Application

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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: 97419559

Filing Date: 05/19/2022

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: WILLOW (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of WILLOW. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, Willow Creek Community Church, Inc., a non-profit corporation legally organized under the laws of Illinois, having an address of
      67 East Algonquin Road
      South Barrington, Illinois 60010
      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 041:  Religious instruction services; Providing a website featuring online non-downloadable videos, articles, and blogs, in the fields of Christianity, religion, theology, Bible study, Christian discipleship, faith, evangelism, ministry, prayer, financial stewardship, and life skills; Educational services, namely classes, workshops, podcasts, and live-streamed and on-demand videos of sermons, in the fields of Christianity, religion, theology, Bible study, Christian discipleship, faith, evangelism, ministry, prayer, financial stewardship, and life skills; Instructional services in the fields of job search skills; Providing study guides and devotionals via email all in the fields of Christianity, religion, theology, Bible study, Christian discipleship, faith, evangelism, ministry, prayer, financial stewardship, and life skills

In International Class 041, the mark was first used by the applicant or the applicant's related company or licensee or predecessor in interest at least as early as 09/21/2021, and first used in commerce at least as early as 10/03/2021, 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) webpages; emails.

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Webpage URL: None Provided
Webpage Date of Access: None Provided



The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Nancy Oliver LeSourd. Other appointed attorneys are Kenneth E. Liu, Bonnie L. Van Der Weide, Scott J. Ward, George R. Grange, Stephen H. King, J. Matthew Szymanski. Nancy Oliver LeSourd of Gammon & Grange, P.C., is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at
      1945 Old Gallows Rd Suite 650
      Vienna, Virginia 22182
      United States
      703-761-5000(phone)
      trademark@gg-law.com
The docket/reference number is 3478-009.
Nancy Oliver LeSourd 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:

Nancy Oliver LeSourd

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: trademark@gg-law.com       SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): NOT PROVIDED 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 $350 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 1 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: /Matt Sundstedt/   Date: 05/19/2022
Signatory's Name: Matt Sundstedt
Signatory's Position: Executive Pastor of Operations
Signatory's Phone Number: Not Provided
Signature method: Sent to third party for signature
Payment Sale Number: 97419559
Payment Accounting Date: 05/19/2022

Serial Number: 97419559
Internet Transmission Date: Thu May 19 17:18:33 ET 2022
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