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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: 88764171

Filing Date: 01/17/2020

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: SAMMONS RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS (stylized and/or with design, see below )

The literal element of the mark consists of SAMMONS RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS. The applicant is not claiming color as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of a circle with a leaf in the center of the circle. The leaf stem extending through the bottom left side of the circle and the top portion of the leaf breaking through the top right side of the circle with the word SAMMONS to the right of the circle and the words RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS centered below the word SAMMONS.
The applicant, Sammons Financial Group, Inc., a corporation of Delaware, having an address of
      4350 Westown Parkway
      West Des Moines, Iowa 50266
      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 036:  Underwriting, issuance and administration of annuities; mutual fund brokerage, and mutual fund distribution
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.



Disclaimer
No claim is made to the exclusive right to use RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS apart from the mark as shown.

Claim of Active Prior Registration(s)
The applicant claims ownership of active prior U.S. Registration Number(s) 2836309, 2927979, 2927980, and others.

SECTION 2(f) Claim of Acquired Distinctiveness, IN PART, based on Five or More Years' Use
SAMMONS has become distinctive of the goods/services through the applicant's substantially exclusive and continuous use of the mark in commerce that the U.S. Congress may lawfully regulate for at least the five years immediately before the date of this statement.

SECTION 2(f) Claim of Acquired Distinctiveness, IN PART, based on Active Prior Registration(s)
SAMMONS has become distinctive of the goods/services as evidenced by the ownership on the Principal Register for the same mark for sufficiently similar goods/services of active U.S. Registration No(s). 2836309, 2927979, 2927980 .


The applicant hereby appoints Sean D. Garrison. Other appointed attorneys are Glenn S. Bacal. Sean D. Garrison of Bacal & Garrison Law Group, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at
      6991 East Camelback Road, Suite D-102
      Scottsdale, Arizona 85251
      United States
      480-719-8501(phone)
      480-245-6231(fax)
      sean.garrison@bacalgroup.com (authorized).
The attorney docket/reference number is 60216-1159.
Sean D. Garrison 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:

Sean D. Garrison

Bacal & Garrison Law Group

6991 East Camelback Road, Suite D-102

Scottsdale, Arizona 85251

480-719-8501(phone)

480-245-6231(fax)

sean.garrison@bacalgroup.com; kris.haley@bacalgroup.com; trademarks@bacalgroup.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

Declaration Signature
The attached signature image file:
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Signatory's Name: Brian Hansen
Signatory's Position: Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Payment Sale Number: 88764171
Payment Accounting Date: 01/17/2020

Serial Number: 88764171
Internet Transmission Date: Fri Jan 17 16:27:27 EST 2020
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.XXX.XXX.XXX-202001171627279
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