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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: 87627743

Filing Date: 09/29/2017

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

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

The applicant, The Council of State Governments, an association (incorporated) organized under the laws of Kentucky, having an address of
      1776 Avenue of the States
      Lexington, Kentucky 40511
      United States

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 041:  Online and in-person trainings, educational meetings, seminars, and educational conferences in the fields of public policy, state and national trends, and topics of interest to state elected and appointed officials in the Southern United States

In International Class 041, 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 01/01/2013, and first used in commerce at least as early as 01/01/2013, 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) Copy of brochure describing the services bearing the mark..

Original PDF file:
SPE0-7414319675-20170929103402066576_._2015.Savannah.Agenda_-_Class_41.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (5 pages)
Specimen File1
Specimen File2
Specimen File3
Specimen File4
Specimen File5

       International Class 016:  Printed publications, namely, daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly magazines, books, reports, white papers, and briefs in the fields of public policy, state and national trends, and topics of interest to state elected and appointed officials in the Southern United States.

In International Class 016, 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 01/01/2013, and first used in commerce at least as early as 01/01/2013, 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) Copy of brochure advertising the services and bearing the mark..

Original PDF file:
SPE0-7414319675-20170929103402066576_._Cl.16.STAR.pubs.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (2 pages)
Specimen File1
Specimen File2


The applicant's current Attorney Information:
      Todd E. Stockwell and Christopher T. Smedley of Stockwell & Smedley, PSC      861 Corporate Drive, Suite 200
      Lexington, Kentucky 40503
      United States
      859-223-3400(phone)
      859-224-1399(fax)
      notices@stockwell.us (authorized)
The attorney docket/reference number is 480-012.

The applicant's current Correspondence Information:

Todd E. Stockwell

Stockwell & Smedley, PSC

861 Corporate Drive, Suite 200

Lexington, Kentucky 40503

859-223-3400(phone)

859-224-1399(fax)

notices@stockwell.us (authorized) E-mail Authorization: I authorize the USPTO to send e-mail correspondence concerning the application to the applicant, the applicant's attorney, or the applicant's domestic representative at the e-mail address provided in this application. 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 the loss of TEAS Reduced Fee status and a requirement to submit an additional processing fee of $125 per international class of goods/services.

A fee payment in the amount of $550 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 2 class(es).

Declaration

	Basis: If the applicant is filing the application based on use in commerce under 15 U.S.C. § 1051(a): The signatory believes that the applicant is the owner of the trademark/service mark sought to be registered; The mark is in use 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 To the best of the signatory's knowledge and belief, the facts recited in the application are accurate. And/Or If the applicant is filing the application based on an intent to use the mark in commerce under 15 U.S.C. § 1051(b), § 1126(d), and/or § 1126(e): The signatory believes that the applicant is entitled to use the mark in commerce; The applicant has a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the goods/services in the application; and To the best of the signatory's knowledge and belief, the facts recited in the application are accurate.
	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.
	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 the application or submission 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: /todd e. stockwell/   Date: 09/29/2017
Signatory's Name: Todd E. Stockwell
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record, Kentucky Bar Member
Payment Sale Number: 87627743
Payment Accounting Date: 10/02/2017

Serial Number: 87627743
Internet Transmission Date: Fri Sep 29 10:53:03 EDT 2017
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.XXX.XXX.XX-2017092910530346
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CC-571-20170929103402066576