Application

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: 88947625

Filing Date: 06/04/020

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: ISS (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of ISS. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc., a corporation of Delaware, having an address of
      702 King Farm Blvd., Suite 400
      Rockville, Maryland 20850
      United States
      XXXX

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:  DOWNLOADABLE RESEARCH REPORTS IN THE FIELDS OF ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MARKET INTELLIGENCE; DOWNLOADABLE PROXY VOTING AND RESEARCH REPORTS; DOWNLOADABLE REPORTS THAT IDENTIFY ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND OTHER EXTRA-FINANCIAL RISKS FOR INVESTING IN CERTAIN COMPANIES

In International Class 009, the mark was first used by the applicant or the applicant's related company or licensee or predecessor in interest at least as early as 09/15/2001, and first used in commerce at least as early as 09/15/2001, and is now in use in such commerce. The applicant is submitting one(or more) specimen(s) showing the mark as used in commerce on or in connection with any item in the class of listed goods/services, consisting of a(n) screenshot where research report can be downloaded.

Original PDF file:
SPE0-655113918-20200604103610947358_._ISS_Class_9.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (1 page)
Specimen File1

International Class 016:  PRINTED RESEARCH REPORTS IN THE FIELDS OF ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MARKET INTELLIGENCE; PRINTED PROXY VOTING AND RESEARCH REPORTS; PRINTED REPORTS THAT IDENTIFY ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND OTHER EXTRA-FINANCIAL RISKS FOR INVESTING IN CERTAIN COMPANIES

In International Class 016, the mark was first used by the applicant or the applicant's related company or licensee or predecessor in interest at least as early as 09/15/2001, and first used in commerce at least as early as 09/15/2001, and is now in use in such commerce. The applicant is submitting one(or more) specimen(s) showing the mark as used in commerce on or in connection with any item in the class of listed goods/services, consisting of a(n) printed research reports.

Original PDF file:
SPE0-655113918-20200604103610947358_._ISS_Class_16.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (5 pages)
Specimen File1
Specimen File2
Specimen File3
Specimen File4
Specimen File5

International Class 035:  PROVIDING A WEBSITE CONCERNING ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ISSUES WHEREBY USERS MAY OBTAIN ONLINE CONSULTATION THAT ALLOWS USERS TO ACCESS AND EXCHANGE INFORMATION AND DATA ON MARKET INTELLIGENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ISSUES; PROVIDING A WEBSITE CONTAINING PROXY VOTING AND RESEARCH REPORTS IN THE FIELDS OF MARKET INTELLIGENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE; RESEARCH AND SCREENING OF COMPANIES' AND INSTITUTIONS' MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE BASED ON SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER EXTRA-FINANCIAL CRITERIA; PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT BUSINESS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION MARKET ASSESSMENT SERVICES; BUSINESS RESEARCH, ANALYSIS AND REPORTING CONCERNING MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, DIVESTITURES AND OTHER LARGE CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS; PROVIDING A WEB-BASED DATABASE OF INFORMATION IN THE FIELD OF VOTING POLICIES, MEETING RESULTS AND VOTING PATTERNS OF COMPANIES; MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICES

In International Class 035, the mark was first used by the applicant or the applicant's related company or licensee or predecessor in interest at least as early as 09/15/2001, and first used in commerce at least as early as 09/15/2001, and is now in use in such commerce. The applicant is submitting one(or more) specimen(s) showing the mark as used in commerce on or in connection with any item in the class of listed goods/services, consisting of a(n) webpages advertising the services.

Original PDF file:
SPE0-655113918-20200604103610947358_._ISS_Class_35.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (2 pages)
Specimen File1
Specimen File2

International Class 036:  FINANCIAL RESEARCH, NAMELY, RESEARCH AND SCREENING OF COMPANIES AND INSTITUTIONS BASED ON SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND GOVERNANCE CRITERIA AND PROVIDING AND UPDATING INDICES OF SECURITIES SCREENED BASED ON SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND GOVERNANCE CRITERIA; PROVIDING FINANCIAL INFORMATION; PROVIDING FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND FINANCIAL DATA FOR COMPARISON AND ANALYSIS OF INVESTMENT FUNDS; PROVIDING A DATABASE OF FINANCIAL INVESTMENT FUNDS FOR USE IN MAKING INVESTMENT DECISIONS

In International Class 036, the mark was first used by the applicant or the applicant's related company or licensee or predecessor in interest at least as early as 09/15/2001, and first used in commerce at least as early as 09/15/2001, and is now in use in such commerce. The applicant is submitting one(or more) specimen(s) showing the mark as used in commerce on or in connection with any item in the class of listed goods/services, consisting of a(n) webpages advertising the services.

Original PDF file:
SPE0-655113918-20200604103610947358_._ISS_Class_36.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (2 pages)
Specimen File1
Specimen File2

International Class 042:  PROVIDING ONLINE NON-DOWNLOADABLE SOFTWARE FEATURING TECHNOLOGY FOR IDENTIFYING ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND OTHER EXTRA-FINANCIAL RISKS FOR INVESTING IN CERTAIN COMPANIES; PROVIDING ON-LINE NON-DOWNLOADABLE SOFTWARE FEATURING TECHNOLOGY THAT FACILITATES INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION ANALYSIS FOR THE DELIVERY OF MARKET INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION; PROVIDING ONLINE NON-DOWNLOADABLE SOFTWARE FEATURING TECHNOLOGY FOR ACCESSING PROXY VOTING RESEARCH AND REPORTING AND PROXY VOTE EXECUTION

In International Class 042, the mark was first used by the applicant or the applicant's related company or licensee or predecessor in interest at least as early as 09/15/2001, and first used in commerce at least as early as 09/15/2001, and is now in use in such commerce. The applicant is submitting one(or more) specimen(s) showing the mark as used in commerce on or in connection with any item in the class of listed goods/services, consisting of a(n) webpages advertising the services and login page to access applicant's software.

Original PDF file:
SPE0-655113918-20200604103610947358_._ISS_Class_42.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (1 page)
Specimen File1



The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Maryann E. Licciardi. Other appointed attorneys are William M. Borchard, Jeffrey Chery, Dasha Chestukhin, Mary A. Donovan, Kieran G. Doyle, Robert J. English, Jeffrey H. Epstein, C. J. Erickson, Lynn S. Fruchter, Allison R. Furnari, Morton D. Goldberg, Lawrence Greene, Midge M. Hyman, Justin I. Karasick, Mary L. Kevlin, Thomas Kjellberg, Meichelle R. MacGregor, Joelle Milov, Mark Montague, Raphael Nemes, Reema Pangarkar, Ariana J. Sarfarazi, Joel Karni Schmidt, George C. Sciarrino, Eric J. Shimanoff, Deborah K. Squiers, Emily F. Stein, Brian Volk, Lyndsey Waddington, Dorothy R. Whitney, Ana Zhadina, and all other attorneys at Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C.. Maryann E. Licciardi of Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C., is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at
      114 West 47th Street
      New York, New York 10036
      United States
      212-790-9200(phone)
      212-575-0671(fax)
      trademark@cll.com
The docket/reference number is 30364-000.
Maryann E. Licciardi 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:

Maryann E. Licciardi

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: trademark@cll.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): mel@cll.com; fxm@cll.com Requirement for Email and Electronic Filing: I understand that a valid email address must be maintained by the applicant owner/holder and the applicant owner's/holder's attorney, if appointed, and that all official trademark correspondence must be submitted via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS).

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 and was in use in commerce as of the filing date of the application 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 was used on or in connection with the goods/services in the application as of the application filing date; 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 and had a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce as of the application filing date 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: /Maryann E. Licciardi/   Date: 06/04/2020
Signatory's Name: Maryann E. Licciardi
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record, NY Bar Member
Payment Sale Number: 88947625
Payment Accounting Date: 06/04/2020

Serial Number: 88947625
Internet Transmission Date: Thu Jun 04 11:35:48 ET 2020
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.XX.XXX.XX-20200604113548004
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