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: 98035475

Filing Date: 06/09/2023

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: TAKEDA (stylized and/or with design, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of TAKEDA. The applicant is not claiming color as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of the word "TAKEDA" in stylized lettering, appearing inside of two intersecting arcs, the lower arc with a straight line on the bottom and the higher arc being thicker in size and with two sides extending over the lower arc.
The applicant, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, a limited company (ltd.) legally organized under the laws of Japan, having an address of
      1-1, Doshomachi 4-chome, Chuo-ku
      Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-0045
      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 009:  Downloadable virtual goods, namely, software relating to pharmaceutical preparations, medical devices, health care and medical services for use in online virtual environments, augmented reality, extended reality, and mixed reality environments; downloadable digital files authenticated by non-fungible tokens (NFTs); downloadable software for providing access to online virtual environments, augmented reality, extended reality, and mixed reality environments related to pharmaceutical preparations, medical devices, health care and medical services; downloadable software for providing access to online virtual environments, augmented reality, extended reality, and mixed reality environments related to educational services in the field of pharmaceuticals, medicines, health care and medical services; downloadable software for providing access to online virtual environments, augmented reality, extended reality, and mixed reality environments games; downloadable software for providing access to video games
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.

International Class 035:  Providing online retail store services featuring virtual or mixed reality software that may display virtual goods and enables customers to purchase and store virtual goods related to pharmaceutical preparations, medical devices, health care and medical services for use in online virtual environments, augmented reality, extended reality, and mixed reality environments; providing online marketplace services featuring virtual or mixed reality software that may display virtual goods and enables customers to purchase and store virtual goods for buyers and sellers of virtual goods related to pharmaceutical preparations, medical devices, health care and medical services for use in online virtual environments, augmented reality, extended reality, and mixed reality environments
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.

International Class 041:  Entertainment services, namely, providing online, non-downloadable virtual goods related to pharmaceutical preparations, medical devices, health care and medical services for use in for use in online virtual environments, augmented reality, extended reality, and mixed reality environments created for entertainment purposes; entertainment services, namely, providing online, non-downloadable virtual environments, augmented reality, extended reality, and mixed reality environments games; entertainment services, namely, providing online, non-downloadable video games; entertainment services, namely, providing online virtual environments, augmented reality, extended reality, and mixed reality environments in which users can interact for recreational and business purposes
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.

International Class 042:  Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for virtual goods related to pharmaceutical preparations, medical devices, health care and medical services for use in online virtual environments, augmented reality, extended reality, and mixed reality environments; providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for providing access to online virtual environments, augmented reality, extended reality, and mixed reality environments related to pharmaceutical preparations, medical devices, health care and medical services; providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for providing access to online virtual environments, augmented reality, extended reality, and mixed reality environments related to educational services in the field of medicines, pharmaceuticals, health care and medical services
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) 0769053.


The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Karl M. Zielaznicki, Esq.. Other appointed attorneys are Ben Wagner, Esq. and Susan Stabe, Esq., members of the bar of the State of California; Michael D. Hobbs, Jr., Esq., Ryan A. Schneider, Esq., James E. Schutz, Esq., Courtney Adams Thornton, Esq., and Jóna Mays, Esq., members of the bar of the State of Georgia; Austin Padgett, Esq., member of the bar of the State of Ohio; Karl M. Zielaznicki, Esq., member of the bar of the States of New York and New Jersey, Victoria D. Summerfield, Esq., member of the bar of the States of Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Karl M. Zielaznicki, Esq. of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders 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
      c/o IP Services NYC
      875 Third Avenue
      New York, New York 10022
      United States
      212-704-6125(phone)
      212-704-6288(fax)
      IPServicesNYC@troutman.com
The docket/reference number is 255541000437.
Karl M. Zielaznicki, Esq. 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 Karl M. Zielaznicki, Esq. of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
      875 Third Avenue
      c/o IP Services NYC
      New York New York 10022
      United States
      212-704-6125(phone)
      212-704-6288(fax)
      IPServicesNYC@troutman.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:

Karl M. Zielaznicki, Esq.

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: IPServicesNYC@troutman.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): Karl.Zielaznicki@troutman.com; Eliza.Cen@troutman.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 $1400 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 4 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: /kmz/   Date: 06/09/2023
Signatory's Name: Karl M. Zielaznicki
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, New York bar member
Signatory's Phone Number: 212-704-6125
Signature method: Signed directly within the form
Payment Sale Number: 98035475
Payment Accounting Date: 06/09/2023

Serial Number: 98035475
Internet Transmission Date: Fri Jun 09 13:47:58 ET 2023
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XXX.XX.XX.XXX-2023060913475844
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