Application

PTO- 1478

Approved for use through 02/28/2021. OMB 0651-0009

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it contains a valid OMB control number

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PTO- 1478

Approved for use through 02/28/2021. OMB 0651-0009

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it contains a valid OMB control number

Trademark/Service Mark Application, Principal Register

Serial Number: 90545898

Filing Date: 02/25/2021

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: SBI (stylized and/or with design, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of SBI. The color(s) blue and red is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of the stylized, blue letters SBI, under a curved, red band.
The applicant, SBI Holdings, Inc., a corporation of Japan, having an address of
      6-1, Roppongi 1-chome, Minato-ku
      Tokyo 106-6019
      Japan
      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 036:  Banking; installment loans; credit card services; debit card services; acquisition and transfer of monetary claims; electronic funds transfer; exchanging money; financing services; financial guarantees; loans financing; mortgage banking; trustee services, namely, trusteeship of money, securities, monetary claims, personal property, land, rights on land fixtures, and surface rights or lease on land; issue of tokens of value; securities brokerage; brokerage for securities liquidation; agencies for commodity futures trading; life insurance brokerage and underwriting; insurance information; life insurance underwriting; accident insurance underwriting; mutual funds brokerage; securities underwriting; brokerage services relating to securities subscription or offering; issuance, sale and brokerage of equity interest of capital investment funds, and management and operation of capital investment funds.
Based on Foreign Registration: 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, and submits a copy of Japan registration number 4921087, and/or proof of renewal, registered 01/13/2006 with a renewal date of 08/04/2015 and an expiration date of 01/13/2026, and translation thereof, if appropriate.

Original PDF file:
reg-3811159130-092230208_ ._SBI_color_logo_Reg_No._ 4921087.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (10 pages)
Foreign Registration-1
Foreign Registration-2
Foreign Registration-3
Foreign Registration-4
Foreign Registration-5
Foreign Registration-6
Foreign Registration-7
Foreign Registration-8
Foreign Registration-9
Foreign Registration-10
Original PDF file:
reg-3811159130-092230208_ ._Translator_s_Certificat e.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (1 page)
Foreign Registration-1

The foreign registration that is the basis of the U.S. application under §44(e) of the Trademark Act includes a claim of standard characters or the country of origin's standard character equivalent.

International Class 036:  Trading or exchanging of virtual currency including that in the cold-wallet format; management services of money or virtual currency relating to trading, exchanging or their agency services of virtual currency including that in the cold-wallet format; exchanging services of electric virtual currency including that in the cold-wallet format; brokerage of trading or exchanging virtual currency including that in the cold-wallet format; transfer services of electric virtual currency including that in the cold-wallet format; inquiry services of transaction and account balances of virtual currency or cryptocurrency, provided by the Internet and mobile terminal telecommunication networks; issuance and management of pre-paid electric virtual currency including that in the cold-wallet format; providing information relating to cryptocurrency markets or virtual currency markets; providing financial information in the field of loans, capital investments, exchanging money, fund investments, securities brokerage, stocks and bonds brokerage; financial research, analysis and forecast services in the field of loans, capital investments, exchanging money, fund investments, securities brokerage, stocks and bonds brokerage.
Based on Foreign Registration: 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, and submits a copy of Japan registration number 6101592, and/or proof of renewal, registered 11/22/2018 with a renewal date of __________ and an expiration date of 11/22/2028, and translation thereof, if appropriate.

Original PDF file:
reg-3811159130-123104193_ ._SBI_color_logo__No._610 1592_.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (4 pages)
Foreign Registration-1
Foreign Registration-2
Foreign Registration-3
Foreign Registration-4
Original PDF file:
reg-1-3811159130-09223020 8_._Translator_s_Certific ate.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (1 page)
Foreign Registration-1

The foreign registration that is the basis of the U.S. application under §44(e) of the Trademark Act includes a claim of standard characters or the country of origin's standard character equivalent.



Claim of Active Prior Registration(s)
The applicant claims ownership of active prior U.S. Registration Number(s) 4677055.

Miscellaneous Statement
The Class 36 services are identified separately above to clarify which are based on Japanese Registration no. 4921087, and which on no. 6101592.


The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Nicole Kinsley, Esq.. Other appointed attorneys are Joshua Jarvis, Esq., Natasha Reed, Esq., Jenevieve Maerker, Esq., Jennifer Yoo, Esq.. Nicole Kinsley, Esq. of Foley Hoag 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
      155 Seaport Boulevard
      Boston, Massachusetts 02210
      United States
      617-832-1000(phone)
      617-832-7000(fax)
      ustrademark@foleyhoag.com

Nicole Kinsley, Esq. 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:

Nicole Kinsley, Esq.

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: ustrademark@foleyhoag.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): lcasey@foleyhoag.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 $350 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: /Yoshitaka Kitao/   Date: 02/25/2021
Signatory's Name: Yoshitaka Kitao
Signatory's Position: Representative Director, President & CEO
Signatory's Phone Number: Not Provided
Signature method: Sent to third party for signature
Payment Sale Number: 90545898
Payment Accounting Date: 02/25/2021

Serial Number: 90545898
Internet Transmission Date: Thu Feb 25 09:18:59 ET 2021
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.XXX.XX.XXX-2021022509185987
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