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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)

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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: 88795075

Filing Date: 02/12/2020

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: Commonwealth (stylized and/or with design, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of Commonwealth. The applicant is not claiming color as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of the word COMMONWEALTH in combination with and to the right side of a generally square design, and within which square a plurality of shapes suggestive of light rays emanates from a location outside of and to the bottom left side of the square.
The applicant, Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC, AKA Commonwealth Financial Network, a limited liability company legally organized under the laws of Massachusetts, having an address of
      29 Sawyer Road
      Waltham, Massachusetts 02453
      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 _______: Financial advisory services; Investment advisory services; Investment brokerage services; Securities brokerage and advisory services; Securities brokerage services, namely, buying and selling securities for others; Financial asset management and research; Investment management; and Providing centralized operational support to the financial services businesses of independent investment advisors and securities brokers, namely, administration of securities brokerage accounts. Investment brokerage and insurance brokerage services; providing investment, financial and insurance management advice; and financial planning and financial consulting services. Providing securities and financial account information on a limited and secure basis to authorized securities brokers, advisors, account representatives, subscribing clients, and other authorized persons; providing indexed and classified financial market information, securities quotes, financial news stories, and providing professional financial information and professional financial research on a limited basis to securities brokers, advisors and account representatives, and other authorized persons. Providing an investment advisory database to financial advisors for the purpose of review and generation of consolidated, household financial reports in the field of securities, including, but not limited to stocks, bonds, mutual funds, variable insurance products, so-called alternative investments, and financial planning, none of the foregoing being related to consumer payments. Online financial services, namely, providing account holders with account information, account balances, available cash, financial holdings, positions, financial transaction history, performance reporting, and financial numeric calculations; providing information via a global computer network featuring financial market data, news and securities quotes; and providing computerized on-line financial transaction services, namely, funds transfer, payment and securities trading. Providing temporary use of non-downloadable computer software to customers and affiliated financial advisors, brokers, and representatives, for viewing client account data to facilitate analyses of holdings and financial positions. Providing operational business assistance to independently-operated financial services businesses; Business development services, namely, providing start-up and consulting support in the area of business development for the financial services businesses of others; Business development services for the financial services businesses of others, namely, providing marketing support for independent investment advisors and securities brokers by creating and designing web-based and paper-based promotional materials for dissemination by independent investment advisors and securities brokers to their clients and supplying paper-based marketing materials for dissemination by independent investment advisors and securities brokers to their clients; Providing centralized operational business support to the financial services businesses of independent investment advisors and securities brokers, namely, preparation of periodic asset-holdings statements in the nature of financial statements and preparation and dissemination of financial market reports. Providing centralized business support for a network of independent investment advisors, namely, centralized account billing, preparation and dissemination of periodic asset-holdings statements, and preparation and dissemination of market reports; providing marketing support for independent investment advisors and securities brokers, by creating and designing web-based and paper-based promotional materials for dissemination by independent investment advisors and securities brokers to their clients and supplying paper-based marketing materials for dissemination by independent investment advisors and securities brokers to their clients; providing investment market research support and analysis for independent investment advisors and securities brokers. Providing business and regulatory compliance support to independent investment advisors and securities brokers, namely, compliance consulting services that assist investment advisors in ensuring that they are operating within federal and state securities and investment advisor-related laws and regulations. Providing securities and financial account information on a limited and secure basis to authorized securities brokers and account representatives, and other authorized persons; providing temporary use of non-downloadable computer software by authorized securities brokers and account representatives and advisors for viewing financial account data and relevant non-financial information about their clients, for facilitating analyses of their clients' holdings and financial positions and financial plans, and for conducting all client-based workflow from one central location.
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 hereby appoints Louis J. Franco. Louis J. Franco of Law Office of Louis J. Franco, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, is located at
      250 Arbor Street
      Lunenburg, Massachusetts 01462
      United States
      978-582-5550(phone)
      loufranco@comcast.net (authorized).
The attorney docket/reference number is 2019-1104.
Louis J. Franco 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:

Louis J. Franco

Law Office of Louis J. Franco

250 Arbor Street

Lunenburg, Massachusetts 01462

978-582-5550(phone)

loufranco@comcast.net (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 $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: /Louis J. Franco/   Date: 02/12/2020
Signatory's Name: Louis J. Franco
Signatory's Position: Attorney for Applicant
Payment Sale Number: 88795075
Payment Accounting Date: 02/12/2020

Serial Number: 88795075
Internet Transmission Date: Wed Feb 12 17:10:25 EST 2020
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