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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 1478 (Rev 09/2006)

OMB No. 0651-0009 (Exp 02/28/2018)

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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 1478 (Rev 09/2006)

OMB No. 0651-0009 (Exp 02/28/2018)

Trademark/Service Mark Application, Principal Register

Serial Number: 87030272

Filing Date: 05/09/2016

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: Alliance (stylized and/or with design, see mark)

The literal element of the mark consists of Alliance.
The color(s) turquoise blue, navy blue, bright green, deep green, orange, deep red, and gray is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of the word Alliance which is stylized, the A is turquoise blue with gradation to navy blue, the first l is bright green with gradation to deep green, the second l is orange with gradation to deep red, and the remaining letters of i, a, n, c, and e are all gray.
The applicant, Strategic Market Alliance Cooperative, a cooperative corporation legally organized under the laws of Washington, having an address of
      Suite 340
      13024 Ballantyne Corporate Place
      Charlotte, North Carolina 28277
      United States
      (630) 645-3866(phone)

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 _______: Conducting conferences, seminars and workshops in connection with independent distribution in the janitorial, sanitation, foodservice and foodservice packaging industry segments; mobile information applications; training platforms.

In International Class _______, the mark was first used by the applicant or the applicant's related company or licensee or predecessor in interest at least as early as 04/01/2015, and first used in commerce at least as early as 06/11/2015, and is now in use in such commerce. The applicant is submitting one(or more) specimen(s) showing the mark as used in commerce on or in connection with any item in the class of listed goods/services, consisting of a(n) screen shot from website, powerpoint presentation slides from 2015 conference, and pages from newsletter.
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The applicant's current Attorney Information:
      Taro Kusunose and Eugene W. Wong of Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson
      Suite 2600
      601 Union Street
      Seattle, Washington 98101-4000
      United States
      206 624 1230(phone)
      206 340 2563(fax)
      fedtrademarks@lasher.com (authorized)
The attorney docket/reference number is 16171.

The applicant's current Correspondence Information:

Taro Kusunose

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson

Suite 2600       601 Union Street

Seattle, Washington 98101-4000

206 624 1230(phone)

206 340 2563(fax)

fedtrademarks@lasher.com;kusunose@lasher.com; grant@lasher.com; wong@lasher.com (authorized) E-mail Authorization: I authorize the USPTO to send e-mail correspondence concerning the application to the applicant or applicant's attorney at the e-mail address provided above. I understand that a valid e-mail address must be maintained and that the applicant or the applicant's attorney must file the relevant subsequent application-related submissions via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS). Failure to do so will result in an additional processing fee of $50 per international class of goods/services.

A fee payment in the amount of $275 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 1 class(es).

Declaration

The signatory believes that: if the applicant is filing the application under 15 U.S.C. § 1051(a), the applicant is the owner of the trademark/service mark sought to be registered; the applicant is using the mark in commerce on or in connection with the goods/services in the application; 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. § 1051(b), § 1126(d), and/or § 1126(e), the applicant is entitled to use the mark in commerce; the applicant has a bona fide intention, and is entitled, to use 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 persons, except, if applicable, concurrent users, have 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 persons, 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. § 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: /TK/   Date: 05/09/2016
Signatory's Name: Taro Kusunose
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, Washington state bar member
RAM Sale Number: 87030272
RAM Accounting Date: 05/10/2016

Serial Number: 87030272
Internet Transmission Date: Mon May 09 18:47:43 EDT 2016
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