Application

PTO- 1478

Approved for use through 07/31/2021. 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 07/31/2021. 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: 90820747

Filing Date: 07/09/2021

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: Big Ideas Out of the Blue (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of Big Ideas Out of the Blue. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, The University of Southern Mississippi, a state university legally organized under the laws of Mississippi, having an address of
      Office of General Counsel
      118 College Drive #5079
      Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39406
      United States
      601-266-4466(phone)
      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:  Business incubator services, namely, providing business management consulting and advisory services in the areas of corporate growth strategy, innovation and growth processes, economic development, and talent management to emerging and start-up companies; business advisory and business strategic planning services, namely, providing consulting and information; business development services, namely, providing start-up support for businesses of others; business services, namely, matching potential private investors with entrepreneurs needing funding and matching advancing technologies with commercial applications; Business management consulting; Business organization consulting; Business support services, namely, business consulting to freelancers, start-ups, existing businesses and non-profit organizations; Management services, namely, business development services, namely, providing start-up support for businesses of others; Marketing consulting; Professional business consulting; Association services, namely, promoting the interests of startup companies and entrepreneurs and the commercialization of advancing technologies; Arranging and conducting trade show exhibitions for companies and entrepreneurs to highlight their products and their marketing; Providing business management assistance to startups to draw attention to products, to obtain distribution, and to obtain strategic placement of products through access to interested audiences; Providing product information via the internet and promoting the goods of others by providing data on emerging brands to e-commerce marketplaces; Market research, namely, facilitating product sampling in order to provide consumer feedback and awareness to brand owners and marketplaces; Providing product information via the internet, namely, providing information about products and their companies to attract potential investors, buyers, distributors, and the media; Providing professional business networking events and seminars to provide informational resources, job opportunities, and business connections; Providing consumer product information via the internet, namely, providing information about brands in order to gain exposure to media, investors and buyers; conducting, arranging, and organizing trade shows for commercial and advertising purposes to provide market opportunities and to provide connections with retailers, accelerators, and other audiences; Providing business administration assistance to participants in incubators and accelerators; Business management consulting and business planning services; business development services, business strategy and consulting services for emerging, start-up, early stage, and growth stage for-profit businesses, non-profit entities and research programs in the fields of maritime economies, partnerships, start-ups, commercialization, aquaculture, and vessel and sea-space systems; Consulting services, namely, matching potential private investors with emerging, start-up, early stage, and growth stage for-profit businesses, non-profit entities, and research programs that need funding; business information services, namely, providing information regarding dilutive and non-dilutive funding for emerging, start-up, early stage, and growth stage entities and research programs; Advisory, consulting, economics, economic development, and business research services in the field of promoting a global maritime economy, namely, technology-based start-ups and commercialization, aquaculture, crewed and uncrewed vessels, sea-space systems, and technology-based jobs; conducting business surveys, business studies, and preparing business reports for promoting a maritime economy; Business services, namely, matching entrepreneurs and innovators and their businesses and start-up businesses with a diversified network of maritime and ocean-related infrastructure and with venture capitalists, lenders, and entrepreneurs looking to invest; Providing business information and advice on business investment opportunities; Providing business advice for entrepreneurs and innovators in the fields of business start-up through partnerships with business coaches, venture capitalists, investors, lenders and other relevant organizations; Organizing business networking events in the fields of finance, professional development, negotiations, personal branding, and other fields of particular interest to maritime, aquaculture, and sea-space system professionals; Business consultation in the field of education leadership development, business leadership development, professional development and business management for entrepreneurs, innovators, and businesses in the field of maritime and ocean-related business.

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 05/20/2021, and first used in commerce at least as early as 05/20/2021, 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) Specimen 1 is a Snipping Tool image of one webpage (top) of the GulfBlue website showing the mark; Specimen 2 is the same webpage (middle); Specimen 3 is the same webpage (bottom)..
Specimen File1
Specimen File2
Specimen File3
Webpage URL: http://www.gulfblue.org
Webpage Date of Access: 07/09/2021

International Class 041:  Educational services, namely, conducting seminars, classes, and coaching sessions in the field of entrepreneurship and business development and distribution of educational materials in connection therewith; Business education and training services for emerging, start-up, early stage, and growth stage for-profit businesses, non-profit entities and universities in the fields of maritime economies, partnerships, start-ups, commercialization, aquaculture, and vessel and sea-space systems, namely, providing business training through an accelerator program, online business training, and/or one-on-one business training; Education services, namely, providing programs, seminars, workshops, and mentoring in the fields of maritime and ocean-related business for entrepreneurs in the areas of business start-up through partnerships with business coaches, venture capitalists, investors, lenders and other relevant organizations; Providing individual and group coaching in the fields of finance, professional development, negotiations, personal branding, and other fields of particular interest to maritime, aquaculture, and sea-space system professionals; Educational services, namely, conducting conferences, workshops, symposiums, forums, providing panel discussions, in-person and online training programs, mentoring programs, and seminars in the field of business with an emphasis on issues relating to maritime, aquaculture, and sea-space system businesses and professionals in such business; Providing a website featuring online non-downloadable publications, namely, articles in the fields of business and start-ups; Providing online non-downloadable publications in the nature of articles relating to business and start-ups; Providing a website featuring online non-downloadable audio and video presentations and seminars in the fields of business, start-ups, and economic development in the maritime, aquaculture, and sea-space system businesses.

In International Class 041, 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 05/20/2021, and first used in commerce at least as early as 05/20/2021, 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) Specimen 1 is a Snipping Tool image of one webpage (top) of the GulfBlue website showing the mark; Specimen 2 is the same webpage (middle); Specimen 3 is the same webpage (bottom)..
Specimen File1
Specimen File2
Specimen File3
Webpage URL: http://www.gulfblue.org
Webpage Date of Access: 07/09/2021



The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Larry A. Schemmel. Larry A. Schemmel of Office of the Attorney General, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, is located at
      P. O. Box 1850
      Jackson, Mississippi 39215-1850
      United States
      601-359-7600(phone)
      601-359-7774(fax)
      lschemmel@mdot.ms.gov

Larry A. Schemmel 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:

Larry A. Schemmel

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: lschemmel@mdot.ms.gov       SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): NOT PROVIDED 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 $700 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 2 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: /Larry A. Schemmel/   Date: 07/09/2021
Signatory's Name: Larry A. Schemmel
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record, MS Bar member
Signatory's Phone Number: 601-359-7600
Signature method: Signed directly within the form
Payment Sale Number: 90820747
Payment Accounting Date: 07/09/2021

Serial Number: 90820747
Internet Transmission Date: Fri Jul 09 19:44:42 ET 2021
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.XX.XX.XXX-20210709194442620
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