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: 98636223

Filing Date: 07/08/2024

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: JOC (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of JOC. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, Nihon Blockchain Kiban Kabushiki Kaisha, TA Japan Blockchain Foundation Co., Ltd., a kabushiki kaisha (k.k.) legally organized under the laws of Japan, having an address of
      26-1 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya-ku,
      Tokyo 150-0031
      Japan
      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 computer software for use in electronically trading, storing, sending, receiving, accepting and transmitting digital currency, and managing digital currency payment and exchange transactions; downloadable computer software for processing electronic payments and for transferring funds to and from others; downloadable authentication software for controlling access to and communications with computers and computer networks; downloadable computer software for use as a cryptocurrency wallet; downloadable software for enabling investors to stake their digital assets eligible for returns in a proof of stake network, vote to support network governance events, create digital assets and execute trades of digital assets; downloadable mobile application for implementing and recording financial transactions; downloadable mobile application software for facilitating financial transactions; downloadable mobile application software for use in business and trade information management; downloadable mobile application for use in managing portfolios of virtual currencies, digital goods authenticated by non-fungible tokens, digital and blockchain assets; downloadable mobile application for sending, receiving, buying, selling, trading and exchanging virtual currencies, digital goods authenticated by non-fungible tokens, digital and blockchain assets
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.

International Class 036:  Cryptocurrency exchange services; cryptocurrency exchange services featuring blockchain technology; cryptocurrency trading services; financial trading of cryptocurrency; blockchain-based payment verification services; payment processing services in the field of digital currency, cryptocurrency, and the electronic transfer of financial instruments and digital tokens; cryptocurrency-assets exchange services; virtual currency trading services; financial services, namely, providing a virtual currency for use by members of an online community via a global computer network; financial services, namely, providing electronic transfer of a virtual currency for use by members of an online community via a global computer network; financial services, namely, providing for the exchange of foreign currency, commodities, financial derivatives, interest rate products, and equities via the internet and intranet systems; issuance of tokens of value; on-line real-time currency trading; financial transaction processing services, namely, clearing and reconciling financial transactions via computer and communication networks; electronic funds transfer services; financial securities exchange services; providing monetary exchange services, namely, exchanging cash of others for digitized assets, namely, cryptocurrency, digital tokens, collateral for derivatives, derivative contracts, virtual currency, and digital currency; financial services, namely, providing virtual currency tokens using blockchain technology for use by members of an online community via a global computer network
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.

International Class 042:  Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for use in electronically trading, storing, sending, receiving, accepting and transmitting digital currency, and managing digital currency payment and exchange transaction; providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for processing electronic payments; providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable authentication software for controlling access to and communications with computers and computer networks; providing technological consulting in the field of digital assets, namely, cryptocurrency, virtual currency, digital tokens, digital currency, decentralized application tokens and blockchain based assets; cryptocurrency and digital asset services, namely, technology custody services in the nature of electronic storage of cryptocurrency and digital assets for safeguarding, storing, and enabling users to access cryptocurrency and other digital assets for institutional investors; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for enabling investors to stake their digital assets eligible for returns in a proof of stake network, vote to support network governance events, create digital assets and execute trades of digital assets; providing user authentication services using blockchain-based software technology for cryptocurrency transactions; authentication of data in the field of financial transactions, using blockchain technology; customizing, maintaining, and updating computer software used by others to develop blockchain-based software applications; providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for accessing, reading, and tracking information in the field of financial transactions on a blockchain; providing online non-downloadable software development tools for creating blockchain-based applications provided by a blockchain as a service (BAAS) provider; providing technology information in the field of cryptocurrency; providing on-line non-downloadable computer software for use as a cryptocurrency wallet; providing temporary use of non-downloadable web-based decentralized applications (DApps) for cryptocurrency trading; providing a website featuring online non-downloadable software that enables users to create, exchange, sell, purchase, and transmit blockchain-based non-fungible assets, digital assets, and crypto collectibles; providing online non-downloadable software for managing and validating cryptocurrency transactions using blockchain-based smart contracts; providing online non-downloadable software that enables interoperability of tokens across different blockchains
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.



The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: SATO, Masaru. SATO, Masaru of Sato & Associates, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, is located at
      TFT Bldg. East 9F
      3-6-11 Ariake, Koto-ku,
      Tokyo 135-8071
      Japan
      markus@jurisplus.co.jp
The docket/reference number is 7411-4280US.
SATO, Masaru 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:

SATO, Masaru

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: markus@jurisplus.co.jp       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 $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: /Masaru Sato/   Date: 07/08/2024
Signatory's Name: Masaru Sato
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, Illinois Bar member
Signatory's Phone Number: +81-355305011
Signature method: Signed directly within the form
Payment Sale Number: 98636223
Payment Accounting Date: 07/08/2024

Serial Number: 98636223
Internet Transmission Date: Mon Jul 08 03:07:56 ET 2024
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.X.XXX.XX-202407080307582002
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