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 10/31/2021)

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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 10/31/2021)

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: 3848172
REGISTRATION DATE: 09/14/2010

MARK: SOLITAIRE

The owner, COVIDIEN LP, a limited partnership legally organized under the laws of Delaware, comprising of Covidien Holding Inc., having an address of
      15 HAMPSHIRE STREET
      MANSFIELD, Massachusetts 02048
      United States
      203-492-5729
      203-492-5784
      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 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: Medical devices, namely, endovascular remodeling or revascularization devices in the nature of stents and thrombectomy devices ; 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) product packaging.
Specimen File1

The applicant hereby appoints Thomas C. Hughes. Other appointed attorneys are Aryn Wadadli. Thomas C. Hughes of Medtronic MITG, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at

      60 Middletown Avenue
      60 Middletown Avenue
      North Haven, New York 06473
      United States
to submit this Combined Declaration of Use and/or Excusable Nonuse/Application for Renewal of Registration of a Mark under Sections 8 & 9 on behalf of the applicant.
The docket/reference number is T-H-KN-01086.

The phone number is 203-492-5729.

The fax number is 203-492-5784.

The email address is rs.trademarksone@medtronic.com

Thomas C. Hughes submitted the following statement: The attorney of record is an active member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, or any U.S. Commonwealth or territory.
The applicant's current correspondence information: Trademark Dept.. Trademark Dept. of Medtronic plc, is located at

      LC 340
      710 Medtronic Parkway
      Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432-5604
      United States
The docket/reference number is T-H-KN-01086.

The phone number is 763.505.2526.

The email address is trademark@medtronic.com

The applicants proposed correspondence information: Thomas C. Hughes. Thomas C. Hughes of Medtronic MITG, is located at

      60 Middletown Avenue
      60 Middletown Avenue
      North Haven, New York 06473
      United States
The docket/reference number is T-H-KN-01086.

The phone number is 203-492-5729.

The fax number is 203-492-5784.

The email address is rs.trademarksone@medtronic.com; dorothy.a.agoglia@medtronic.com

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: /Thomas C. Hughes/    Date: 09/25/2019
Signatory's Name: Thomas C. Hughes
Signatory's Position: Vice President
Signatory's Phone: 2034925744

Mailing Address:
   Medtronic MITG
   60 Middletown Avenue
   North Haven, New York 06473

Serial Number: 77279934
Internet Transmission Date: Wed Sep 25 10:28:29 EDT 2019
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