Application

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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: 90174920

Filing Date: 09/11/2020

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: NAPA ESG(k) (stylized and/or with design, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of NAPA ESG(k). The applicant is not claiming color as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of the capital letters NAPA next to a semi-circle with horizontal lines across the right on top of an inverted triangle with diagonal lines across it with a curved line at the top with a leaf on either side of the curved line next to the letters ESG(k).
The applicant, American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries, a corporation of Texas, having an address of
      4245 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 750
      Arlington, Virginia 22203
      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 041:  Educational services, namely, providing classes, seminars, and workshops in the fields of investing using environmental, social, and governance principles; organizing and conducting educational conferences, seminars, and webcasts in the fields of investing using environmental, social, and governance principles; distribution of course materials; non-downloadable electronic publications in the nature of newsletters, magazines, journals, and reports in the fields of investing using environmental, social, and governance principles
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 042:  Accreditation services, namely, developing, evaluating, and testing standards for investing using environmental, social, and governance principles
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: Mark Sommers. Other appointed attorneys are Christie Baty Hudgins and all the other attorneys of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP. Mark Sommers of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner 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
      901 New York Avenue NW
      Washington, District of Columbia 20001
      United States
      202-408-4000(phone)
      202-408-4400(fax)
      docketing@finnegan.com
The docket/reference number is 12428.0035.
Mark Sommers 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 Sommers

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: docketing@finnegan.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: /Allison Wielobob/   Date: 09/11/2020
Signatory's Name: Allison Wielobob
Signatory's Position: General Counel
Payment Sale Number: 90174920
Payment Accounting Date: 09/11/2020

Serial Number: 90174920
Internet Transmission Date: Fri Sep 11 15:47:16 ET 2020
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