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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: 88439580

Filing Date: 05/21/2019

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: ARLINGTON YOUR BEST SOURCE (stylized and/or with design, see mark)

The literal element of the mark consists of ARLINGTON YOUR BEST SOURCE.
The applicant is not claiming color as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of a curved solid semi-circle partially surrounding the word mark portion of the mark; inside the semi-circle is the word ARLINGTON; underneath, starting under the letter "I" in ARLINGTON, and in smaller font and is the tag line "YOUR BEST SOURCE".
The applicant, Carolina Wholesale Group, Inc., a corporation of North Carolina, having an address of
      425 E. Arrowhead Drive
      Charlotte, North Carolina 28213
      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:  Wholesale distributorship services of a wide variety of office supplies, equipment, products, accessories and furnishings; distributorship services featuring information technology products; marketing consulting; marketing services; arranging and conducting incentive reward programs to promote the sale of office supplies, equipment, products, accessories and furnishings

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 01/01/2019, and first used in commerce at least as early as 01/01/2019, 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) Pages from applicant's website.
Specimen File1
Specimen File2
Specimen File3

       International Class 042:  On-line web site that enables the management of print systems of others by providing technical maintenance and performance reports based on data provided by users

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 01/01/2019, and first used in commerce at least as early as 01/01/2019, 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) Pages from applicant's website.
Specimen File1



Claim of Active Prior Registration(s)
The applicant claims ownership of active prior U.S. Registration Number(s) 4349581 and 2819910.

SECTION 2(f) Claim of Acquired Distinctiveness, IN PART, based on Five or More Years' Use
"ARLINGTON" has become distinctive of the goods/services through the applicant's substantially exclusive and continuous use of the mark in commerce that the U.S. Congress may lawfully regulate for at least the five years immediately before the date of this statement.

SECTION 2(f) Claim of Acquired Distinctiveness, IN PART, based on Active Prior Registration(s)
"ARLINGTON" has become distinctive of the goods/services as evidenced by the ownership on the Principal Register for the same mark for sufficiently similar goods/services of active U.S. Registration No(s). 4349581 .

The applicant's current Attorney Information:
      Tanya L. Curtis and Floyd A. Mandell, Kristin J. Achterhof, Tanya L. Curtis, Carolyn M. Passen, Julia L. Mazur, Jeff Wakolbinger, Anne Lewis and all other attorneys of the firm Katten Muchin Rosenman of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP      525 West Monroe Street
      Chicago, Illinois 60661
      United States
      312-902-5200(phone)
      3125778994(fax)
      deborah.wing@kattenlaw.com (authorized)
The attorney docket/reference number is 332611-1/ARL.

The applicant's current Correspondence Information:

Tanya L. Curtis

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

525 West Monroe Street

Chicago, Illinois 60661

312-902-5200(phone)

3125778994(fax)

deborah.wing@kattenlaw.com;chi-tmuspto@kattenlaw.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 $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: /Tanya L. Curtis/   Date: 05/21/2019
Signatory's Name: Tanya L. Curtis
Signatory's Position: Attorney for applicant, Illinois bar member
Payment Sale Number: 88439580
Payment Accounting Date: 05/21/2019

Serial Number: 88439580
Internet Transmission Date: Tue May 21 12:11:03 EDT 2019
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