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: 90897715

Filing Date: 08/23/2021

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: LOS ANGELES LAKERS (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of LOS ANGELES LAKERS. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, The Los Angeles Lakers, Inc., a corporation of California, having an address of
      555 Nash Street
      El Segundo, California 90245
      United States
      212-407-8330(phone)
      646-264-4145(fax)
      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 014:  Jewelry; costume jewelry; beaded jewelry; rubber or silicon wristbands in the nature of a bracelet, beaded necklaces; earrings, necklaces being jewelry, rings being jewelry, bracelets, cuff links, pendants, ornamental lapel pins, charms for collar jewelry and bracelets; clocks; watches; watch bands and watch straps, watch cases being parts of watches, watch fobs; tie clips; medallions; non-monetary coins of precious metal; key chains; key rings; decorative key fobs

In International Class 014, 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 11/15/1960, and first used in commerce at least as early as 01/01/1982, 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) Clock, watch, pin, earrings.
JPG file(s):
Specimen File1
Specimen File2
Specimen File3
Original PDF file:
SPE0-741011045-2021082317 2202753555_._L_and_Ball_c l_14_earrings.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (3 pages)
Specimen File1
Specimen File2
Specimen File3
Webpage URL: None Provided
Webpage Date of Access: None Provided


Claim of Active Prior Registration(s)
The applicant claims ownership of active prior U.S. Registration Number(s) 1477758, 1872549, 3095079, and others.

SECTION 2(f) Claim of Acquired Distinctiveness, IN PART, based on Five or More Years' Use
LOS ANGELES has become distinctive of the goods/services through the applicant's substantially exclusive and continuous use of the mark in commerce that the U.S. Congress may lawfully regulate for at least the five years immediately before the date of this statement.

SECTION 2(f) Claim of Acquired Distinctiveness, IN PART, based on Active Prior Registration(s)
LOS ANGELES has become distinctive of the goods/services as evidenced by the ownership on the Principal Register for the same mark for sufficiently similar goods/services of active U.S. Registration No(s). 1477758, 1872549, 3095079 and others .


The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Anil V. George. Anil V. George of NBA Properties, Inc., is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, is located at
      Olympic Tower - 645 Fifth Avenue
      New York, New York 10022
      United States
      212-407-8330(phone)
      646-264-4145(fax)
      ipgroup@nba.com
The docket/reference number is 32704USNF2.
Anil V. George 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:

Anil V. George

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: ipgroup@nba.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): avgeorge@nba.com; cmatthews@nba.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: /avg/   Date: 08/23/2021
Signatory's Name: Anil V. George
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record; NY bar member
Signatory's Phone Number: 212-407-8330
Signature method: Signed directly within the form
Payment Sale Number: 90897715
Payment Accounting Date: 08/23/2021

Serial Number: 90897715
Internet Transmission Date: Mon Aug 23 17:28:46 ET 2021
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.XXX.XX.XX-20210823172846546
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