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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: 88448319

Filing Date: 05/28/2019

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

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

The literal element of the mark consists of VIKING.
The applicant is not claiming color as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of a Viking shield showing three horns on each side of the shield showing a flower design in the center of the shield with the word VIKING underneath it.
The applicant, Sakata Seed Corporation, a corporation of Japan, having an address of
      2-7-1, Nakamachidai, Tsuzuki-ku
      Yokohama 224-0041
      Japan

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 031:  Natural begonia flowers; begonia bulbs; begonia seeds; live cut begonia foliage; begonia seedlings; begonia saplings; dried begonia flowers for decoration; wreaths of natural begonia flowers.

In International Class 031, 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 11/14/2018, and first used in commerce at least as early as 11/14/2018, 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 picture showing the logo shown on the tag used for the flowers..
Specimen File1



The applicant's current Attorney Information:
      T. Daniel Christebury of DLA Piper LLP (US)      1650 Market Street, Suite 5000
      Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
      United States
      215-656-3381(phone)
      215-656-3301(fax)
      pto.phil@dlapiper.com (authorized)
The attorney docket/reference number is TPT-18-1765.

The applicant's current Correspondence Information:

T. Daniel Christebury

DLA Piper LLP (US)

1650 Market Street, Suite 5000

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

215-656-3381(phone)

215-656-3301(fax)

pto.phil@dlapiper.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: /tdanielchristenbury/   Date: 05/28/2019
Signatory's Name: T. Daniel Christenbury
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, Pa bar member
Payment Sale Number: 88448319
Payment Accounting Date: 05/28/2019

Serial Number: 88448319
Internet Transmission Date: Tue May 28 10:27:46 EDT 2019
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