Application

PTO- 1478

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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: 97294310

Filing Date: 03/03/2022

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: REPUBLIC OF GAMERS (stylized and/or with design, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of REPUBLIC OF GAMERS. The applicant is not claiming color as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of a long curved diagonal line where at the bottom of the long diagonal line a curved line emanates from above and below the long diagonal line. To the left of the curved line appears a small diagonal curved line. To the right and below the long diagonal curved line appears an incomplete triangle where at the break in the triangle a part of the triangle curves into the triangle. The words "REPUBLIC OF GAMERS" is beneath that in a stylized font.
The applicant, ASUSTEK COMPUTER INCORPORATION, a corporation of Taiwan, having an address of
      1F., No. 15, Lide Rd., Beitou Dist.
      Taipei City 112 112
      Taiwan
      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 028:  Toys, namely, Talking toys; Toy action figures and accessories therefor; Toy animals; Toy building blocks; Toy cars; Toy figures; Toy furniture; Transforming robotic toys; Toy pistols; Toy robots; Play swimming pools; Balls for games; Basketballs; Body-training apparatus; Electronic targets; Exercise machines; Golf gloves; Baseball gloves; Athletic sporting goods, namely, athletic wrist and joint supports; Board games; Table-top games; Trading cards for games; Parlor games; Games, namely, hand-held units for playing electronic games; Apparatus for games, namely, video game machines, arcade game machines; Controllers for game consoles; Joysticks for video games; Hand-held consoles for playing video games.
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.

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 Taiwan application number 111012668, filed 02/25/2022.
INTENT TO PERFECT 44(d) : At this time, the applicant intends to rely on Section 44(e) as a basis for registration. If ultimately the applicant does not rely on Section 44(e) as a basis for registration, a valid claim of priority may be retained.




Claim of Active Prior Registration(s)
The applicant claims ownership of active prior U.S. Registration Number(s) 6551237, 3705032, 5672635, and others.


The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Charles P. Guarino. Other appointed attorneys are Raymond R. Moser, Jr.; Alan Taboada; Leonard P. Linardakis. Charles P. Guarino of Moser Taboada, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at
      1030 Broad Street - Suite 203
      Shrewsbury, New Jersey 07702
      United States
      732-935-7100(phone)
      732-935-7122(fax)
      docket@mtiplaw.com
The docket/reference number is TLCNT17566.
Charles P. Guarino 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 P. Guarino

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: docket@mtiplaw.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): cguarino@mtiplaw.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: /Charles P. Guarino/   Date: 03/03/2022
Signatory's Name: Charles P. Guarino
Signatory's Position: Attorney for Applicant, NJ Bar Member, Associate of Moser Taboada
Signatory's Phone Number: 732-935-7100
Signature method: Sent to third party for signature
Payment Sale Number: 97294310
Payment Accounting Date: 03/03/2022

Serial Number: 97294310
Internet Transmission Date: Thu Mar 03 18:18:41 ET 2022
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XXX.XXX.XXX.XX-202203031818416
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