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OMB No. 0651-0009 (Exp 02/28/2021)

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Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. PTO Form 1478 (Rev 09/2006)

OMB No. 0651-0009 (Exp 02/28/2021)

Trademark/Service Mark Application, Principal Register

Serial Number: 87841807

Filing Date: 03/20/2018

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME LEGENDS PODCAST (stylized and/or with design, see mark)

The literal element of the mark consists of BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME LEGENDS PODCAST.
The applicant is not claiming color as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of a halved sphere between a pair of headphones and a small billboard featuring the words "BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME" in small uppercase font between two slightly bent lines above the words "BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME" in small uppercase font, "LEGENDS" in large uppercase font in the middle of the image above a horizontal line and the word "PODCAST" in smaller uppercase font.
The applicant, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Inc., a corporation of Massachusetts, having an address of
      1000 Hall of Fame Avenue
      Springfield, Massachusetts 01105
      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 services, namely, providing video and audio podcasts in the field of basketball; audio production services, namely creating and producing ambient soundscapes and sound stories for museums, galleries, attractions, podcasts, broadcasts, websites; and downloadable MP3 files, MP3 recordings, online discussion board posts, webinars, news and audio in the field of basketball.

In International Class 041, the mark was first used by the applicant or the applicant's related company or licensee or predecessor in interest at least as early as 08/01/2017, and first used in commerce at least as early as 08/01/2017, 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) Basketball Hall of Fame LEGENDS Podcast site: http://www.hoophall.com/legends-podcast.
Specimen File1



Claim of Active Prior Registration(s)
The applicant claims ownership of active prior U.S. Registration Number(s) 3043191, 2735472, 2735471, and others.

The applicant's current Attorney Information:
      Deborah A. Basile of Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury, & Murphy, P.C.
      One Monarch Place
      One Monarch Place
      Springfield, Massachusetts 01144
      United States
      413-733-3111(phone)
      413-734-3910(fax)
      dbasile@dwpm.com (authorized)

The applicant's current Correspondence Information:

Deborah A. Basile

Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury, & Murphy, P.C.

One Monarch Place       One Monarch Place

Springfield, Massachusetts 01144

413-733-3111(phone)

413-734-3910(fax)

dbasile@dwpm.com (authorized) E-mail Authorization: I authorize the USPTO to send e-mail correspondence concerning the application to the applicant, the applicant's attorney, or the applicant's domestic representative at the e-mail address provided in this application. I understand that a valid e-mail address must be maintained and that the applicant or the applicant's attorney must file the relevant subsequent application-related submissions via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS). Failure to do so will result in the loss of TEAS Reduced Fee status and a requirement to submit an additional processing fee of $125 per international class of goods/services.

A fee payment in the amount of $275 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 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 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 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: /DAB/   Date: 03/20/2018
Signatory's Name: Deborah A. Basile
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record
Payment Sale Number: 87841807
Payment Accounting Date: 03/21/2018

Serial Number: 87841807
Internet Transmission Date: Tue Mar 20 14:39:26 EDT 2018
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.XXX.XXX.XXX-201803201439264
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