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: 97258507

Filing Date: 02/08/2022

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: TOD'S (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of TOD'S. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, TOD'S S.P.A., a joint stock company organized under the laws of Italy, having an address of
      SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE
      VIA FILIPPO DELLA VALLE, 1
      FERMO 63811
      Italy
      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 009:  Spectacles, sunglasses, lenses and frames therefor, contact lenses, optical lenses, magnifying glasses, cases, chains and cords for glasses and spectacles, parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods; leather covers for portable multimedia players; leather covers for mobile phones; leather covers for DVDs; leather covers for CDs; leather covers for computer cables; leather covers for audio reproduction devices; leather covers for palmtops; leather covers for electronic agendas; leather covers for photographic cameras; leather covers for film cameras; downloadable digital media namely, digital assets, digital collectibles, digital tokens and non-fungible tokens (NFTs); downloadable virtual goods, namely, computer programs featuring perfumery and cosmetics, eyewear, jewelry and watches, bags, purses, belts, footwear, clothing and headwear, for use online and in online virtual worlds; downloadable computer software for creating, managing, storing, accessing, sending, receiving, exchanging, validating and selling digital assets, digital collectibles, digital tokens and non-fungible tokens (NFTs); recorded media; downloadable media; digital assets software incorporating NFTs (Non fungible tokens); downloadable software; downloadable computer software for blockchain technology; downloadable software, namely non-fungible tokens
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 European Union Trademark - EUTM application number 18645870, filed 01/31/2022.
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 035:  Organization of fashion shows for promotional purposes; shop window dressing; direct mail advertising; providing business information via a web site; commercial information and advice for consumers in the choice of products and services; organization of exhibitions for commercial or advertising purposes; presentation of goods on communication media, for retail purposes; sales promotion for others; commercial intermediation services; provision of an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of goods and services; wholesale and retail services of perfumery and cosmetics, clothing, footwear, headwear, eyewear, watches and jewelry, stationery and writing instruments, leatherware, namely bags, card holders, wallets, key cases, purses, luggage, backpacks and rucksacks, satchels, boxes, straps, leashes; online retail service of perfumery and cosmetics, clothing, footwear, headwear, eyewear, watches and jewelry, stationery and writing instruments, leatherware, namely bags, card holders, wallets, key cases, purses, luggage, backpacks and rucksacks, satchels, boxes, straps, leashes; retail store services featuring virtual goods, namely, perfumery and cosmetics, eyewear, jewelry and watches, bags, purses, belts, footwear, clothing and headwear, for use online; on-line retail store services featuring virtual merchandise, namely, perfumery and cosmetics, eyewear, jewelry and watches, bags, purses, belts, footwear, clothing and headwear; provision of an online marketplace and registry for buyers and sellers of digital assets, digital collectibles, digital tokens and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), digital assets and digital collectibles sold as non-fungible tokens (NFTs); online retail services relating to digital assets, digital collectibles, digital tokens and non-fungible tokens (NFTs); event marketing
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 European Union Trademark - EUTM application number 18645870, filed 01/31/2022.
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:  Educational services, namely conducting of classes, seminars, conferences, workshops (training) in the field of fashion and interior design; educational services namely providing of apprenticeship and traineeships in the field of fashion; training courses for strategic planning relating to advertising, promotion, marketing, business affairs in the field of fashion; entertainment services in the form of fashion shows; arranging and conducting exhibitions in the field of fashion for entertainment purposes; radio and television production in the field of fashion; entertainment services in the nature social club services in the field of fashion; presentation of live performances in the field of fashion; entertainment services, namely, providing on-line, non- downloadable virtual perfumery and cosmetics, eyewear, jewelry and watches, bags, purses, belts, footwear, clothing and headwear, for use in virtual environments; entertainment, sporting, arts and cultural activities; organizing, arranging and conducting of entertainment, sporting, arts and cultural events; entertainment 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 European Union Trademark - EUTM application number 18645870, filed 01/31/2022.
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:  Dress designing; industrial design; interior design; styling; design of interior decor; design of footwear, jewellery, clothing and fashion accessories; providing temporary use of non-downloadable digital media namely, digital assets, digital collectibles, digital tokens and non-fungible tokens (NFTs); providing temporary use of non- downloadable virtual goods created with blockchain-based software technology and smart contracts, in the nature of perfumery and cosmetics, eyewear, jewelry and watches, bags, purses, belts, footwear, clothing and headwear; providing temporary use of non-downloadable computer software for creating, managing, storing, accessing, sending, receiving, exchanging, validating and selling digital assets, digital collectibles, digital tokens and non-fungible tokens (NFTs); software as a service; software creation; data storage via blockchain; data authentication via blockchain; certification of data via blockchain; blockchain as a Service
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 European Union Trademark - EUTM application number 18645870, filed 01/31/2022.
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: Jeffrey B. Sladkus, Esq.. Other appointed attorneys are Erica L. Tritt, Jason H. Cooper, Amy Lester-Drew, Christopher A. Mann. Jeffrey B. Sladkus, Esq. of The Sladkus Law Group, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at
      1397 Carroll Drive
      Atlanta, Georgia 30318
      United States
      404-252-0900(phone)
      404-252-0970(fax)
      tmdocketing@sladlaw.com

Jeffrey B. Sladkus, Esq. 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 hereby appoints Jeffrey B. Sladkus, Esq. of The Sladkus Law Group
      1397 Carroll Drive
      Atlanta Georgia 30318
      United States
      404-252-0900(phone)
      404-252-0970(fax)
      tmdocketing@sladlaw.com
as applicant's representative upon whom notice or process in the proceedings affecting the mark may be served.

The applicant's current Correspondence Information:

Jeffrey B. Sladkus, Esq.

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: tmdocketing@sladlaw.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): mandy@sladlaw.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: /Jeffrey B. Sladkus/   Date: 02/08/2022
Signatory's Name: Jeffrey B. Sladkus
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, Georgia bar member
Signatory's Phone Number: Not Provided
Signature method: Signed directly within the form
Payment Sale Number: 97258507
Payment Accounting Date: 02/08/2022

Serial Number: 97258507
Internet Transmission Date: Tue Feb 08 18:27:11 ET 2022
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