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: 97816161

Filing Date: 02/28/2023

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: WPI (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of WPI. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, Association of Boards of Certification, a corporation of Iowa, having an address of
      Suite 160
      9400 Plum Drive
      Urbandale, Iowa 50322
      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:  Association services, namely, promoting the interests of the public and professionals working in all aspects of the water environment field striving to protect the public health and the overall environment; association services, namely, promoting the interests and concerns of members and the public of the professional competency of those engaging in advancing water quality and protecting the public health; association services, namely, promoting the interests of the public and professionals in the water industry through promotion of uniformity of standards and practices of certifying authorities; association services, namely, services in promoting nationally recognized standards for qualifications for certification, public awareness for the need of trained and certified professionals and assurance of the integrity of water quality and the public's health

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 02/01/2022, and first used in commerce at least as early as 02/01/2022, 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) webpage screenshot.

Original PDF file:
SPE0-7516225136-202302281 73924678120_._WPI_Specime n.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (2 pages)
Specimen File1
Specimen File2
Webpage URL: None Provided
Webpage Date of Access: None Provided


Miscellaneous Statement
Applicant is the owner of co-pending U.S. App. Ser. No. 97150909


The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Matthew Warner-Blankenship. Other appointed attorneys are Matt Coryell, Kassandra Ricklefs. Matthew Warner-Blankenship of Dentons Davis Brown PC, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at
      215 10th St., Suite 1300
      Des Moines, Iowa 50309
      United States
      515-246-7805(phone)
      matt.warner-blankenship@dentons.com

Matthew Warner-Blankenship 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:

Matthew Warner-Blankenship

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: matt.warner-blankenship@dentons.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): angie.kenin@dentons.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: /mwb/   Date: 02/28/2023
Signatory's Name: Matthew Warner-Blankenship
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, Iowa bar member
Signatory's Phone Number: 515-246-7805
Signature method: Signed directly within the form
Payment Sale Number: 97816161
Payment Accounting Date: 02/28/2023

Serial Number: 97816161
Internet Transmission Date: Tue Feb 28 17:56:02 ET 2023
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.XXX.XX.XXX-2023022817560419
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