Application

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PTO- 1478

Approved for use through 10/31/2024. 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

Serial Number: 97208703

Filing Date: 01/07/2022

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: MILLIKEN (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of MILLIKEN. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, Milliken & Company, a corporation of Delaware, having an address of
      M495
      920 Milliken Road
      Spartanburg, South Carolina 29303
      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 001:  Chemical additives for use in the manufacture of a wide variety of goods; Chemicals for use in industry; Chemical additives in the nature of antimicrobial additives for use in the manufacture of a wide variety of goods; Chemical additives for use in the manufacture of paints, inks, adhesives, and coatings; Chemical additives for use in the manufacture of products made of plastics

In International Class 001, the mark was first used by the applicant or the applicant's related company or licensee or predecessor in interest at least as early as 01/00/1974, and first used in commerce at least as early as 01/00/1974, 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) photographs of labels on packaging for the goods.
Specimen File1
Specimen File2
Webpage URL: None Provided
Webpage Date of Access: None Provided


Claim of Active Prior Registration(s)
The applicant claims ownership of active prior U.S. Registration Number(s) 2281638 and 4384337.

SECTION 2(f) Claim of Acquired Distinctiveness, based on Active Prior Registration(s)
The mark has become distinctive of the goods/services as evidenced by the ownership on the Principal Register for the same mark for sufficiently similar goods/services of active U.S. Registration No(s). 2281638.

Miscellaneous Statement
Pursuant to TMEP 903.08, the dates of first use pertain to "chemicals for use in industry."


The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Charles G. Zug. Other appointed attorneys are Mark C. Dukes, Craig N. Killen, John C. McElwaine, Christopher D. Casavale, Lauren G. Hunstad. Charles G. Zug of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough 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
      Suite 2300, IP Department
      301 S. College St.
      Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
      United States
      803-799-2000(phone)
      803-255-9831(fax)
      ipdocket@nelsonmullins.com
The docket/reference number is 003724/14037.
Charles G. Zug 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:

Charles G. Zug

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: ipdocket@nelsonmullins.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): geordie.zug@nelsonmullins.com; meredith.ridley@nelsonmullins.com; holly.vaughn@nelsonmullins.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 $350 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: /cgz/   Date: 01/07/2022
Signatory's Name: Charles G. Zug
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record
Signatory's Phone Number: 803-799-2000
Signature method: Signed directly within the form
Payment Sale Number: 97208703
Payment Accounting Date: 01/10/2022

Serial Number: 97208703
Internet Transmission Date: Fri Jan 07 19:28:05 ET 2022
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.X.XXX.XXX-20220107192805207
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