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: 90690202

Filing Date: 05/04/2021

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: MG MATCHGROUP (stylized and/or with design, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of MG MATCHGROUP. The applicant is not claiming color as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of the stylized letters "M" and "G" with shaded ovoids appearing over the "M" to resemble the shape of two human figures facing each other along with the word "MATCHGROUP" below the stylized letters.
The applicant, Match Group, LLC, a limited liability company legally organized under the laws of Delaware, having an address of
      P.O. BOX 25458
      DALLAS, Texas 75225
      United States
      214-576-9413(phone)
      XXXX
Domiciled at: 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 009:  Downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for internet-based dating and matchmaking; downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application in the field of social media, namely, for sending status updates to subscribers of web feeds, uploading and downloading electronic files to share with others; Downloadable software for enabling instant messaging; downloadable software for enabling social networking; downloadable software for accessing, sending, receiving, posting, and sharing images, audio, video, text, links, data, and information via the internet; downloadable software for use in communications between speakers of different languages by means of language translation and subtitling; Downloadable software for creating, producing, editing, manipulating, transmitting, uploading, downloading, and sharing electronic media, multimedia content, videos, movies, pictures, images, text, photos, user-generated content, audio content, and information via the Internet and other communications networks
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 035:  Advertising consultation; Advertising and promotional services; Advertising and publicity services; Advertising and publicity services, namely, promoting the goods, services, brand identity and commercial information and news of third parties through on-line medium; Advertising services, namely, promoting the brands, goods and services of others
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 038:  Telecommunication services, namely, providing on-line chat rooms for the transmission of messages among users in the fields of current events, elections, public affairs, world affairs, national affairs, local affairs, television programs, radio programs, movies, entertainment programming, media programming, podcasts, lectures, music; and to engage in social networking; Providing on-line forums for transmission of real-time messages among computer users; Transmission of electronic media, multimedia content, videos, movies, pictures, images, text, photos, user-generated content, audio content, and information via the Internet and other communications networks; Providing interactive electronic voice messaging by means of the Internet; computer services, namely, providing online voice messaging in the field of dating, friendships and social relationships; telecommunications services, namely, personal communication services; text messaging services; telecommunication services, namely, anonymous relay of voice and text messages; Instant messaging services; providing on-line chat rooms for social networking; video conferencing services for social networking; telecommunication services, namely, electronic transmission and delivery of images, audio, video, text, links, data, and information via the internet; Transmission of sound, video and information from web cams, video cameras or mobile phones, all featuring live or recorded materials
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:  Providing a website featuring non-downloadable publications in the nature of articles in the fields of mobile application dating, internet-based dating, matchmaking, interpersonal relationships, social introduction and social networking; Entertainment services, namely, providing on-line non-downloadable interactive game software; Entertainment services, namely, providing temporary use of non-downloadable interactive game software for use with personal computers and mobile devices for the purpose of accessing online dating services; Providing a website featuring an online journal in the nature of a blog featuring articles in the fields of mobile application dating, internet-based dating, matchmaking, interpersonal relationships, social introduction and social networking; Educational and entertainment services, namely, continuing programs about dating and relationships accessible by means of Internet streaming, video on demand, web-based applications, mobile phone applications, computer networks, and other forms of transmission media, namely, radio, television, satellite, audio and video; entertainment, namely, live music concerts, arranging and conducting of concerts; Organizing and arranging social entertainment events; providing a web site featuring information and recommendations about social entertainment events; providing information and recommendations about social entertainment events by means of electronic communications; Entertainment services, namely, providing an online interactive database of videos and user generated content containing digital images, photos, text, graphics, music, audio, video clips, multimedia content, and visual and audio performances; Providing non-downloadable music videos over the Internet or other communications networks; Ongoing multimedia program featuring advice and stories about dating, modern love, interpersonal relationships, social introduction, and social networking
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 temporary use of non-downloadable software for use in posting, transmitting, retrieving, accessing, receiving, reviewing, sharing, organizing, searching and managing text, audio, data, visual and multimedia data, information and content; providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for online introduction, dating and social networking services; providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for use in soliciting feedback; providing temporary use of non-downloadable software that enables users to send status updates and to share content and electronic files with others; providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for calculating, mapping, transmitting and reporting information relating to the location, movement, proximity, departure and arrival of individuals and objects via computers, mobile phones, wired and wireless communication devices, and optical and electronic communications networks; Providing customized on-line web pages and data feeds featuring user-defined information on dating, matchmaking, relationships, entertainment, social issues, beauty, current events, events and popular culture which also includes blog posts, new media content, other on-line content, and on-line web links to other websites; Creating a virtual environment in the nature of an online community for registered users to create, produce, edit, manipulate, transmit, share, and comment on videos or other electronic media
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 045:  Dating services; Computer dating services; Dating services provided via mobile applications; Dating services, namely, providing information in the field of dating via an on-line computer database featuring single people interested in meeting other single people; Internet-based social networking, social introduction, and dating services; Online social networking 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.




The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Benjamin Setnick. Other appointed attorneys are Jeanette Teckman. Benjamin Setnick of Match Group, LLC, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at
      Legal Department
      P.O. Box 25458
      Dallas, Texas 75225
      United States
      214-576-9413(phone)
      Benjamin.Setnick@match.com

Benjamin Setnick 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:

Benjamin Setnick

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Benjamin.Setnick@match.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): jeanette.teckman@match.com; trademark@match.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 $2100 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 6 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: /Benjamin Setnick/   Date: 05/04/2021
Signatory's Name: Benjamin Setnick
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, Texas Bar member
Signatory's Phone Number: 214-576-9413
Signature method: Sent to third party for signature
Payment Sale Number: 90690202
Payment Accounting Date: 05/04/2021

Serial Number: 90690202
Internet Transmission Date: Tue May 04 18:43:10 ET 2021
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-X.XX.XXX.XX-202105041843104969
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