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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: 88250371

Filing Date: 01/04/2019

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: Forbes (Standard Characters, see below )

The literal element of the mark consists of Forbes.
The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.

The applicant, Forbes LLC, a limited liability company legally organized under the laws of Delaware, having an address of
      9th Floor
      499 Washington Boulevard
      Jersey City, New Jersey 07310
      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:  Association services, namely, promoting the interests of business owners and entrepreneurs; membership club services, namely, providing members with press opportunities and networking opportunities in the field of business ownership and entrepreneurship; providing a website featuring business information relating to business owners; online business networking services provided via a website and streaming media; business assistance, advisory and consulting services in the field of entrepreneurship, business ownership, business administration, business analysis, business financing, business franchising, business management, business marketing, business operations, business networking, business organization and business planning; membership club services in the nature of providing discounts to members in the fields of marketing, advertising, business products and services, office administration and operations, travel, dining and special event planning
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:  Education services, namely, arranging, organizing and conducting training classes, workshops, educational conferences, seminars, courses and symposiums by means of webcasts, video teleconferencing and on-site meetings in the fields of business, finance, investments, marketing, professional development, and matters of public interest
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.


SECTION 2(f) Claim of Acquired Distinctiveness, based on Active Prior Registration(s)
The mark has become distinctive of the goods/services as evidenced by the ownership on the Principal Register for the same mark for sufficiently similar goods/services of active U.S. Registration No(s). 1141299, 2273242, 4229624, 4321312, 4382540, 4672916.

The applicant's current Attorney Information:
      Robert J. Schoenberg of Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP
      Headquarters Plaza
      1 Speedwell Avenue
      Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1981
      United States
      973-451-8511(phone)
      973-451-8604(fax)
      tmdocket@riker.com (authorized)

The applicant's current Correspondence Information:

Robert J. Schoenberg

Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP

Headquarters Plaza       1 Speedwell Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1981

973-451-8511(phone)

973-451-8604(fax)

tmdocket@riker.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

Declaration Signature
The attached signature image file:
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Signatory's Name: Nikki Koval
Signatory's Position: Assistant General Counsel
Payment Sale Number: 88250371
Payment Accounting Date: 01/07/2019

Serial Number: 88250371
Internet Transmission Date: Fri Jan 04 17:04:32 EST 2019
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.XX.XXX.XX-20190104170432494
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