Application

PTO- 1481

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- 1481

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

Collective Membership Mark Form, Principal Register

Serial Number: 90877029

Filing Date: 08/11/2021

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: ELITE (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of ELITE. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, Yelp, Inc., a corporation of Delaware, having an address of
      140 New Montgomery, 9th Floor
      San Francisco, California 94105
      United States
      XXXX

requests that the Collective Membership Mark identified above be registered with the USPTO on the Principal Register for the following:

International Class 200:  To indicate membership in group that has demonstrated exceptional skill in writing consumer reviews and sharing consumer information; To indicate membership in a group of invited website users that have contributed frequent and quality local consumer content and actively participate in an online community that shares information about local businesses, restaurants, service providers, events, public services and government agencies, parks and recreational areas, religious organizations and nonprofit organizations

Use in Commerce: The applicant is exercising legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by the members in connection with the identified collective membership organization.

In International Class 200, the mark was first used by group members at least as early as 03/00/2005, and first used in commerce by its members at least as early as 03/00/2005, and is now in use in such commerce. The applicant is submitting one(or more) specimen(s) showing the mark as used in commerce by its members in connection with the type of organization set forth above consisting of a(n) screenshot from Applicant's website .

Original PDF file:
SPE0-7316109112-202108111 00338955661_._ELITE_Class _200.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (15 pages)
Specimen File1
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Webpage URL: www.yelp.com
Webpage Date of Access: 08/05/2021
Applicant intends to control the use of the mark by the members as will be specified in the applicant's bylaws or other written provisions.


Claim of Active Prior Registration(s)
The applicant claims ownership of active prior U.S. Registration Number(s) 4788456.

The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Ariana G. Hiscott. Other appointed attorneys are Susan Piascik Christoff, Brian Focarino, Bobby A. Ghajar, Colette A. Ghazarian, Rebecca Givner-Forbes, Kelley B. Harrington, Shannan Higgins, Brendan J. Hughes, Rose Mendenhall Kautz, Judd D. Lauter, 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, Suite 700
      Washington, District of Columbia 20004
      United States
      415-693-2171(phone)
      trademarks@cooley.com

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; vbocek@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 collective membership mark sought to be registered; The applicant is exercising legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by the members, and was exercising legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce as of the filing date of the application by the members, in connection with the collective membership organization in the application; The specimen(s) shows the mark as used by the members in connection with the collective membership organization in the application and was used by the members in connection with the collective membership organization 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 exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by the members, and was entitled to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by the members as of the application filing date; The applicant has a bona fide intention to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by the members, and had a bona fide intention to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by the members as of the application filing date, in connection with the collective membership organization 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 for the members, and, 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 in connection with the collective membership organization 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: /Aaron Schur/   Date: 08/11/2021
Signatory's Name: Aaron Schur
Signatory's Position: Deputy General Counsel
Signatory's Phone Number: 415-693-2171
Signature method: Sent to third party for signature
Payment Sale Number: 90877029
Payment Accounting Date: 08/11/2021

Serial Number: 90877029
Internet Transmission Date: Wed Aug 11 13:49:35 ET 2021
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/CMM-XX.XX.XXX.XXX-2021081113493502
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