Response to Office Action

GPC SECURITIES, INC.

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

Response to Office Action

PTO Form 1957 (Rev 5/2006)

OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp. 04/2009)

Response to Office Action

The table below presents the data as entered.

Input Field	Entered
SERIAL NUMBER	76640491
LAW OFFICE ASSIGNED	LAW OFFICE 114
MARK SECTION (no change)
GOODS AND/OR SERVICES SECTION (current)
INTERNATIONAL CLASS	036
DESCRIPTION
financial services, namely trade execution, financial investment, and financial reporting services
FILING BASIS	Section 1(b)
GOODS AND/OR SERVICES SECTION (proposed)
INTERNATIONAL CLASS	036
DESCRIPTION
Financial services, namely, trade execution services in the fields of securities and other financial instruments; financial investment in the field of securities; and financial reporting
FILING BASIS	Section 1(b)
ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS SECTION
DISCLAIMER	"No claim is made to the exclusive right to use SECURITIES, INC. apart from the mark as shown."
MISCELLANEOUS STATEMENT	The wording GPC has no significance in the financial services trade or industry or as applied to the goods/services described in the application
SIGNATURE SECTION
RESPONSE SIGNATURE	/jill gaffney/
SIGNATORY NAME	Jill Gaffney
SIGNATORY POSITION	Assistant Secretary
SIGNATURE DATE	06/30/2006
FILING INFORMATION SECTION
SUBMIT DATE	Fri Jun 30 15:10:18 EDT 2006
TEAS STAMP	USPTO/ROA-XXX.XX.XX.XX-20 060630151018605307-766404 91-332a1dd802fd69d636a471 ae8d5cea6c935-N/A-N/A-200 60630150055685834

PTO Form 1957 (Rev 5/2006)

OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp. 04/2009)

Response to Office Action

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

Application serial no. 76640491 has been amended as follows:
Classification and Listing of Goods/Services

Applicant hereby amends the following class of goods/services in the application as follows:
Current: Class 036 for financial services, namely trade execution, financial investment, and financial reporting services
Original Filing Basis: 1(b).
Proposed: Class 036 for Financial services, namely, trade execution services in the fields of securities and other financial instruments; financial investment in the field of securities; and financial reporting

Additional Statements
"No claim is made to the exclusive right to use SECURITIES, INC. apart from the mark as shown."
The wording GPC has no significance in the financial services trade or industry or as applied to the goods/services described in the application

Response Signature

Signature: /jill gaffney/ Date: 06/30/2006
Signatory's Name: Jill Gaffney
Signatory's Position: Assistant Secretary

Serial Number: 76640491
Internet Transmission Date: Fri Jun 30 15:10:18 EDT 2006
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XXX.XX.XX.XX-20060630151018605
307-76640491-332a1dd802fd69d636a471ae8d5
cea6c935-N/A-N/A-20060630150055685834

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