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: 97613096

Filing Date: 09/29/2022

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: NDC (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of NDC. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, Neighborhood Development Center, a non-profit corporation legally organized under the laws of Minnesota, having an address of
      625 University Avenue
      Saint Paul, Minnesota 55104
      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 035:  Community revitalization and business services, namely, entrepreneur training, providing business loans, technical assistance in the nature of business, marketing, and branding consulting services and connecting entrepreneurs to professional service providers, and identifying and developing real estate for businesses.

In International Class 035, 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 09/17/1993, and first used in commerce at least as early as 09/17/1993, 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) Screen capture of Applicant's website showing use of the mark in connection with community revitalization and business services..

Original PDF file:
SPE0-1994512131-202209291 45736149767_._NDC_Cl_35.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (2 pages)
Specimen File1
Specimen File2
Webpage URL: http://www.ndc-mn.org/
Webpage Date of Access: 09/29/2022


Significance of wording, letter(s), or numeral(s)
NDC appearing in the mark means or signifies or is a term of art for NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CENTER in the relevant trade or industry or as used in connection with the goods/services listed in the application.


The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Ann Dunn Wessberg. Other appointed attorneys are Cynthia A. Moyer; Courtney Thompson; John Pickerill; Tracy L. Deutmeyer. Ann Dunn Wessberg of FREDRIKSON & BYRON, P.A., is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at
      200 SOUTH SIXTH STREET, SUITE 4000
      MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota 55102-1425
      United States
      612-492-7006(phone)
      612-492-7077(fax)
      ip@fredlaw.com
The docket/reference number is 19885.60.
Ann Dunn Wessberg 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:

Ann Dunn Wessberg

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: ip@fredlaw.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): awessberg@fredlaw.com; enewby@fredlaw.com; mhill@fredlaw.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: /Ann Dunn Wessberg/   Date: 09/29/2022
Signatory's Name: Ann Dunn Wessberg
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record, MN Bar Member
Signatory's Phone Number: 612-492-7006
Signature method: Sent to third party for signature
Payment Sale Number: 97613096
Payment Accounting Date: 09/29/2022

Serial Number: 97613096
Internet Transmission Date: Thu Sep 29 16:22:15 ET 2022
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XXX.XX.XX.XXX-2022092916221708
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