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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: 88605317

Filing Date: 09/05/2019

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: LAION (Standard Characters, see below )

The literal element of the mark consists of LAION. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, Aesculap AG, a aktiengesellschaft legally organized under the laws of Germany, having an address of
      Am Aesculap Platz
      Tuttlingen 78532
      Germany

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 005:  Product labels with process indicators for monitoring the sterilization carried out on the sterile packages of surgical instruments, the content of the sterilized packages being used in operations and the labels subsequently being stuck in patient files for documentation/traceability
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.

Priority based on foreign filing: 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 asserts a claim of priority based on European Union Trademark - EUTM application number 018033095, filed 03/07/2019.
INTENT TO PERFECT 44(d) : At this time, the applicant has another basis for registration (Section 1(a) or Section 1(b)) and does NOT intend to rely on Section 44(e) as the basis for registration, but is only asserting a valid claim of priority. The application should not be suspended to await the submission of the foreign registration.


International Class 016:  Printed paper labels
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.

Priority based on foreign filing: 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 asserts a claim of priority based on European Union Trademark - EUTM application number 018033095, filed 03/07/2019.
INTENT TO PERFECT 44(d) : At this time, the applicant has another basis for registration (Section 1(a) or Section 1(b)) and does NOT intend to rely on Section 44(e) as the basis for registration, but is only asserting a valid claim of priority. The application should not be suspended to await the submission of the foreign registration.




The applicant hereby appoints Paul J. Kennedy. Other appointed attorneys are Vincent V. Carissimi, M. Kelly Tillery, Peter T. Wakiyama, Joseph C. Guagliardo, Lori E. Harrison, Sean P. McConnell, Christine E. Weller. Paul J. Kennedy of PEPPER HAMILTON 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
      3000 Two Logan Square
      Eighteenth and Arch Streets
      Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-2799
      United States
      215-981-4194(phone)
      215-689-4688(fax)
      kennedyp@pepperlaw.com (authorized).
The attorney docket/reference number is 120254.10002.
Paul J. Kennedy 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:

Paul J. Kennedy

PEPPER HAMILTON LLP

3000 Two Logan Square       Eighteenth and Arch Streets

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-2799

215-981-4194(phone)

215-689-4688(fax)

kennedyp@pepperlaw.com; catalant@pepperlaw.com; tierm@pepperlaw.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 $550 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 2 class(es).

Declaration

Declaration Signature
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Signatory's Name: Dr. Jens von Lackum
Signatory's Position: Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board

Signatory's Name: Dr. Sebastian Braun-Lüdicke
Signatory's Position: Vice President Legal Affairs & Intellectual Property
Payment Sale Number: 88605317
Payment Accounting Date: 09/05/2019

Serial Number: 88605317
Internet Transmission Date: Thu Sep 05 12:22:08 EDT 2019
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