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OMB No. 0651-0009 (Exp 02/28/2021)

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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 02/28/2021)

Trademark/Service Mark Application, Principal Register

Serial Number: 88261995

Filing Date: 01/15/2019

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

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

The literal element of the mark consists of WD_BLACK.
The applicant is not claiming color as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of the literal element "WD_BLACK" with the "B" displayed as a capital letter and the upper half, left vertical portion of the B has been slanted inward to create a diagonal line.
The applicant, Western Digital Technologies, Inc., a corporation of Delaware, having an address of
      5601 Great Oaks Parkway
      San Jose, California 95119
      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 009:  apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; backup drives for computers; cloud servers; communication servers; computer peripherals; computer database servers; computer disk drives and computer memories for network attached storage devices for file sharing and cloud backup; computer hardware; computer hardware and software for data storage; computer hardware for games and gaming; computer hardware for upload, storage, retrieval, download, transmission and delivery of digital content; computer hardware for upload, storage, retrieval, download, transmission and delivery of network content; computer hardware storage devices for data storage and retrieval; computer memories; computer network hardware; computer network servers; computer network storage devices, namely, storage and backup of electronic data either locally or via a telecommunications network; computer servers; computer software to enable retrieval of data; data processing equipment; data storage devices, namely, hard disk drives, digital disk drives, solid state drives, blank digital storage media, hybrid drives and computer peripherals; electronic components for computers; electronic memories; flash memory cards; hard disk drives; hard disk drive enclosures; hard disk drives featuring multi-core processors; hard disk drives for storage of gaming downloadable content; high-performance hard disk drives; integrated circuits; solid-state drive enclosures; semiconductor memory devices; software for accessing video and data stored on distributed computer storage devices; software for compressing data; software for computer system analysis and optimization; software for encrypting data; software for maximizing data storage; software for operating and administering data storage devices; solid-state drives; solid-state drive enclosures
Intent to Use: The applicant has a bona fide intention, and is entitled, to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods/services.



Claim of Active Prior Registration(s)
The applicant claims ownership of active prior U.S. Registration Number(s) 4448551.

The applicant's current Attorney Information:
      Sui Q. Duong and Sugithra Somasekar of Western Digital Technologies, Inc.      5601 Great Oaks Parkway
      San Jose, California 95119
      United States
      949-672-9793(phone)
      408-717-9883(fax)
      tmdocket@wdc.com (authorized)
The attorney docket/reference number is WTM00167US.

The applicant's current Correspondence Information:

Sui Q. Duong

Western Digital Technologies, Inc.

5601 Great Oaks Parkway

San Jose, California 95119

949-672-9793(phone)

408-717-9883(fax)

tmdocket@wdc.com;sui.duong@wdc.com; amanda.alameddine@wdc.com; lindsey.ripley@wdc.com; darrel.jacks@wdc.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 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: /Sui Q. Duong/   Date: 01/14/2019
Signatory's Name: Sui Q. Duong
Signatory's Position: In-House Attorney
Payment Sale Number: 88261995
Payment Accounting Date: 01/15/2019

Serial Number: 88261995
Internet Transmission Date: Tue Jan 15 12:08:59 EST 2019
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XXX.XXX.XX.XXX-201901151208596
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