Application

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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: 97292116

Filing Date: 03/02/2022

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: FORD DRIVE (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of FORD DRIVE. 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 48126
      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:  Computer software for the operation, control, maintenance, and management of vehicles, autonomous vehicles and vehicle components, namely, computer software: for collecting, tracking, analyzing, and reporting data and information in the field of electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles; for Safety and driving assistant system for mobile vehicles comprised of electronic proximity sensors and switches, high-resolution cameras, integrated circuits and display monitors for the purpose of imaging processing
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:  Providing business analysis and business strategic planning services in the autonomous vehicle technology industry
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:  Charging station services for electric vehicles; battery charging services; repair and maintenance of vehicles; Fleet management services in the nature of maintenance of fleet vehicle
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:  Providing transport information via a website; Transport of persons and goods; Arranging and organizing transport for persons and goods; Arranging and organizing transport for persons and goods for others; Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for the operation, control, maintenance, and management of vehicles, autonomous vehicles and vehicle components; leasing of vehicles; rental services of motor 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 042:  (SaaS) software as a service services: for the operation, control, maintenance, and management of vehicles, autonomous vehicles and vehicle components
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: 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
      FORD WORLD HEADQUARTERS BLDG., 4TH FLOOR
      ONE AMERICAN ROAD
      DEARBORN, Michigan 48126
      United States
      tmdocket@ford.com
The docket/reference number is 84463460.
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): nnahorsk@ford.com; arobi196@ford.com; nnong@ford.com; cschaf14@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 $1750 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 5 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: 03/02/2022
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: 97292116
Payment Accounting Date: 03/02/2022

Serial Number: 97292116
Internet Transmission Date: Wed Mar 02 17:29:05 ET 2022
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.XX.XXX.XXX-2022030217290576
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