TEAS Plus New Application

PTO- 1478

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

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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

TEAS Plus Application

Serial Number: 97554572

Filing Date: 08/18/2022

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: JIF (stylized and/or with design, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of JIF. The color(s) black, white, red, blue and green is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of a stylized script version of the word JIF in white font with a black shadow behind the word, overlaid on the center of three adjacent rectangles of similar dimensions. One peripheral rectangle is red, the central rectangle is blue, and the other peripheral rectangle is green.
The applicant, The J.M. Smucker Company, a corporation of Ohio, having an address of
      One Strawberry Lane
      Orrville, Ohio 44667
      United States
      330-684-8446(phone)
      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:

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International Class 009:  Digital media, namely, downloadable audio and video files featuring artwork, text, audio content and video content in the field of food; Downloadable image files containing food authenticated by non-fungible tokens (NFTs); Downloadable multimedia file containing artwork, text, audio, and video relating to food authenticated by non-fungible tokens (NFTs); Downloadable virtual goods, namely, computer programs featuring food for use in online virtual worlds
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. (15 U.S.C. Section 1051(b)).



Claim of Active Prior Registration(s)
The applicant claims ownership of active prior U.S. Registration Number(s) 2410753, 5877831, 5877832, and others.


The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Courtni Moorman. Other appointed attorneys are Adam Ekonomon. Courtni Moorman, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at
      One Strawberry Lane
      Orrville, Ohio 44667
      United States
      330-684-8446(phone)
      trademarks@jmsmucker.com
The docket/reference number is 003887US.
Courtni Moorman 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:

Courtni Moorman

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: trademarks@jmsmucker.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 $250 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: /cm/   Date: 08/18/2022
Signatory's Name: Courtni Moorman
Signatory's Position: Director & Managing Counsel, Trademarks
Signatory's Phone Number: 330-684-8446
Signature method: Sent to third party for signature
Payment Sale Number: 97554572
Payment Accounting Date: 08/18/2022

Serial Number: 97554572
Internet Transmission Date: Thu Aug 18 16:02:55 ET 2022
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/FTK-XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX-20220818160255
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