Application

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)

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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: 88924762

Filing Date: 05/20/020

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: NILA (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of NILA. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, Critical Role LLC, a limited liability company legally organized under the laws of California, having an address of
      2025 North Lincoln Street
      Burbank, California 91504
      United States
      XXXX

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 009:  Audio and video recordings featuring television programs, television series, documentaries , comedy, interviews, storytelling, animation, personal biographies, and musical performances; digital media, namely, audio, video, text, animation, and graphical content in the nature of pre-recorded video cassettes, digital video discs, digital versatile discs, downloadable audio and video recordings, DVDs, and high definition digital discs featuring television programs, television series, documentaries, comedy, interviews, storytelling, animation, personal biographies, and musical; downloadable multimedia content in the nature of pre-recorded video cassettes, digital video discs, digital versatile discs, downloadable audio and video recordings, DVDs, and high definition digital discs namely, audio, video, text, animation, and graphical content, downloadable via a global computer network and wireless devices featuring television programs, television series, documentaries, comedy, interviews, storytelling, animation, personal biographies and musical performances via a global computer network and wireless devices; pre-recorded DVDs, CDs, and video disks featuring entertainment shows, animation and documentaries in the fields of automotive, transportation and racing; downloadable podcasts in the field of fantasy, role playing, games, animation and fiction
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 014:  Jewelry
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 016:  Printed publications, namely, books in the fields of fantasy, fiction, animated cartoons and role playing games; printed publications, namely, magazines and printed periodicals in the field of role playing, fantasy, and animation; posters; stickers; decals; bumper stickers; post cards; trading cards; note cards; sketch books; comic books; greeting cards; lithographs; newsletters about fantasy, role playing, games, animation and fiction ; journals in the field of fantasy, role playing, games, animation and fiction; manuals in the field of fantasy, role playing, games, animation and fiction; book covers; folders; loose-leaf and ring binders; notebooks; art and craft clay, paint and paper kits; pens; pencils; paperweights; pictures; wrapping paper
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 021:  Beverage glassware; mugs; drinking glasses; drinking vessels; coasters, not of paper or textile
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 025:  Clothing, namely, shirts, t-shirts, sweatshirts, hooded sweatshirts, underwear, one-piece garments for babies, camisoles, pants, shorts, bandanas, pullovers, pants, scarves; headwear; hats; caps being headwear; outerwear, namely, coats, hats, gloves; footwear; socks; shirts; shorts; sweatshirts; pullovers; pants; scarves; cosplay costumes; costumes for use in role-playing games
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 028:  Toys, namely, action figures and accessories therefore, dolls, modeled plastic toy figurines, puppets, board games, decorative ornaments, plush toys, playing cards, toy balloons, toy and scale model vehicles, scale model toy kits, theatrical masks, trading cards for games, dice, cups for dice
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 038:  Streaming of audio and video content via a global computer network; telecommunication services, namely, television, radio, film, and multimedia content transmitted via wireless, radio, satellite, cable and global computer networks; providing on-line forums for fantasy, role playing, games, animation and fiction; providing on-line chatrooms for social networking; video-on-demand transmission services; streaming of video material over the internet
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 041:  Publishing of books, e-books and audio books; online publication of electronic books and journals; production of radio and television programs; scriptwriting, other than for advertising purposes; television and radio entertainment, namely, television and radio shows featuring fantasy, role playing, games, animation and fiction; providing films and television programs, not downloadable, via video-on-demand services; theatre productions; film directing, production and distribution, other than for advertising; entertainment services, namely, providing an ongoing audio and visual program in the nature of digital and multimedia programs with audio and video content, featuring comedy, unscripted, variety, fantasy, and talk show elements, that is broadcast, live or recorded, via a global computer network, satellite, cable, television, radio, and to mobile devices
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.


Name(s), Portrait(s), Signature(s) of individual(s)
The name(s), portrait(s), and/or signature(s) shown in the mark does not identify a particular living individual.


The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Mark A. Watkins. Other appointed attorneys are William E. Ryan and the attorneys of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP. Mark A. Watkins of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease 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
      IPLaw@vorys
      P.O. Box 2255
      Columbus, Ohio 43216-2255
      United States
      202-533-9099(fax)
      iplaw@vorys.com
The docket/reference number is 077305-93.
Mark A. Watkins 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:

Mark A. Watkins

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: iplaw@vorys.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): bjjustice@vorys.com Requirement for Email and Electronic Filing: I understand that a valid email address must be maintained by the applicant owner/holder and the applicant owner's/holder's attorney, if appointed, and that all official trademark correspondence must be submitted via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS).

A fee payment in the amount of $2200 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 8 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 and was in use in commerce as of the filing date of the application 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 was used on or in connection with the goods/services in the application as of the application filing date; 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 and had a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce as of the application filing date 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: /Mark A. Watkins/   Date: 05/20/2020
Signatory's Name: Watkins, Mark A.
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record, Ohio Bar member
Payment Sale Number: 88924762
Payment Accounting Date: 05/20/2020

Serial Number: 88924762
Internet Transmission Date: Wed May 20 10:16:43 ET 2020
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XXX.XXX.XX.XXX-202005201016435
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A-16437415-20200520095042175606