Application

PTO Form 1478 (Rev 9/2006)

OMB No. 0651-0009 (Exp 12/31/2014)

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PTO Form 1478 (Rev 9/2006)

OMB No. 0651-0009 (Exp 12/31/2014)

Trademark/Service Mark Application, Principal Register

Serial Number: 86111335

Filing Date: 11/06/2013

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: ClearAudio+ (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of ClearAudio+.
The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font, style, size, or color.

The applicant, Sony Corporation, a corporation of Japan, having an address of
      1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku
      Tokyo 108-0075
      Japan


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 009:  Television apparatus; Portable audio players; Smartphones; Portable telephones; Loudspeakers; Amplifiers, not including amplifiers for record players; Home theater systems; DVD players and recorders; Optical disc players and recorders; Digital audio players and recorders; Digital video players and recorders; Headphones; Digital cameras; Video cameras; Camcorders; Navigation apparatus for vehicles, namely, on-board computers; Portable terminals for electronic publications; Head mounted displays; Tablet type computers; Laptop computers; Computers; Recorded computer software; Computer programs, namely, downloadable software; Computer peripheral devices; Game programs for home video game machines; Electronic circuits and CD-ROMs recorded with programs for hand-held games with liquid crystal displays; Downloadable music files; Recorded video discs and video tapes; Electronic publications; Apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images
Intent to Use: The applicant has a bona fide intention to use or use through the applicant's related company or licensee the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods and/or services. (15 U.S.C. Section 1051(b)).

Priority based on foreign filing: Applicant has a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods and/or services and asserts a claim of priority based on Japan application number 2013-034566, filed 05/09/2013. 15 U.S.C. Section 1126(d), as amended.
INTENT TO PERFECT 44(d) : At this time, the applicant intends to rely on Section 44(e) as a basis for registration. If ultimately the applicant does not rely on Section 44(e) as a basis for registration, a valid claim of priority may be retained.



The applicant's current Attorney Information:
      Valerie Brennan and Timothy J. Lyden and John J. Miller and Adam Aft and Catlan M. McCurdy of Hogan Lovells US LLP

      Box Intellectual Property
      7930 Jones Branch Drive, 9th Floor
      McLean, Virginia 22102
      United States
The attorney docket/reference number is 25467.53.

The applicant's current Correspondence Information:

Valerie Brennan

Hogan Lovells US LLP

Box Intellectual Property       7930 Jones Branch Drive, 9th Floor

McLean, Virginia 22102

7036106100(phone)

7036106200(fax)

boxip@hoganlovells.com (authorized)

A fee payment in the amount of $325 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 1 class(es).

Declaration

The undersigned, being hereby warned that willful false statements and the like so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. Section 1001, and that such willful false statements, and the like, may jeopardize the validity of the application or any resulting registration, declares that he/she is properly authorized to execute this application on behalf of the applicant; he/she believes the applicant to be the owner of the trademark/service mark sought to be registered, or, if the application is being filed under 15 U.S.C. Section 1051(b), he/she believes applicant to be entitled to use such mark in commerce; to the best of his/her knowledge and belief no other person, firm, corporation, or association has the right to use the mark in commerce, either in the identical form thereof or in such near resemblance thereto as to be likely, when used on or in connection with the goods/services of such other person, to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive; and that all statements made of his/her own knowledge are true; and that all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true.

Declaration Signature

Signature: Not Provided    Date: Not Provided
Signatory's Name: Toru Ito
Signatory's Position: General Manager, IP Alliance & Licensing Department Intellectual Property Division
RAM Sale Number: 86111335
RAM Accounting Date: 11/06/2013

Serial Number: 86111335
Internet Transmission Date: Wed Nov 06 09:46:12 EST 2013
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XXX.XX.XXX.XX-2013110609461246
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