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: 97359796

Filing Date: 04/12/2022

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: WSFX (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of WSFX. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, Safex Foundation, Inc., a non-profit corporation legally organized under the laws of Wyoming, having an address of
      601 13th Street NW, Suite 900 South
      Washington, District of Columbia 20005
      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 software in the nature of a trading platform for trading and exchange of cryptocurrencies, blockchain tokens, and digital assets; Downloadable computer software, namely, an electronic financial trading platform for trading cryptocurrencies, blockchain tokens, and digital assets; Downloadable software for enabling access to an online platform for virtual and digital currencies and tokens; Downloadable computer e-commerce software to allow users to perform electronic business transactions via a global blockchain; Downloadable software application to send, receive, exchange, store and safeguard virtual and digital currencies and tokens; Downloadable application programming interface (API) software for development, testing, and integration of blockchain software applications to shared and/or distributed ledgers
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:  Provision of an on-line decentralized marketplace for buyers and sellers of goods and services; Providing a website featuring an online decentralized marketplace for exchanging goods and services with other users; Provision of an on-line decentralized marketplace for buyers and sellers of a wide variety of consumer goods of others; Operating online decentralized marketplaces for sellers and buyers of goods and/or services; Online trading services, namely, operating online decentralized marketplaces for sellers and buyers of goods and services; Promoting public and institutional awareness in the fields of mining, blockchain consensus, wallet management, cryptocurrency commerce, community inclusion and outreach
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:  Cryptocurrency trading and exchange services, namely, providing digital currency or digital token using blockchain technology; Issuance of tokens of value; Issuance of digital tokens for value; Issuance of tokens of value, namely, providing tokens of value to power digital transactions in the nature of funds transfers, asset transfers, payments, e-wallets, and smart contracts; Issuance of tokens of value, namely, providing tokens of value to enable the fulfillment of smart contracts; Issuance of tokens of value, namely, providing a utility token of value; Financial services, namely, providing a virtual currency for use by members of an on-line community via a global computer network; Merchant services in the nature of payment transaction processing services, namely, processing and issuing receipts for electronic payments and payment transactions; Providing financial information in the field of mining, blockchain consensus, wallet management, cryptocurrency commerce, community inclusion and outreach
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 online nondownloadable computer software for use as a digital currency wallet; Electronic storage services in the nature of providing virtual storage and archiving of electronic data; Providing online nondownloadable software in the nature of a trading platform for trading of cryptocurrencies, blockchain tokens, and digital assets; Platform as a service (PaaS) featuring computer software platforms utilizing blockchain technology to allow users to perform electronic business transactions; Application service provider (ASP) featuring software to enable building of applications on the blockchain, interacting with blockchain smart contracts, and blockchain commodities exchange; Design of software and computer systems for managing and mining cryptocurrencies; Providing temporary use of online nondownloadable software for mining cryptocurrency; Computer co-location services, namely, providing facilities for the location of computer servers with the equipment of others, namely, computer hardware for the purpose of mining cryptocurrency; Providing technology information in the field of mining, blockchain consensus, wallet management, cryptocurrency commerce, community inclusion and outreach
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: Sarah E. Bro. Other appointed attorneys are all others of McDermott Will & Emery LLP. Sarah E. Bro of McDermott Will & Emery 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
      18565 Jamboree Road, Suite 250
      Irvine, California 92612
      United States
      949-851-0633(phone)
      949-851-9348(fax)
      IPDocketOrangeCounty@mwe.com
The docket/reference number is 113216-14US5.
Sarah E. Bro 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:

Sarah E. Bro

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: IPDocketOrangeCounty@mwe.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): sbro@mwe.com; kdelcoure@mwe.com; efarrahi@mwe.com; ipdocketmwe@mwe.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 $1400 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: /Daniel Dabek/   Date: 04/12/2022
Signatory's Name: Daniel Dabek
Signatory's Position: Executive Director
Signatory's Phone Number: 949-851-0633
Signature method: Sent to third party for signature
Payment Sale Number: 97359796
Payment Accounting Date: 04/12/2022

Serial Number: 97359796
Internet Transmission Date: Tue Apr 12 19:42:52 ET 2022
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