Application

PTO- 1478

Approved for use through 10/31/2024. OMB 0651-0009

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number.

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PTO- 1478

Approved for use through 10/31/2024. OMB 0651-0009

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number.

Trademark/Service Mark Application, Principal Register

Serial Number: 97659915

Filing Date: 11/02/2022

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: P (stylized and/or with design, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of P. The color(s) purple and white is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of a white, stylized, capital letter P on a purple background.
The applicant, Proton AG, a aktiengesellschaft legally organized under the laws of Switzerland, having an address of
      Route de la Galaise 32, Plan-les-Ouates
      Geneva 1228
      Switzerland
      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 system and application software for secure and encrypted access to the internet, world-wide web, and virtual reality Metaverses on computers, tablets, phones, and other mobile devices; Downloadable computer software for enabling virtual private network (VPN) operation on computers and mobile computing devices; Downloadable computer software for accessing secure, authenticated, end-to-end encrypted virtual private network (VPN) tunnels with peer-to-peer support, ad-blocking DNS filtering, alternative routing to avoid censorship, and Tor/onion network access; Downloadable computer software for managing and synchronizing secure, encrypted email, individual and group calendars and schedules, contacts, and tasks on computers, tablets, phones, and other mobile devices; Downloadable computer software for searching encrypted email contents, and managing email aliases; Downloadable computer software for automatically organizing and filtering emails, and blocking tracking, spyware, malware, and unwanted commercial emails ("spam"); Downloadable computer software for adding encrypted email support to third-party email clients; Downloadable computer application software to manage numeric certification, numeric authentication, issuance, validation, and management of digital certificates, with utilization of cryptography and digital signatures, to enable organizations and individuals to secure business and personal transactions across communication networks; Downloadable computer software for accessing, managing, and searching secure, encrypted data files and file metadata stored on remote cloud data servers; Downloadable computer software for sharing encrypted data files stored on remote cloud data servers with password protection and time-limited access links and on peer-to-peer sharing services;
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 038:  Providing global server network for virtual private network (VPN) services; Providing VPN server network with peer-to-peer support, ad-blocking DNS filtering, alternative routing to avoid censorship, and Tor/onion network access; Providing encrypted DNS directory servers for DNS query privacy protection; Providing secure, private email communication servers with end-to-end encryption; Providing secure, private email services with spam filtering, tracking protection, anti-malware and phishing protection; Providing secure, private email services with password-protected encrypted email, and message search functions; Providing secure, private remote data storage servers with end-to-end encryption of files and metadata; Providing secure, private remote data storage servers for sharing encrypted data files with password protection and time-limited access links and on peer-to-peer sharing services; Providing secure, private remote data storage servers and indexing for searching encrypted data files and file metadata;
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 on-line non-downloadable Software as a Service (SaaS) software for managing and synchronizing secure, encrypted email, individual and group calendars and schedules, contacts, and tasks on computers, tablets, phones, and other mobile devices; Providing on-line non-downloadable Software as a Service (SaaS) software for searching encrypted email contents, and managing email aliases; Providing on-line non-downloadable Software as a Service (SaaS) software for automatically organizing and filtering emails and blocking tracking, spyware, malware, and unwanted commercial emails ("spam"); Providing on-line non-downloadable Software as a Service (SaaS) software to manage numeric certification, numeric authentication, issuance, validation, and management of digital certificates, with utilization of cryptography and digital signatures, to enable organizations and individuals to secure business and personal transactions across communication networks; Providing on-line non-downloadable Software as a Service (SaaS) software for sharing, importing, and migrating email, contacts, and calendars from other third-party services; Providing on-line non-downloadable Software as a Service (SaaS) software for accessing, managing, and searching secure, encrypted data files and file metadata stored on remote cloud data servers; Providing on-line non-downloadable Software as a Service (SaaS) software for sharing encrypted data files stored on remote cloud data servers with password protection and time-limited access links; Technical research in the fields of information and communication technologies, censorship, filtering and blocking content, and cybersecurity, privacy, threat analysis, digital technologies, human rights, and security;
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: Julia Anne Matheson. Other appointed attorneys are Bonny B. Plosker, Janet F. Satterthwaite, Todd Bontemps. Julia Anne Matheson of Potomac Law Group, PLLC, 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 700
      1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
      Washington, District of Columbia 20004
      United States
      202-251-6920(phone)
      202-318-7707(fax)
      tm@potomaclaw.com
The docket/reference number is 4759-0149.
Julia Anne Matheson 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:

Julia Anne Matheson

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: tm@potomaclaw.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): jmatheson@potomaclaw.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 $1050 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 3 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: Not Provided    Date: Not Provided
Signatory's Name: Not Provided
Signatory's Position: Not Provided
Signatory's Phone Number: Not Provided
Payment Sale Number: 97659915
Payment Accounting Date: 11/02/2022

Serial Number: 97659915
Internet Transmission Date: Wed Nov 02 17:49:25 ET 2022
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.XXX.XXX.XXX-202211021749259
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