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PTO- 1478

Approved for use through 02/28/2021. OMB 0651-0009

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it contains a valid OMB control number

Trademark/Service Mark Application, Principal Register

TEAS Plus Application

Serial Number: 90582336

Filing Date: 03/16/2021

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: VMFA (stylized and/or with design, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of VMFA. The color(s) tan, orange, green, blue is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of the letter V in tan, the letter M in orange, the letter F in green, and the letter A in blue, all in a stylized font.
The applicant, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, a state agency organized under the laws of Virginia, having an address of
      200 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd.
      Richmond, Virginia 23220
      United States
      804-340-1405(phone)
      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:

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International Class 041:  Museums; Art exhibitions; Museum services; Organization of exhibitions for cultural or educational purposes

Use in Commerce: The applicant is using the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods/services. The applicant attaches, or will later submit, one specimen as a JPG/PDF image file showing the mark as used in commerce on or in connection with any item in the class of listed goods/services, regardless of whether the mark itself is in the standard character format or is a stylized or design mark. The specimen image file may be in color, and the image must be in color if color is being claimed as a feature of the mark.

In International Class 041, the mark was first used by the applicant or the applicant's related company or licensee predecessor in interest at least as early as 11/30/2003, and first used in commerce at least as early as 09/30/2004, and is now in use in such commerce. The applicant is submitting one(or more) specimen(s) showing the mark as used in commerce on or in connection with any item in the class of listed goods/services, consisting of a(n) screenshot of the Virginia Museum of Fine Art mark being used in association with the services provided..
Specimen File1

Webpage URL: http://www.vmfa.museum/exhibitions/at-the-museum/
Webpage Date of Access: 03/04/2021



For informational purposes only, applicant's website address is: www.vmfa.museum
The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Robin McVoy. Robin McVoy of Office of the Attorney General of Virginia, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, is located at
      202 N. 9th Street
      202 N. 9th Street
      Richmond, Virginia 23219
      United States
      804-786-7257(phone)
      rmcvoy@oag.state.va.gov

Robin McVoy 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:

Robin McVoy

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: rmcvoy@oag.state.va.gov        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): lallen@oag.state.va.us 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 $250 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: /Robin McVoy/   Date: 03/16/2021
Signatory's Name: Robin McVoy
Signatory's Position: attorney of record
Signatory's Phone Number: 804-786-7257
Signature method: Signed directly within the form
Payment Sale Number: 90582336
Payment Accounting Date: 03/16/2021

Serial Number: 90582336
Internet Transmission Date: Tue Mar 16 16:24:19 ET 2021
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/FTK-XX.XXX.XX.XXX-2021031616241903
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