PR-Section 8 and 9

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. PTO Form 1963 (Rev 05/2006)

OMB No. 0651-0055 (Exp 07/31/2018)

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Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. PTO Form 1963 (Rev 05/2006)

OMB No. 0651-0055 (Exp 07/31/2018)

Combined Declaration of Use and/or Excusable Nonuse/Application for Renewal of Registration of a Mark under Sections 8 & 9

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1456070
REGISTRATION DATE: 09/08/1987

MARK: ELOCON

The owner, MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP., a corporation of New Jersey, having an address of
      ONE MERCK DRIVE
      WHITEHOUSE STATION, New Jersey 08889-0100
      United States
      XXXX (authorized)
is filing a Combined Declaration of Use and/or Excusable Nonuse/Application for Renewal of Registration of a Mark under Sections 8 & 9.

For International Class 005, the mark is in use in commerce on or in connection with all goods/services, or to indicate membership in the collective membership organization, listed in the existing registration for this specific class: DERMATOLOGICAL PREPARATIONS, NAMELY, MEDICATED SKIN PREPARATIONS ; or, the owner is making the listed excusable nonuse claim.

The owner is submitting one(or more) specimen(s) showing the mark as used in commerce on or in connection with any item in this class, consisting of a(n) Picture of product carton (front).
Specimen File1
The registrant's current Correspondence Information: James A. Thomas of  Merck & Co., Inc.
      RY86-2039B Trademarks
      126 E. Lincoln Avenue
      Rahway, New Jersey 07065
      United States
The phone number is (732) 594 1767.
The fax number is (732) 594 5760.
The email address is trademarkus@merck.com. (authorized)

The registrant's proposed Correspondence Information: James A. Thomas of  Merck & Co., Inc.
      RY86-2039B Trademarks
      126 E. Lincoln Avenue
      Rahway, New Jersey 07065
      United States
The phone number is (732) 594 1767.
The fax number is (732) 594 5760.
The email address is trademarkus@merck.com; deborah.hospod@merck.com. (authorized)

A fee payment in the amount of $425 will be submitted with the form, representing payment for 1 class(es), plus any additional grace period fee, if necessary.


Declaration

	Unless the owner has specifically claimed excusable nonuse, the mark is in use in commerce on or in connection with the goods/services or to indicate membership in the collective membership organization identified above, as evidenced by the attached specimen(s).
	Unless the owner has specifically claimed excusable nonuse, the specimen(s) shows the mark as currently used in commerce on or in connection with the goods/services/collective membership organization.
	The registrant requests that the registration be renewed for the goods/services/collective organization identified above.
	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 this submission and the registration, 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.

Signature: /Patrick Conroy/    Date: 08/10/2017
Signatory's Name: Patrick Conroy
Signatory's Position: Director

Mailing Address:
   Merck & Co., Inc.
   126 E. Lincoln Avenue
   Rahway, New Jersey 07065

Serial Number: 73641635
Internet Transmission Date: Thu Aug 10 09:23:06 EDT 2017
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