TEAS Plus New 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

TEAS Plus Application

Serial Number: 90051483

Filing Date: 07/14/2020

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: Why You Matter (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of Why You Matter. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, Soft Tech Development Corporation, a corporation of Florida, having an address of
      4231 Walnut Bend
      Jacksonville, Florida 32257
      United States
      904-990-7777(phone)
      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:

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International Class 042:  Computer services, namely, creating an on-line community for registered users to organize groups, meetings, and events, participate in discussions and engage in social, business and community networking; Computer services, in particular, hosting electronic facilities for others for organizing and conducting meetings, events and interactive discussions via the internet and communication networks; Computer services in the nature of providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software that facilitates the creation of customized electronic personal and group profiles or webpages featuring user-defined or specified information, including, audio, video, images, text, content, and data; Providing online network environments featuring technology that enables online users to create personal profiles featuring social and business networking information, to transfer and share such information among multiple online facilities, to engage in social networking, and to manage their social networking accounts; Providing on-line non-downloadable software for social networking, creating a virtual community, and transmission of audio, video, images, text, content, and data; Application service provider (ASP) services, namely, hosting software applications of others; Application service provider (ASP) featuring software to enable or facilitate the creating, editing, uploading, downloading, accessing, viewing, posting, displaying, tagging, blogging, streaming, linking, annotating, indicating sentiment about, commenting on, embedding, transmitting, and sharing or otherwise providing electronic media or information via the internet and communications networks; Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software that enables users to transfer personal identity data to and share personal identity data with and among multiple online facilities; Providing on-line non-downloadable application programming interface (API) software for use in electronic messaging and transmission of audio, video, images, text, content and data; Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring computer software platforms for electronic messaging and transmission of audio, video, photographic images, text, graphics and data; Providing on-line non-downloadable software for electronic messaging; Providing on-line non-downloadable software for mapping services; Application service provider (ASP) featuring software for mapping services; Providing on-line non-downloadable software for sharing and displaying a user's location, planning activities with other users and making recommendations; Application service provider (ASP) featuring software to enable or facilitate the sharing and displaying a user's location, planning activities with other users and making recommendations; Providing on-line non-downloadable software for social and destination mapping; Application service provider (ASP) featuring software to enable or facilitate social and destination mapping; Providing on-line non-downloadable location-aware software for searching, determining and sharing the location of goods, services and events of interest; Application service provider (ASP) featuring location-aware software for searching, determining and sharing the location of goods, services and events of interest; Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software applications for creating, managing and accessing user-created and administered private groups within virtual communities; Providing on-line non-downloadable software for searching and identifying local and location-based points of interest, events, landmarks, employment opportunities, entertainment, cultural events, shopping and offers; Providing on-line non-downloadable software for searching and identifying employment opportunities; Providing on-line non-downloadable software for identifying and allowing users to contact government representatives; Providing on-line non-downloadable software for providing a virtual marketplace; Providing on-line non-downloadable software for providing location-based weather information; Providing on-line non-downloadable software for providing, linking to, or streaming news or current events information; Providing online network environments featuring technology that enables users to engage in social networking and manage their social networking content; Providing on-line non-downloadable software for creating and managing social media profiles and user accounts; Providing on-line non-downloadable software for viewing and interacting with a feed of electronic media, namely, images, audio-visual and video content, live streaming video, commentary, advertisements, news, and internet links; Application service provider (ASP) featuring software for social networking, managing social networking content, creating a virtual community, and transmission of images, audio-visual and video content, photographs, videos, data, text, messages, advertisements, media advertising communications and information; Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring software platforms for social networking, managing social networking content, creating a virtual community, and transmission of images, audio-visual and video content, photographs, videos, data, text, messages, advertisements, media advertising communications and information; Providing on-line non-downloadable software for uploading, downloading, archiving, enabling transmission of, and sharing images, audio-visual and video content and associated text and data; Providing on-line non-downloadable software for streaming multimedia entertainment content; Providing on-line non-downloadable software for creating and maintaining an online presence for individuals, groups, companies, and brands; Providing on-line non-downloadable software for advertisers to communicate and interact with online communities; Providing online network environments featuring temporary use of non-downloadable software for sending and receiving electronic messages, instant messages, electronic message alerts and reminders, photographs, images, graphics, data, audio, videos and audio-visual content via the internet and communication networks; Providing on-line non-downloadable software applications for social networking, creating a virtual community, and transmission of virtual content and data; File sharing services, namely, providing online network environments for others featuring technology enabling users to upload and download electronic files; Computer services, namely, hosting electronic on-line web facilities for others for interactive discussions via communication networks; Providing online non-downloadable software for social networking; Computer services, namely, creating an online community for registered users to engage in social networking; Providing on-line non-downloadable software for online charitable fundraising services and financial donation services.
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. (15 U.S.C. Section 1051(b)).



The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Richard Lee Brooks II. Recognized Canadian attorney(s)/agent(s) is/are Richard Lee Brooks II. Richard Lee Brooks II of St. Augustine Law Group, P.A., is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at
      2740 US HIGHWAY 1 S
      St Augustine, Florida 32086
      United States
      904-990-7777(phone)
      9042012574(fax)
      info@staugustinelawgroup.com

Richard Lee Brooks II 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:

Richard Lee Brooks II

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: info@staugustinelawgroup.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): rich@staugustinelawgroup.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 $225 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 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: /Richard Lee Brooks II/   Date: 07/14/2020
Signatory's Name: Richard Lee Brooks II
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record, Florida Bar Member
Signatory's Phone Number: 904-990-7777
Payment Sale Number: 90051483
Payment Accounting Date: 07/14/2020

Serial Number: 90051483
Internet Transmission Date: Tue Jul 14 12:30:49 ET 2020
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/FTK-XX.XXX.XXX.X-20200714123049765
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