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: 97290024

Filing Date: 03/01/2022

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: MODEL E (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of MODEL E. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, Ford Motor Company, a corporation of Delaware, having an address of
      One American Road
      Dearborn, Michigan 48130
      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:  Downloadable and recorded software in the nature of vehicle operating system software; Downloadable and recorded computer programs for reading, diagnosing, updating and analyzing vehicle parts and vehicle system operations; vehicle based electronic modules comprised of computer hardware and recorded onboard software for transmitting diagnostic information and vehicle operational status; recorded computer software that enables communication between vehicles and connected devices; electronic control units for managing electric vehicle software components; electric power control apparatus for vehicles, namely, electrical controllers and power supply controllers; electronic battery control modules comprised of electronic controllers for batteries for electric vehicles; electronic control systems comprised of electronic controllers for vehicle electrical batteries; electronic controllers for vehicles; computer hardware for telecommunication in motor vehicles; telecommunications apparatus for transmitting data and updating vehicle software in the nature of wireless transmitters and receivers; rechargeable battery stacks for electric vehicles; rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles
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 012:  Motor vehicles, namely, automobiles, pick-up trucks, electric vehicles in the nature of automobiles, sport utility vehicles, off-road vehicles, and their structural parts
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:  Promoting the sales of goods and services of others in the automotive industry through the distribution and dissemination of promotional materials and product information in print, television and radio broadcast, and the Internet; retail store services in the field of automobiles, automobile parts and accessories
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:  Electric vehicle charging services, namely, charging station services for electric vehicles
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:  Electronic transmission of automobile information and data; telecommunications services to update vehicle software and firmware over the air, namely, electronic transmission of data; providing telecommunications connections to a global computer network; telecommunications gateway services for over-the-air updating of vehicles; providing a telecommunications link between vehicles and a central communications platform
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:  Battery recycling services; battery manufacturing 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 042:  Providing temporary use of non-downloadable cloud-based software for connecting, operating and managing networked vehicles
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) 5241774.


The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Sharon C. Sorkin. Other appointed attorneys are Anna Robinson, Carl Schaffer. Sharon C. Sorkin of Ford Global Technologies, LLC, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at
      ONE AMERICAN ROAD
      DEARBORN, Michigan 48126
      United States
      tmdocket@ford.com
The docket/reference number is 84462359.
Sharon C. Sorkin 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:

Sharon C. Sorkin

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: tmdocket@ford.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): nnong@ford.com; cschaf14@ford.com; arobi196@ford.com; nnahorsk@ford.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 $2450 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 7 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: /Sharon C. Sorkin/   Date: 03/01/2022
Signatory's Name: Sharon C. Sorkin
Signatory's Position: Chief Trademark Counsel
Signatory's Phone Number: 313-909-8914
Signature method: Sent to third party for signature
Payment Sale Number: 97290024
Payment Accounting Date: 03/01/2022

Serial Number: 97290024
Internet Transmission Date: Tue Mar 01 17:15:48 ET 2022
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.XX.XXX.XXX-2022030117154840
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