigarettes; tobacco products for the purpose of being heated
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 owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: William M. Bryner. Other appointed attorneys are all the attorneys of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP. William M. Bryner of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton 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
      1001 W. Fourth Street
      1001 W. Fourth Street
      Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101
      United States
      336-607-7300(phone)
      336-607-7500(fax)
      tmadmin@kilpatricktownsend.com
The docket/reference number is 1184808.
William M. Bryner 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:

William M. Bryner

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: tmadmin@kilpatricktownsend.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): wstrademarks@kilpatricktownsend.com Requirement for Email and Electronic Filing: I understand that a valid email address must be maintained by the applicant owner/holder and the applicant owner's/holder's attorney, if appointed, and that all official trademark correspondence must be submitted via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS).

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 and was in use in commerce as of the filing date of the application 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 was used on or in connection with the goods/services in the application as of the application filing date; 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 and had a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce as of the application filing date 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: /emma stopford/   Date: 03/26/2020
Signatory's Name: Emma Stopford
Signatory's Position: Authorised Attorney
Payment Sale Number: 88848856
Payment Accounting Date: 03/26/2020

Serial Number: 88848856
Internet Transmission Date: Thu Mar 26 14:37:14 ET 2020
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.XX.XXX.XX-20200326143714037
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