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: 98092041

Filing Date: 07/19/2023

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: ABACUS ADVISORS (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of ABACUS ADVISORS. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, Forge Consulting, LLC, a limited liability company legally organized under the laws of New York, having an address of
      3350 Riverwood Parkway, Suite GL28
      Atlanta, Georgia 30339
      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 035:  Bookkeeping services; accounts receivable billing services; bookkeeping services for attorneys, namely, trust account management; settlement support services, namely, accounting services associated with settling plaintiffs' cases; administration, billing, and reconciliation of accounts on behalf of others; payroll administration and management services; payroll preparation; payroll processing services; payroll tax filing services; payment administration for independent contractors and management of 1099 reporting requirements; tax filing services using the IRS Form 1099; providing online business and personnel management services, namely, timekeeping and tracking paid time off, sick days, and holidays; human resources administrative and management services; human resources services, namely, hiring and separation counseling, hiring and separation paperwork, compliance with new paperwork and hiring, employee handbook drafting and updating, leave administration and counsel; employee benefits administration; management services, namely, archiving and encrypting annual data

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 01/01/2007, and first used in commerce at least as early as 01/01/2007, 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 of website.

Original PDF file:
SPE0-5075187138-202307191 41546819467_._Abacus_Advi sors_-_We_Practice_the_Bu siness_of_Law.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (10 pages)
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Webpage URL: http://www.abacusadv.com/
Webpage Date of Access: 07/19/2023

International Class 036:  Online credit card transaction processing services; online bill payment services; direct deposit services; payroll tax debiting services; online access of payroll services provided to the employer and the employee; financial administration of trust and Interest on Lawyers Trust Account (IOLTA) accounts

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 01/01/2007, and first used in commerce at least as early as 01/01/2007, 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 of website.

Original PDF file:
SPE0-1-5075187138-2023071 9141546819467_._Abacus_Ad visors_-_We_Practice_the_ Business_of_Law.pdf
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Webpage URL: http://www.abacusadv.com/
Webpage Date of Access: 07/19/2023



The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Ellen S. Simpson. Other appointed attorneys are Robert P. Simpson; Adelina E. Simpson. Ellen S. Simpson of Simpson & Simpson PLLC, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at
      5555 Main Street
      Buffalo, New York 14221
      United States
      716-626-1564(phone)
      716-626-0366(fax)
      trademarkefs@idealawyers.com
The docket/reference number is FORS114US.
Ellen S. Simpson 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:

Ellen S. Simpson

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: trademarkefs@idealawyers.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): esimpson@idealawyers.com; asimpson@idealawyers.com; trademarkdocket@idealawyers.com; dbonvissuto@idealawyers.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 $700 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: /Ellen S. Simpson/   Date: 07/19/2023
Signatory's Name: Ellen S. Simpson
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record
Signatory's Phone Number: 716-626-1564
Signature method: Signed directly within the form
Payment Sale Number: 98092041
Payment Accounting Date: 07/19/2023

Serial Number: 98092041
Internet Transmission Date: Wed Jul 19 14:27:33 ET 2023
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