November 29, 1992 Tom: This is an example of what a Section 8/15 filing looks like. Note the attachments. Regards Bob Moravsik P.S. I ain't licensed to practice in Ca. but you indicated a need for pro bono services. Besides, this is federal stuff. <<<<<<>>>>>> November 29, 1992 United States Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Offices Washington, D.C. 20231 ATTENTION: COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS Re: Section 8/15 Affidavit Registration Number: 1,452,977 Mark: FIDONET Class: U.S. 38; Int. 9 Dear Sir: Enclosed please find two copies of an Affidavit for the trademark set forth above and a check in the amount of $200.00 (check number XYYYZZZ) covering the filing fee. Please return the confirmation to the address above. Sincerely yours, Thomas D. Jennings Enclosures TDJ:rjm IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Mark: FIDONET Registration No.: 1,452,977 Class No.: Int. Cl. 9; (U.S. 38) COMBINED AFFIDAVIT OF USE UNDER SECTIONS 8 AND 15 Thomas D. Jennings, being hereby warned that willful false statements and the like so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United States Code and that such willful false statements may jeopardize the validity of this document, declares that he, individually and doing business as Fido Software, owns the above- identified registration issued August 18, 1987, as shown by records in the Patent and Trademark Office; that the mark therein has been in continuous use in interstate commerce for five consecutive years from the date of the registration or the date of publication under Section 12(c) to the present, on or in connection with each of the following: Computer Programs and Accompanying User Manuals, which are stated in the registration; that such mark is still in use in interstate commerce; that such mark is still in use as evidenced by the exhibits attached to this document; that there has been no final decision adverse to registrant's claim of ownership of such mark for such goods or services, or to registrant's rights to register the same or to keep the same on the register; that there is no proceeding involving said rights pending and not disposed of either in the Patent and Trademark Office or in the courts; and that all statements made of his own knowledge are true and all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true. ________________________________________ Thomas D. Jennings d/b/a Fido Software *bb*fido815.doc ATTACH ACTUAL SAMPLES OF THE USE OF FIDONET as DESCRIBED. TRADEMARKS SHOULD BE USED AS ADJECTIVES (in general). That is not FIDONET, but FIDONET network.