Application

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

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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: 97321922

Filing Date: 03/21/2022

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: HVAC KNOWZONE (stylized and/or with design, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of HVAC KNOWZONE. The applicant is not claiming color as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of the literal element HVAC above the literal element KNOWZONE, KNOW is within a text speaking bubble, ZONE is in a darkened shade.
The applicant, Rheem Manufacturing Company, a corporation of Delaware, having an address of
      1100 Abernathy Road, N.E., Suite 1700
      Atlanta, Georgia 30328
      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:  Providing information on HVAC regulations, products, units and systems via a website

In International Class 041, 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 02/02/2022, and first used in commerce at least as early as 02/02/2022, 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) Specimen shows the mark as it appears in commerce with the services.

Original PDF file:
SPE0-381429978-2022032112 1521420810_._HVACKnowZone _-_Ruud.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (5 pages)
Specimen File1
Specimen File2
Specimen File3
Specimen File4
Specimen File5
Webpage URL: http://www.ruud.com/hvacknowzone/
Webpage Date of Access: 03/21/2022




The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Jona Mays, Esq.. Other appointed attorneys are Michael D. Hobbs, Jr., Esq., Ryan A. Schneider, Esq., James E. Schutz, Esq., Courtney Adams Thornton, Esq., and Jona N. Mays, Esq. members of the bar of the State of Georgia; Austin Padgett, Esq., member of the bar of the State of Ohio; Susan Stabe, Esq., member of the bar of the State of California; and Karl M. Zielaznicki, Esq., member of the bar of the States of New York and New Jersey, all of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP. Jona Mays, Esq., is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at
      600 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 3000
      Atlanta, Georgia 30308
      United States
      404-885-2545(phone)
      trademarks@troutman.com

Jona Mays, Esq. 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:

Jona Mays, Esq.

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: trademarks@troutman.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): jona.mays@troutman.com; michael.hobbs@troutman.com; kristina.woodruff@troutman.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: /JNM/   Date: 03/21/2022
Signatory's Name: Jona Mays
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Georgia Bar member
Signatory's Phone Number: 404-885-2545
Signature method: Signed directly within the form
Payment Sale Number: 97321922
Payment Accounting Date: 03/21/2022

Serial Number: 97321922
Internet Transmission Date: Mon Mar 21 12:20:01 ET 2022
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.XXX.XX.XX-20220321122001191
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