TEAS Plus New 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

TEAS Plus Application

Serial Number: 97866784

Filing Date: 03/31/2023

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: KONG (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of KONG. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, Kong Boards LLC, a limited partnership legally organized under the laws of Connecticut, comprising of Christopher Alagno, having an address of
      16 Macintosh Drive
      Oxford, Connecticut 06478
      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:

For specific filing basis information for each item, you must view the display within the Input Table.
International Class 021:  Cutting boards; Wood chopping blocks for kitchen use

Use in Commerce: The applicant is using the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods/services. The applicant attaches, or will later submit, one specimen as a JPG/PDF image file showing the mark as used in commerce on or in connection with any item in the class of listed goods/services, regardless of whether the mark itself is in the standard character format or is a stylized or design mark. The specimen image file may be in color, and the image must be in color if color is being claimed as a feature of the mark.

In International Class 021, the mark was first used by the applicant or the applicant's related company or licensee predecessor in interest at least as early as 08/04/2021, and first used in commerce at least as early as 08/04/2021, and is now in use in such commerce. The applicant is submitting one(or more) specimen(s) showing the mark as used in commerce on or in connection with any item in the class of listed goods/services, consisting of a(n) Downloads of webpages under a SHOP tab that bear the trademark and a depiction and description of the goods together with directions to order them.

Original PDF file:
SPE0-76253190211-20230331 094555651320_._m_Personal ized_Black_Walnut_Cutting _Boards___Chopping_Blocks.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (1 page)
Specimen File1
Original PDF file:
SPE0-1-76253190211-202303 31094555651320_._m_Person alized_Black_Walnut_Cutti ng_Boards___Chopping_Bloc ks.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (2 pages)
Specimen File1
Specimen File2

Webpage URL: www.kongboards.com/shop
Webpage Date of Access: 03/31/2023



The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Robert J. Hess. Recognized Canadian attorney(s)/agent(s) is/are Hess Patent Law Firm. Robert J. Hess, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at
      102 Ivy Tree Place
      Cary, North Carolina 27519
      United States
      hess.ip@gmail.com

Robert J. Hess 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:

Robert J. Hess

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: hess.ip@gmail.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): chris.alagno@kongboards.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 $250 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: /robert hess/   Date: 03/31/2023
Signatory's Name: Robert J. Hess
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, North Carolina bar member
Signatory's Phone Number: 203-832-2410
Signature method: Signed directly within the form
Payment Sale Number: 97866784
Payment Accounting Date: 03/31/2023

Serial Number: 97866784
Internet Transmission Date: Fri Mar 31 10:55:35 ET 2023
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/FTK-XX.XXX.XXX.XXX-202303311055371
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