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: 86310281

Filing Date: 06/16/2014

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: GR (stylized and/or with design, see mark)

The literal element of the mark consists of GR.
The applicant is not claiming color as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of circle with the depiction of a basketball in the center of the circle are the letters "GR" in the center of the basketball.
The applicant, NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE, LLC, a limited liability company legally organized under the laws of Delaware, having an address of
      100 PLAZA DRIVE
      SECAUCUS, New Jersey 07094
      United States


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 041:  Entertainment and educational services in the nature of ongoing television and radio programs in the field of basketball and rendering live basketball games and basketball exhibitions; the production and distribution of radio and television shows featuring basketball games, basketball events and programs in the field of basketball; conducting and arranging basketball clinics and camps, coaches clinics and camps, dance team clinics and camps and basketball games; entertainment services in the nature of personal appearances by a costumed mascot or dance team at basketball games and exhibitions, clinics, camps, promotions, and other basketball-related events, special events and parties; fan club services; entertainment services, namely providing a website featuring multimedia material in the nature of television highlights, interactive television highlights, video recordings, video stream recordings, interactive video highlight selections, radio programs, radio highlights, and audio recordings in the field of basketball; providing news and information in the nature of statistics and trivia in the field of basketball; on-line non-downloadable games, namely, computer games, video games, interactive video games, action skill games, arcade games, adults' and children's party games, board games, puzzles, and trivia games; electronic publishing services, namely, publication of magazines, guides, newsletters, coloring books, and game schedules of others on-line through the Internet, all in the field of basketball; providing an online computer database in the field of basketball
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)).



The applicant's current Attorney Information:
      ANIL V. GEORGE and AYALA DEUTSCH, ERIK LEVIN, JASON PORTA of NBA PROPERTIES, INC,
      645 FIFTH AVENUE
      NEW YORK, New York 10022
      United States
The attorney docket/reference number is 34355USNF2.

The applicant's current Correspondence Information:

ANIL V. GEORGE

NBA PROPERTIES, INC,

645 FIFTH AVENUE

NEW YORK, New York 10022

212-407-8330(phone)

212-223-5159(fax)

IPGROUP@NBA.COM (authorized)

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

Declaration

The signatory believes that: if the applicant is filing the application under 15 U.S.C. Section 1051(a), the applicant is the owner of the trademark/service mark sought to be registered; the applicant or the applicant's related company or licensee is using the mark in commerce on or in connection with the goods/services in the application, and such use by the applicant's related company or licensee inures to the benefit of the applicant; the specimen(s) shows the mark as used on or in connection with the goods/services in the application; and/or if the applicant filed an application under 15 U.S.C. Section 1051(b), Section 1126(d), and/or Section 1126(e), the applicant is entitled to use the mark in commerce; 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 goods/services in the application. The signatory believes that to the best of the signatory's knowledge and belief, no other person has 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 person, to cause confusion or mistake, or to deceive. The signatory being warned that willful false statements and the like 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 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: /Anil V. George/   Date: 06/16/2014
Signatory's Name: Anil V. George
Signatory's Position: Attorney for Applicant
RAM Sale Number: 86310281
RAM Accounting Date: 06/16/2014

Serial Number: 86310281
Internet Transmission Date: Mon Jun 16 10:20:16 EDT 2014
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.X.XXX.X-2014061610201619233
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