Application

PTO Form 1478 (Rev 9/2006)

OMB No. 0651-0009 (Exp 12/31/2014)

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PTO Form 1478 (Rev 9/2006)

OMB No. 0651-0009 (Exp 12/31/2014)

Trademark/Service Mark Application, Principal Register

Serial Number: 86479380

Filing Date: 12/12/2014

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: ASTRON (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of ASTRON.
The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font, style, size, or color.

The applicant, BIOTRONIK AG, a aktiengesellschaft legally organized under the laws of Switzerland, having an address of
      Ackerstrasse 6
      Bulach 8180
      Switzerland


requests registration of the trademark/service mark identified above in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on the Principal Register established by the Act of July 5, 1946 (15 U.S.C. Section 1051 et seq.), as amended, for the following:

       International Class 005:  Chemical or pharmaceutical preparations for medical purposes, namely inorganic preparations; Chemical preparations used for medical devices, in particular coatings for medical devices or chemical preparations used for stents, namely coatings for stents; namely silicon carbide coatings; amorphous hydrogen enriched intermediate silicon layer, a-SiC:H, amorphous silicium carbide
Intent to Use: The applicant has a bona fide intention to use or use through the applicant's related company or licensee the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods and/or services. (15 U.S.C. Section 1051(b)).

       International Class 006:  Common metals and their alloys; metals for medical applications, metals for stents, metals for markers; wires of common metal; pipes and tubes of metal; alloys of common metals, metal alloys for medical applications, metal alloys for markers; shape memory alloys; superelastic alloys; nickel titanium alloys, NiTi, nickel titanium alloys for medical applications; nickel titanium alloys for stents; nitinol
Intent to Use: The applicant has a bona fide intention to use or use through the applicant's related company or licensee the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods and/or services. (15 U.S.C. Section 1051(b)).

       International Class 010:  Surgical and medical apparatus and instruments, namely vascular and cardiovascular implants and apparatus; Catheters, catheters for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA catheters), and catheters for percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA catheters), in particular catheter for balloon dilatation; medical guidewires; medical apparatus and instruments, namely balloons and stents, balloon expandable stents, self-expandable stents, flexible stents, drug eluting stents, absorbable stents, absorbable scaffolds, bare metal stents
Intent to Use: The applicant has a bona fide intention to use or use through the applicant's related company or licensee the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods and/or services. (15 U.S.C. Section 1051(b)).


The applicant's current Attorney Information:
      Jennifer Fraser of Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP

      Suite 1100
      1875 Eye Street, NW
      Washington, District of Columbia 20006
      United States
The attorney docket/reference number is 33502-34.

The applicant's current Correspondence Information:

Jennifer Fraser

Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP

Suite 1100       1875 Eye Street, NW

Washington, District of Columbia 20006

202-331-7111(phone)

202-293-6229(fax)

trademarks@novakdruce.com;Jennifer.Fraser@novakdruce.com;anseleme.mclorren@novakdruce.com (authorized)

A fee payment in the amount of $975 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 3 class(es).

Declaration

The signatory believes that: if the applicant is filing the application under 15 U.S.C. Section 1051(a), the applicant is the owner of the trademark/service mark sought to be registered; the applicant or the applicant's related company or licensee is using the mark in commerce on or in connection with the goods/services in the application, and such use by the applicant's related company or licensee inures to the benefit of the applicant; the specimen(s) shows the mark as used on or in connection with the goods/services in the application; and/or if the applicant filed an application under 15 U.S.C. Section 1051(b), Section 1126(d), and/or Section 1126(e), the applicant is entitled to use the mark in commerce; the applicant has a bona fide intention to use or use through the applicant's related company or licensee the mark in commerce on or in connection with the goods/services in the application. The signatory believes that to the best of the signatory's knowledge and belief, no other person has the right to use the mark in commerce, either in the identical form or in such near resemblance as to be likely, when used on or in connection with the goods/services of such other person, to cause confusion or mistake, or to deceive. The signatory being warned that willful false statements and the like are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. Section 1001, and that such willful false statements and the like may jeopardize the validity of the application or any registration resulting therefrom, 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.

Declaration Signature

Signature: Not Provided    Date: Not Provided
Signatory's Name: Alexander Uhl
Signatory's Position: Vice President Marketing
Signature: Not Provided    Date: Not Provided
Signatory's Name: John Bremmers
Signatory's Position: Vice President Quality & Regulatory Affairs
RAM Sale Number: 86479380
RAM Accounting Date: 12/15/2014

Serial Number: 86479380
Internet Transmission Date: Fri Dec 12 16:37:55 EST 2014
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.XXX.XXX.XXX-201412121637555
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