Response to Office Action

MOVING FORWARD

THE STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED

Response to Office Action

PTO Form 1957 (Rev 9/2005)
OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp. 07/31/2017)

Response to Office Action


The table below presents the data as entered.

Input Field
Entered
SERIAL NUMBER 79134497
LAW OFFICE ASSIGNED LAW OFFICE 109
MARK SECTION
MARK http://uspto.report/TM/79134497/mark.png
LITERAL ELEMENT MOVING FORWARD
STANDARD CHARACTERS YES
USPTO-GENERATED IMAGE YES
MARK STATEMENT The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size or color.
GOODS AND/OR SERVICES SECTION (035)(current)
INTERNATIONAL CLASS 035
DESCRIPTION
Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions; business advice and information; business planning; business appraisals; business management assistance; business management consulting, namely, providing business support; accounting; economic forecasting and analysis for business purposes; profit and cash flow forecasting, analysis and planning, all being economic forecasting services; personnel management and employment staffing consultancy, computer database management, data processing, data verification and file management; provision of online business information; procurement of goods and services on behalf of businesses, namely, procuring of contracts for others for the purchase of goods and labour contracting services; business administration services for the processing of sales and transactions made on a global computer network or the Internet; the bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods including but not limited to, business equipment, enabling customers to conveniently view and purchase those goods from a computer network Website or an Internet Website particularly specializing in the marketing of the sale of goods of others; business advice and information, provided by telephone or provided on-line from a computer database, computer network, global computer network or the Internet; customer care services, namely, customer relationship management for others; advisory, consultancy, information and helpline services relating to all of the aforesaid services, namely, business advisory services, consultancy and information, help in the management of business affairs or commercial functions of an industrial or commercial enterprise; providing business management information
GOODS AND/OR SERVICES SECTION (035)(proposed)
INTERNATIONAL CLASS 035
TRACKED TEXT DESCRIPTION
Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions; providing office functions; business advice and information; business planning; business appraisals; business management assistance; business management consulting, namely, providing business support; accounting; economic forecasting and analysis for business purposes; profit and cash flow forecasting, analysis and planning, all being economic forecasting services; personnel management and employment staffing consultancy, computer database management, data processing, data verification and file management; personnel management and employment staffing consultancy, computer database management, data processing, and computerized file management; provision of online business information; procurement of goods and services on behalf of businesses, namely, procuring of contracts for others for the purchase of goods and labour contracting services; business administration services for the processing of sales and transactions made on a global computer network or the Internet; the bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods including but not limited to, business equipment, enabling customers to conveniently view and purchase those goods from a computer network Website or an Internet Website particularly specializing in the marketing of the sale of goods of others; the bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods in the field of business equipment, enabling customers to conveniently view and purchase those goods from a computer network Website or an Internet Website particularly specializing in the marketing of the sale of goods of others; business advice and information, provided by telephone or provided on-line from a computer database, computer network, global computer network or the Internet; customer care services, namely, customer relationship management for others; advisory, consultancy, information and helpline services relating to all of the aforesaid services, namely, business advisory services, consultancy and information, help in the management of business affairs or commercial functions of an industrial or commercial enterprise; providing business management information
FINAL DESCRIPTION
Advertising; business management; business administration; providing office functions; business advice and information; business planning; business appraisals; business management assistance; business management consulting, namely, providing business support; accounting; economic forecasting and analysis for business purposes; profit and cash flow forecasting, analysis and planning, all being economic forecasting services; personnel management and employment staffing consultancy, computer database management, data processing, and computerized file management; provision of online business information; procurement of goods and services on behalf of businesses, namely, procuring of contracts for others for the purchase of goods and labour contracting services; business administration services for the processing of sales and transactions made on a global computer network or the Internet; the bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods in the field of business equipment, enabling customers to conveniently view and purchase those goods from a computer network Website or an Internet Website particularly specializing in the marketing of the sale of goods of others; business advice and information, provided by telephone or provided on-line from a computer database, computer network, global computer network or the Internet; customer care services, namely, customer relationship management for others; advisory, consultancy, information and helpline services relating to all of the aforesaid services, namely, business advisory services, consultancy and information, help in the management of business affairs or commercial functions of an industrial or commercial enterprise; providing business management information
GOODS AND/OR SERVICES SECTION (036)(no change)
ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS SECTION
SIGNIFICANCE OF MARK MOVING FORWARD appearing in the mark has no significance nor is it a term of art in the relevant trade or industry or as applied to the goods/services listed in the application, or any geographical significance.
NEW ATTORNEY SECTION
NAME James L. Scott
FIRM NAME Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
INTERNAL ADDRESS 900 Fifth Third Center
STREET 111 Lyon Street NW
CITY Grand Rapids
STATE Michigan
ZIP/POSTAL CODE 49503
COUNTRY United States
EMAIL trademarks@wnj.com
AUTHORIZED EMAIL COMMUNICATION Yes
CORRESPONDENCE SECTION
ORIGINAL ADDRESS Adams and Adams Attorneys
Lynnwood Bridge,
4 Daventry Street,
Pretoria
ZA
NEW CORRESPONDENCE SECTION
NAME James L. Scott
FIRM NAME Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
INTERNAL ADDRESS 900 Fifth Third Center
STREET 111 Lyon Street NW
CITY Grand Rapids
STATE Michigan
ZIP/POSTAL CODE 49503
COUNTRY United States
EMAIL trademarks@wnj.com
AUTHORIZED EMAIL COMMUNICATION Yes
SIGNATURE SECTION
RESPONSE SIGNATURE /JS/
SIGNATORY'S NAME James L Scott - Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
SIGNATORY'S POSITION Attorneys for Applicant - MI bar member
DATE SIGNED 05/01/2014
AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY YES
FILING INFORMATION SECTION
SUBMIT DATE Thu May 01 18:12:19 EDT 2014
TEAS STAMP USPTO/ROA-XX.XX.X.XX-2014
0501181219365397-79134497
-500197ff72ba86d4f2522286
032c1a26db8c7ad56f1247ee5
1f12ee2e887237d13e-N/A-N/
A-20140501175743667062



PTO Form 1957 (Rev 9/2005)
OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp. 07/31/2017)

Response to Office Action


To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

Application serial no. 79134497 MOVING FORWARD(Standard Characters, see http://uspto.report/TM/79134497/mark.png) has been amended as follows:

CLASSIFICATION AND LISTING OF GOODS/SERVICES
Applicant proposes to amend the following class of goods/services in the application:
Current: Class 035 for Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions; business advice and information; business planning; business appraisals; business management assistance; business management consulting, namely, providing business support; accounting; economic forecasting and analysis for business purposes; profit and cash flow forecasting, analysis and planning, all being economic forecasting services; personnel management and employment staffing consultancy, computer database management, data processing, data verification and file management; provision of online business information; procurement of goods and services on behalf of businesses, namely, procuring of contracts for others for the purchase of goods and labour contracting services; business administration services for the processing of sales and transactions made on a global computer network or the Internet; the bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods including but not limited to, business equipment, enabling customers to conveniently view and purchase those goods from a computer network Website or an Internet Website particularly specializing in the marketing of the sale of goods of others; business advice and information, provided by telephone or provided on-line from a computer database, computer network, global computer network or the Internet; customer care services, namely, customer relationship management for others; advisory, consultancy, information and helpline services relating to all of the aforesaid services, namely, business advisory services, consultancy and information, help in the management of business affairs or commercial functions of an industrial or commercial enterprise; providing business management information
Original Filing Basis:
Filing Basis Section 66(a) , Request for Extension of Protection to the United States. Section 66(a) of the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. §1141f.

Proposed:
Tracked Text Description: Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions; providing office functions; business advice and information; business planning; business appraisals; business management assistance; business management consulting, namely, providing business support; accounting; economic forecasting and analysis for business purposes; profit and cash flow forecasting, analysis and planning, all being economic forecasting services; personnel management and employment staffing consultancy, computer database management, data processing, data verification and file management; personnel management and employment staffing consultancy, computer database management, data processing, and computerized file management; provision of online business information; procurement of goods and services on behalf of businesses, namely, procuring of contracts for others for the purchase of goods and labour contracting services; business administration services for the processing of sales and transactions made on a global computer network or the Internet; the bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods including but not limited to, business equipment, enabling customers to conveniently view and purchase those goods from a computer network Website or an Internet Website particularly specializing in the marketing of the sale of goods of others; the bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods in the field of business equipment, enabling customers to conveniently view and purchase those goods from a computer network Website or an Internet Website particularly specializing in the marketing of the sale of goods of others; business advice and information, provided by telephone or provided on-line from a computer database, computer network, global computer network or the Internet; customer care services, namely, customer relationship management for others; advisory, consultancy, information and helpline services relating to all of the aforesaid services, namely, business advisory services, consultancy and information, help in the management of business affairs or commercial functions of an industrial or commercial enterprise; providing business management informationClass 035 for Advertising; business management; business administration; providing office functions; business advice and information; business planning; business appraisals; business management assistance; business management consulting, namely, providing business support; accounting; economic forecasting and analysis for business purposes; profit and cash flow forecasting, analysis and planning, all being economic forecasting services; personnel management and employment staffing consultancy, computer database management, data processing, and computerized file management; provision of online business information; procurement of goods and services on behalf of businesses, namely, procuring of contracts for others for the purchase of goods and labour contracting services; business administration services for the processing of sales and transactions made on a global computer network or the Internet; the bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods in the field of business equipment, enabling customers to conveniently view and purchase those goods from a computer network Website or an Internet Website particularly specializing in the marketing of the sale of goods of others; business advice and information, provided by telephone or provided on-line from a computer database, computer network, global computer network or the Internet; customer care services, namely, customer relationship management for others; advisory, consultancy, information and helpline services relating to all of the aforesaid services, namely, business advisory services, consultancy and information, help in the management of business affairs or commercial functions of an industrial or commercial enterprise; providing business management information

Filing Basis Section 66(a) , Request for Extension of Protection to the United States. Section 66(a) of the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. §1141f.

ATTORNEY ADDRESS
Applicant proposes to amend the following:
Proposed:
James L. Scott of Warner Norcross & Judd LLP, having an address of
900 Fifth Third Center 111 Lyon Street NW Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
United States
trademarks@wnj.com


CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS CHANGE
Applicant proposes to amend the following:
Current:
Adams and Adams Attorneys
Lynnwood Bridge,
4 Daventry Street,
Pretoria
ZA

Proposed:
James L. Scott of Warner Norcross & Judd LLP, having an address of
900 Fifth Third Center 111 Lyon Street NW Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
United States
trademarks@wnj.com



ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS
Significance of wording, letter(s), or numeral(s)
MOVING FORWARD appearing in the mark has no significance nor is it a term of art in the relevant trade or industry or as applied to the goods/services listed in the application, or any geographical significance.


SIGNATURE(S)
Response Signature
Signature: /JS/     Date: 05/01/2014
Signatory's Name: James L Scott - Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
Signatory's Position: Attorneys for Applicant - MI bar member

The signatory has confirmed that he/she is an attorney who is a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a U.S. state, which includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other federal territories and possessions; and he/she is currently the applicant's attorney or an associate thereof; and to the best of his/her knowledge, if prior to his/her appointment another U.S. attorney or a Canadian attorney/agent not currently associated with his/her company/firm previously represented the applicant in this matter: (1) the applicant has filed or is concurrently filing a signed revocation of or substitute power of attorney with the USPTO; (2) the USPTO has granted the request of the prior representative to withdraw; (3) the applicant has filed a power of attorney appointing him/her in this matter; or (4) the applicant's appointed U.S. attorney or Canadian attorney/agent has filed a power of attorney appointing him/her as an associate attorney in this matter.

Mailing Address:    James L. Scott
   Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
   900 Fifth Third Center
   111 Lyon Street NW
   Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
        
Serial Number: 79134497
Internet Transmission Date: Thu May 01 18:12:19 EDT 2014
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XX.XX.X.XX-2014050118121936539
7-79134497-500197ff72ba86d4f2522286032c1
a26db8c7ad56f1247ee51f12ee2e887237d13e-N
/A-N/A-20140501175743667062



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