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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: 88560204

Filing Date: 08/01/2019

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

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

The literal element of the mark consists of News+.
The applicant is not claiming color as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of the design of an apple with a bite removed and the word "News+".
The applicant, Apple Inc., a corporation of California, having an address of
      One Apple Park Way
      Cupertino, California 95014
      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:  Providing a website for the uploading, storing, sharing, viewing and posting of images, audio, videos, online journals, blogs, podcasts, and multimedia content; publication of books, periodicals, newspapers, newsletters, manuals, blogs, journals, and other publications; providing websites and computer applications featuring books, periodicals, newspapers, newsletters, manuals, blogs, journals, and other publications
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 Liechtenstein application number 2019-122, filed 02/08/2019.
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:  Providing online non-downloadable software for accessing, searching, browsing, displaying, reading, recommending, sharing, posting in social media, organizing, annotating, and archiving content from newspapers, periodicals, blogs, and websites, news, sports, weather, commentary, and other information, and other text, data, graphics, images, audio, video, and multimedia content; providing an Internet portal allowing users to preview and download electronic books, publications, and other documents; providing search engines for obtaining data via the internet and other electronic communications networks; providing online non-downloadable application development software; technical support and consultation services for developing computer applications
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 Liechtenstein application number 2019-122, filed 02/08/2019.
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.




Claim of Active Prior Registration(s)
The applicant claims ownership of active prior U.S. Registration Number(s) 3298028, 2870477, 3679056, and others.

The applicant's current Attorney Information:
      Thomas R. La Perle and All other attorneys in the Trademark Legal Group of Apple Inc.
      MS: 169-3IPL
      One Apple Park Way
      Cupertino, California 95014
      United States
      trademarkdocket@apple.com (authorized)

The applicant's current Correspondence Information:

Thomas R. La Perle

Apple Inc.

MS: 169-3IPL       One Apple Park Way

Cupertino, California 95014

408-974-2385(phone)

trademarkdocket@apple.com;laperle@apple.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 $550 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 2 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: /Thomas R. La Perle/   Date: 08/01/2019
Signatory's Name: Thomas R. La Perle
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record, California bar member
Payment Sale Number: 88560204
Payment Accounting Date: 08/01/2019

Serial Number: 88560204
Internet Transmission Date: Thu Aug 01 18:42:36 EDT 2019
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