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: 88929769

Filing Date: 05/22/020

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 four rows of musical 8th and quarter notes separated by three parallel lines, arranged as follows: with the first row having three measures separated by two vertical lines, with the first two measure each containing three 8th notes under an arced line known as a slur, and with the third measure containing two 8th notes under an arced line known as a slur; and with the second row having six measures separated by five vertical lines, with the first 5 measures containing three 8th notes under a slur, and with the sixth measure containing one 8th note under a slur; and with the third row having two measures separated by one vertical line, with each measure containing one quarter note near the left margin; and with the fourth row having four measures separated by three thick vertical lines, with each measure containing one quarter note near the left margin.
The applicant, Roland Corporation, a corporation of Japan, having an address of
      2036-1 Nakagawa, Hosoe-cho, Kita-ku
      Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-1304
      Japan
      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:  Downloadable computer software to allow users to program drum and rhythm sound patterns on digital audio workstations

Priority based on foreign filing: 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 asserts a claim of priority based on Japan application number 2020-062458, filed 05/20/2020.
INTENT TO PERFECT 44(d) : At this time, the applicant intends to rely on Section 44(e) as a basis for registration and requests that the application be suspended to await the submission of the foreign registration. If ultimately the applicant does not rely on §44(e) as a basis for registration, a valid claim of priority may be retained.


International Class 015:  Electronic musical instruments, namely, electronic drum and rhythm machines to allow users to sequence and program drum and rhythm sound patterns; drum machines; rhythm machines

Priority based on foreign filing: 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 asserts a claim of priority based on Japan application number 2020-062458, filed 05/20/2020.
INTENT TO PERFECT 44(d) : At this time, the applicant intends to rely on Section 44(e) as a basis for registration and requests that the application be suspended to await the submission of the foreign registration. If ultimately the applicant does not rely on §44(e) as a basis for registration, a valid claim of priority may be retained.





The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: M. Scott Alprin. Other appointed attorneys are Yuka Kobayashi and Asha E. Velay. M. Scott Alprin of Alprin Law Offices, P.C., is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at
      5 Pinehurst Circle, N.W.
      Washington, District of Columbia 20015
      United States
      202-659-8225(phone)
      202-659-0441(fax)
      trademarks@alprinlaw.com
The docket/reference number is 0194020A.
M. Scott Alprin 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 M. Scott Alprin of Alprin Law Offices, P.C.
      5 Pinehurst Circle, N.W.
      Washington District of Columbia 20015
      United States
      202-659-8225(phone)
      202-659-0441(fax)
      trademarks@alprinlaw.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:

M. Scott Alprin

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: trademarks@alprinlaw.com       SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): NOT PROVIDED 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 $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 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: /Yuka Kobayashi/   Date: 05/22/2020
Signatory's Name: Yuka Kobayashi
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, Virginia Bar member
Payment Sale Number: 88929769
Payment Accounting Date: 05/22/2020

Serial Number: 88929769
Internet Transmission Date: Fri May 22 15:22:06 ET 2020
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