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

---

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: 97152958

Filing Date: 12/02/2021

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: THE AP MINTING PRESS (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of THE AP MINTING PRESS. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, The Associated Press, a corporation of New York, having an address of
      200 Liberty Street
      New York, New York 10281
      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 035:  Provision of an online and blockchain based marketplace for licensees and licensors of tokenized, downloadable digital photos, videos, data, generative digital art, music and text-based assets authenticated by non-fungible tokens (NFTs)
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.



The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: GREGG A. PARADISE. Other appointed attorneys are Ryan L. Bergeron, Michael C. Bossner, April M. Capati, Daniela Caro-Esposito, Melanie A. Chernoff, Orville R. Cockings, Harvey L Cohen, Robert B. Cohen, Jonathan A. David, Sidney David, William A. Di Bianca, Aaron S. Eckenthal, Russell W. Faegenburg, Alex Ganescu, Gregory S. Gewirtz, Keith E. Gilman, Stephen B. Goldman, Kendall K. Gurule, Joseph Hajjar, Jayla Harvey, Charles H. Humkey, Kelly Y. Hwang, Joseph H. Karlin, Charles P. Kennedy, Paul H. Kochanski, Kevin M. Kocun, David J. Kohn, Arnold H. Krumholz, Daniel P. Laine, Andrew T. Lane, David G. Leach, Joseph S. Littenberg, Stephen M. Lund, Keith J. McWha, Mitesh Mehta, William L. Mentlik, Marcus J. Millet, Nahoko Ono, Sameer K. Pai, Thomas M. Palisi, Gregg A. Paradise, Wilfred V. Patrick, Bruno Polito, Gregory M. Reilly, Natalie S. Richer, Jordan T. Riviello, Stephen F. Roth, Bruce H. Sales, Christian E. Samay, Scott R. Samay, Vaibhav H. Sharma, Michael H. Teschner, Brian R. Tomkins, Tedd W. Van Buskirk, Joseph K. Venier, James A. Vezeris, Lingyan Wang, and Roy H. Wepner. GREGG A. PARADISE of LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG, KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK, 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
      20 Commerce Drive
      Cranford, New Jersey 07016
      United States
      908-654-5000(phone)
      908-654-7866(fax)
      trademarkadmin@lernerdavid.com
The docket/reference number is APRESS.195.
GREGG A. PARADISE 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:

GREGG A. PARADISE

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: trademarkadmin@lernerdavid.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 $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: /Gregg A. Paradise/   Date: 12/02/2021
Signatory's Name: GREGG A. PARADISE
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record, NJ Bar Member
Signatory's Phone Number: 908-654-5000
Signature method: Sent to third party for signature
Payment Sale Number: 97152958
Payment Accounting Date: 12/02/2021

Serial Number: 97152958
Internet Transmission Date: Thu Dec 02 14:09:46 ET 2021
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XXX.XXX.XX.XXX-202112021409462
33842-97152958-78180c6e9ed21a8556460862d
feae1e1237eae1a1e1a5ab96875208f7715f945f
c-CC-09451104-20211202120454146383