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: 3612841
REGISTRATION DATE: 04/28/2009

MARK: (Stylized and/or with Design, SANDPIPER (see, mark))

The owner, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, a corporation of Massachusetts, having an address of
      125 High Street
      Boston, Massachusetts 02110
      United States
      (617)351-5000
      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 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: children's books ; 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) Screenshot of children's book jacket showing Applicant's mark in use on Applicant's goods.

Original PDF file:
SPN0-20620810420-20180731115003403572_._SANDPIPER___DESIGN_Specimen.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (1 page)
Specimen File1

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: /William Bayers/    Date: 07/31/2018
Signatory's Name: William Bayers
Signatory's Position: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Signatory's Phone: (617)351-5125

Mailing Address:
   Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
   125 High Street
   BOSTON, Massachusetts 02110

Serial Number: 76689512
Internet Transmission Date: Tue Jul 31 11:54:57 EDT 2018
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/S08N09-XXX.XXX.XXX.XX-201807311154
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97-DA-10330-20180731115003403572