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: 97446095

Filing Date: 06/07/2022

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: (Stylized and/or Design, see mark) The applicant is not claiming color as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of circle shape sun design set behind eight swooshing lines in the shape of two hills.
The applicant, Heartland Financial USA, Inc., a corporation of Delaware, having an address of
      Suite 600
      700 Locust Street
      Dubuque, Iowa 52001
      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 036:  Banking and financing services; administration of health savings accounts being HSAs; automated financial clearinghouse services; Automated Clearing House (ACH) transaction processing services; automated teller machine (ATM) banking services; banking services provided by mobile telephone connections; bill payment services; cash management services, namely, sweep account services and zero balance account services; checking account services; commercial banking services; commercial lending services; consumer lending services; credit and loan services; credit card authorization services; credit card services, namely, credit card transaction processing; credit card verification; debit card services, namely, debit card transaction processing; electronic banking via a global computer network; electronic transfer of funds by wire; electronic transfer of money; financial administration of retirement plans; financial and investment research and analysis; financial consulting and advising in the fields of mergers and acquisitions, specialized industries, specialty manufacturing and distribution, information technology, applied technology, testing and monitoring, professional services, transportation, food and beverage, healthcare, agriculture, education, nonprofits, and real estate; financial planning for retirement; financial planning; financial risk management and consultation; financial services, namely, electronic remote check deposit services; financial services, namely, issuing letters of credit and stand-by letters of credit; financial services, namely, wealth management services; fraud reimbursement services in the field of credit card purchases; government guaranteed loan services; home equity loans; individual retirement account services; insurance agency and brokerage; insurance agency in the field of home insurance, personal property insurance, liability insurance, life insurance, and disability insurance; internet banking services; investment portfolio management; issuance of credit cards; issuing of debit cards; loan financing; loan origination services; lockbox processing services in the nature of safe deposit box services; merchant credit card payment processing services; money transfer services, namely, international wire transfer services; mortgage banking; mortgage loans; online banking and bill payment services; on-line banking services featuring electronic alerts that alert credit and debit card users when a single transaction exceeds a certain amount or when a fraudulent transaction has been made through the user's account; on-line banking services; online banking services accessible by means of downloadable mobile applications; operating a website featuring information in the banking and financial services fields; processing of credit card payments; processing of electronic wallet payments; providing financial advice via a website; providing financial and investment advisory and consultancy services; providing financial and investment information and news; providing information in the field of personal finance via a website; providing insurance information; providing point of sale debit and credit card transaction processing services to commercial business merchants; purchasing charge card and business credit card services, namely, charge card and credit card payment processing services; safe deposit box services; savings account services; servicing of customer installment loans; small business banking services

In International Class 036, 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 11/11/2001, and first used in commerce at least as early as 11/11/2001, 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) webpage from Applicant's website showing the mark used in connection with banking and financing services.

Original PDF file:
SPE0-170112245-2022060614 4931446424_._Sun_Design_C l._36_Webpage.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (2 pages)
Specimen File1
Specimen File2
Webpage URL: http://www.premiervalleybank.com/
Webpage Date of Access: 06/06/2022




The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Jamie N. Nafziger. Other appointed attorneys are Elizabeth C. Buckingham, Jeffrey R. Cadwell, Cathleen F. Dahl, Sandra Edelman, Evan P. Everist, Stuart R. Hemphill, Brok S. Humbert, Alison W. Jarzyna, Charlene M. Krogh, Catherine Parrish Lake, Julia B. Lisi, Lisa A. Osman, Sarah M. Robertson, Lindsey M. Sadler, Fara S. Sunderji. Jamie N. Nafziger of DORSEY & WHITNEY 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
      Suite 1500
      50 South Sixth Street
      Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-1498
      United States
      612-343-7922(phone)
      612-340-8827(fax)
      ip.docket@dorsey.com
The docket/reference number is T298769.US.1.
Jamie N. Nafziger 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:

Jamie N. Nafziger

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: ip.docket@dorsey.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): nafziger.jamie@dorsey.com; lisi.julia@dorsey.com; sherman.louise@dorsey.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 $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: /dawn oelke/   Date: 06/07/2022
Signatory's Name: Dawn Oelke
Signatory's Position: SVP, Director of Marketing Operations
Signatory's Phone Number: 612-343-7922
Signature method: Sent to third party for signature
Payment Sale Number: 97446095
Payment Accounting Date: 06/07/2022

Serial Number: 97446095
Internet Transmission Date: Tue Jun 07 11:35:48 ET 2022
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XXX.XXX.XX.X-20220607113548131
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