Application

PTO- 1478

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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: 97208621

Filing Date: 01/07/2022

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: MLP (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of MLP. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, Major League Pickleball, Inc., a corporation of Delaware, having an address of
      2400 Kathy Cove
      Austin, Texas 78704
      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 025:  Apparel and headwear
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.

International Class 028:  Sports equipment in the field of pickleball, racket sports, and paddle sports
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.

International Class 041:  Organizing, arranging, and conducting of pickleball, racket sports, and paddle sports events and competitions; organizing and conducting athletic competitions and games in the field of pickleball, racket sports, and paddle sports; encouraging participation in pickleball, racket sports, and paddle sports by establishing rules and providing governance for games, events, and competitions; providing sports information, namely, information regarding rules, organization of tournaments and other competitions, events and exhibitions in the field of pickleball, paddle sports, and racket sports; providing a web site that provides pickleball, racket sports, and paddle sports league player statistics and team information; providing a website featuring information relating to pickleball, racket sports, and paddle sports; providing a website featuring non-downloadable videos in the field of pickleball, racket sports, and paddle sports; entertainment services in the nature of professional athletes competing in pickleball, racket sports, and paddle sports; rental of outdoor recreational facilities for playing pickleball, racket sports, and paddle sports; entertainment services, namely, organization and conducting pickleball, racket sports, and paddle sports competitions rendered live and recorded for the purpose of distribution through broadcast media; coaching in the field of pickleball, racket sports, and paddle sports; sports training services in the field of pickleball, racket sports, and paddle sports; instruction in the nature of clinics for pickleball, racket sports, and paddle sports; education and entertainment services in the nature of pickleball, racket sports, and paddle sports games and exhibitions; providing sports and entertainment information about pickleball, racket sports, and paddle sports via the internet, cable, satellite, television, radio or other forms of transmission media
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: Anna Kuhn. Other appointed attorneys are all other attorneys of the firm. Anna Kuhn of Pirkey Barber PLLC, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at
      1801 East 6th Street, Suite 300
      Austin, Texas 78702
      United States
      512-322-5200(phone)
      512-322-5201(fax)
      tmcentral@pirkeybarber.com
The docket/reference number is SLKA022US.
Anna Kuhn 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:

Anna Kuhn

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: tmcentral@pirkeybarber.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): akuhn@pirkeybarber.com; ccostello@pirkeybarber.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 $1050 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 3 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: /Brooks M Wiley/   Date: 01/07/2022
Signatory's Name: Brooks Wiley
Signatory's Position: President
Signatory's Phone Number: 210-842-1752
Signature method: Sent to third party for signature
Payment Sale Number: 97208621
Payment Accounting Date: 01/10/2022

Serial Number: 97208621
Internet Transmission Date: Fri Jan 07 18:15:45 ET 2022
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XXX.XXX.XXX.XX-202201071815453
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