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: 90590500

Filing Date: 03/19/2021

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: DUALITY (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of DUALITY. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, The University of Chicago, a not for profit corporation legally organized under the laws of Illinois, having an address of
      5801 South Ellis Avenue
      Chicago, Illinois 60637
      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 035:  Providing business development services for start-up businesses; business networking services; arranging opportunities, namely, arranging, organizing and conducting special events for business purposes, business conferences and expositions, in-person business forums for entrepreneurs, investors, academics, and business professionals for the purpose of collaborating, promoting and facilitating the exchange of business information and resources; business services, namely, administration of a program that provides a forum for businesses and investors to interact, business consulting services; business development services; business advisory services; providing co-working facilities equipped with office equipment; Incubation services, namely, providing work space containing business equipment to start-ups and existing businesses; providing business information to start-up businesses; promoting technical and scientific investigation, research, and experimentation in the field of scientific discovery and innovation through the support of educational institutions and scientific organizations; promoting public interest and awareness of scientific research, scientific innovation, technology innovation, and the scaling up of new technologies;; providing an in-person business forum in the fields of science, technology, leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship, finance, and venture funding; association services, namely, promoting public awareness of emerging technologies; promoting collaboration within the scientific, research, educational institution, and corporate communities to achieve advances in the fields of new technology, technology development, innovation, and emerging technologies; business services, namely, providing assistance in development of business strategies and product ideation, business services, namely, matching, identifying and securing private investors with entrepreneurs needing funding, business assistance with acquisition and the development of business strategies, and consultancy and advisory services in the field of business strategy, all of the forgoing to emerging and start-up companies.
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 036:  Incubation services, namely, providing of office and co-working space to start-ups and existing businesses; facilitating and arranging for the financing of start-up businesses; providing funding structures and working capital for new ventures; venture capital advisory services; providing working capital; financial services, namely, funding research and development awards in the fields of scientific and technological innovation, product innovation, product incubation, technology innovation, and technology incubation; advisory services related to grants; providing early-stage development funding, proof of concept funding, product incubation funding, product scale-up funding, technology incubation funding, and technology scale-up funding; financial analysis and consultation services; strategic financial advisory 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.

International Class 041:  Education services, namely, providing seminars, workshops and mentoring in the field of entrepreneurship, business, business development, business strategy, management, leadership, finance, technology, legal issues, human resources and marketing; providing educational programs, conferences, workshops and speakers in the field of business development; arranging business development training programs, namely, speakers, conferences and workshops of interest to start-up businesses, investors in start-up businesses, academics and business professionals; arranging opportunities, namely, arranging, organizing and conducting entertainment and educational expositions, demonstrations, workshops, forums, lectures, seminars, social gatherings, courses and classes for entrepreneurs, investors, academics, and business professionals for the purpose of collaborating, promoting and facilitating the exchange of business information and resources; educational services, namely, providing educational mentoring services and programs in the fields of scientific research and development, product research and development, technology research and development, technology innovation, technology development, and bringing new and emerging technologies to scale; providing in-person educational forums in the fields of science, technology, leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship, and finance; providing on-line newsletters in the fields of new technology, technology development, innovation, and emerging technologies; providing education programs in the field of business to emerging and start-up companies; peer to peer coaching in the field of business.
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:  Providing an ecosystem of support for bringing advanced and complex technologies to the marketplace and commercial fruition, and accelerating innovation, in the nature of providing innovation consultation services, namely, advising others in the area of product development; providing consulting and advisory services in the field of product design and product testing; providing scientific laboratory services; consulting services for others in the field of design, planning, and implementation project management of scientific research; consulting services for others in the field of design, planning, and project management of product research and development.
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 043:  Provision of conference and meeting facilities.
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: Jeffrey H. Brown. Other appointed attorneys are All other attorneys of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP. Jeffrey H. Brown of Michael Best & Friedrich 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
      444 W. Lake Street, Suite 3200
      Chicago, Illinois 60606
      United States
      312-222-0800(phone)
      312-222-0818(fax)
      chiipdocket@michaelbest.com
The docket/reference number is 092318-9101.
Jeffrey H. Brown 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:

Jeffrey H. Brown

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: chiipdocket@michaelbest.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): jhbrown@michaelbest.com; dsternig@michaelbest.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 $1750 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 5 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: /Jeffrey H. Brown/   Date: 03/19/2021
Signatory's Name: Jeffrey H. Brown
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record, Illinois Bar Member
Signatory's Phone Number: 312-222-5794
Signature method: Sent to third party for signature
Payment Sale Number: 90590500
Payment Accounting Date: 03/19/2021

Serial Number: 90590500
Internet Transmission Date: Fri Mar 19 16:34:40 ET 2021
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XXX.XXX.XXX.XX-202103191634408
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