Application

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

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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: 97461492

Filing Date: 06/16/2022

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: THE ORIGINAL BJ HOOKER'S HANDMADE PREMIUM VODKA HOUSTON TEXAS (stylized and/or with design, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of THE ORIGINAL BJ HOOKER'S HANDMADE PREMIUM VODKA HOUSTON TEXAS. The color(s) black and red is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of a three-dimensional configuration of a bottle. The cap and upper neck of the bottle is black with two thin red bands near the base of the cap. The front of the bottle includes the words "THE ORIGINAL" in a stylized font placed horizontally above the words "BJ HOOKER'S" which are presented in a stylized font running vertically along the length of the bottle with the letter "B" nearest the top of the bottle and the letter "S" nearest the bottom of the bottle. A black band runs across the bottom portion of the bottle with the words "HANDMADE PREMIUM VODKA" in red placed in the center of the black band and the words "HOUSTON TEXAS" in red underneath. The broken lines depicting the outline of the bottle indicate placement of the mark on the goods and are not a part of the mark.
The applicant, Buffalo Bayou Distilleries, LLC, a limited liability company legally organized under the laws of Texas, having an address of
      5610 Clinton Drive, Bldg. B
      Houston, Texas 77020
      United States
      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 033:  Vodka

In International Class 033, 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 10/22/2012, and first used in commerce at least as early as 12/12/2012, 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) Photo of product.
Specimen File1
Webpage URL: None Provided
Webpage Date of Access: None Provided




The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Annie Allison. Other appointed attorneys are Jeff Becker, Purvi Patel Albers, David Bell, Erin Hennessy, Rob LeBlanc, Tiffany Ferris, Ellie Sowanick, Mike McArthur. Annie Allison of Haynes and Boone 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
      30 Rockefeller Plaza, 26th Floor
      New York, New York 10112
      United States
      ipdocketing@haynesboone.com

Annie Allison 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:

Annie Allison

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: ipdocketing@haynesboone.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): annie.allison@haynesboone.com; erin.hennessy@haynesboone.com; cathy.obrien@haynesboone.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: /Carlos de Aldecoa/   Date: 06/15/2022
Signatory's Name: Carlos de Aldecoa
Signatory's Position: President / Principal
Signatory's Phone Number: (713) 670-0701
Signature method: Sent to third party for signature
Payment Sale Number: 97461492
Payment Accounting Date: 06/16/2022

Serial Number: 97461492
Internet Transmission Date: Thu Jun 16 12:33:01 ET 2022
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XXX.XX.XX.X-202206161233010929
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