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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: 88555257

Filing Date: 07/31/2019

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

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

The applicant, Acumen Fund, Inc., a non-profit corporation legally organized under the laws of New York, having an address of
      40 Worth Street, Suite 303
      New York, New York 10013
      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:  Promoting the interests of philanthropic organizations by encouraging charitable giving, by raising awareness of tools to alleviate poverty and by knowledge research to provide insight, tools and lessons to change how people and institutions fight poverty; information aggregation, analysis and reporting regarding effective tools to alleviate poverty.
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.

       International Class 036:  Charitable fundraising for investing in leadership and social awareness programs for social and philanthropic organizations; charitable fundraising services by means of organizing and conducting special events.
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.

       International Class 041:  Charitable services, namely, providing training in the fields of leadership development and social entrepreneurship in the nature of applying entrepreneurial principles to organize, create and manage a social venture to achieve a desired social change through fellowship programs and outreach; providing internships and apprenticeships in the field of social and philanthropic organization, via fellowship and outreach program field placements, to provide operational experience in such organizations; providing group coaching in the field of leadership development; workshops and seminars in the fields of leadership development and social entrepreneurship in the nature of applying entrepreneurial principles to organize, create and manage a social venture to achieve a desired social change; educational services, namely, conducting seminars, conferences, workshops and retreats in the fields of leadership development and social entrepreneurship in the nature of applying entrepreneurial principles to organize, create and manage a social venture to achieve a desired social change and distribution of training material in connection therewith; business training in the field of social entrepreneurship in the nature of applying entrepreneurial principles to organize, create and manage a social venture to achieve a desired social change; providing online training in the form of courses, seminars and workshops in the fields of leadership development and social entrepreneurship in the nature of applying entrepreneurial principles to organize, create and manage a social venture to achieve a desired social change.
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.


The applicant's current Attorney Information:
      David H. Kennedy and Howard S. Hogan, Claudia M. Barrett, Scott A. Edelman, Daniel Angel of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP      1881 Page Mill Road
      Palo Alto, California 94304-1211
      United States
      650-849-5304(phone)
      650-849-5004(fax)
      pto-oc@gibsondunn.com (authorized)
The attorney docket/reference number is 04896-00003.

The applicant's current Correspondence Information:

David H. Kennedy

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

1881 Page Mill Road

Palo Alto, California 94304-1211

650-849-5304(phone)

650-849-5004(fax)

pto-oc@gibsondunn.com;dkennedy@gibsondunn.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 $825 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 3 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: /lynn roland/   Date: 07/31/2019
Signatory's Name: Lynn Roland
Signatory's Position: General Counsel
Payment Sale Number: 88555257
Payment Accounting Date: 07/31/2019

Serial Number: 88555257
Internet Transmission Date: Wed Jul 31 16:42:53 EDT 2019
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