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: 90050434

Filing Date: 07/13/2020

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: CHOOSE WHO YOU USE MARYLAND (stylized and/or with design, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of CHOOSE WHO YOU USE MARYLAND. The applicant is not claiming color as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of an outline of a house with a cord and plug in the center. The words "CHOOSE WHO YOU USE MARYLAND" are written below.
The applicant, NRG Energy, Inc., a corporation of Delaware, having an address of
      804 Carnegie Center
      Princeton, New Jersey 08540
      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 035:  providing commercial and consumer information retail electricity and energy usage services; promoting public awareness of retail electricity competition; advocacy organization promoting retail electricity competition
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.




The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Alicia Morris Groos. Other appointed attorneys are Timothy Kenny, Andrea Shannon, Stephanie Schmidt, Chandler Stephens and any other attorneys with the law firm. Alicia Morris Groos of Norton Rose Fulbright US 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
      98 San Jacinto Boulevard, Suite 1100
      Austin, Texas 78701
      United States
      512-474-5201(phone)
      512-536-4598(fax)
      aoipdocket@nortonrosefulbright.com
The docket/reference number is NRGE.T0399US.
Alicia Morris Groos 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:

Alicia Morris Groos

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: aoipdocket@nortonrosefulbright.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): alicia.groos@nortonrosefulbright.com; andrea.shannon@nortonrosefulbright.com; stephanie.schmidt@nortonrosefulbright.com; mary.murchison@nortonrosefulbright.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 $275 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 1 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: /Elizabeth Killinger/   Date: 07/13/2020
Signatory's Name: Meigs Jones
Signatory's Position: VP and Secretary
Payment Sale Number: 90050434
Payment Accounting Date: 07/13/2020

Serial Number: 90050434
Internet Transmission Date: Mon Jul 13 20:30:16 ET 2020
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.XXX.XXX.XX-2020071320301637
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