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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: 88769088

Filing Date: 01/22/2020

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: FIFTY SHADES DARKER (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of FIFTY SHADES DARKER. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, Fifty Shades Limited, a corporation of United Kingdom, having an address of
      Russell House, 140 High Street
      Edgware, Middlesex HA87LW
      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 005:  Personal sexual lubricants
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 European Union Trademark - EUTM registration number 013620422, and/or proof of renewal, registered 06/01/2015 with a renewal date of __________ and an expiration date of 01/06/2025, and translation thereof, if appropriate.

Original PDF file:
reg-160793250-095151243_._FiftyShadesDarker013620422.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (12 pages)
Foreign Registration-1
Foreign Registration-2
Foreign Registration-3
Foreign Registration-4
Foreign Registration-5
Foreign Registration-6
Foreign Registration-7
Foreign Registration-8
Foreign Registration-9
Foreign Registration-10
Foreign Registration-11
Foreign Registration-12

The foreign registration that is the basis of the U.S. application under §44(e) of the Trademark Act includes a claim of standard characters or the country of origin's standard character equivalent.

International Class 009:  Prerecorded recording discs featuring music; compact discs featuring music; DVDs featuring music, drama, adventure and self-improvement instructions; audio and video tapes featuring music, drama, adventure and self-improvement instructions; sound recordings featuring music; sound recordings in the form of audio books in the nature of novels; video recordings featuring music, drama, adventure and self-improvement instructions; motion picture films featuring drama and adventure; electronic downloadable publications, namely, books, magazines and newsletters in the field of novels, movies, entertainment and entertainment personalities; sunglasses; mobile phone accessories, namely, cases, belt clips, grips for mobile phones, phone stands; computer application software for mobile phones, namely, software for accessing information in the fields of novels, movies, entertainment and entertainment personalities; and computer game software for use on mobile phones
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 European Union Trademark - EUTM registration number 010951044, and/or proof of renewal, registered 11/01/2012 with a renewal date of __________ and an expiration date of 06/08/2022, and translation thereof, if appropriate.

Original PDF file:
reg-1-160793250-095151243_._FiftyShadesDarker010951044.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 foreign registration that is the basis of the U.S. application under §44(e) of the Trademark Act includes a claim of standard characters or the country of origin's standard character equivalent.

International Class 016:  Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials, namely, gift wrapping paper, notepaper, notebooks, paper gift cards, labels, paper gift bags, paper napkins, paper party decorations, paper placemats, paper tablecloths and Halloween bags made of paper; printed matter, namely, sex manuals; photographs; stationery; calendars; postcards; greeting cards; books featuring fiction, adult sexuality and self-improvement instructions; magazines featuring fiction, adult sexuality and self-improvement instructions
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 European Union Trademark - EUTM registration number 010951044, and/or proof of renewal, registered 11/01/2012 with a renewal date of __________ and an expiration date of 06/08/2022, and translation thereof, if appropriate.

Original PDF file:
reg-1-160793250-095151243_._FiftyShadesDarker010951044.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 foreign registration that is the basis of the U.S. application under §44(e) of the Trademark Act includes a claim of standard characters or the country of origin's standard character equivalent.

International Class 041:  Education services, namely, arranging of conferences, seminars and symposiums in the field of adult sexuality; entertainment services, namely, entertainment services in the nature of an ongoing television program in the field of drama, party planning, conducting parties, conducting parties for the purpose of dating and social introduction for adults, hosting social entertainment events, and arranging and conducting special events for social entertainment purposes; and production of films
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 European Union Trademark - EUTM registration number 010951044, and/or proof of renewal, registered 11/01/2012 with a renewal date of __________ and an expiration date of 06/08/2022, and translation thereof, if appropriate.

Original PDF file:
reg-1-160793250-095151243_._FiftyShadesDarker010951044.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 foreign registration that is the basis of the U.S. application under §44(e) of the Trademark Act includes a claim of standard characters or the country of origin's standard character equivalent.



The applicant hereby appoints Diane Donnelly. Other appointed attorneys are V.T. Giordano and Ronald S. Kadden. Diane Donnelly of von Maltitz, Derenberg, Kunin, Janssen & Giordano, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at
      60 East 42nd Street, Suite 1948
      New York, New York 10165
      United States
      212-661-1400(phone)
      212 370 1819(fax)
      ddonnelly@vonmaltitz.com (authorized).
The attorney docket/reference number is 8894.
Diane Donnelly 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 hereby appoints Diane Donnelly of von Maltitz, Derenberg, Kunin, Janssen & Giordano
      60 East 42nd Street, Suite 1948
      New York New York 10165
      United States
      212-661-1400(phone)
      212 370 1819(fax)
      ddonnelly@vonmaltitz.com
as applicant's representative upon whom notice or process in the proceedings affecting the mark may be served.

The applicant's current Correspondence Information:

Diane Donnelly

von Maltitz, Derenberg, Kunin, Janssen & Giordano

60 East 42nd Street, Suite 1948

New York, New York 10165

212-661-1400(phone)

212 370 1819(fax)

ddonnelly@vonmaltitz.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 $1100 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 4 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: /Diane Donnelly/   Date: 01/22/2020
Signatory's Name: Diane Donnelly
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record, New York Bar Member
Payment Sale Number: 88769088
Payment Accounting Date: 01/22/2020

Serial Number: 88769088
Internet Transmission Date: Wed Jan 22 14:15:08 EST 2020
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XXX.XX.XX.XX-20200122141508840
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