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: 98023019

Filing Date: 06/01/2023

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: (Stylized and/or Design, see mark) The applicant is not claiming color as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of two Japanese kanji characters.
The applicant, KIKKOMAN CORPORATION, a corporation of Japan, having an address of
      250, Noda, Noda City
      Chiba 278-8601
      Japan
      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:  Seasonings other than spices, namely, mustard, salad sauces; soy sauce; dipping sauce for soba noodles, namely, soba-tsuyu; sauces for barbecued meat; preparations made from cereal, namely, oatmeal, corn flakes, bread crumbs, pasta, udon noodles, soba noodles, Chinese noodles, Chinese rice noodles (bifun, uncooked), bean-starch noodles, spaghetti, muesli, cooked rice, enriched rice, pounded rice cakes (mochi), and pasta-wrappings for gyoza; sandwiches; hamburger sandwiches; pizzas; pre-packaged lunches consisting primarily of rice, and also including meat, fish or vegetables
Based on Foreign Registration: 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 submits a copy of Japan registration number 5176891, and/or proof of renewal, registered 10/31/2008 with a renewal date of 10/02/2018 and an expiration date of 10/31/2028, and translation thereof, if appropriate.

Original PDF file:
reg-71163154108-110046043 _._Manji__in_Kanji_-_simp lified____-176D__-_JP_Cer tified_Reg.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (2 pages)
Foreign Registration-1
Foreign Registration-2
Original PDF file:
reg-71163154108-110046043 _._nji_-_simplified____-1 76D__-_JP_Certified_Reg._ -_Translation.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (1 page)
Foreign Registration-1




Claim of Active Prior Registration(s)
The applicant claims ownership of active prior U.S. Registration Number(s) 5163797 and 4559794.

Transliterations
The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to "Manji" and this means "ten thousand characters" in English.


The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: M. Scott Alprin. Other appointed attorneys are Yuka Kobayashi. M. Scott Alprin of Alprin Law Offices, P.C., is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at
      5 Pinehurst Circle, N.W.
      Washington, District of Columbia 20015
      United States
      202-659-8225(phone)
      202-659-0441(fax)
      trademarks@alprinlaw.com
The docket/reference number is 0020176D.
M. Scott Alprin 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 M. Scott Alprin of Alprin Law Offices, P.C.
      5 Pinehurst Circle, N.W.
      Washington District of Columbia 20015
      United States
      202-659-8225(phone)
      202-659-0441(fax)
      trademarks@alprinlaw.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:

M. Scott Alprin

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: trademarks@alprinlaw.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 $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: /Yuka Kobayashi/   Date: 06/01/2023
Signatory's Name: Yuka Kobayashi
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, Virginia Bar member
Signatory's Phone Number: 202-659-8225
Signature method: Signed directly within the form
Payment Sale Number: 98023019
Payment Accounting Date: 06/01/2023

Serial Number: 98023019
Internet Transmission Date: Thu Jun 01 12:04:42 ET 2023
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.XXX.XXX.XXX-202306011204440
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