PR-Section 8 and 9

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PTO- 1963

Approved for use through 10/31/2021. OMB 0651-0055

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it contains a valid OMB control number

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: 3922007
REGISTRATION DATE: 02/22/2011

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

Current: The owner, Vanilla Forums Inc., a corporation of Canada, having an address of
      17-11 Niagara Street
      Toronto, Ontario, M5V3N9
      Canada

Proposed: The owner, Vanilla Forums Inc., a corporation of Canada, having an address of
      2045 Stanley, Suite 1000
      Montreal, H3A 2V4
      Canada
      XXXX
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 038, 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: Providing on-line forums for transmission of messages among computer users; computer services, namely, providing on-line facilities for real-time interaction with other computer users concerning topics of general interest; discussion room services, namely, providing on-line discussion forums and internet chat rooms ; 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) screenshots from Registrant's website and social media sites reflecting Registrant's use of its mark in connection with the advertisement of its services, namely, providing on-line forums for transmission of messages among computer users; computer services, namely, providing on-line facilities for real-time interaction with other computer users concerning topics of general interest; discussion room services, namely, providing on-line discussion forums and internet chat rooms.
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Webpage URL: http://vanillaforums.com
Webpage Date of Access: 02/04/2021

The owner's/holder's current attorney information: Jill J. Chalmers. Jill J. Chalmers is located at

      388 St-Jacques, Suite 800
      Montreal, Quebec, H2Y1S1
      Canada
The docket/reference number is 55597-.

The phone number is (719) 473-3800.

The fax number is (719) 633-1518.

The email address is jill.chalmers@hro.com

The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Jill J. Chalmers. Other appointed attorneys are Katherine A. Keating and all other attorneys of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP. Jill J. Chalmers of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at

      90 South Cascade Avenue, Suite 1300
      Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903
      United States
The docket/reference number is 1355597.5.

The phone number is 719-473-3800.

The fax number is 719-633-1518.

The email address is jill.chalmers@bclplaw.com

Jill J. Chalmers 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.Correspondence Information (current):
      Vanilla Forums Inc.
      PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: luc@vanillaforums.com
      SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): accounts@vanillaforums.com

The docket/reference number is 55597-.
Correspondence Information (proposed):
      Jill J. Chalmers
      PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: jill.chalmers@bclplaw.com
      SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): NOT PROVIDED

The docket/reference number is 1355597.5.

Requirement for Email and Electronic Filing: I understand that a valid email address must be maintained by the owner/holder and the owner's/holder's attorney, if appointed, and that all official trademark correspondence must be submitted via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS).

A fee payment in the amount of $525 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: /Luc Vezina/    Date: 02/08/2021
Signatory's Name: Luc Vezina
Signatory's Position: Chief Executive Officer
Signatory's Phone: 719-473-3800/Attorney of record
Signature method: Sent to third party for signature


Mailing Address (current):
   
   388 St-Jacques, Suite 800
   Montreal, Quebec, H2Y1S1

Mailing Address (proposed):
   Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
   90 South Cascade Avenue, Suite 1300
   Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903

Serial Number: 77945466
Internet Transmission Date: Mon Feb 08 19:13:29 ET 2021
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