Response to Office Action

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. PTO Form 1957 (Rev 10/2011)

OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp 07/31/2017)

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Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. PTO Form 1957 (Rev 10/2011)

OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp 07/31/2017)

Response to Office Action

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

Application serial no. 87224986 PPIO(Standard Characters, see http://uspto.report/TM/87224986/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 036 for administration of multiple employer pension plans
Original Filing Basis:
Filing Basis: Section 1(b), Intent to Use: For a trademark or service mark application: As of the application filing date, the applicant had a bona fide intention, and was entitled, to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods/services in the application. For a collective trademark, collective service mark, or collective membership mark application: As of the application filing date, the applicant had a bona fide intention, and was entitled, to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by members on or in connection with the identified goods/services/collective membership organization. For a certification mark application: As of the application filing date, the applicant had a bona fide intention, and was entitled, to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by authorized users in connection with the identified goods/services, and the applicant will not engage in the production or marketing of the goods/services to which the mark is applied, except to advertise or promote recognition of the certification program or of the goods/services that meet the certification standards of the applicant.

Proposed:
Tracked Text Description: administration of multiple employer pension plans; financial administration of multiple employer pension plansClass 036 for financial administration of multiple employer pension plans
Filing Basis: Section 1(b), Intent to Use: For a trademark or service mark application: As of the application filing date, the applicant had a bona fide intention, and was entitled, to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods/services in the application. For a collective trademark, collective service mark, or collective membership mark application: As of the application filing date, the applicant had a bona fide intention, and was entitled, to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by members on or in connection with the identified goods/services/collective membership organization. For a certification mark application: As of the application filing date, the applicant had a bona fide intention, and was entitled, to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by authorized users in connection with the identified goods/services, and the applicant will not engage in the production or marketing of the goods/services to which the mark is applied, except to advertise or promote recognition of the certification program or of the goods/services that meet the certification standards of the applicant.

APPLICANT AND/OR ENTITY INFORMATION
Applicant proposes to amend the following:
Current: The Pension Plan for Insurance Organizations a(n) 501(a) organization, legally organized under the laws of United States, comprising of Steven Weisbart, Chairman John Ogle Dane Austin George Dodd Kenneth Geraghty, Managing Fiduciary, having an address of
      c/o Greenberg Traurig, 200 Park Avenue
      New York, New York 10166
      United States

Proposed: The Pension Plan for Insurance Organizations, 501(a) organization legally organized under the laws of New York, comprising of Steven Weisbart (named fiduciary), John Ogle (named fiduciary), Dane Austin (named fiduciary), George Dodd (named fiduciary), Kenneth Geraghty, (managing fiduciary), all US citizens, having an address of
      c/o Greenberg Traurig, 200 Park Avenue
      New York, New York 10166
      United States

SIGNATURE(S)
Response Signature
Signature: /Daniel I. Schloss/     Date: 02/27/2017
Signatory's Name: Daniel I. Schloss
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, NY bar member

Signatory's Phone Number: 212-801-2256

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 owner's/holder'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 owner/holder in this matter: (1) the owner/holder 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 owner/holder has filed a power of attorney appointing him/her in this matter; or (4) the owner's/holder'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.

        
Serial Number: 87224986
Internet Transmission Date: Mon Feb 27 19:52:56 EST 2017
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XX.XXX.XX.XXX-2017022719525643
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