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: 97477544

Filing Date: 06/27/2022

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: AFA (stylized and/or with design, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of AFA. The color(s) navy and white is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of white rectangle with navy fill connected to F in white AFA letters with a small gap in the rectangle after the F.
The applicant, Alternative Fund Advisors, LLC, a limited liability company legally organized under the laws of Delaware, having an address of
      ONE INDIANA SQUARE, SUITE 3500
      Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
      United States
      3177133699(fax)
      XXXX
Alternative Fund Advisors, LLC, having a domicile address of:

      XXXX
      XXXX, XXXX XXXX
      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:  Investment management services of closed-end mutual funds, open-end mutual funds, limited partnerships, real estate investment trusts, master limited partnerships, collective investment trusts and various other pooled investment vehicles that invest in publicly traded securities, including but not limited to equity, fixed income, commodities, currencies, and derivatives based on such securities, and/or invest directly in private securities, including but not limited to private credit, private real estate and REITs, mineral rights and MLPs, timber and other real assets, patent royalties, life settlements, private equity investments, venture capital investments, and other private investments, and/or invest in funds that invest in publicly traded securities and/or private securities

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 06/22/2020, and first used in commerce at least as early as 06/22/2020, 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) screenshot of webpage depicting the mark and describing services.
Specimen File1
Webpage URL: http://alternativefundadvisors.com/contact/
Webpage Date of Access: 06/27/2022




The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Amy Wright. Other appointed attorneys are Elizabeth Baumhart and Victoria Sedinger. Amy Wright of Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, 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
      One Indiana Square, Suite 3500
      Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
      United States
      317-713-3500(phone)
      3177133699(fax)
      EFSTrademarks@taftlaw.com
The docket/reference number is 101909-00204.
Amy Wright 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:

Amy Wright

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: EFSTrademarks@taftlaw.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): awright@taftlaw.com; tmTaftdocket@taftlaw.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: /Amy Wright/   Date: 06/27/2022
Signatory's Name: Amy Wright
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record, Indiana Bar Member
Signatory's Phone Number: 317-713-3500
Signature method: Signed directly within the form
Payment Sale Number: 97477544
Payment Accounting Date: 06/27/2022

Serial Number: 97477544
Internet Transmission Date: Mon Jun 27 16:00:56 ET 2022
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XXX.XXX.XX.X-20220627160056121
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