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: 3268740
REGISTRATION DATE: 07/24/2007

MARK: ABSOLUT (see, )

The owner, THE ABSOLUT COMPANY AKTIEBOLAG, a corporation of Sweden, having an address of
      117 97
      STOCKHOLM,
      Sweden
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 035, 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: Charitable services, namely organizing and conducting volunteer programs and community service projects; promoting the goods and services of others by preparing and placing advertisements on websites on global computer networks and distributing printed material; promoting the goods and services of others by arranging for sponsors to affiliate their goods and services with art exhibitions, musical concerts, and multimedia Internet programming; business consultation in the field of beverage sales and marketing; offering technical assistance in the operation of beverage distribution and retail sales businesses; developing promotional campaigns and contests for businesses; and product marketing, namely, sales volume and inventory tracking for others in the field of beverage sales ; 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) image of webpage displaying the mark and the services.
Specimen File1
The registrant's current Attorney Information: RICHARD Y. KIM of  McDermott Will & Emery LLP
      500 North Capitol Street, NW
      WASHINGTON, District of Columbia 20001
      United States
The docket/reference number is 025718-0327.

The registrant's proposed Attorney Information: Devasena Reddy of  HM Law Group LLP
      Suite 100
      19925 Stevens Creek Blvd.
      Cupertino, California 95014
      United States
The docket/reference number is absolut740.
The Other Appointed Attorney(s): Vani Moodley.

The phone number is 650 796 5427.

The fax number is 408 351 8808.

The email address is devasena@hahnmoodley.com.
The registrant's current Correspondence Information: RICHARD Y. KIM of  McDermott Will & Emery LLP
      500 North Capitol Street, NW
      WASHINGTON, District of Columbia 20001
      United States
The docket/reference number is 025718-0327.

The registrant's proposed Correspondence Information: Devasena Reddy of  HM Law Group LLP
      Suite 100
      19925 Stevens Creek Blvd.
      Cupertino, California 95014
      United States
The docket/reference number is absolut740.


The phone number is 650 796 5427.

The fax number is 408 351 8808.

The email address is devasena@hahnmoodley.com;devasenareddy@gmail.com.

The registrant hereby appoints Devasena Reddy of HM Law Group LLP, Suite 100, 19925 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, California United States 95014 as registrant's representative upon whom notice or process in the proceedings affecting the mark may be served.

The phone number is 650 796 5427.

The fax number is 408 351 8808.

The email address is devasena@hahnmoodley.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, or to indicate membership in the collective membership organization 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. § 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: /Devasena Reddy/      Date: 07/25/2016
Signatory's Name: Devasena Reddy
Signatory's Position: Attorney CA Bar
Signatory's Phone Number: 650 796 5427

Mailing Address (current):
   McDermott Will & Emery LLP
   500 North Capitol Street, NW
   WASHINGTON, District of Columbia 20001

Mailing Address (proposed):
   HM Law Group LLP
   19925 Stevens Creek Blvd.
   Cupertino, California 95014

Serial Number: 76559475
Internet Transmission Date: Mon Jul 25 19:33:19 EDT 2016
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