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: 98001287

Filing Date: 05/17/2023

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: MLS SEASON PASS (stylized and/or with design, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of MLS SEASON PASS. The applicant is not claiming color as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of the stylized words SEASON above the word PASS to the right of the word "MLS," above three stars, and a diagonal line, all within a shield design.
The applicant, Major League Soccer, L.L.C., a limited liability company legally organized under the laws of Delaware, having an address of
      420 Fifth Avenue, 7th Floor
      New York, New York 10018
      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:  Downloadable and video game software and programs; downloadable audio and visual files; downloadable video clips from soccer games.
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 Mauritius application number MU/M/2022/37079, filed 11/17/2022.
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.


International Class 025:  Clothing, namely tops, bottoms, headwear, jackets, scarves, gloves, socks, headbands, wristbands as clothing, ponchos, baby bibs not made of paper, infantwear, sleepwear, loungewear, earmuffs, swimwear, underwear, neck gaiters
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 Mauritius application number MU/M/2022/37079, filed 11/17/2022.
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.


International Class 041:  Entertainment services, namely, soccer exhibitions; provision of entertainment in the nature of film clips from soccer games; provision of information in the field of soccer; television programming in the field of soccer; providing non-downloadable videos and television shows in the field of soccer via a video-on-demand service; providing non-downloadable computer games, electronic games, interactive games, and video games in the field of soccer
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 Mauritius application number MU/M/2022/37079, filed 11/17/2022.
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: Allison Strickland Ricketts. Other appointed attorneys are all other attorneys in the firm. Allison Strickland Ricketts of Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, 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
      151 West 42nd St., 17th Fl.
      New York, New York 10036
      United States
      ricketts-docket@fzlz.com
The docket/reference number is MLSO 2223596.
Allison Strickland Ricketts 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:

Allison Strickland Ricketts

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: ricketts-docket@fzlz.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): gibbins-docket@fzlz.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: /Jacqueline Curtin/   Date: 05/17/2023
Signatory's Name: Jacqueline Curtin
Signatory's Position: Vice President, Legal
Signatory's Phone Number: 000-000-0000
Signature method: Sent to third party for signature
Payment Sale Number: 98001287
Payment Accounting Date: 05/17/2023

Serial Number: 98001287
Internet Transmission Date: Wed May 17 17:27:10 ET 2023
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