TEAS Plus New 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

TEAS Plus Application

Serial Number: 97291483

Filing Date: 03/02/2022

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: SIGMA (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of SIGMA. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, SIGMA Equipment, Inc., DBA Sigma Group, a corporation of Indiana, having an address of
      424 E. Inglefield Rd.
      Evansville, Indiana 47725
      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:

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International Class 035:  Consulting services in the field of providing businesses with consumer information about and advice on selection of industrial recycling processing and handling equipment; Value-added reseller services, namely, distributorship services featuring industrial recycling processing and handling equipment; Value-added reseller services, namely, distributorship services featuring renting, buying and selling of used packaging equipment, assembly machine equipment, and processing equipment, and spare industrial, electrical and automation parts; Arranging and conducting auctions in the field of used industrial equipment; Industrial asset management services, namely, auctioning, liquidating and remarketing industrial assets of others

Use in Commerce: The applicant is using the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods/services. The applicant attaches, or will later submit, one specimen as a JPG/PDF image file showing the mark as used in commerce on or in connection with any item in the class of listed goods/services, regardless of whether the mark itself is in the standard character format or is a stylized or design mark. The specimen image file may be in color, and the image must be in color if color is being claimed as a feature of the mark.

In International Class 035, the mark was first used by the applicant or the applicant's related company or licensee predecessor in interest at least as early as 01/01/2004, and first used in commerce at least as early as 01/01/2004, and is now in use in such commerce. The applicant is submitting one(or more) specimen(s) showing the mark as used in commerce on or in connection with any item in the class of listed goods/services, consisting of a(n) screenshots of website featuring services under the mark.
Specimen File1

Webpage URL: http://thesigma.group/sigma-equipment/
Webpage Date of Access: 02/21/2022

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International Class 036:  Financial appraisal and valuation of used industrial equipment

Use in Commerce: The applicant is using the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods/services. The applicant attaches, or will later submit, one specimen as a JPG/PDF image file showing the mark as used in commerce on or in connection with any item in the class of listed goods/services, regardless of whether the mark itself is in the standard character format or is a stylized or design mark. The specimen image file may be in color, and the image must be in color if color is being claimed as a feature of the mark.

In International Class 036, the mark was first used by the applicant or the applicant's related company or licensee predecessor in interest at least as early as 06/30/2020, and first used in commerce at least as early as 06/30/2020, and is now in use in such commerce. The applicant is submitting one(or more) specimen(s) showing the mark as used in commerce on or in connection with any item in the class of listed goods/services, consisting of a(n) screenshot of website featuring services under the mark.
Specimen File1

Webpage URL: http://sigma-appraisal.com/
Webpage Date of Access: 02/21/2022

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International Class 040:  Recycling of commerical and industrial electronics, including computers, monitors, televisions, circuit boards, mobile devices, tapes, disks and other forms of electronic storage media

Use in Commerce: The applicant is using the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods/services. The applicant attaches, or will later submit, one specimen as a JPG/PDF image file showing the mark as used in commerce on or in connection with any item in the class of listed goods/services, regardless of whether the mark itself is in the standard character format or is a stylized or design mark. The specimen image file may be in color, and the image must be in color if color is being claimed as a feature of the mark.

In International Class 040, the mark was first used by the applicant or the applicant's related company or licensee predecessor in interest at least as early as 06/30/2021, and first used in commerce at least as early as 06/30/2021, and is now in use in such commerce. The applicant is submitting one(or more) specimen(s) showing the mark as used in commerce on or in connection with any item in the class of listed goods/services, consisting of a(n) screenshot of website featuring services under the mark.
Specimen File1

Webpage URL: http://thesigma.group/about
Webpage Date of Access: 02/21/2022

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International Class 042:  Engineering services in the field of reducing operational costs of industrial machinery; Engineering services in the field of processing and packaging equipment

Use in Commerce: The applicant is using the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods/services. The applicant attaches, or will later submit, one specimen as a JPG/PDF image file showing the mark as used in commerce on or in connection with any item in the class of listed goods/services, regardless of whether the mark itself is in the standard character format or is a stylized or design mark. The specimen image file may be in color, and the image must be in color if color is being claimed as a feature of the mark.

In International Class 042, the mark was first used by the applicant or the applicant's related company or licensee predecessor in interest at least as early as 09/30/2014, and first used in commerce at least as early as 09/30/2014, and is now in use in such commerce. The applicant is submitting one(or more) specimen(s) showing the mark as used in commerce on or in connection with any item in the class of listed goods/services, consisting of a(n) screenshot of website featuring services provided under the mark.
Specimen File1

Webpage URL: http://www.sigmaequipment.com/services/
Webpage Date of Access: 02/21/2022



The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: C. Richard Martin. C. Richard Martin of Martin IP Law Group, PC, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, is located at
      225 Court St
      Evansville, Indiana 47708
      United States
      812-492-4478(phone)
      rick@ipsolutionslaw.com
The docket/reference number is SIG:001.
C. Richard Martin 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:

C. Richard Martin

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: rick@ipsolutionslaw.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): admin@ipsolutionslaw.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 $1000 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: /C. RICHARD MARTIN/   Date: 03/02/2022
Signatory's Name: C. Richard Martin
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record
Signatory's Phone Number: 812-492-4478
Signature method: Signed directly within the form
Payment Sale Number: 97291483
Payment Accounting Date: 03/02/2022

Serial Number: 97291483
Internet Transmission Date: Wed Mar 02 13:44:34 ET 2022
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/FTK-XX.XX.XXX.XX-20220302134434841
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