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: 3095996
REGISTRATION DATE: 05/23/2006

MARK: OAKS MINISTRIES

The owner, Laurie O'Connor, DBA Oaks Ministries, a citizen of United States, having an address of
      PO Box 212
      Alpharetta, Georgia 30009
      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 016, 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: Printed instructional, educational, and teaching materials regarding principles and perspectives of Christian living ; 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) Dear USPTO, What follows is a brief description of specimen attachments to correspond with the filing of a Declaration of Use and/or Excusable Nonuse and an Application for Renewal under §§8 and 9 of the Trademark Act anytime before May 23, 2016 for Oaks Ministries: U.S. Serial Number: 76489818 U.S. Registration Number: 3095996 U.S. Registration Date: May 23, 2006 Mark: OAKS MINISTRIES Owner: O'Connor, Laurie The Oaks Ministries trademark appears on the book, Live ABOVE the Chaos, currently sold in commerce in paperback (ISBN 978-0-9906625-7-0) and e-book versions (ISBN978-0-9906625-1-8 and 978-0-9906625-0-1). What follows is evidence of its use: 1-2. The Amazon page showing Oaks Ministries as the publisher and the "Look Inside" feature showing the Oaks Ministries mark inside. 3-4. The oaksministries.com/resource/ page showing the PayPal link to purchase the book in paperback or one of four e-book options. The same resource page showing current use in the blog post listing. The site is current and blogs are posted each week. 5-8. Four photos of the actual book, Live ABOVE the Chaos, showing the Oaks Ministries mark on the spine, title page and copyright page, and ISBN on back cover. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions at laurieoconnor@oaksministries.com or 678-895-5982..

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Original PDF file:
SPN0-241254656-20150706213823128475_._AmazonOaksMinistriesTitlePage.pdf
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SPN0-241254656-20150706213823128475_._WebsitePayPalPaper_EBooks.pdf
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The registrant's current Correspondence Information: Laurie O'Connor of  DBA Oaks Ministries
      PO Box 212
      Alpharetta, Georgia (GA) 30009
      United States


The registrant's proposed Correspondence Information: O'Connor, Laurie
      PO Box 212
      Alpharetta, Georgia (GA) 30009
      United States



The phone number is 678-895-5982.

The email address is laurieoconnor@oaksministries.com.

A fee payment in the amount of $400 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: /Laurie O'Connor/      Date: 07/06/2015
Signatory's Name: Laurie O'Connor
Signatory's Position: Owner
Signatory's Phone Number: 678-895-5982

Serial Number: 76489818
Internet Transmission Date: Mon Jul 06 22:50:33 EDT 2015
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