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: 2911402
REGISTRATION DATE: 12/14/2004

MARK: AVON

The owner, HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP., a corporation of New Jersey, having an address of
      325 CORPORATE DRIVE
      MAHWAH, New Jersey 07430
      United States
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: ORTHOPEDIC JOINT IMPLANTS; ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANTS COMPRISING ARTIFICIAL MATERIAL; AND ORTHOPEDIC INSTRUMENTS TO FACILITATE THE IMPLANTATION OF ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANTS ; 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) PACKAGING.
Specimen File1
The registrant's current Attorney Information: Keith E. Gilman of  LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG ET AL
      600 SOUTH AVENUE WEST
      WESTFIELD, New Jersey (NJ) 07090-1497
      United States
The docket/reference number is OSTEONICS 10.

The registrant's proposed Attorney Information: Keith E. Gilman of  LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG ET AL
      600 SOUTH AVENUE WEST
      WESTFIELD, New Jersey (NJ) 07090-1497
      United States
The docket/reference number is OSTEONICS 10.0-274 (2474).
The Other Appointed Attorney(s): Lawrence I. Lerner, Sidney David, Joseph S. Littenberg, Arnold H. Krumholz, William L. Mentlik, John R. Nelson, Roy H. Wepner, Stephen B. Goldman, Charles P. Kennedy, Paul H. Kochanski, Marcus J. Millet, Bruce H. Sales, Keith E. Gilman, Robert B. Cohen, Michael H. Teschner, Gregory S. Gewirtz, Jonathan A. David, Shawn P. Foley, Thomas M. Palisi, Stephen F. Roth, Raymond W. Augustin, Harvey L. Cohen, Jeffrey S. Dickey, April M. Capati, Orville R. Cockings, Russell W. Faegenburg, Daryl K. Neff, Kelly Y. Hwang, Andrew T. Zidel, Raymond B. Churchill, Jr., Richard J. Botos, Bruno Polito, Dennis M. Smid, Gregg A. Paradise, Kevin M. Kocun, Andrew T. Lane, Natalie S. Richer, Brian R. Tomkins, Aaron S. Eckenthal, William A. Di Bianca, Davy E. Zoneraich, Gregory M. Reilly, Charles H. Humkey, Diane P. Tso, Arnold I. Rady, Keir J. LoIacono, Noelle L. Cacciabeve, Robert B. Hander, Joseph H. Karlin, Fahd K. Majiduddin, Ryan L. Bergeron, Brent L. Farese, Peter D. Sleman, Mitesh Mehta, Cicero H. Brabham, Jr., Stephen M. Lund, Alexander Solo, Christian LaForgia, David G. Leach, David J. Kohn, Thomas J. Tatonetti, Nahoko Ono, Mario T. Milano and James A. Vezeris.

The phone number is (908) 654-5000.

The fax number is (908) 654-7866.

The email address is trademarkadmin@ldlkm.com.
The registrant's current Correspondence Information: Keith E. Gilman of  LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG ET AL
      600 SOUTH AVENUE WEST
      WESTFIELD, New Jersey (NJ) 07090-1497
      United States
The docket/reference number is OSTEONICS 10.

The registrant's proposed Correspondence Information: Keith E. Gilman of  LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG ET AL
      600 SOUTH AVENUE WEST
      WESTFIELD, New Jersey (NJ) 07090-1497
      United States
The docket/reference number is OSTEONICS 10.0-274 (2474).


The phone number is (908) 654-5000.

The fax number is (908) 654-7866.

The email address is trademarkadmin@ldlkm.com.

A fee payment in the amount of $500 will be submitted with the form, representing payment for 1 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: /KEITH E. GILMAN/      Date: 12/11/2014
Signatory's Name: KEITH E. GILMAN
Signatory's Position: ATTORNEY OF RECORD, NJ BAR MEMBER
Signatory's Phone Number: 908-654-5000

Mailing Address (current):
   LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG ET AL
   600 SOUTH AVENUE WEST
   WESTFIELD, New Jersey 07090-1497

Mailing Address (proposed):
   LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG ET AL
   600 SOUTH AVENUE WEST
   WESTFIELD, New Jersey 07090-1497

Serial Number: 76399154
Internet Transmission Date: Thu Dec 11 16:10:54 EST 2014
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