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: 97544713

Filing Date: 08/11/2022

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: SBDC (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of SBDC. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, Siemens Industry, Inc., a corporation of Delaware, having an address of
      100 Technology Drive
      Alpharetta, Georgia 30005
      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:  Computer hardware and computer software, for control of building automation, building technology, and alarm systems; computer hardware and software for use in building automation, building technology, and alarm systems for monitoring, reporting on, and controlling lighting and HVAC equipment, building security and alarms; Computer hardware and software for the remote control of temperature, heating, ventilation, lighting and air conditioning regulators, thermostats, automatic timers, automatic temperature monitors, air flow monitors, air quality monitors, data transmitters and receivers for transmitting data relating to status of heating, ventilating, lighting and air conditioning systems and for communication between systems; Data processing programs, in particular in the field of building technology, building automation and building security, namely, computer software for operating building automation systems and managing, recording and processing data relating to building automation, building security systems and building heating, ventilating, lighting and air conditioning systems; computer software for identifying data associated with a building (including data relating to building automation, building security systems and building heating, ventilating, lighting and air conditioning systems) and providing the identified data to a remote server, system or cloud application for further processing.
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:  Technical planning, research and technical development of installations, equipment and apparatus, in particular in the field of building technology and building automation; Technical consultancy and surveying in the field of building technology and building automation; Creation and rental of data processing and process technology programs; Technical project management in the field of building technology and building automation, including computer project management; Design and development of computer hardware and software for use building automation, building technology, and building security; Provision of technical consultancy in installing and operating computer hardware and software systems used in building technology, building automation and building security; Platform as a Service (PaaS) services, namely, non-downloadable software platforms for control of building automation, building technology, and building security; Software as a Service services, and platform as a service services featuring software for use in building automation, building technology, and building security systems for monitoring, reporting on, and controlling lighting and HVAC equipment, alarms, space utilization, asset movement within the building, shift management, compliance with health and safety protocols, and building efficiency; Software as a Service services for building and occupant data analytics, dashboards, data delivery via APIs and integration with other software systems; Cloud based non-downloadable computer software for conducting building IoT data analytics, insight analysis, IoT data processing, insights analysis, IoT data processing, reporting, dashboarding, API delivery and data integration with other applications; Cloud based non-downloadable computer software for enabling identification of and accessing of data associated with a building (including data relating to building automation, building security systems and building heating, ventilating, lighting and air conditioning systems) for further processing.
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: Thomas J. Burton. Thomas J. Burton of Siemens Corporation, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, is located at
      3501 Quadrangle Boulevard, Suite 230
      Orlando, Florida 32817
      United States
      ipas-trademark-admin.ct@siemens.com
The docket/reference number is 2022W15455US.
Thomas J. Burton 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:

Thomas J. Burton

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: ipas-trademark-admin.ct@siemens.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): ipas-trademark-admin.ct@siemens.com; karin.stowasser@siemens.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 $700 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 2 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: /Thomas J. Burton/   Date: 08/11/2022
Signatory's Name: Thomas J. Burton
Signatory's Position: Attorney for Applicant, IL Bar Member
Signatory's Phone Number: 847-345-2983
Signature method: Sent to third party for signature
Payment Sale Number: 97544713
Payment Accounting Date: 08/11/2022

Serial Number: 97544713
Internet Transmission Date: Thu Aug 11 14:21:20 ET 2022
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XXX.XXX.XX.XXX-202208111421207
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