Application

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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: 97743471

Filing Date: 01/05/2023

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: TAKIS (stylized and/or with design, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of TAKIS. The color(s) orange, yellow, and purple is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of a two-dimensional packaging design. The shape of the bag is in dotted lines and is not claimed as a feature of the mark and only shows the position or placement of the mark on the container. The mark consists of the stylized wording "TAKIS" with the color purple outlining the word and in the background behind the word. The word TAKIS is in yellow, with shading on the lower right side of the letters, including the stylized swirl design above the "I". A light orange banner rises from left to right under the word TAKIS. A yellow and orange cheese wedge is located under the banner. The product configuration of the corn snacks are interspersed with cheese in a tornado on the center of the packaging, all in various shades of orange and yellow. The color orange is in the background of the entire packaging.
The applicant, Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V., a corporation of Mexico, having an address of
      Prolongacion Paseo De La Reforma
      No. 1000, Col. Pena Blanca Santa Fe
      Mexico City 01210
      Mexico
      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 030:  Corn-based snack foods
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.



Claim of Active Prior Registration(s)
The applicant claims ownership of active prior U.S. Registration Number(s) 4698009, 5389626, 5389627, and others.

Translation
The wording TAKIS has no meaning in a foreign language.


The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Andrew J. Avsec. Other appointed attorneys are Jeffery A. Handelman, David S. Fleming, David J. Ervin, Howard S. Michael, Virginia Wolk Marino, Emily T. Kappers, Fan Cheng, Preetha Chakrabarti, Cheryl L. Howard, TaChina L. Smith and Jonathan S. Brown and all other attorneys associated with the firm. Andrew J. Avsec of Crowel & Moring 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
      P.O. Box 10395
      Chicago, Illinois 60610
      United States
      312-321-4200 x3260(phone)
      312-321-4299(fax)
      officeactions@crowell.com
The docket/reference number is 514250.3986.
Andrew J. Avsec 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 hereby appoints Andrew J. Avsec of Crowel & Moring LLP
      P.O. Box 10395
      Chicago Illinois 60610
      United States
      312-321-4200 x3260(phone)
      312-321-4299(fax)
      officeactions@crowell.com
as applicant's representative upon whom notice or process in the proceedings affecting the mark may be served.

The applicant's current Correspondence Information:

Andrew J. Avsec

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: officeactions@crowell.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): aavsec@crowell.com; rrios@crowell.com; choward@crowell.com; majitsingh@crowell.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: /Norma Castaneda Mendez/   Date: 01/05/2023
Signatory's Name: Norma Castaneda Mendez
Signatory's Position: Global IP Manager/Attorney in Fact
Signatory's Phone Number: Not Provided
Signature method: Sent to third party for signature
Payment Sale Number: 97743471
Payment Accounting Date: 01/05/2023

Serial Number: 97743471
Internet Transmission Date: Thu Jan 05 21:40:18 ET 2023
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.XXX.X.XXX-20230105214019971
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