Intent to Use Letter

MAXIMUM STRENGTH

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.

Intent to Use Letter

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

SERIAL NO: 76/499279

APPLICANT: JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.

*76499279*

October 5, 2005

CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:

Dana Breitman

Goodwin Procter LLP

599 Lexington Avenue

New York NY 10022

RETURN ADDRESS:

Commissioner for Trademarks

P.O. Box 1451

Alexandria, VA 22313-1451

MARK: MAXIMUM STRENGTH BANKING

CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: N/A

CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS:

Please provide in all correspondence:

1. Filing date, serial number, mark and

applicant's name.

2. Date of this Office Action.

3. Examiner’s name and “Intent to Use Section”.

4. Your telephone number and e-mail address.

INTENT TO USE OFFICE ACTION

Serial Number 76/499279

Acceptance of the Request for an Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use, received on September 21, 2005, is withheld for the following reason(s):

The extension request does not include an acceptable showing of good cause, as required by 15 U.S.C. §1051(d)(2), and 37 C.F.R. §2.89(b)(4). Applicant must provide a verified statement of its ongoing efforts to make use of the mark in commerce. 37 C.F.R. §2.89(d)(2).

Ongoing efforts to use the mark may include, without limitation:

‑product or service research or development,

‑market research,

‑manufacturing activities,

‑promotional activities,

‑steps to acquire distributors,

‑steps to obtain required government approval, or

‑other similar activities.

Applicant has 30 days from the mailing date of this letter, or until the expiration of the current extension period, whichever is longer, to submit a substitute extension request that includes an acceptable showing of good cause to avoid abandonment of this application.

John Wood

Supervisor, Legal Instrument Examiners

ITU/Divisional Unit

571-272-9515

If a response to this Office Action is required, you may:

Respond via regular mail. Your response should be sent to the “Return Address” identified above and include the serial number, the mark, the applicant’s name, the words “Response to Intent to Use Office Action” and your telephone number.

To check the status of your application at any time, visit the Office’s Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) system at http://tarr.gov.uspto.report/

For general and other useful information about trademarks, you are encouraged to visit the Office’s web site at http://www.gov.uspto.report/main/trademarks.htm