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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: 88724269

Filing Date: 12/12/2019

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: (Stylized and/or Design, see mark) The applicant is not claiming color as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of a stylized design of a smiling whale.
The applicant, Vineyard Vines, LLC, a limited liability company legally organized under the laws of Connecticut, having an address of
      181 Harbor Drive
      Stamford, Connecticut 06902
      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 003:  Fragrances and perfumery; eyewear cleaning kits comprised of cleaning fluid and a cleaning cloth
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.

International Class 009:  Eyewear, namely, eyeglasses, sunglasses, safety glasses, protective eyewear, sports eyewear and ophthalmic frames; lenses for sunglasses and eyeglasses; eyewear accessories, namely, cases, pouches, straps, chains, neck cords, head straps which restrain eyewear from movement on a wearer and decorative charms for eyewear
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.




The applicant hereby appoints Michele M. Glessner. Other appointed attorneys are Larry C. Jones, George M. Taulbee and Sara Miller, members of the North Carolina State Bar; Lauren Refinetti Timmons, a member of the Texas State Bar; and Nadya Munasifi Sand, Mary Grace Gallagher and Michelle W. Wilco, members of the Georgia State Bar. Michele M. Glessner of Alston & Bird 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
      101 South Tryon Street, Suite 4000
      Charlotte, North Carolina 28280-4000
      United States
      704-444-1124(phone)
      704-444-1111(fax)
      michele.glessner@alston.com (authorized).
The attorney docket/reference number is 62835/541343.
Michele M. Glessner 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:

Michele M. Glessner

Alston & Bird LLP

101 South Tryon Street, Suite 4000

Charlotte, North Carolina 28280-4000

704-444-1124(phone)

704-444-1111(fax)

michele.glessner@alston.com; elaine.hunt@alston.com; ipclt@alston.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

	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: /Michele M. Glessner/   Date: 12/11/2019
Signatory's Name: Michele M. Glessner
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record, North Carolina bar member
Payment Sale Number: 88724269
Payment Accounting Date: 12/12/2019

Serial Number: 88724269
Internet Transmission Date: Thu Dec 12 09:30:52 EST 2019
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.XXX.XXX.XX-2019121209305231
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