TEAS RF New Application

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 1480 (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 1480 (Rev 09/2006)

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

Certification Mark Form, Principal Register

Serial Number: 88166075

Filing Date: 10/23/2018

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

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

The literal element of the mark consists of PTL.
The applicant is not claiming color as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of the wording PTL. There is a circle with the letters PTL inside the circle.
The applicant, SolarPTL, LLC., a limited liability company legally organized under the laws of Arizona, having an address of
      C/O LegalForce RAPC Worldwide
      446 E Southern Ave
      Tempe, Arizona 85282
      United States

requests that the Certification Mark identified above be registered with the USPTO on the Principal Register for the following:

       International Class A:  Solar panels.

Use in Commerce: The applicant has a bona fide intention, and is entitled, to exercise legitimate control over the use of the certification mark in commerce by its authorized users on or in connection with the identified goods/services. The applicant will not engage in the production or marketing of the goods/services to which the mark is applied, except to advertise or promote recognition of the certification program or of the goods/services that meet the certification standards of the applicant. The applicant will later provide with the filing of an Allegation of Use (Amendment to Allege Use/Statement of Use) a copy of the standards governing the use of the certification mark on or in connection with the goods/services in the application.
Certification Statement: The certification mark, as used or intended to be used by persons authorized by the certifier, certifies or is intended to certify that the solar photovoltaic panels and related products provided have met quality, performance and/or safety standards compliant with all or specific sections of one or more international and national test standards including: IEC 61215, IEC 61730, UL 1703, UL 61730, CSA C61215, IEC 61853, IEC 62670, ASTM E1036, ASTM E2527, ASTM E2848, IEC 61724. SolarPTL, LLC will perform various tests of solar photovoltaic products. The tests will include indoor accelerated quality tests, indoor accelerated safety tests, indoor performance tests, outdoor performance tests, outdoor quality tests and outdoor safety tests. All these tests will be performed in compliance with one or more of the test standards identified above. As a follow-up service, throughout the lifetime of a SolarPTL certification, SolarPTL will regularly audit a manufacturer's production facilities and products to determine continued compliance with the test standards' requirements and SolarPTL's requirements.



The applicant's current Attorney Information:
      Michael Markos and Raj Abhyanker, Ryan Bethell, Heather A. Sapp, Ruth Khalsa, Renuka Rajan, Elizabeth Pasquine, Alexis Campbell, Kuscha Hatami, Chelsea Wold of LegalForce RAPC Worldwide, P.C.      446 E Southern Ave
      Tempe, Arizona 85282
      United States
      650-965-8731(phone)
      650 989-2131(fax)
      trademarks@legalforce.com (authorized)
The attorney docket/reference number is 1127684.

The applicant's current Correspondence Information:

Michael Markos

LegalForce RAPC Worldwide, P.C.

446 E Southern Ave

Tempe, Arizona 85282

650-965-8731(phone)

650 989-2131(fax)

trademarks@legalforce.com;michael@legalforcelaw.com (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 $275 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 1 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 certification mark sought to be registered; The applicant is exercising legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by authorized users on or in connection with the goods/services in the application; The specimen(s) shows the mark as used in commerce by the applicant's authorized users on or in connection with the goods/services in the application; The applicant is not engaged in the production or marketing of the goods/services to which the mark is applied, except to advertise or promote recognition of the certification program or of the goods/services that meet the certification standards of the applicant; 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 exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by authorized users; The applicant has a bona fide intention to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by authorized users on or in connection with the goods/services in the application; The applicant will not engage in the production or marketing of the goods/services to which the mark is applied, except to advertise or promote recognition of the certification program or of the goods/services that meet the certification standards of the applicant; 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, other than authorized users, and, 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: /Michael Markos/   Date: 10/23/2018
Signatory's Name: Michael Markos
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, AZ Bar Member
Payment Sale Number: 88166075
Payment Accounting Date: 10/24/2018

Serial Number: 88166075
Internet Transmission Date: Tue Oct 23 16:38:46 EDT 2018
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