Application

PTO- 1480

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- 1480

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

Certification Mark Form, Principal Register

Serial Number: 97899818

Filing Date: 04/20/2023

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: AFFIRM (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of AFFIRM. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, Resilient Floor Covering Institute, Inc., a corporation of Georgia, having an address of
      115 Broad Street, Suite 201
      LaGrange, Georgia 30240
      United States
      XXXX

requests that the Certification Mark identified above be registered with the USPTO on the Principal Register for the following:

International Class A:  resilient flooring

Use in Commerce: The applicant has a bona fide intention, and is entitled, to exercise legitimate control over the use of the certification mark in commerce by its authorized users on or in connection with the identified goods/services. The applicant will not engage in the production or marketing of the goods/services to which the mark is applied, except to advertise or promote recognition of the certification program or of the goods/services that meet the certification standards of the applicant. The applicant will later provide with the filing of an Allegation of Use (Amendment to Allege Use/Statement of Use) a copy of the standards governing the use of the certification mark on or in connection with the goods/services in the application.
Certification Statement: The certification mark, as intended to be used by persons authorized by the certifier, is intended to certify that the goods have complied with criteria in the NSF/ANSI 332 Sustainability Assessment for Resilient Floor Coverings with respect to environmental, health and wellness, and social impacts.


The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Rebecca Liebowitz. Other appointed attorneys are Andrew D. Price, Paula E. Hopkins, Sean T. Phelan, Kristen Ruisi, Catherine Mitros, Sahar Ahmed, James Cady. Rebecca Liebowitz of Venable 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 34385
      Washington, District of Columbia 20043-9998
      United States
      202-344-4976(phone)
      202-344-8300(fax)
      trademarkdocket@venable.com
The docket/reference number is 118833578338.
Rebecca Liebowitz 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:

Rebecca Liebowitz

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: trademarkdocket@venable.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): rliebowitz@venable.com; cmitros@venable.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 certification mark sought to be registered; The applicant is exercising legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by authorized users, and was exercising legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce as of the filing date of the application by authorized users, on or in connection with the goods/services in the application; The specimen(s) shows the mark as used in commerce by authorized users on or in connection with the goods/services in the application and was used by authorized users on or in connection with the goods/services in the application as of the application filing date; The applicant is not engaged in the production or marketing of the goods/services to which the mark is applied, except to advertise or promote recognition of the certification program or of the goods/services that meet the certification standards of the applicant; 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 exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by authorized users, and was entitled to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by authorized users, as of the filing date of the application; The applicant has a bona fide intention to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by authorized users, and had a bona fide intention to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by authorized users as of the filing date of the application, on or in connection with the goods/services in the application; The applicant will not engage in the production or marketing of the goods/services to which the mark is applied, except to advertise or promote recognition of the certification program or of the goods/services that meet the certification standards of the applicant; 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, other than authorized users, and, 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: Not Provided    Date: Not Provided
Signatory's Name: Not Provided
Signatory's Position: Not Provided
Signatory's Phone Number: Not Provided
Payment Sale Number: 97899818
Payment Accounting Date: 04/20/2023

Serial Number: 97899818
Internet Transmission Date: Thu Apr 20 23:25:24 ET 2023
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