Serial Number: 77827408

Reg Number: 3792630

Word Mark: FRANKLIN 1855 NORTH CAROLINA DISCOVER US!

Goods and Services: IC 035. US 100 101 102. G & S: Promoting business and tourism in and around Franklin, North Carolina. FIRST USE: 20081023. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20081023

Mark Drawing Code: (3) DESIGN PLUS WORDS, LETTERS, AND/OR NUMBERS

Design Search Code: 02.01.28 - Men, prospectors, miners; Miners; Prospectors
02.01.31 - Men, stylized, including men depicted in caricature form
06.01.04 - Mountains (landscapes); Scenery with mountains
06.03.07 - Waterfalls
07.13.02 - Advertising, signs, alone; Street signs not attached to a support
10.03.02 - Canes, walking; Shepherds crook (staff); Walking sticks and canes
17.03.01 - Diamonds, jewelry; Nuggets of precious metals; Stones, gems
24.07.25 - Other decorations or orders
26.03.17 - Concentric ovals; Concentric ovals and ovals within ovals; Ovals within ovals; Ovals, concentric
26.03.21 - Ovals that are completely or partially shaded
26.11.21 - Rectangles that are completely or partially shaded
26.11.25 - Rectangles with one or more curved sides

Filing Date: 09/16/2009

Current Basis: 1A

Original Filing Basis: 1A

Owner: (REGISTRANT) The Town of Franklin municipal corporation NORTH CAROLINA P.O. Box 1479 Franklin NORTH CAROLINA 28744

Attorney of Record: David M. Carter

Disclaimer: NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE "FRANKLIN 1855 NORTH CAROLINA" APART FROM THE MARK AS SHOWN

Description of Mark: The color(s) brown, black, green, gold, blue, purple, white and red is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of a picture of a hiker in black with white highlights and green outline with a black walking stick and a green and black hat standing between a tree with a trail blaze and a bush on the top of a mountain. The mountain, tree and bush are black outlined in green, the trail blaze mark is white. In the background is a white river and waterfall flowing down and through more distant mountains with the sky above them. The closer mountains are green and the distant mountains are blue with purple tops and outline. The picture surrounded by a green oval which is enclosed in a stylized brown frame with black shadow. Inside the oval but outside the picture is a strip of brown and a small strip of gold on the left side. The word "Franklin" in white with gold shadow is centered under the picture in the frame. The numbers and words "1855 North Carolina" are centered under the word "Franklin", also within the frame. "1855" is white, and "North Carolina" is gold. The "i" in "Franklin" is dotted with a red and white diamond. Outside the frame is a gold background with the words "Discover US!" at the bottom in brown.

Type of Mark: SERVICE MARK

Register: PRINCIPAL

Live/Dead Indicator: LIVE

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