Application

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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: 97794134

Filing Date: 02/14/2023

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: CARITAS (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of CARITAS. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, Caritas Internationalis, a not-for-profit corporation legally organized under the laws of Italy, having an address of
      Palazzo San Calisto
      Vatican City 00120
      Italy
      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 035:  Association services namely, promoting the interest of philanthropic, social welfare, housing, employment, health care, development, aid and relief organizations in the fields of disaster relief, human advancement and development, and campaigning against poverty, exclusion, intolerance and discrimination; representing the interests of others, namely, lobbying services for the promotion of the interests of others in obtaining disaster relief services, obtaining solutions for sustainable development, and achieving global peace building through philanthropic, social welfare, housing, employment, health care, development, aid and relief organizations channels; promoting public and governmental awareness of philanthropic, social welfare, housing, employment, health care, development, aid and relief organizations; promotional sponsorship of the charitable services of philanthropic, social welfare, housing, employment, health care, development, aid and relief organizations; developing and executing of such efforts, namely, business management consultation and business organizational consultation for the programs of philanthropic, social welfare, housing, employment, health care, development, aid and relief organizations; providing an on-line website for promoting the interests of philanthropic, social welfare, housing, employment, health care, development, aid and relief organizations in the fields of disaster relief, human advancement and development, and campaigning against poverty, exclusion, intolerance and discrimination; promotional sponsorship of lectures, conferences, workshops and seminars in the fields of philanthropy, social welfare, housing employment, health care, development, aid and relief

In International Class 035, 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 09/00/2013, and first used in commerce at least as early as 09/00/2013, 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 from applicant's website depicting use of the mark in connection with the services.
Specimen File1
Webpage URL: None Provided
Webpage Date of Access: None Provided

International Class 036:  Financial sponsorship of programs for social welfare, housing, employment, health care, and redevelopment for developing countries; financial sponsorship of conferences, workshops and seminars in the fields of philanthropy, social welfare, housing, employment, health care, development, aid and relief; ministerial support services, namely, financial sponsorship of ministries for provision of disaster relief services, for campaigning against poverty, and for support of sustainable development

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 09/00/2013, and first used in commerce at least as early as 09/00/2013, 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 from applicant's website depicting use of the mark in connection with the services.
Specimen File1
Webpage URL: None Provided
Webpage Date of Access: None Provided

International Class 041:  Educational services, namely, arranging, conducting, and providing lectures, conferences, workshops and seminars in the fields of philanthropy, social welfare, housing, employment, health care, development, aid and relief, and disseminating books, magazines, newsletters, reports, booklets and course materials in connection therewith; developing and publishing educational materials for others, namely, books, magazines, newsletters, reports, booklets and course materials in the fields of philanthropy, social welfare, housing, employment, health care, development, aid and relief; training persons to conduct educational programs and activities in the fields of philanthropy, social welfare, housing, employment, health care, development, aid and relief; educational services provided via a website, namely, training in the field of managing programs related to a wide variety of global issues in need of charitable funding rendered through online correspondence courses, articles, editorials, and reports; providing online publications, namely, online magazines, books, newsletters, reports, booklets and course materials, in the fields of a wide variety of global issues in need of charitable funding

In International Class 041, 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 09/00/2013, and first used in commerce at least as early as 09/00/2013, 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 from applicant's website depicting use of the mark in connection with the services.
Specimen File1
Webpage URL: None Provided
Webpage Date of Access: None Provided


Claim of Active Prior Registration(s)
The applicant claims ownership of active prior U.S. Registration Number(s) 4311300 and 4311301.

Translation
The English translation of CARITAS in the mark is CHARITY.


The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Marylee Jenkins. Other appointed attorneys are Chiara Giuliani, Yusef Abutouq. Marylee Jenkins of ArentFox Schiff 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
      1301 Avenue of the Americas, Floor 42
      New York, New York 10019
      United States
      212-484-3900(phone)
      212-484-3990(fax)
      TMDocket@afslaw.com
The docket/reference number is 029690.00067.
Marylee Jenkins 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:

Marylee Jenkins

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: TMDocket@afslaw.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): Marylee.Jenkins@afslaw.com; Chiara.Giuliani@afslaw.com; Karolyn.Richter@afslaw.com; Yusef.Abutouq@afslaw.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: /Marylee Jenkins/   Date: 02/14/2023
Signatory's Name: Marylee Jenkins
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, New York Bar member
Signatory's Phone Number: 212-484-3900
Signature method: Sent to third party for signature
Payment Sale Number: 97794134
Payment Accounting Date: 02/14/2023

Serial Number: 97794134
Internet Transmission Date: Tue Feb 14 14:01:17 ET 2023
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.XXX.XXX.XXX-202302141401192
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