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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: 88626775

Filing Date: 09/23/2019

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: PLING (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of PLING. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, Clemens Tönnies, a citizen of Germany, having an address of
      Von-Oer-Str. 29
      Oelde 59302
      Germany

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 009:  Software; online apps; computer software for use in the delivery, distribution and transmission of audio, video, text, games and multimedia content; computer software for enabling transmission, storage, sharing, collection, editing, organizing and modifying audio, video, messages, images and other data for use in social networking, online chats and interactive gaming; computer software for use in creating social networking databases and for use in social networking database management; computer software for creating searchable databases of information and data for peer­ to-peer social networking databases; computer programs for use in streaming or downloading audio, video, text, games and multimedia content
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 European Union Trademark - EUTM application number 018126881, filed 09/19/2019.
INTENT TO PERFECT 44(d) : At this time, the applicant intends to rely on Section 44(e) as a basis for registration and requests that the application be suspended to await the submission of the foreign registration. If ultimately the applicant does not rely on §44(e) as a basis for registration, a valid claim of priority may be retained.


International Class 035:  Advertising and marketing services, online retail services for downloadable digital music, online retail services for downloadable videos, online retail services for downloadable text, online retail services for games, online retail services for multimedia data
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 European Union Trademark - EUTM application number 018126881, filed 09/19/2019.
INTENT TO PERFECT 44(d) : At this time, the applicant intends to rely on Section 44(e) as a basis for registration and requests that the application be suspended to await the submission of the foreign registration. If ultimately the applicant does not rely on §44(e) as a basis for registration, a valid claim of priority may be retained.


International Class 036:  Collecting donations for projects of third parties via internet, financial services, specially financial aid, financial sponsoring, financial transaction via a global computer network
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 European Union Trademark - EUTM application number 018126881, filed 09/19/2019.
INTENT TO PERFECT 44(d) : At this time, the applicant intends to rely on Section 44(e) as a basis for registration and requests that the application be suspended to await the submission of the foreign registration. If ultimately the applicant does not rely on §44(e) as a basis for registration, a valid claim of priority may be retained.


International Class 038:  Telecommunication services, streaming of audio, visual and audiovisual material via a global computer network, transmission of data, audio, video and multimedia files, including downloadable files and files streamed over a global computer network, providing an Internet platform for downloading digital content
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 European Union Trademark - EUTM application number 018126881, filed 09/19/2019.
INTENT TO PERFECT 44(d) : At this time, the applicant intends to rely on Section 44(e) as a basis for registration and requests that the application be suspended to await the submission of the foreign registration. If ultimately the applicant does not rely on §44(e) as a basis for registration, a valid claim of priority may be retained.


International Class 041:  Entertainment, namely providing streamed or downloadable audio, video, text, games and multimedia to users online via a communication network
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 European Union Trademark - EUTM application number 018126881, filed 09/19/2019.
INTENT TO PERFECT 44(d) : At this time, the applicant intends to rely on Section 44(e) as a basis for registration and requests that the application be suspended to await the submission of the foreign registration. If ultimately the applicant does not rely on §44(e) as a basis for registration, a valid claim of priority may be retained.



Claim of Active Prior Registration(s)
The applicant claims ownership of active prior U.S. Registration Number(s) 4538343.

Translation
The wording PLING has no meaning in a foreign language.


The applicant hereby appoints Laurence P. Colton. Laurence P. Colton of SMITH TEMPEL BLAHA LLC, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, is located at
      50 Glenlake Parkway, Suite 340
      ATLANTA, Georgia 30328
      United States
      770-709-0023(phone)
      7708040900(fax)
      lcolton@srtslaw.com (authorized).
The attorney docket/reference number is 60885.006U1.
Laurence P. Colton submitted the following statement: The attorney of record is an active member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, or any U.S. Commonwealth or territory.

The applicant's current Correspondence Information:

Laurence P. Colton

SMITH TEMPEL BLAHA LLC

50 Glenlake Parkway, Suite 340

ATLANTA, Georgia 30328

770-709-0023(phone)

7708040900(fax)

lcolton@srtslaw.com; docket@srtslaw.com (authorized). Email Authorization: I authorize the USPTO to send email correspondence concerning the application to the applicant, the applicant's attorney, or the applicant's domestic representative at the email address provided in this application. I understand that a valid email 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 $1375 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 5 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: /lpcolton/   Date: 09/23/2019
Signatory's Name: Laurence P. Colton
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, Georgia bar member
Payment Sale Number: 88626775
Payment Accounting Date: 09/23/2019

Serial Number: 88626775
Internet Transmission Date: Mon Sep 23 12:41:18 EDT 2019
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XXX.XXX.XX.XXX-201909231241187
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