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: 3458645
REGISTRATION DATE: 07/01/2008

MARK: (Stylized and/or with Design, NATIONAL CAREER READINESS CERTIFICATE (see, mark))

The owner, ACT, Inc., non-profit corporation legally organized under the laws of Iowa, having an address of
      500 ACT DRIVE
      Iowa City, Iowa 52243
      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: Manuals in the field of workforce development; newsletters in the field of workforce development; printed certificates; publications, namely, brochures, booklets, and teaching materials in the field of workforce development ; 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) Digital image of sample certificate bearing mark.

Original PDF file:
SPN0-12146203103-20180621124938763133_._National_Career..._3458645_Specimen.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (2 pages)
Specimen File1
Specimen File2
The registrant's current Attorney Information: Michelle D. Kahn of  Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
      Four Embarcadero Center, 17th Floor
      San Francisco, California 95111
      United States
The email address is mkahn@sheppardmullin.com. (authorized)
The docket/reference number is 52PK-247965.

The registrant's proposed Attorney Information: Michelle D. Kahn of  Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
      Four Embarcadero Center, 17th Floor
      San Francisco, California 94111
      United States The docket/reference number is 52PK-247965.

The email address is mkahn@sheppardmullin.com. (authorized)
The registrant's current Correspondence Information: Michelle D. Kahn of  Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
      Four Embarcadero Center, 17th Floor
      San Francisco, California 95111
      United States
The email address is mkahn@sheppardmullin.com; pmarquez@sheppardmullin.com. (authorized)
The docket/reference number is 52PK-247965.

The registrant's proposed Correspondence Information: Michelle D. Kahn of  Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
      Four Embarcadero Center, 17th Floor
      San Francisco, California 94111
      United States The docket/reference number is 52PK-247965.

The email address is mkahn@sheppardmullin.com; pmarquez@sheppardmullin.com; sftmdocket@sheppardmullin.com. (authorized)

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: /MDK/    Date: 06/21/2018
Signatory's Name: Michelle D. Kahn
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, CA Bar Member

Mailing Address (current):
   Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
   Four Embarcadero Center, 17th Floor
   San Francisco, California 95111

Mailing Address (proposed):
   Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
   Four Embarcadero Center, 17th Floor
   San Francisco, California 94111

Serial Number: 77009656
Internet Transmission Date: Thu Jun 21 13:05:39 EDT 2018
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/S08N09-XX.XXX.XXX.XXX-201806211305
39578944-3458645-61026e460eef1ab9e355de1
117f45f3d343893f698fe11473542d9f740359e4
6-DA-16136-20180621124938763133