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: 97278458

Filing Date: 02/22/2022

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: PILOT COMPANY (stylized and/or with design, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of PILOT COMPANY. The applicant is not claiming color as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of the stylized word company below the word pilot with each letter of pilot contained within a rectangle.
The applicant, Pilot Travel Centers LLC, a limited liability company legally organized under the laws of Delaware, having an address of
      5508 Lonas Drive
      Knoxville, Tennessee 37909
      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 009:  Batteries for vehicles; downloadable application for determining locations, amenities, fuel prices, and reward points at travel centers; downloadable application featuring information in the fields of commercial vehicle fuel pricing, truck stop services and amenities, to help guide consumers in their purchase of fuel, and information about commercial vehicle fuel cost, rebates and incentives; downloadable application to assist consumer in locating commercial vehicle fuel dealers and to match consumer requests for fuel pricing and information to fuel dealers; downloadable application for locating available parking spaces; downloadable application for work flow applications, namely, managing documents and information from professional drivers; downloadable application for offering services to truck repair and maintenance businesses; downloadable application for determining location and amenities, travel route planning, and requesting roadside assistance; downloadable application for offering services to truck repair and maintenance businesses; downloadable mobile application for use by employees of a company for the employer to communicate with employees via video and text message, for use with communication between employees, for use with group communication between employees and employer, for allowing employees to clock in and clock out and request time off, to allow employees to obtain pay stubs, and obtain or communicate information to users; downloadable electronic newsletters delivered by email in the field of trucking for the professional driver
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 016:  Series of books
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 021:  Plastic mugs; coffee mugs; travel mugs; insulated mugs
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 035:  Retail store services in the field of food products, beverages, gasoline, diesel fuel, motor oil, and biodiesel fuel; retail stores featuring convenience store items; arranging and conducting incentive reward programs to promote the sale of petroleum products; promoting the goods of others; fuel management services in the field of commercial trucking and vehicle fleets; data management services, namely, collection and reporting of fuel purchase data and other purchase data associated with fleet card usage; fuel management services in the field of commercial trucking and vehicle fleets
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 036:  Financial services, namely, issuing commercial fleet credit cards, fleet credit card transaction and payment processing and verification services; electronic monitoring of credit card activity to detect fraud via the internet; providing an internet website portal in the field of financial transaction and payment processing services; providing financial information regarding fuel price changes via email and text notification alerts; Financial services, namely, issuing commercial fleet credit cards, fleet credit card transaction and payment processing and verification services;. electronic monitoring of credit card activity to detect fraud via the internet
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 037:  Truck repair and maintenance; vehicular service station 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.

International Class 038:  Telecommunications services, namely, providing email notifications and alerts, text notifications and alerts, and phone call notifications and alerts of fuel purchase data and other purchase data associated with fleet card usage for fraud detection and prevention
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 039:  Trucking services, namely, hauling of fuel; transportation and delivery of refined petroleum products, diesel emission fluids, diesel exhaust fluids, and biofuels; saltwater transportation and storage services provided in the oil and gas sector
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 040:  Saltwater destruction services provided to the oil and gas sector
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:  Providing a website featuring information concerning food and beverage items available at travel centers; amenities available at travel centers; parking at travel centers; locations of travel centers; fuel prices at travel centers; health and wellness information; fuel rebates and incentives; truck repair and maintenance; locations of truck repair and maintenance facilities; promotional deals on food and beverage items; career search and portal for submitting applications for employment
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 043:  Café services featuring freshly brewed coffee; restaurant 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.



Claim of Active Prior Registration(s)
The applicant claims ownership of active prior U.S. Registration Number(s) 6381625, 6059846, 5413904, and others.


The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Seth L. Hudson. Other appointed attorneys are Bryan L. Baysinger; E. Eric Mills; Angelica M. Colwell; Jeffrey M. Reichard; Sara C. Kanos; Bobby L. Robinson; John B. Hardaway, III; Todd A. Serbin. Seth L. Hudson of Nexsen Pruet, 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
      227 West Trade Street, Suite 1550
      Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
      United States
      704-338-5307(phone)
      704-805-4715(fax)
      ustrademark@nexsenpruet.com
The docket/reference number is 059320-00043.
Seth L. Hudson 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:

Seth L. Hudson

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: ustrademark@nexsenpruet.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): shudson@nexsenpruet.com; tbush-dugar@nexsenpruet.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 $3850 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 11 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: /Seth L. Hudson/   Date: 02/22/2022
Signatory's Name: Seth L. Hudson
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record
Signatory's Phone Number: 704-338-5307
Signature method: Signed directly within the form
Payment Sale Number: 97278458
Payment Accounting Date: 02/22/2022

Serial Number: 97278458
Internet Transmission Date: Tue Feb 22 14:03:10 ET 2022
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XXX.XX.XXX.XX-2022022214031065
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