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PTO- 1481

Approved for use through 10/31/2024. OMB 0651-0009

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.

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PTO- 1481

Approved for use through 10/31/2024. OMB 0651-0009

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.

Collective Membership Mark Form, Principal Register

Serial Number: 97388957

Filing Date: 04/29/2022

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: CHOCTAW VETERANS US MARINES US NAVY US ARMY US AIR FORCE US COAST GUARD US SPACE FORCE MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS 1945 (stylized and/or with design, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of CHOCTAW VETERANS US MARINES US NAVY US ARMY US AIR FORCE US COAST GUARD US SPACE FORCE MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS 1945. The color(s) black, purple, brown, yellow, red, white and blue is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of the words CHOCTAW VETERANS in black and capitalized generally centered above and proximate the top half of a black circle having the words US MARINES US NAVY US ARMY US AIR FORCE US COAST GUARD US SPACE FORCE in black on a white band proximate the inside of the circle and surrounding a circle having a blue and purple background pattern having an eagle superimposed generally in the center under 5 yellow stars and having a brown body, white head and tail, yellow claws and beak and holding a yellow rope and a red, white and blue American flag extending generally upward and to the right and a another flag extending generally upward and to the left, the flag having red, white, and blue rectangular backgrounds and a generally centered circular element displaying the words MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS 1945 in black on a yellow band proximate the perimeter of the circle.
The applicant, MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS, a federally-recognized Indian tribe legally organized under the laws of United States, having an address of
      101 Industrial Road
      Choctaw, Mississippi 39350
      United States
      XXXX

requests that the Collective Membership Mark identified above be registered with the USPTO on the Principal Register for the following:

International Class 200:  To indicate membership in the Office of Choctaw Veterans Affairs committees and Choctaw tribal members/veterans who have served in the armed forces

Use in Commerce: The applicant is exercising legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by the members in connection with the identified collective membership organization.

In International Class 200, the mark was first used by group members at least as early as 11/11/2021, and first used in commerce by its members at least as early as 11/11/2021, and is now in use in such commerce. The applicant is submitting one(or more) specimen(s) showing the mark as used in commerce by its members in connection with the type of organization set forth above consisting of a(n) pdf images showing use of the mark in commerce in connection with a pullover and a close-up image of the embroidery .

Original PDF file:
SPE0-671755260-2022042914 2028948173_._CVA_pullover.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (1 page)
Specimen File1
Original PDF file:
SPE0-671755260-2022042914 2028948173_._CVA_embriode ry.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (1 page)
Specimen File1

Webpage URL: None Provided
Webpage Date of Access: None Provided
Applicant intends to control the use of the mark by the members as will be specified in the applicant's bylaws or other written provisions.



The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Mark Wiemelt. Other appointed attorneys are Mark E Wiemelt. Mark Wiemelt of Law Offices of Mark E. Wiemelt, P.C., is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at
      604 S. La Grange Rd.
      La Grange, Illinois 60525
      United States
      312-498-3377(phone)
      mark@wiemeltlaw.com

Mark Wiemelt 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 Wiemelt

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: mark@wiemeltlaw.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 $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 collective membership mark sought to be registered; The applicant is exercising legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by the members, and was exercising legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce as of the filing date of the application by the members, in connection with the collective membership organization in the application; The specimen(s) shows the mark as used by the members in connection with the collective membership organization in the application and was used by the members in connection with the collective membership organization 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 exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by the members, and was entitled to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by the members as of the application filing date; The applicant has a bona fide intention to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by the members, and had a bona fide intention to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by the members as of the application filing date, in connection with the collective membership organization 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 for the members, and, 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 in connection with the collective membership organization 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: /mew/   Date: 04/29/2022
Signatory's Name: Mark E. Wiemelt
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, Illinois bar member
Signatory's Phone Number: 312-498-3377
Signature method: Signed directly within the form
Payment Sale Number: 97388957
Payment Accounting Date: 04/29/2022

Serial Number: 97388957
Internet Transmission Date: Fri Apr 29 14:41:56 ET 2022
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/CMM-XX.XXX.XX.XX-20220429144156623
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