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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: 88087058

Filing Date: 08/21/2018

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: (Stylized and/or Design, see below )

The applicant is not claiming color as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of five elongated ovals arrayed at regular intervals in a semi-circular arc, the ovals depicting thought rays.
The applicant, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, a corporation of New York, having an address of
      New Orchard Road
      Armonk, New York 10504
      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 035:  Business management consulting services and business consulting services; business development services; market research studies; data processing services; arranging and conducting trade show exhibitions in the field of computers, information technology and electronic business transactions via a global computer network and advertising services for a computer systems that integrates Natural Language Processing (NLP), Computational Linguistics (CL), Information Retrieval (IR) and Machine Learning (ML) which is capable of understanding general human queries and formulating responses
Intent to Use: The applicant has a bona fide intention, and is entitled, to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods/services.

Priority based on foreign filing: The applicant has a bona fide intention, and is entitled, to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods/services and asserts a claim of priority based on France application number 4431415, filed 02/23/2018.
INTENT TO PERFECT 44(d) : At this time, the applicant has another basis for registration (Section 1(a) or Section 1(b)) and does NOT intend to rely on Section 44(e) as the basis for registration, but is only asserting a valid claim of priority. The application should not be suspended to await the submission of the foreign registration.


       International Class 036:  Financial services; money lending in the field of purchase or rental of computer products and services; capital investment consultation; financial analysis and consultation; financial management; financial planning; investment services, namely asset acquisition, consultation, development, advisory and management services; financial valuation of new technologies for others; all in the fields of intellectual property, information technology, new technology innovation and research, technology transfer, licensing of intellectual property assets, acquisition of intellectual property assets, and development of intellectual property assets; financing services; banking; financial analysis and consultation; venture capital funding services to emerging and start-up companies
Intent to Use: The applicant has a bona fide intention, and is entitled, to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods/services.

Priority based on foreign filing: The applicant has a bona fide intention, and is entitled, to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods/services and asserts a claim of priority based on France application number 4431415, filed 02/23/2018.
INTENT TO PERFECT 44(d) : At this time, the applicant has another basis for registration (Section 1(a) or Section 1(b)) and does NOT intend to rely on Section 44(e) as the basis for registration, but is only asserting a valid claim of priority. The application should not be suspended to await the submission of the foreign registration.


       International Class 037:  Custom installation, repair and maintenance of computer hardware
Intent to Use: The applicant has a bona fide intention, and is entitled, to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods/services.

Priority based on foreign filing: The applicant has a bona fide intention, and is entitled, to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods/services and asserts a claim of priority based on France application number 4431415, filed 02/23/2018.
INTENT TO PERFECT 44(d) : At this time, the applicant has another basis for registration (Section 1(a) or Section 1(b)) and does NOT intend to rely on Section 44(e) as the basis for registration, but is only asserting a valid claim of priority. The application should not be suspended to await the submission of the foreign registration.


       International Class 038:  Telecommunications services; providing multiple user access to information, data, communications, content, products and services via a global network and wireless communications devices; electronic transmission of data and documents via computer terminals; teleconferencing and web conferencing services; providing multiple user access to global computer information networks for the transfer and dissemination of a wide range of information; providing on-line forums for transmission of messages among computer users; providing private and secure real time electronic communication over a computer network; providing technical support services regarding the usage of communications equipment
Intent to Use: The applicant has a bona fide intention, and is entitled, to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods/services.

Priority based on foreign filing: The applicant has a bona fide intention, and is entitled, to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods/services and asserts a claim of priority based on France application number 4431415, filed 02/23/2018.
INTENT TO PERFECT 44(d) : At this time, the applicant has another basis for registration (Section 1(a) or Section 1(b)) and does NOT intend to rely on Section 44(e) as the basis for registration, but is only asserting a valid claim of priority. The application should not be suspended to await the submission of the foreign registration.


       International Class 041:  Educational services; conferences, exhibitions, symposiums, presentations, technical demonstrations and training seminars, all in the field of information technology and computer products and services
Intent to Use: The applicant has a bona fide intention, and is entitled, to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods/services.

Priority based on foreign filing: The applicant has a bona fide intention, and is entitled, to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods/services and asserts a claim of priority based on France application number 4431415, filed 02/23/2018.
INTENT TO PERFECT 44(d) : At this time, the applicant has another basis for registration (Section 1(a) or Section 1(b)) and does NOT intend to rely on Section 44(e) as the basis for registration, but is only asserting a valid claim of priority. The application should not be suspended to await the submission of the foreign registration.


       International Class 042:  Computer services ; computer systems integration services; computer consultation services; consulting services in the field of design, selection, implementation and use of computer hardware and software systems for others; technical support services, namely, troubleshooting of computers, servers and computer software problems (computing services); computer systems design services for others; computer systems analysis; interconnection of computer hardware and software, namely, integration of computer systems and networks; computer software and hardware testing services, namely, testing of computer software, computers and servers; installation, updating and maintenance of computer software; computer programming for others; cloud computing services, namely computing services to enable network integrating computer hardware and software for dynamic provisioning, virtualization, and consumption metering of computer resources
Intent to Use: The applicant has a bona fide intention, and is entitled, to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods/services.

Priority based on foreign filing: The applicant has a bona fide intention, and is entitled, to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods/services and asserts a claim of priority based on France application number 4431415, filed 02/23/2018.
INTENT TO PERFECT 44(d) : At this time, the applicant has another basis for registration (Section 1(a) or Section 1(b)) and does NOT intend to rely on Section 44(e) as the basis for registration, but is only asserting a valid claim of priority. The application should not be suspended to await the submission of the foreign registration.




The applicant's current Attorney Information:
      Charles T. J. Weigell of Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, P.C.      4 Times Square, 17th Floor
      New York, New York 10036
      United States
      212-813-8239(phone)
      weigell-docket@fzlz.com (authorized)
The attorney docket/reference number is IBM 1808997.

The applicant's current Correspondence Information:

Charles T. J. Weigell

Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, P.C.

4 Times Square, 17th Floor

New York, New York 10036

212-813-8239(phone)

weigell-docket@fzlz.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 $1650 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 6 class(es).

Declaration

Declaration Signature
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Signatory's Name: Leonora Hoicka
Signatory's Position: Associate General Counsel, IP Law
Payment Sale Number: 88087058
Payment Accounting Date: 08/22/2018

Serial Number: 88087058
Internet Transmission Date: Tue Aug 21 17:28:17 EDT 2018
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XXX.XX.XXX.XXX-201808211728173
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