Application

PTO- 1478

Approved for use through 10/31/2024. 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 10/31/2024. 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: 97093649

Filing Date: 10/26/2021

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: MATCHROOM (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of MATCHROOM. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, Matchroom Sport Limited, a private limited company legally organized under the laws of United Kingdom, having an address of
      Mascalls, Mascalls Lane
      Brentwood, Essex CM145LJ
      United Kingdom
      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:  Advertising; marketing; publicity and promotional services; public relations services; media relations services; publicity agency services; production of advertising and publicity matter, materials and commercials; dissemination of advertising, marketing and publicity materials; digital marketing; advertising and marketing services provided by means of social media; influencer marketing; arranging and conducting of advertising and marketing events; development of advertising concepts and promotional campaigns; production of advertising matter and commercials relating to sporting and/or entertainment events, competitions, leagues, tournaments, teams and performances; production of advertising matter and commercials relating to promotion of athletes, sports people, sporting personalities, performing artists; professional poker players, professional gamers and other entertainment and sporting professionals and personalities; advertising, marketing, publicity and promotion of sporting and/or entertainment events, competitions, leagues, tournaments, teams and performances; advertising, marketing, publicity and promotion of athletes, sports people, sporting personalities, performing artists; professional poker players, professional gamers and other entertainment and sporting professionals and personalities; promotional management for sports personalities; sports agency services; agency services for promoting sports and/or entertainment personalities; talent agency and talent management services; business management of sports personalities; management of professional athletes; business management of performing artists; business management of athletes, sports people, sporting personalities, performing artists; professional poker players, professional gamers and other entertainment and sporting professionals and personalities; talent recruitment services in the fields of sports and/or entertainment; booking agency services of sports and/or entertainment personalities for events; brand creation services (advertising and promotion); brand positioning and strategy services; merchandising; consultancy regarding public relations communication strategies; business management; business consultancy and advisory services; business management, consultancy and advisory services relating to sporting and/or entertainment events, competitions, leagues, tournaments, teams and performances; business management, consultancy and advisory services relating to management and promotion of athletes, sports people, sporting personalities, performing artists; professional poker players, professional gamers and other entertainment and sporting professionals and personalities; provision of business information relating to sporting and/or entertainment events, competitions, leagues, tournaments, teams and performances; provision of business information relating to athletes, sports people, sporting personalities, performing artists; professional poker players, professional gamers and other entertainment and sporting professionals and personalities; negotiation and mediation of business contracts for others; arranging advertising and promotional contracts for others; negotiating and concluding commercial transactions for others; market research; market studies, surveys and public opinion polling relating to sporting and/or entertainment events, competitions, leagues, tournaments, teams and performances; market studies, surveys and public opinion polling relating to athletes, sports people, sporting personalities, performing artists; professional poker players, professional gamers and other entertainment and sporting professionals and personalities; arranging and conducting trade shows; collection of commercial information; data collection, processing and management services; data processing relating to sporting and/or entertainment events, competitions, leagues, tournaments, teams and performances; data processing relating to athletes, sports people, sporting personalities, performing artists; professional poker players, professional gamers and other entertainment and sporting professionals and personalities; business and market data analysis; compilation and analysis of statistical data and information for business or commercial purposes; compilation and analysis of statistical data and information relating to sporting and/or entertainment events, competitions, leagues, tournaments, teams and performances for business or commercial purposes; compilation and analysis of statistical data and information relating to athletes, sports people, sporting personalities, performing artists; professional poker players, professional gamers and other entertainment and sporting professionals and personalities for business or commercial purposes; sponsorship search; sponsorship search consultancy services; promotional sponsorship of sports athletes, professionals, teams, events, competitions, leagues and tournaments; promotion of goods and services through sponsorship; promotion of goods and services through sponsorship of sports and entertainment events, competitions, leagues, tournaments, teams and performances; promotion of goods and services through sponsorship of athletes, sports people, sporting personalities, performing artists; professional poker players, professional gamers and other entertainment and sporting professionals and personalities; promoting the goods and services of others by arranging for sponsors to affiliate their goods and services with sporting activities; promoting the goods and services of others by arranging for sponsors to affiliate their goods and services with awards programs; maintaining a registry of sports memorabilia and works of art; procurement of contracts for others; arranging of competitions for advertising purposes; loyalty and customer incentive scheme services; customer loyalty services for commercial, promotional and/or advertising purposes; sales promotion through loyalty and incentive schemes; organisation of customer loyalty programmes for commercial, promotional and advertising purposes; arranging subscriptions to media packages; arranging subscriptions to telecommunication services for others; arranging subscriptions to broadcast or streaming media, information media and/or publications; the bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of broadcasting and streaming telecommunications services, enabling customers to conveniently view and purchase those services; the bringing together for the benefit of others of a variety of service providers, namely providers of non-downloadable digital media content including software, software applications, films, television programmes, radio programmes, videos, audio, music, text, data, images, multimedia files and recordings, audiobooks, e-books, podcasts, electronic publications; artwork and non-fungible tokens via the Internet or other communications network or via a streaming service, enabling customers to conveniently view and purchase those services; the bringing together for the benefit of others of a variety of service providers, namely providers of non-downloadable digital media content including live and video on demand streams of sporting and/or entertainment events, competitions, leagues, tournaments, teams and performances via the Internet or other communications network or via a streaming service, enabling customers to conveniently view and purchase those services; retail services and on-line retail services in relation to downloadable digital media content including software, software applications, films, television programmes, radio programmes, videos, audio, music, text, data, images, multimedia files and recordings, audiobooks, e-books, podcasts, electronic publications, artwork and non-fungible tokens; retail services and on-line retail services in relation to downloadable digital media content including live and video on demand streams of sporting and/or entertainment events, competitions, leagues, tournaments, teams and performances; retail services and on-line retail services in relation to downloadable electronic databases and interactive databases of digital media content relating to sports and/or entertainment; retail services and on-line retail services in relation to recordings of sounds, videos, images and multimedia in any media, carriers of audio signals and/or video signals and data carriers; retail services and on-line retail services in relation to multimedia recordings, sound and/or video recordings, film recordings, recordings of music and electronic publications in the field of sport, culture and/or entertainment; retail services and on-line retail services in relation to computer software, application software for mobile devices, computer games, computer games software and video game apparatus; retail services and on-line retail services in relation to data processing apparatus, apparatus and instruments for recording, transmitting, reproducing or processing sound, images or data, transmitting and receiving apparatus for television broadcasting, set-top boxes and their accessories; retail services and on-line retail services in relation to headphones, cases for mobile phones, tablet computers and laptop computers, sunglasses, cases for spectacles and sunglasses, eye protection wear for sports, sports whistles and sports helmets; retail services and on-line retail services in relation to sporting articles and equipment, games, toys, playthings, sports bags, bags and cases adapted for carrying sporting articles and equipment; retail services and on-line retail services in relation to clothing, footwear, headgear, neckwear, sporting apparel, wristbands, belts and face coverings being apparel; retail services and on-line retail services in relation to printed matter, stationery, publications, books, magazines, journals, posters, photographs, postcards, greeting cards, stickers, pictures, framed pictures, prints, programmes, event programmes, brochures, autograph books and tickets; retail services and on-line retail services in relation to bags, luggage, purses, wallets, toiletry and cosmetics cases, luggage tags and umbrellas; retail services and on-line retail services in relation to combs; brushes; hair accessories; fabric patches; dispensers, mugs, travel mugs, reusable bottles, water bottles and bottle openers; retail services and on-line retail services in relation to food, drink, dietary supplements and dietary preparations; retail services and on-line retail services in relation to cosmetics, toiletries, skin care preparations, soap and perfumery; retail services and on-line retail services in relation to jewellery, charms, watches, watch straps, key rings, decorative pins, tie clips and pins, cuff links and badges; information, advisory and consultancy services relating to all the aforesaid 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.

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 United Kingdom application number UK00003714087, filed 10/25/2021.
INTENT TO PERFECT 44(d) : At this time, the applicant intends to rely on Section 44(e) as a basis for registration. If ultimately the applicant does not rely on Section 44(e) as a basis for registration, a valid claim of priority may be retained.


International Class 038:  Telecommunications services; broadcasting services; content streaming services; communication by online blogs; broadcasting of programmes via the internet; broadcasting of radio and television programmes; broadcasting of sporting and/or entertainment events, competitions, leagues, tournaments, teams, performances and programmes; communication of information by computer; data streaming; data transmission and reception; data broadcasting services; audiovisual communication services; audiovisual transmission and reception services; communication services by electronic means; wireless broadcasting services; interactive broadcasting; video broadcasting; audio broadcasting; subscription television broadcasting services; broadcasting of digital media content using video-on-demand and pay-per-view services; provision of telecommunication access to digital media content provided via an on-demand service; provision of telecommunication access to digital media content provided via an online video-on-demand service; pay-per-view programme transmission services; video-on-demand transmission services; broadcasting and transmission of pay-per-view audio, video and multimedia content; streaming of digital media content over the Internet; streaming of film, radio and television over the Internet; streaming of sporting and/or entertainment events, competitions, leagues, tournaments, teams, performances and programmes over the Internet; live and on-demand transmissions of sporting and/or entertainment events, competitions, leagues, tournaments, teams, performances and programmes accessible via websites on the internet; provision of access to an Internet portal featuring video-on-demand programmes and live streamed events; telecommunication services provided via Internet platforms and portals; telecommunications portal services; providing access to multimedia content online; providing access to a video sharing and viewing portal or platform; providing user access to portals and platforms on the Internet; providing user access to portals and platforms on the Internet for streaming or accessing video on demand services and/or pay per view digital media content; video streaming; audio streaming; image streaming; video, audio, music, film, radio, television and programme streaming services; transmission of data, audio, video and multimedia files, including downloadable files and files streamed over a communications network; electronic transmission, reception and streaming of digital media content for others via communications networks; podcasting; videocasting; sporting and/or entertainment news agency services; leasing of communications devices, apparatus and equipment; information, advisory and consultancy services relating to all the aforesaid 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.

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 United Kingdom application number UK00003714087, filed 10/25/2021.
INTENT TO PERFECT 44(d) : At this time, the applicant intends to rely on Section 44(e) as a basis for registration. If ultimately the applicant does not rely on Section 44(e) as a basis for registration, a valid claim of priority may be retained.


International Class 041:  Sporting activities; sporting services; sporting and recreational activities; organising and arranging of sports events, competitions, leagues, tournaments, teams and performances; production of sporting events, competitions, leagues, tournaments, teams and performances; sports camps; organising of sporting festivals; sports recording and statistical information services; providing sporting results; timing of sports events; handicapping for sporting events; sports and sports event information services; advisory and consultancy services relating to the organisation of sporting events and activities; providing corporate hospitality at sporting events; hosting of fantasy sports leagues; provision of news relating to sport; management of sporting and/or entertainment venues and facilities; leasing of sports and/or entertainment venues and facilities; rental of sports equipment; entertainment; entertainment services; live entertainment; arranging, conducting and production of entertainment events; live performances; production, presentation and organisation of shows and live entertainment; entertainment services provided by performing artists; conducting of performing arts entertainment; entertainment in the nature of boxing contests; corporate hospitality (entertainment); club services (entertainment); organising of festivals; entertainment information services; interactive entertainment services; film, television and radio entertainment; online entertainment; provision of multimedia entertainment programs by television, broadband, wireless and on-line services; providing non-downloadable films and television programmes via video-on-demand transmission services; providing multi-media entertainment and sporting content via a website; providing video entertainment via a website; providing sports entertainment via a website; rental of recorded entertainment and sports entertainment; showing of prerecorded entertainment and sports entertainment; providing online videos, not downloadable; providing online music, not downloadable; multimedia library services; production of films and television programmes for broadcast on mobile devices; leasing of recorded sound, video and images; entertainment services relating to sport and sporting events and competitions; sports entertainment services; sporting and entertainment activities and events; organisation and arranging of sporting and entertainment activities, events, competitions leagues, tournaments, teams and performances; entertainment services provided at or relating to sports events; advisory and consultancy services relating to the organisation of sporting and/or entertainment events and activities; entertainment provided during intervals of sporting events; television sporting and cultural entertainment; organisation of competitions or other entertainment, sporting and/or cultural events; organisation of competitions or other entertainment, sporting and/or cultural events for charitable purposes; provision of recreational events; cultural activities; cultural services; sporting and cultural activities; organising community sporting and cultural events; organisation of sporting and cultural events and activities; organization of cultural and educational exhibitions; sporting entertainment in the nature of golf, boxing, basketball, darts, fishing, gymnastics, netball, ping pong, pool, snooker and tenpin bowling events, competitions, leagues and tournaments; education; providing of training; training and coaching; sports coaching; sports training; sports officiating; providing health club and gymnasium services; entertainment services in the nature of development, creation, production, distribution, and post-production of films, television programmes, radio programmes, special events, live broadcast and live streaming events, sporting and entertainment features and multimedia entertainment and sporting content; entertainment production services; production of live entertainment; show production services; audio production services; live broadcast production; production of live entertainment features; production of live television programmes for entertainment; production of entertainment in the form of entertainment and sporting events and programmes for live broadcast and live streaming; facilities for the production of film, radio, television and live broadcast events; film and television studios; film and television editing; rental services for audio and video equipment; film, television and live broadcast programme production; audio, video and multimedia production and distribution; distribution, presentation and production of films, programmes, video and audio recordings; rental of films, programmes, video and sound recordings; radio and television coverage and commentary of sports and sporting and/or entertainment events; animation production services; production of special effects for film and television; lighting productions for sporting and/or entertainment purposes; TV, radio and live event presenter services; sports punditry services; services for the provision of sporting information and commentary; publishing services; multimedia publishing; music publishing; providing electronic publications; publication of books, reviews, journals, magazines, texts (other than publicity texts); on-line publication of electronic books, audiobooks, reviews, journals, magazines, texts (other than publicity texts); publication of reviews in the field of entertainment and/or sport; providing online newsletters in the fields of sports and/or entertainment; ticketing services; ticketing and event booking services; ticket procurement services for sporting and/or entertainment events; seat booking services for shows and sporting events; ticket reservation and booking services for sporting and/or entertainment events; ticket information services for sporting and/or entertainment events; ticketing services for sporting and entertainment events, namely sale of season tickets and passes; box office services; entertainment and/or sporting ticket agency services; fan club services; sports and entertainment promoter services; entertainment agency services; entertainment booking services; booking agencies for entertainment; booking of sports and entertainment personalities for events (services of a promoter); booking of performing artists for events (services of a promoter); booking of athletes, sports people, sporting personalities, performing artists; professional poker players, professional gamers and other entertainment and sporting professionals and personalities for events and appearances; gaming and gambling services; betting services; casino services; poker game services; organisation of poker games, events, competitions, leagues and tournaments; organisation of lotteries and competitions; betting and gaming services; organisation of contests; provision of games over the Internet; provision of raffles and draws; electronic games services provided by means of the internet; providing online entertainment in the nature of games tournaments, fantasy sports leagues and game shows; information, advisory and consultancy services relating to all the aforesaid 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.

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 United Kingdom application number UK00003714087, filed 10/25/2021.
INTENT TO PERFECT 44(d) : At this time, the applicant intends to rely on Section 44(e) as a basis for registration. If ultimately the applicant does not rely on Section 44(e) as a basis for registration, a valid claim of priority may be retained.


International Class 042:  Software as a service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS); providing online, non-downloadable software; Software as a Service featuring online non-downloadable software for transmission of digital media content, multimedia content, audio-visual content, video content and messages; Software as a Service featuring online non-downloadable software for accessing over-the-top (OTT) video-on-demand services via the internet or other communications network; Software as a Service featuring online non-downloadable software for accessing films, television programmes, radio programmes, special events, live broadcast and live streaming events, sporting and entertainment features and digital multimedia entertainment and sporting information and content via the internet or other communications network; Software as a Service featuring online non-downloadable software for gaming and interactive entertainment; Platform as a service featuring software platforms for transmission of digital media content, multimedia content, audio-visual content, video content and messages; Platform as a service featuring software platforms for accessing over-the-top (OTT) video-on-demand services via the internet or other communications network; Platform as a service featuring software platforms for accessing films, television programmes, radio programmes, special events, live broadcast and live streaming events, sporting and entertainment features and digital multimedia entertainment and sporting information and content via the internet or other communications network; Platform as a service featuring software platforms for gaming and interactive entertainment; providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for transmission of digital media content, multimedia content, audio-visual content, video content and messages; providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for accessing over-the-top (OTT) video-on-demand services via the internet or other communications network; providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for accessing films, television programmes, radio programmes, special events, live broadcast and live streaming events, sporting and entertainment features and digital multimedia entertainment and sporting information and content via the internet or other communications network; providing temporary use of non-downloadable gaming software; providing temporary use of non-downloadable interactive entertainment software; hosting platforms; hosting web portals; hosting of digital content online; hosting multimedia entertainment and sporting content; hosting of interactive applications; hosting of multimedia applications; hosting platforms on the internet; hosting computer software applications for others; hosting of software as a service; hosting online facilities for conducing interactive conversations; hosting multimedia entertainment and sporting content for others; hosting websites; hosting mobile websites; hosting online games websites; rental of entertainment software; electronic data storage; electronic storage of digital media content; electronic storage of entertainment media content; technical support services; consultancy in the field of software and platform as a service; computer software support services; computer software technical support services; online support for computer programme and software platform users; design, development and maintenance of software and software platforms for provision of sporting and entertainment content; computer software design and development; creating and maintaining websites and online software platforms and portals; maintenance of computer games accessed and played by multi-users over the Internet; computer security threat analysis and risk management; data security services; brand design services; product design; planning and design of sporting and entertainment venues and facilities; information, advisory and consultancy services relating to all the aforesaid 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.

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 United Kingdom application number UK00003714087, filed 10/25/2021.
INTENT TO PERFECT 44(d) : At this time, the applicant intends to rely on Section 44(e) as a basis for registration. If ultimately the applicant does not rely on Section 44(e) as a basis for registration, a valid claim of priority may be retained.




The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Mark H. Tidman. Other appointed attorneys are Kevin M. Bovard, Candice Reder, Lesley McCall Grossberg, Robert B.G. Horowitz, Jacqueline M. Lesser, Nancy Rubner Frandsen, John M. Mueller, Lisa Bollinger Gehman, Deborah A. Wilcox, Kevin M. Wallace. Mark H. Tidman of Baker & Hostetler LP, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at
      Washington Square, Suite 1100
      1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW
      Washington, District of Columbia 20036-5304
      United States
      202-861-1500(phone)
      202-861-1783(fax)
      bhipdocket@bakerlaw.com
The docket/reference number is 104386.21021.
Mark H. Tidman 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:

Mark H. Tidman

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: bhipdocket@bakerlaw.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): mtidman@bakerlaw.com; ahsu@bakerlaw.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 $1400 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 4 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: /Mark H. Tidman/   Date: 10/26/2021
Signatory's Name: Mark H. Tidman
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, DC bar member
Signatory's Phone Number: 202-861-1500
Signature method: Sent to third party for signature
Payment Sale Number: 97093649
Payment Accounting Date: 10/26/2021

Serial Number: 97093649
Internet Transmission Date: Tue Oct 26 17:32:16 ET 2021
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