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: 97325722

Filing Date: 03/23/2022

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: SONIC (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of SONIC. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, America's Drive-In Brand Properties LLC, a limited liability company legally organized under the laws of Kansas, having an address of
      Three Glenlake Parkway
      Atlanta, Georgia 30328
      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:  Virtual food and beverage products; downloadable virtual goods, namely, food items and beverages for use in virtual worlds; downloadable multimedia files containing artwork, text, audio, and video files and non-fungible tokens (NFTs); downloadable loyalty and reward cards which can be redeemed for menu items; downloadable computer software, namely, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for facilitating commercial transactions; downloadable software that allows users to access restaurant menus, locate restaurants, place food and beverage orders, pay for orders, and collect rewards
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:  Online retail services featuring virtual goods, food, and beverages; digital retail store services featuring downloadable and non-downloadable virtual goods in the nature of food items and beverages; retail store services featuring virtual goods, namely, access tokens for use in online virtual worlds; conducting an incentive program whereby individuals can earn real world and virtual rewards; administration of a rewards program featuring virtual rewards that can be redeemed in the real or virtual world
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:  Entertainment services, namely, providing online virtual restaurants in virtual environments; entertainment services, namely, providing online, non-downloadable virtual food items and beverages for use in virtual environments; entertainment services, namely, providing an online virtual restaurant wherein users can earn reward points and virtual currency which may be used to purchase food and beverages; entertainment services, namely, providing online, non-downloadable virtual gifts and rewards for use in virtual environments created for entertainment purposes; entertainment services, namely, providing online actual and virtual concerts and other virtual events
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 software that gives users the ability to upload, modify and share virtual reality content, augmented reality content, mixed reality content, information, experiences and data; providing temporary use of non-downloadable software offering virtual food and beverage products; non-downloadable multimedia files containing artwork, text, audio, and video files and non-fungible tokens (NFTs); non-downloadable computer software, namely, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for facilitating commercial transactions; providing temporary use of non-downloadable software that allows users to access restaurant menus, locate restaurants, place food and beverage orders, pay for orders, and collect rewards
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:  Preparation and provision of food and beverages; food preparation services for delivery or pick-up; restaurants featuring home delivery; virtual restaurant offering delivery of food and beverage products; operating a virtual restaurant featuring actual and virtual goods; operating a virtual restaurant featuring virtual goods
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: Nadya Munasifi Sand. Other appointed attorneys are Uly S. Gunn, Lauren Timmons, Sarah Parker, Mary Grace Gallagher. Nadya Munasifi Sand of Alston & Bird LLP, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at
      1201 W. Peachtree Street
      Atlanta, Georgia 30309
      United States
      404-881-7000(phone)
      404-881-7777(fax)
      ipatl@alston.com

Nadya Munasifi Sand 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:

Nadya Munasifi Sand

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: ipatl@alston.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): nadya.sand@alston.com; sarah.parker@alston.com; betsy.perkins@alston.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: /RQJ/   Date: 03/22/2022
Signatory's Name: Robert Q. Jones, Jr.
Signatory's Position: Vice President, Corporate Counsel
Signatory's Phone Number: 678-514-4332
Signature method: Sent to third party for signature
Payment Sale Number: 97325722
Payment Accounting Date: 03/23/2022

Serial Number: 97325722
Internet Transmission Date: Wed Mar 23 08:22:23 ET 2022
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.XXX.XX.XXX-2022032308222346
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