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: 90064390

Filing Date: 07/21/2020

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: WORKFORCE TRANSFORMATION (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of WORKFORCE TRANSFORMATION. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, GP Strategies Corporation, a corporation of Delaware, having an address of
      70 Corporate Center
      11000 Broken Land Parkway, Suite 200
      Columbia, Maryland 21044
      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:  Software for providing specialized engineering, performance and condition monitoring, to optimize plant performance, diagnose operating abnormalities and anticipate equipment maintenance needs; enterprise software solutions in the nature of specialized engineering software to optimize specialized processes, systems, and facilities; regulatory compliance software in the field of plant engineering, power plant performance engineering process, and safety and risk management
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 035:  Business consulting services; business strategy development services, meeting and event planning, namely, special event planning for business purposes, and government business advisory services; business consulting services, namely, applying specialized knowledge and expertise within the customer's organization to promote risk management and company value; consulting in the field of business processes safety, namely, technical writing services for the development of customized plant safety procedures and policies; providing information in the field of business and business process efficiency; business consulting services related to promotion of efficiency
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 039:  Supply chain management
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:  Business education and training services; education and training services in the fields of climate change, homeland and business security, emergency management, business strategy, supply chain management, meeting and event planning; computer training services; providing technical training services in the fields of climate change, homeland and business security, emergency management, business strategy, supply chain management, meeting and 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 042:  Engineering services; software development services for others ; custom software development for business; consulting in the fields of climate change; engineering services in the fields of aerospace, automotive, energy, mining, life science, government, food and beverage, electronics and semiconductors, information technology; engineering solutions to help companies run with greater efficiency, namely, specialized engineering to optimize specialized processes, systems, and facilities; engineering consulting services; providing on-line, non-downloadable software in the fields of content management, customer relationship management and interactive publishing; consulting services in the field of plant engineering and power plant performance engineering process; on-line non-downloadable regulatory compliance software in the field of plant engineering, power plant performance engineering process, and safety and risk management; providing e-learning solutions for companies and businesses, namely, providing on-line non-downloadable computer software featuring online simulation training for control room operators; consulting in the field of business processes safety, namely, technical writing services for the development of customized plant safety procedures and policies; computer services, namely, providing on-line non-downloadable software for providing specialized engineering, performance and condition monitoring, to optimize plant performance, diagnose operating abnormalities and anticipate equipment maintenance needs
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 045:  Homeland security services; business security services, namely, providing security assessments for state governments and emergency management personnel; emergency management services, namely, providing consultation and information in the field of emergency response and recovery, and crisis management for state governments and emergency management personnel; consulting services in the field of safety and risk management, namely, for homeland security and emergency management agencies, namely, security assessments and procedures, emergency response and recovery assessments and procedures, and crisis management assessments and procedures
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 owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Ann K. Ford. Other appointed attorneys are Thomas E. Zutic, Ryan C. Compton, John Nading, David Kramer, Eunice Chung, James Stewart, Ashley Joyce, Naomi Abraham, Devika Persaud, Alberto Zacapa, and Hajra Nashin. Ann K. Ford of DLA Piper LLP (US), is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at
      500 Eighth Street, NW
      Washington, District of Columbia 20004
      United States
      dctrademarks@dlapiper.com

Ann K. Ford 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:

Ann K. Ford

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: dctrademarks@dlapiper.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): gregory.esau@dlapiper.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 $1650 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 6 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: /Paula D. Johnson/   Date: 07/21/2020
Signatory's Name: Paula D. Johnson, Esq.
Signatory's Position: Assistant General Counsel
Payment Sale Number: 90064390
Payment Accounting Date: 07/21/2020

Serial Number: 90064390
Internet Transmission Date: Tue Jul 21 12:16:40 ET 2020
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XXX.XXX.XXX.X-2020072112164070
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