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: 90080100

Filing Date: 07/29/2020

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: NIC COMMUNITY CONNECTOR (stylized and/or with design, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of NIC COMMUNITY CONNECTOR. The mark consists of a stylized C design element with a central dot and three connected dots to the left of the words NIC COMMUNITY CONNECTOR in stylized, upper case letters.
The applicant, National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care, Inc., a corporation of Maryland, having an address of
      1 Park Place, Suite 450
      Annapolis, Maryland 21401
      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 042:  Computer services, namely, creating an online community for registered users in the senior housing and care industry and the healthcare industry to engage in business networking, identify and exchange information among potential investors, entities seeking funding, service providers, and other industry professionals, participate in discussions, share ideas, get feedback from their peers, and share information regarding potential job opportunities; providing a software platform and downloadable software for use by professionals in the senior housing and care industry and the healthcare industry to engage in business networking, identify and exchange information among potential investors, entities seeking funding, service providers, and other industry professionals, participate in discussions, share ideas, get feedback from their peers, and share information regarding potential job opportunities
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: Kristen Mollnow Walsh. Other appointed attorneys are Jeffrey L. Costellia, Janet Garetto, Marlene Williams, David May, and any other attorneys of the firm. Kristen Mollnow Walsh of Nixon Peabody LLP, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at
      1300 Clinton Square
      Rochester, New York 14604
      United States
      585-263-1000(phone)
      585-263-1600(fax)
      nytm@nixonpeabody.com
The docket/reference number is 64006-8.
Kristen Mollnow Walsh 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:

Kristen Mollnow Walsh

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: nytm@nixonpeabody.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): kwalsh@nixonpeabody.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 $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 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: /Charles W Harry Jr/   Date: 07/29/2020
Signatory's Name: Chuck Harry
Signatory's Position: Chief Operating Officer
Payment Sale Number: 90080100
Payment Accounting Date: 07/29/2020

Serial Number: 90080100
Internet Transmission Date: Wed Jul 29 10:21:41 ET 2020
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XXX.XXX.XX.XXX-202007291021411
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