Petition to Make Special

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OMB No. 0651-0061 (Exp 07/31/2018)

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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 No Form Number (Rev 01/2012)

OMB No. 0651-0061 (Exp 07/31/2018)

Petition to Make Special

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

The following is submitted for application serial number. 87337394

FORM INFORMATION

Applicant respectfully requests that the initial examination of its application be advanced, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 2.146 and in accordance with the provisions of TMEP § 1710.  Applicant makes this request because of the existence of actual and threatened infringement on the Mark and on Applicant’s rights therein.  Specifically, the Office has received an application for registration of a nearly identical reproduction of the Mark, for services that are closely related to Applicant’s goods.  Applicant believes that it has senior rights in the Mark, and is taking action against the third-party application for registration of the Mark, the unauthorized proposed use the Mark in commerce, and the infringement on Applicant’s rights.  For these reasons, Applicant respectfully requests that its Petition be granted and that the initial examination of its application be advanced.

The signatory has confirmed that he/she is an attorney who is a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a U.S. state, which includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other federal territories and possessions; and he/she is currently the petitioner's attorney or an associate thereof; and to the best of his/her knowledge, if prior to his/her appointment another U.S. attorney or a Canadian attorney/agent not currently associated with his/her company/firm previously represented the petitioner in this matter: (1) the petitioner has filed or is concurrently filing a signed revocation of or substitute power of attorney with the USPTO; (2) the USPTO has granted the request of the prior representative to withdraw; (3) the petitioner has filed a power of attorney appointing him/her in this matter; or (4) the petitioner's appointed U.S. attorney or Canadian attorney/agent has filed a power of attorney appointing him/her as an associate attorney in this matter.

FEE(S)
Fee(s) in the amount of $100 is being submitted.

SIGNATURE(S)
Declaration Signature
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, submission, or any registration resulting therefrom, declares that the facts set forth above are true; all statements made of his/her own knowledge are true; and all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true.

Signature: /Natalya L. Rose/      Date: 02/20/2017
Signatory's Name: Natalya L. Rose
Signatory's Position: Attorney for Applicant, Tennessee Bar Member

Submission Signature
Signature: /Natalya L. Rose/     Date: 02/20/2017
Signatory's Name: Natalya L. Rose
Signatory's Position: Attorney for Applicant, Tennessee Bar Member

The signatory has confirmed that he/she is an attorney who is a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a U.S. state, which includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other federal territories and possessions; and he/she is currently the petitioner's attorney or an associate thereof; and to the best of his/her knowledge, if prior to his/her appointment another U.S. attorney or a Canadian attorney/agent not currently associated with his/her company/firm previously represented the petitioner in this matter: (1) the petitioner has filed or is concurrently filing a signed revocation of or substitute power of attorney with the USPTO; (2) the USPTO has granted the request of the prior representative to withdraw; (3) the petitioner has filed a power of attorney appointing him/her in this matter; or (4) the petitioner's appointed U.S. attorney or Canadian attorney/agent has filed a power of attorney appointing him/her as an associate attorney in this matter.

        
RAM Sale Number: 11538
RAM Accounting Date: 02/21/2017
        
Serial Number: 87337394
Internet Transmission Date: Mon Feb 20 12:30:00 EST 2017
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/PMS-XX.XXX.XX.XX-20170220123000296
473-87337394-20170220121837342318-CC-115
38-20170220121837342318