PR-Section 8 and 9

PTO Form 1963 (Rev 5/2006)

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

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PTO Form 1963 (Rev 5/2006)

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: 2975032
REGISTRATION DATE: 07/26/2005

MARK: MEDICA

The owner, VWS (UK) LTD, PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY legally organized under the laws of United Kingdom, having an address of
      MARLOW INTERNATIONAL
      BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, SL7 1YL
      United Kingdom
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 010, 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: Apparatus, instruments and installations for medical water, namely, filters, purifiers, clarifiers, softeners, sterilizers, desalinators and demineralizers, and parts and fittings therefore ; 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) scanned image of a photograph of the product displaying the mark.
Specimen File1

For International Class 011, 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: apparatus, instruments and installations for industrial water, namely, filters, purifiers, clarifiers, softeners, sterilizers, desalinators and demineralizers, and parts and fittings therefore ; 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) scanned image of a photograph of the product displaying the mark.
Specimen File1
The registrant's current Attorney Information: Martha Gayle Barber of  Alston & Bird LLP
      101 South Tryon Street, Suite 4000
      Charlotte, North Carolina (NC) 28280-4000
      United States
The docket/reference number is 38963/395485.

The registrant's proposed Attorney Information: Martha Gayle Barber of  Alston & Bird LLP
      101 South Tryon Street, Suite 4000
      Charlotte, North Carolina (NC) 28280-4000
      United States
The docket/reference number is 38963/395485.
The Other Appointed Attorney(s): Larry C. Jones, George M. Taulbee and Michele M. Glessner, members of the North Carolina State Bar, and Laura A. Kees, a member of the Georgia State Bar.

The phone number is 704-444-1000.

The fax number is 704-444-1111.

The email address is martha.barber@alston.com.

The registrant hereby appoints Martha Gayle Barber, 101 South Tryon Street, Suite 4000, Charlotte, North Carolina (NC) United States (USX) 28280-4000 as registrant's representative upon whom notice or process in the proceedings affecting the mark may be served.

The phone number is 704-444-1000.

The fax number is 704-444-1111.

The email address is martha.barber@alston.com.

A fee payment in the amount of $800 will be submitted with the form, representing payment for 2 class(es), plus any additional grace period fee, if necessary.

Declaration


Section 8: Declaration of Use and/or Excusable Nonuse in Commerce
Unless the owner has specifically claimed excusable nonuse, the mark is in use in commerce on or in connection with the goods/services identified above, as evidenced by the attached specimen(s) showing the mark as used in commerce.


The signatory being warned that willful false statements and the like are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. Section 1001, and that such willful false statements and the like may jeopardize the validity of this submission, 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.

Section 9: Application for Renewal
The registrant requests that the registration be renewed for the goods/services/collective organization identified above.


Signature: /Martha Gayle Barber/      Date: 06/23/2015
Signatory's Name: Martha Gayle Barber
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record, North Carolina bar member
Signatory's Phone Number: 704-444-1000

Mailing Address (current):
   Alston & Bird LLP
   101 South Tryon Street, Suite 4000
   Charlotte, North Carolina 28280-4000

Mailing Address (proposed):
   Alston & Bird LLP
   101 South Tryon Street, Suite 4000
   Charlotte, North Carolina 28280-4000

Serial Number: 76313947
Internet Transmission Date: Tue Jun 23 08:48:40 EDT 2015
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