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: 90163418

Filing Date: 09/07/2020

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: MLS NEXT (stylized and/or with design, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of MLS NEXT. The color(s) black, white and cyan is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of a black crest outlined in cyan with the words MLS in white in the upper left corner of the crest and the letters NE and T in white outlined in black with a cyan star with four points between the letters E and T.
The applicant, MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER, L.L.C., a limited liability company legally organized under the laws of Delaware, having an address of
      420 Fifth Avenue, 7th Floor
      New York, New York 10018
      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 software for youth development soccer platform, with components for training, registration, and membership for soccer leagues; fitted plastic films known as skins for covering and providing a scratch proof barrier or protection for electronic devices, namely, MP3 players, mobile telephones, smart telephones, PC tablets, laptops, and wireless speakers; computer and video game software and programs; downloadable image files containing artwork, text, audio, video, games, Internet Web links in the field of soccer; downloadable video clips from soccer games; downloadable video game software; video game devices and video game consoles
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 016:  Posters; stickers; event programs; decals; sports trading cards; bumper stickers; printed paper signs; printed media guides relating to a soccer team; souvenir soccer programs; printed event admission tickets; photographic prints; magazines featuring information in the field of soccer; paper hang tags; pencils; notebooks; binders
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 025:  Clothing, namely, athletic uniforms, soccer bibs, socks, t-shirts, fleece tops, jerseys, hats, caps being headwear, visors being headwear, beanies, shorts, pants, sweat suits, jackets, hooded sweatshirts, scarves, wristbands as clothing, baby bibs not made of paper; infantwear; infant and toddler clothing, namely, one-piece clothing, overalls, socks, and dresses; headwear; footwear; all of the foregoing offered in connection with soccer
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 028:  Soccer balls; soccer goals; soccer ball bags; plush toys; foosball tables; Christmas tree ornaments; game tables; games, namely, bag toss games, washer game in the nature of a target game, a building game involving stackable pieces, and game tables; fitted plastic films known as skins for covering and providing a scratch proof barrier and protection for hand-held, electronic video gaming devices and video game consoles
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:  Sports recruiting services for youth soccer players; providing a web site that provides soccer league management; administration of youth development soccer leagues
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:  Educational and mentoring services in the field of youth soccer; sports entertainment services including soccer games and soccer tournaments; entertainment services, namely, soccer exhibitions rendered live in a stadium, and through the media of television and radio and via the Internet; provision of entertainment in the nature of non-downloadable pre-recorded film clips from soccer games, presented via mobile communication devices; provision of information in the field of soccer via the Internet and mobile devices
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:  Software as a service services for youth development soccer platform, with components for training, registration, and membership for soccer leagues; creating an on-line community for soccer players, colleges, and sports recruiters for the purpose of connecting players, teams and leagues, organizing games, developing players, and coordinating college recruitment and scouting
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.



Claim of Active Prior Registration(s)
The applicant claims ownership of active prior U.S. Registration Number(s) 2057686, 4774301, 2459891, and others.
Significance of wording, letter(s), or numeral(s)
MLS appearing in the mark means or signifies or is a term of art for MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER in the relevant trade or industry or as used in connection with the goods/services listed in the application.


The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Allison Strickland Ricketts. Other appointed attorneys are Lawrence E. Apolzon, Andrew N. Fredbeck, Nancy Sabarra, Karen Lim, Charles T. J. Weigell, Ashford Tucker; Tamar Niv Bessinger. Allison Strickland Ricketts of Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, 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
      151 West 42nd St., 17th Floor
      New York, New York 10036
      United States
      212-813-5900(phone)
      Ricketts-docket@fzlz.com
The docket/reference number is MLSO.
Allison Strickland Ricketts 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:

Allison Strickland Ricketts

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Ricketts-docket@fzlz.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): Bessinger-docket@fzlz.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 $1925 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 7 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: /Jacqueline Curtin/   Date: 09/07/2020
Signatory's Name: Jacqueline Curtin
Signatory's Position: Vice President, Legal
Payment Sale Number: 90163418
Payment Accounting Date: 09/08/2020

Serial Number: 90163418
Internet Transmission Date: Mon Sep 07 13:54:49 ET 2020
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.XXX.XXX.XX-2020090713544951
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