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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

TEAS Plus Application

Serial Number: 98056791

Filing Date: 06/23/2023

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: VANTAGE (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of VANTAGE. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, Tax Management Associates, Inc., a corporation of North Carolina, having an address of
      5121 Parkway Plaza Blvd
      Charlotte, North Carolina 28217
      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:

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International Class 009:  Downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for delegating administrative actions and access, namely, financial tracking, invoicing, and labor management, administrative services, workflow automation, audit performance, audit reporting and audit findings for ad valorem taxation, providing client engagement and case management, providing data analytics, tracking business metrics, managing and reporting business content and intelligence, and automating office procedures and programs in the fields of state and local government
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. (15 U.S.C. Section 1051(b)).

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International Class 042:  Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring computer software platforms for delegating administrative actions and access, namely, financial tracking, invoicing, and labor management, administrative services, workflow automation, audit performance, audit reporting and audit findings for ad valorem taxation, providing client engagement and case management, providing data analytics, tracking business metrics, managing and reporting business content and intelligence, and automating office procedures and programs in the fields of state and local government; Providing temporary use of non-downloadable cloud-based software for delegating administrative actions and access, namely, financial tracking, invoicing, and labor management, administrative services, workflow automation, audit performance, audit reporting and audit findings for ad valorem taxation, providing client engagement and case management, providing data analytics, tracking business metrics, managing and reporting business content and intelligence, and automating office procedures and programs in the fields of state and local government; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for delegating administrative actions and access, namely, financial tracking, invoicing, and labor management, administrative services, workflow automation, audit performance, audit reporting and audit findings for ad valorem taxation, providing client engagement and case management, providing data analytics, tracking business metrics, managing and reporting business content and intelligence, and automating office procedures and programs in the fields of state and local government
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. (15 U.S.C. Section 1051(b)).



The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Sloan L. E. Carpenter. Other appointed attorneys are William B. Cannon, Christopher M. Thomas, Amy Allen Hinson, Timothy D. St. Clair, Laura M. Wright, Eva Frongello. Sloan L. E. Carpenter of Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein 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
      301 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1400
      Raleigh, North Carolina 27601
      United States
      919-828-0564(phone)
      trademarks@parkerpoe.com
The docket/reference number is 20051-00012.
Sloan L. E. Carpenter 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:

Sloan L. E. Carpenter

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: trademarks@parkerpoe.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): NOT PROVIDED 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 $500 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 2 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: /Sloan Carpenter/   Date: 06/23/2023
Signatory's Name: Sloan Carpenter
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record, North Carolina bar member
Signatory's Phone Number: 919-828-0564
Signature method: Signed directly within the form
Payment Sale Number: 98056791
Payment Accounting Date: 06/23/2023

Serial Number: 98056791
Internet Transmission Date: Fri Jun 23 16:59:06 ET 2023
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