Application

PTO- 1478

Approved for use through 04/30/2021. 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 04/30/2021. 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: 90661642

Filing Date: 04/21/2021

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: GRID (stylized and/or with design, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of GRID. The applicant is not claiming color as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of the wording GRID between horizontal and vertical bands that intersect. Three shaded circles appear along the horizontal and vertical lines, with two shaded circles appearing above the wording GRID - one on a vertical line and one on a horizontal line - and one shaded circle appearing on a vertical line below the wording GRID.
The applicant, GRID Dental Corporation, a corporation of Delaware, having an address of
      1285 Northland Drive
      Mendota Heights, Minnesota 55120
      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 036:  Maintaining and administering database of dental networks; Dental plan and network administration; Providing access to consumers to networks of dental care professionals; Dental insurance claims processing and administration; Organization and administration of health care benefit plans and dental care benefit plans; Providing information in the field of dental insurance and dental care plans; Organization and administration of prepaid and PPO dental care plans; Administration of discount benefit dental care plans; Administering discount fee-for-service dental and health care plans; Providing a website for participating GRID plans to share network provider demographic and fee data; Consulting services for dental care professionals in the field of dental and health care benefit plans; Providing consulting and support to dental plans regarding database participation; Providing sales and marketing support and information to dental plans; Providing consulting and information regarding dental care benefit plans
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: Seth A. Rappaport. Other appointed attorneys are the firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, RON N. DREBEN, KAREN A. BUTCHER, ANITA B. POLOTT, CAROLE R. KLEIN, JOSEPH E. WASHINGTON, KRISTIN H. ALTOFF, DANA S. GROSS, JANE W. WISE, SETH A. RAPPAPORT, CONSTANCE BOUTSIKARIS, REBECCA E. MCDOUGALL, BRITTANY A. ESTELL, RACHEL FERTIG and KIRAN JASSAL, all located at 1111 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20004, ROCHELLE D. ALPERT, CARLA B. OAKLEY, SHARON R. SMITH, JENNA STOKES, GENE K. PARK and PETER BYRNE, members of the California Bar, all located at One Market, Spear Street Tower, San Francisco, California 94105, ANDREW J. GRAY IV, member of the California Bar, located at 1400 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, California 94304, and RACHELLE A. DUBOW, DAVID O. JOHANSON and AMELIA G. PENNINGTON, members of the Massachusetts Bar, all located at One Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, all of whom should receive correspondence and documents related to this application through the offices of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. Seth A. Rappaport of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 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
      1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
      Washington, District of Columbia 20004
      United States
      202-739-5564(phone)
      202.739.3001(fax)
      trademarks@morganlewis.com
The docket/reference number is 058440-0074.
Seth A. Rappaport 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:

Seth A. Rappaport

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: trademarks@morganlewis.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): seth.rappaport@morganlewis.com; jennifer.evans@morganlewis.com; anita.polott@morganlewis.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: /Scott Towers/   Date: 04/21/2021
Signatory's Name: Scott Towers
Signatory's Position: President
Signatory's Phone Number: 202-739-5564
Signature method: Sent to third party for signature
Payment Sale Number: 90661642
Payment Accounting Date: 04/21/2021

Serial Number: 90661642
Internet Transmission Date: Wed Apr 21 17:32:03 ET 2021
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XXX.XXX.XXX.XX-202104211732037
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