Application

PTO- 1478

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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: 97844723

Filing Date: 03/17/2023

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: BOSTON (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of BOSTON. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, Boston Red Sox Baseball Club Limited Partnership, a limited partnership legally organized under the laws of Massachusetts, comprising of New England Sports Ventures, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, having an address of
      Fenway Park
      4 Jersey Street
      Boston, Massachusetts 02215
      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 025:  Clothing, namely, headwear; shirts; sweaters; vests; bottoms as clothing; dresses; skirts; athletic uniforms; jerseys; underwear; undergarments; sleepwear; robes; swimwear; jackets; sweatshirts; ponchos; aprons; clothing wraps; infant wear; cloth bibs; ties; belts; footwear; socks; hosiery; scarves; gloves; mittens; headbands; wristbands as clothing; all the foregoing relating to professional baseball or softball

In International Class 025, 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 12/31/1953, and first used in commerce at least as early as 12/31/1953, 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 depicting a point of purchase display with a baseball jersey bearing the mark.

Original PDF file:
SPE0-20910219320-20230317 144308688466_._BOSTON_-_C lass_25.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (3 pages)
Specimen File1
Specimen File2
Specimen File3
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) 1578939, 1736679, 4021405, and others.

SECTION 2(f) Claim of Acquired Distinctiveness, based on Active Prior Registration(s)
The mark has become distinctive of the goods/services as evidenced by the ownership on the Principal Register for the same mark for sufficiently similar goods/services of active U.S. Registration No(s). 1736679, 4021405.

SECTION 2(f) Claim of Acquired Distinctiveness, based on Five or More Years' Use
The mark has become distinctive of the goods/services through the applicant's substantially exclusive and continuous use of the mark in commerce that the U.S. Congress may lawfully regulate for at least the five years immediately before the date of this statement.


The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Maryann E. Licciardi. Other appointed attorneys are Jeremy A. Berman, William M. Borchard, Jeffrey Chery, Dasha Chestukhin, Mary A. Donovan, Kieran G. Doyle, Robert J. English, Jeffrey H. Epstein, C. J. Erickson, Theodora M. Fleurant, Lynn S. Fruchter, Allison R. Furnari, Lawrence Greene, Justin I. Karasick, Mary L. Kevlin, Thomas Kjellberg, Meichelle R. MacGregor, Joelle Milov, John S. Miranda, Mark Montague, Raphael Nemes, Reema Pangarkar, Joel Karni Schmidt, Eric J. Shimanoff, Adam Siegartel, Deborah K. Squiers, Emily F. Stein, Brian Volk, Lyndsey Waddington, Dorothy R. Whitney, Ana Zhadina, and all other attorneys at Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C.. Maryann E. Licciardi of Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C., is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at
      114 West 47th Street
      New York, New York 10036
      United States
      212-790-9200(phone)
      212-575-0671(fax)
      trademark@cll.com

Maryann E. Licciardi 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:

Maryann E. Licciardi

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: trademark@cll.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): mel@cll.com; las@cll.com; kathleen.moran@mlb.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: /Mitchell Schwartz/   Date: 03/17/2023
Signatory's Name: Mitchell Schwartz
Signatory's Position: SVP, Major League Baseball Properties, Inc.
Signatory's Phone Number: 2129317800
Signature method: Sent to third party for signature
Payment Sale Number: 97844723
Payment Accounting Date: 03/17/2023

Serial Number: 97844723
Internet Transmission Date: Fri Mar 17 16:15:57 ET 2023
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XXX.XXX.XXX.XX-202303171615575
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