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: 90029125

Filing Date: 06/30/020

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: StaRT (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of StaRT. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, Rio Tinto Alcan Inc., a corporation of Canada, having an address of
      400-1190, Ave. des Canadiens-de-Montréal
      Montréal, Quebec H3B0E3
      Canada
      XXXX

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 006:  Aluminum alloy; aluminum ingots; aluminum in sheet, rod, bar, billet form
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.

International Class 040:  Aluminum manufacturing for others; manufacturing process consulting and advisory services
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.

International Class 041:  Training in the aluminum and metal manufacturing industry
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.

International Class 042:  Research and development of new products for others
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: Anna King. Other appointed attorneys are Helen Hill Minsker, Richard S. Stockton, Katherine L. Fink, Anna L. King, Maurine L. Knutsson, Heather R. Smith-Carra, Elizabeth A. Brodzinski, Janet J. Lee, Evi T. Christou, 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, 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, Kirk Sigmon, Kevin Dam, Anthony J. Denis, Kerry Creeron, Craig Kronenthal, Brian Apel, John H. Curry, Manav Das, Christopher J. Galfano, Apurv Gaurav, John R. Hutchins, Scott M. Kelly, Novaira Paul, Patrick Richey, Blair Silver, Brent Whitlock, Sunita Adluri, Roshan Battarai, Lisa Carlson, Eunice Chan, Grant Hodgson, Hengyi Jiang, Wesley Jones, Jihan Joo, Reilley Keane, Juyoung Jay Kim, Christian LaForgia, Bowen Li, Robert Molitors, Lyssa-Michelle Morris, Shawn O'Dowd, Andrew J. Sherman, John Whelan, Christian Wolfgram, Michelle Zhang, Daniel Moon, Garfield Simms. Anna King of Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at
      71 South Wacker Drive, Suite 3600
      Chicago, Illinois 60606
      United States
      312-463-5000(phone)
      312-463-5001(fax)
      bwptotm@bannerwitcoff.com
The docket/reference number is 007034.00172.
Anna King 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:

Anna King

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: bwptotm@bannerwitcoff.com       SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): NOT PROVIDED 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 $1100 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 4 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: /Anna King/   Date: 06/30/2020
Signatory's Name: Anna King
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record, Illinois Bar Member
Payment Sale Number: 90029125
Payment Accounting Date: 06/30/2020

Serial Number: 90029125
Internet Transmission Date: Tue Jun 30 17:32:35 ET 2020
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-X.XX.XX.XXX-202006301732355580
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