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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: 88761479

Filing Date: 01/16/2020

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: EMERGE (stylized and/or with design, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of EMERGE. The applicant is not claiming color as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of the word EMERGE where the first letter E is incomplete and connected to the incomplete letter M, followed by the incomplete letter E and the incomplete letter R, followed by the letter G and the incomplete letter E, followed by a design featuring nine circles in total in the configuration of a diamond with four circles unconnected followed by five connected circles.
The applicant, WorkLife Brands LLC, a limited liability company legally organized under the laws of Delaware, having an address of
      500 Staples Drive
      Framingham, Massachusetts 01702
      United States
      ipmailbox@staples.com

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 020:  Furniture, namely, chairs and gaming chairs; chairs for video game play; pillows for lumbar support; neck supporting pillows
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 027:  Chair mats; anti-fatigue floor mats
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.




For informational purposes only, applicant's website address is: www.staples.com

The applicant hereby appoints Michael Dowd. Michael Dowd, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, is located at
      500 Staples Drive
      Framingham, Massachusetts 01702
      United States
      ipmailbox@staples.com (authorized).

Michael Dowd 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:

Michael Dowd

WorkLife Brands, LLC c./o Staples, Inc.

500 Staples Drive

Framingham, Massachusetts 01702

ipmailbox@staples.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: /Michael Dowd/   Date: 01/15/2020
Signatory's Name: Michael Dowd
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record, Massachusetts Bar Member
Payment Sale Number: 88761479
Payment Accounting Date: 01/16/2020

Serial Number: 88761479
Internet Transmission Date: Thu Jan 16 11:36:45 EST 2020
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.XXX.XXX.XXX-202001161136453
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