PR-Section 8 and 9

PTO- 1963

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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: 3961002
REGISTRATION DATE: 05/17/2011

MARK: SWITCH STICKS

Current: The owner, D-M-S HOLDINGS, INC., a corporation of Delaware, having an address of
      1931 Norman Drive South
      Waukegan, Illinois 60085
      United States
      XXXX

Proposed: The owner, D-M-S HOLDINGS, INC., a corporation of Delaware, having an address of
      1931 Norman Drive South
      Waukegan, Illinois 60085
      United States
      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 018, 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: Walking sticks; hiking sticks; walking stick accessories, namely, table rests to support walking sticks; straps for hiking sticks; straps for walking sticks; walking poles in the nature of walking sticks; hiking poles; straps for walking poles; straps for hiking poles; bases for walking sticks, namely, parts to be attached to walking sticks; snow and ice grips for walking sticks; bags for holding walking sticks, straps for walking sticks, and bases for walking sticks; bags for holding hiking sticks and straps for hiking sticks; bags for holding walking poles in the nature of walking sticks and straps for the aforementioned walking poles; bags for holding hiking poles and straps for hiking poles; umbrellas; and reusable shopping bags ; 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) Goods bearing the Mark; website selling the Goods bearing the Mark.

Original PDF file:
SPN0-1994512131-202104262 05625623083_._Switch_Stic ks.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (1 page)
Specimen File1

Webpage URL: http://switchsticks.com/collections/walking-sticks/products/engraved-soiree-walking-stick
Webpage Date of Access: 04/26/2021
The owner's/holder's current attorney information: Courtney Thompson. Courtney Thompson of Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., is located at

      Suite 4000
      200 South Sixth Street
      Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
      United States
The docket/reference number is 71324.43.1.

The phone number is 612-492-7000.

The fax number is 612-492-7077.

The email address is ip@fredlaw.com

The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Courtney Thompson. Courtney Thompson of Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, is located at

      200 South 6th Street, 4000
      Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
      United States
The docket/reference number is 71324.43.1.

The phone number is 6124927251.

The fax number is 612-492-7077.

The email address is cthompson@fredlaw.com

Courtney Thompson 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):
      Courtney Thompson
      PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: ip@fredlaw.com
      SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): cthompson@fredlaw.com

The docket/reference number is 71324.43.1.
Correspondence Information (proposed):
      Courtney Thompson
      PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: cthompson@fredlaw.com
      SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): ip@fredlaw.com

The docket/reference number is 71324.43.1.

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: /Courtney Thompson/    Date: 04/26/2021
Signatory's Name: Courtney Thompson
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record, Minnesota Bar member
Signatory's Phone: 6124927251
Signature method: Signed directly within the form


Mailing Address (current):
   Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
   200 South Sixth Street
   Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402

Mailing Address (proposed):
   Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
   200 South 6th Street, 4000
   Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402

Serial Number: 85071007
Internet Transmission Date: Mon Apr 26 21:00:18 ET 2021
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/S08N09-XXX.XX.XX.XXX-2021042621001
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