Application

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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: 90196359

Filing Date: 09/21/2020

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: CONNECT WORLD OF HEARING ! (stylized and/or with design, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of CONNECT WORLD OF HEARING !. The mark consists of the stylized wording CONNECT above WORLD OF HEARING in a stacked format to the left of a circle with a stylized representation of an exclamation point inside the circle.
The applicant, Sonova AG, a aktiengesellschaft legally organized under the laws of Switzerland, having an address of
      Laubisrütistrasse 28
      Stäfa 8712
      Switzerland
      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 035:  Retail store services featuring hearing aids, medical hearing instruments and parts of such devices, wireless transmitters and receivers; Advertising services in relation to hearing services and apparatus for use in testing and treating hearing disorders; advertising services in the fields of hearing aids and hearing aid services; the bringing together of consumers and providers of hearing aid goods and services for commercial purposes via the Internet; promoting the goods and services of others; advertising and marketing services, namely, promoting the goods and services of others; cooperative advertising and marketing services by way of solicitation, customer service and providing marketing information via web sites on a global computer network; providing consumer information in the field of hearing aids and hearing aid services; Providing consumer product information via the Internet
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 044:  Hearing aid services; consultancy in the medical aspects of audiology; medical consultancy in the field of hearing aids and medical hearing instruments; conducting medical speech and hearing tests; medical consultancy in the field of improving hearing performance; hearing aid fitting services; medical services in connection with the adjusting and altering of hearing aid systems and hearing aids; providing medical information in the field of hearing aids and hearing aid 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.



Claim of Active Prior Registration(s)
The applicant claims ownership of active prior U.S. Registration Number(s) 4017497, 5149909, and 6012201.


The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Sherri L. Eastley. Other appointed attorneys are all other attorneys with the firm. Sherri L. Eastley of Pirkey Barber PLLC, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at
      1801 East 6th Street, Suite 300
      Austin, Texas 78702
      United States
      512-322-5200(phone)
      tmcentral@pirkeybarber.com
The docket/reference number is SONO264US.
Sherri L. Eastley 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:

Sherri L. Eastley

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: tmcentral@pirkeybarber.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): seastley@pirkeybarber.com; flau@pirkeybarber.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 $550 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 2 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: /Beatrice Schitzer/   Date: 09/21/2020
Signatory's Name: Beatrice Schnitzer
Signatory's Position: Senior Legal Counsel IP
Payment Sale Number: 90196359
Payment Accounting Date: 09/21/2020

Serial Number: 90196359
Internet Transmission Date: Mon Sep 21 11:49:07 ET 2020
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