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

---

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: 97684008

Filing Date: 11/18/2022

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: META GAMING (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of META GAMING. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, Meta Platforms, Inc., a corporation of Delaware, having an address of
      1601 Willow Road
      Menlo Park, California 94025
      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 042:  Design and development of computer software; Computer services, namely, creating virtual communities for registered users to organize groups and events, participate in discussions, get feedback from their peers, and engage in social, business and community networking; Computer services, namely, hosting electronic facilities for others for organizing and conducting meetings, events and interactive discussions via communication networks; Computer services in the nature of customized electronic personal and group profiles or webpages featuring user-defined or specified information, including, audio, video, images, text, content, and data; Computer services, namely, providing search engines for obtaining data on the internet and communication networks; Providing online facilities featuring technology that enables online users to create personal profiles featuring social and business networking information and to transfer and share such information among multiple online facilities; Non-downloadable software for social networking, creating a virtual community, and transmission of audio, video, images, text and data; Application service provider (ASP) services; Providing an online network service that enables users to transfer personal identity data to and share personal identity data with and among multiple online facilities; Providing information from searchable indexes and databases of information, including text, electronic documents, databases, graphics, electronic media, images and audio visual content via the internet and communication networks; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for sending and receiving electronic messages, notifications and alerts; Electronic and interactive multimedia game development services; Providing online sites that give users the ability to upload, modify and share virtual reality content, information, experiences and data; Providing online sites that give users the ability to upload, modify and share augmented reality content, information, experiences and data; Providing online sites that give users the ability to upload, modify and share mixed reality content, information, experiences and data; Providing application programming interface (API) software for use in electronic messaging and transmission of audio, video, images, text, content and data; Software for electronic messaging; Non-downloadable computer software for sharing and displaying a user's location, planning activities with other users and making recommendations; Application service provider (ASP) featuring software to enable or facilitate the sharing and displaying a user's location, planning activities with other users and making recommendations; Non-downloadable software for creating, managing and accessing user-created and administered private groups within virtual communities; Non-downloadable software for providing a virtual marketplace; Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring software platforms for social networking and transmission of images, audio-visual content, video content and messages; Non-downloadable software for streaming multimedia entertainment content; Design and development of computer game software; Design and development of virtual reality software; Design and development of mixed reality software; Design and development of video game software; Computer services in the nature of providing customized online pages featuring user-defined or specified information and personal profiles; Computer services in the nature of providing customized online pages featuring virtual reality, and augmented reality content and data; Design and development of interactive multimedia software; Maintenance and repair of computer software; Non-downloadable software for transmitting, sharing, receiving, downloading, displaying, interacting with and transferring content, text, visual works, audio works, audiovisual works, literary works, data, files, documents and electronic works; Computer services, namely, providing information in the fields of technology and software development via the internet; Technical support services, namely, troubleshooting in the nature of diagnosing computer software problems; Computer services, namely, cloud hosting provider services; Online non-downloadable cloud computing software for use in electronic storage of data; Online non-downloadable cloud computing software for virtual, augmented reality applications and environments; File sharing services, namely, providing online facilities for others featuring technology enabling users to upload and download electronic files; Hosting of digital content on the internet; Designing and modifying computer programs and video games for others; Video game programming development services; Designing and developing computer game software and video game software for use with computers, video game program systems and computer networks; Video game development 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.

Priority based on foreign filing: 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 and asserts a claim of priority based on Jamaica application number 86530, filed 05/18/2022.
INTENT TO PERFECT 44(d) : At this time, the applicant has another basis for registration (Section 1(a) or Section 1(b)) and does NOT intend to rely on Section 44(e) as the basis for registration, but is only asserting a valid claim of priority.




The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Anthony J. Malutta. Other appointed attorneys are Calla Yee. Anthony J. Malutta of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton 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
      Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1900
      San Francisco, California 94111
      United States
      415-273-7507(phone)
      415-723-7132(fax)
      MetaProsecution@kilpatricktownsend.com
The docket/reference number is 1359969.
Anthony J. Malutta 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:

Anthony J. Malutta

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: MetaProsecution@kilpatricktownsend.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): tmadmin@kilpatricktownsend.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: /Paulo Sousa/   Date: 11/18/2022
Signatory's Name: Paulo Sousa
Signatory's Position: Lead Counsel, Brands and Marketing Legal
Signatory's Phone Number: contact attorney of record
Signature method: Sent to third party for signature
Payment Sale Number: 97684008
Payment Accounting Date: 11/18/2022

Serial Number: 97684008
Internet Transmission Date: Fri Nov 18 15:24:31 ET 2022
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.XX.XXX.XXX-2022111815243276
0434-97684008-8205edffa885b845019e84a47e
518de58f49e3dc4bf1f447696b9e358dd224e7a7
2-CC-24310484-20221118140134162135