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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: 88590454

Filing Date: 08/23/2019

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: MERLIN (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of MERLIN. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, Merlin Entertainments Group Operations Limited, a limited company (ltd.) legally organized under the laws of United Kingdom, having an address of
      3 Market Close
      Poole, Dorset BH151NQ
      United Kingdom

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 041:  Educational services, namely, classes, lectures and seminars in the field of visitor attractions in the nature of theme parks, historical buildings, historical and heritage monuments, museums, zoos and aquariums; entertainment services, namely, entertainment event booking agencies, air shows, automobile races, ballet performances, circuses, beauty pageants, dance performances, and visual and audio performance, and musical, variety, news and comedy shows; cultural activities, namely, organization of exhibitions for cultural or educational purposes, organization of cultural shows, and organization and hosting of events for cultural purposes; educational services, namely, arranging and conducting educational conferences, conventions, congresses and exhibitions in the field of visitor attractions in the nature of theme parks, historical buildings, historical and heritage monuments, museums, zoos and aquariums; museum services and guided tours of museums; educational services, namely, developing, arranging, and conducting educational conferences and programs and providing courses of instruction in the field of history; arranging and conducting of competitions, namely, arranging and conducting athletic competitions and musical competitions; entertainment in the nature of live performances by a musician, a musical group, and a theatrical production; entertainment services, namely, live, televised and movie appearances by a professional entertainer; impresario services for performing artists, namely, organizing of dancing events, organization of exhibitions for musical entertainment; cinema services, namely, cinema studios, cinema theatres, and provision of cinema facilities; theme park services; amusement park services; providing leisure attractions, namely, providing golf facilities, providing tennis facilities, and amusement arcades; funfair services, namely, providing amusement facilities. publication of texts, books, magazines and other printed matter; production of films and video tape films; party planning services; ticket reservation services for entertainment, sporting and cultural events; providing information and consultation relating to all the aforementioned services
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.
Based on Foreign Registration: 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, and submits a copy of United Kingdom registration number 002752442, and/or proof of renewal, registered 03/15/2005 with a renewal date of 06/27/2022 and an expiration date of 06/27/2022, and translation thereof, if appropriate.

Original PDF file:
reg-50253243169-125319703_._Reg._Cert..pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (6 pages)
Foreign Registration-1
Foreign Registration-2
Foreign Registration-3
Foreign Registration-4
Foreign Registration-5
Foreign Registration-6




The applicant hereby appoints Angela Alvarez Sujek. Other appointed attorneys are Julie E. Reitz, Anessa Owen Kramer, Jennifer Hetu, Nicole Kryzhan, Amanda Blackburn. Angela Alvarez Sujek of Honigman LLP, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at
      39400 Woodward Ave, Suite 101
      Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304
      United States
      734-418-4212(phone)
      734-418-4213(fax)
      trademark@honigman.com (authorized).
The attorney docket/reference number is 261228454426.
Angela Alvarez Sujek submitted the following statement: The attorney of record is an active member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, or any U.S. Commonwealth or territory.

The applicant's current Correspondence Information:

Angela Alvarez Sujek

Honigman LLP

39400 Woodward Ave, Suite 101

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304

734-418-4212(phone)

734-418-4213(fax)

trademark@honigman.com; asujek@honigman.com (authorized). Email Authorization: I authorize the USPTO to send email correspondence concerning the application to the applicant, the applicant's attorney, or the applicant's domestic representative at the email address provided in this application. I understand that a valid email 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: /angela alvarez sujek/   Date: 08/23/2019
Signatory's Name: Angela Alvarez Sujek
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record, Michigan Bar Member
Payment Sale Number: 88590454
Payment Accounting Date: 08/23/2019

Serial Number: 88590454
Internet Transmission Date: Fri Aug 23 14:19:09 EDT 2019
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.XXX.XXX.XXX-201908231419099
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