Examiners Amendment

The above-referenced application is partially abandoned because applicant failed to file a response to the Office action dated December 4, 2019. See 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a)-(a)(1); TMEP §718.02(a). To avoid partial abandonment, a response was due within six months from the date on which the USPTO sent the previous Office action; however, no response was received within this time period. See TMEP §711.

The outstanding Office action included refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) that applied to only a portion of the application; therefore, only that portion of the application is abandoned. See 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a)(1); TMEP §718.02(a).

The portion of the identification that was the subject of the refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) will be deleted from the application. The application will proceed with the following identification:

Computer software for encryption; Software for enterprise blockchain development and implementation, execution and management of secure data transactions, management of data escrow, and provisioning of shared and/or distributed ledgers; Software for representation of data involved in and/or described in data transactions; Computer software platforms for enterprise blockchains; Application programming interface (API) software for development, testing, and integration of blockchain software applications to shared and/or distributed ledgers; Downloadable software for creating, managing, and analyzing data on blockchains, distributed ledgers and peer-to-peer payment networks in the fields of financial management, asset management, resource management and decentralized applications, in class 9

Application service provider featuring application programming interface (API) for developing mobile and web-based applications in the fields of blockchains, distributed ledgers and peer-to-peer payment networks in the fields of financial, asset management, resource management and decentralized applications for creating, managing, and analyzing data on blockchains, distributed ledgers and peer-to-peer transaction and payment networks; Software as a service (SAAS) services, namely, software development tools developing mobile and web-based internet applications and client interfaces in the fields of blockchains, distributed ledgers and peer-to-peer payment and transaction applications for creating, managing, and analyzing data on blockchains, distributed ledgers and peer-to-peer transaction and payment networks; Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring computer software platforms for use in developing software in the fields of blockchains, distributed ledgers and peer-to-peer payment and transaction networks and decentralized applications for creating, managing, and analyzing data on blockchains, distributed ledgers and peer-to-peer transaction and payment networks; electronic data storage, namely, providing a blockchain technology-based, distributed database ledger for the storage of public, private or encrypted data, transactions and information; developing and updating of computer software for use in managing cryptocurrency and block chain data; application service provider featuring application programming interface (api) software for providing a platform for the development, testing, and integration of blockchain software applications; acting as an application service provider in the field of information management to host computer application software for the purpose of developing, testing, and integrating blockchain applications and software, in class 42

If applicant’s failure to respond was unintentional, applicant may file a petition to the Director to revive the portion of the application that abandoned. 37 C.F.R. §2.66(a); TMEP §§718.02(a), 1714.01(d). The petition must be filed within two months of the date of issuance of this letter and may be filed online via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) with a $100 fee. See 37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(15)(ii), 2.66(a)(1); TMEP §§718.02(a), 1714.01(a), (d). Once the petition is filed, please notify the Petitions Office at 571-272-8950 that a request to revive a partially-abandoned application was filed, indicating the application serial number.

/David Taylor/

Examining Attorney

Law Office 112

571-272-9420

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David.Taylor2@USPTO.GOV