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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: 88414888

Filing Date: 05/03/2019

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

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

The applicant, Green Building Initiative, Inc., a corporation of Oregon, having an address of
      #80010
      7805 SW 40th Ave
      Portland, Oregon 97219
      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 035:  business marketing services in the field of energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable building practices

In International Class 035, 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 12/14/2004, and first used in commerce at least as early as 12/14/2004, 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) printouts from the Applicant's website that display the mark and discusses their marketing services of energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable building practices.

Original PDF file:
SPE0-6619310082-20190502145930523327_._GBI___Specimen_Class_35.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (3 pages)
Specimen File1
Specimen File2
Specimen File3

       International Class 041:  educational services, namely, conducting web-based seminars, live seminars, video and audio seminars, field training, making educational presentations at trade shows and dissemination of printed educational materials in connection therewith in the field of energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable practices, and training others to perform the testing, analysis, and evaluation of the goods and services in the field of energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable practices

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 12/14/2004, and first used in commerce at least as early as 12/14/2004, 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) a printout from the Applicant's webpage that displays the mark and lists the Applicant's offered webinars.

Original PDF file:
SPE0-6619310082-20190502145930523327_._GBI___Specimen_Class_41.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (3 pages)
Specimen File1
Specimen File2
Specimen File3

       International Class 042:  design and development of environmentally sustainable standards in the field of building design, construction, facility management, and facility operations; accreditation services, namely, evaluation and analysis of buildings to determine compliance with an established set of criteria for maintaining high performance and sustainable building practices

In International Class 042, 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 12/14/2004, and first used in commerce at least as early as 12/14/2004, 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) printouts from the Applicant's website that displays the mark and discusses its sustainable standards and accreditation services.

Original PDF file:
SPE0-6619310082-20190502145930523327_._GBI___Specimen_Class_42.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (2 pages)
Specimen File1
Specimen File2


The applicant's current Attorney Information:
      Frank X. Curci and Ernest G. Bootsma and Akana K.J. Ma of Ater Wynne LLP
      Suite 900
      1331 NW Lovejoy St.
      Portland, Oregon 97209
      United States
      503-226-1191(phone)
      503-226-0079(fax)
      trademark@aterwynne.com (authorized)
The attorney docket/reference number is 102409-0030.

The applicant's current Correspondence Information:

Frank X. Curci

Ater Wynne LLP

Suite 900       1331 NW Lovejoy St.

Portland, Oregon 97209

503-226-1191(phone)

503-226-0079(fax)

trademark@aterwynne.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 $825 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 3 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: /Micah I. Thomas/   Date: 05/03/2019
Signatory's Name: Micah Thomas
Signatory's Position: Director of Program Development & Compliance
Payment Sale Number: 88414888
Payment Accounting Date: 05/06/2019

Serial Number: 88414888
Internet Transmission Date: Fri May 03 16:45:32 EDT 2019
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.XXX.XXX.XX-2019050316453221
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