Application

PTO- 1478

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PTO- 1478

Approved for use through 10/31/2024. OMB 0651-0009

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it contains a valid OMB control number

Trademark/Service Mark Application, Principal Register

Serial Number: 97141712

Filing Date: 11/24/2021

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: pieke It's a piece of cake! (stylized and/or with design, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of pieke It's a piece of cake!. The color(s) black and red is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of the wording "pieke" in a stylized black font, with a red cherry in place of the dot in the letter "i" and the wording "It's a piece of cake!" in small black letters underneath.
The applicant, HAE KWANG CO., LTD., a corporation of Korea, South, having an address of
      487-25, Jingwang-ro
      Iwol-myeon, Jincheon-gun
      Chungcheongbuk-do 027818
      Korea, South
      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 002:  protective preparations for metals; house paint; paints for construction; paints for machinery; underseal; heat insulated paints; paints for wood working; coatings for wood as paints; paints for wallpaper; watercolour paints; interior paints; exterior paints; aluminium paints; paints for cars; decorative spray coating; clear coatings used as paints; fluorescent paints; printers' pastes; paints for arts and crafts; paints for artists; water-colors; stained-glass colors; synthetic resin colors; watercolour paints for use in hand painting
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 Korea, South application number 40-2021-0238615, filed 11/24/2021.
INTENT TO PERFECT 44(d) : At this time, the applicant intends to rely on Section 44(e) as a basis for registration. If ultimately the applicant does not rely on Section 44(e) as a basis for registration, a valid claim of priority may be retained.





The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Dmitriy O. Makarov. Other appointed attorneys are Alexander T. Bara, Caleb Norris, Carlynn B. Ferguson, Christopher Lay, Daniel Saam, Dermot Horgan, Eric Estadt, Jamison Rounds, Jeannine Rittenhouse, Michael L. Kenaga, Pradeep Jayaraman, Robert J. Schneider, and Zeynel M. Karcioglu. Dmitriy O. Makarov of IpHorgan 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
      195 Arlington Heights Rd, Suite #125
      Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089-1768
      United States
      847-808-5500(phone)
      847-808-7238(fax)
      mail@iphorgan.com
The docket/reference number is HJP 0071 US.
Dmitriy O. Makarov 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:

Dmitriy O. Makarov

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: mail@iphorgan.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): dmakarov@iphorgan.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 $350 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: /Dmitriy O. Makarov/   Date: 11/24/2021
Signatory's Name: Dmitriy O. Makarov
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, Illinois bar member
Signatory's Phone Number: 847-808-5500
Signature method: Signed directly within the form
Payment Sale Number: 97141712
Payment Accounting Date: 11/24/2021

Serial Number: 97141712
Internet Transmission Date: Wed Nov 24 13:51:06 ET 2021
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XXX.XXX.XXX.XX-202111241351067
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