Application

PTO- 1478

Approved for use through 08/31/2021. 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 08/31/2021. 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: 90875608

Filing Date: 08/10/2021

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: TEAM ASOBI (stylized and/or with design, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of TEAM ASOBI. The applicant is not claiming color as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of the term "team" adjacent and directly to the left of a Japanese-language term, both directly above the most prominent literal element, "asobi".
The applicant, Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, a limited liability company legally organized under the laws of California, having an address of
      2207 Bridgepointe Parkway
      San Mateo, California 94404
      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 009:  Recorded video game software; downloadable video game software; downloadable virtual reality game software; recorded virtual reality game software; virtual reality game software; downloadable computer game software
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.

Priority based on foreign filing: 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 and asserts a claim of priority based on Jamaica application number 83203, filed 04/29/2021.
INTENT TO PERFECT 44(d) : At this time, the applicant has another basis for registration (Section 1(a) or Section 1(b)) and does NOT intend to rely on Section 44(e) as the basis for registration, but is only asserting a valid claim of priority.


International Class 041:  Providing temporary use of non-downloadable game software; virtual reality game services provided on-line from a computer network; Entertainment services, namely, providing on-line information in the field of computer or video gaming; entertainment services, namely, providing virtual environments in which users can interact through computers or video game consoles for entertainment purposes
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.

Priority based on foreign filing: 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 and asserts a claim of priority based on Jamaica application number 83203, filed 04/29/2021.
INTENT TO PERFECT 44(d) : At this time, the applicant has another basis for registration (Section 1(a) or Section 1(b)) and does NOT intend to rely on Section 44(e) as the basis for registration, but is only asserting a valid claim of priority.




Translation
The English translation of "asobi" in the mark is "play".

Transliterations
The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to "a so bi" and this means "play" in English.


The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Matthew J. Kuykendall. Matthew J. Kuykendall, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, is located at
      2207 Bridgepointe Parkway
      San Mateo, California 94404
      United States
      trademarks@playstation.sony.com
The docket/reference number is SIE-TM-US042.
Matthew J. Kuykendall 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:

Matthew J. Kuykendall

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: trademarks@playstation.sony.com       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: /matt kuykendall/   Date: 08/10/2021
Signatory's Name: Matthew J. Kuykendall
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, California Bar member
Signatory's Phone Number: 650.655.5285
Signature method: Sent to third party for signature
Payment Sale Number: 90875608
Payment Accounting Date: 08/10/2021

Serial Number: 90875608
Internet Transmission Date: Tue Aug 10 19:00:13 ET 2021
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.XX.XXX.XXX-2021081019001344
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