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: 90597041

Filing Date: 03/23/2021

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: ROOT (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of ROOT. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, Root Insurance Company, a corporation of Ohio, having an address of
      34 West Gay Street, Suite 2A
      Columbus, Ohio 43215
      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 data collection, data analytics, data modeling, and risk assessments in the field of insurance

In International Class 035, the mark was first used by the applicant or the applicant's related company or licensee or predecessor in interest at least as early as 06/20/2016, and first used in commerce at least as early as 06/20/2016, and is now in use in such commerce. The applicant is submitting one(or more) specimen(s) showing the mark as used in commerce on or in connection with any item in the class of listed goods/services, consisting of a(n) screenshots from applicant's website.

Original PDF file:
SPE0-1045820710-202103162 02849063367_._ROOT_class_ 35.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (5 pages)
Specimen File1
Specimen File2
Specimen File3
Specimen File4
Specimen File5
Webpage URL: http://www.root-enterprise.com/
Webpage Date of Access: 03/16/2021
Webpage URL: http://inc.joinroot.com/
Webpage Date of Access: 03/16/2021


Claim of Active Prior Registration(s)
The applicant claims ownership of active prior U.S. Registration Number(s) 5369824.


The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Ariana G. Hiscott. Other appointed attorneys are Susan Piascik Christoff, John W. Crittenden, Brian Focarino, Bobby A. Ghajar, Colette A. Ghazarian, Rebecca Givner-Forbes, Katherine E. Green, Jeffrey H. Greene, Kelley B. Harrington, Shannan Higgins, Brendan J. Hughes, Rose Mendenhall Kautz, Judd D. Lauter, Lori A. Levine, John Paul Oleksiuk, Anne H. Peck, Marcus D. Peterson, Dina Roumiantseva, Shane Rumbaugh, Jane van Benten, and Colleen Wellington-Caban. Ariana G. Hiscott of Cooley 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
      1299 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 700
      Washington, District of Columbia 20004
      United States
      trademarks@cooley.com
The docket/reference number is 340566-20000.
Ariana G. Hiscott 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:

Ariana G. Hiscott

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: trademarks@cooley.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): ahiscott@cooley.com; myoung@cooley.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: /Kelly Ruoff/   Date: 03/22/2021
Signatory's Name: Kelly Ruoff
Signatory's Position: Chief Brand Officer
Signatory's Phone Number: 9175967632
Signature method: Sent to third party for signature
Payment Sale Number: 90597041
Payment Accounting Date: 03/23/2021

Serial Number: 90597041
Internet Transmission Date: Tue Mar 23 15:13:40 ET 2021
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XXX.XX.XXX.XX-2021032315134024
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