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 09/20/2020) |
Response to Office Action
The table below presents the data as entered.
Input Field
|
Entered
|
SERIAL NUMBER |
88342355 |
LAW OFFICE ASSIGNED |
LAW OFFICE 121 |
MARK SECTION |
MARK |
mark |
LITERAL ELEMENT |
THAT'S THE BENEFIT OF BLUE |
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 (016) (no change) |
GOODS AND/OR SERVICES SECTION (035) (no change) |
GOODS AND/OR SERVICES SECTION (036) (current) |
INTERNATIONAL CLASS |
036 |
DESCRIPTION |
Insurance and related insurance services, namely, the brokerage, administration and underwriting of medical, dental, vision, and long
term care insurance, prescription drug benefit plans, and medicare benefit plans; pharmacy benefit management services; insurance and related insurance services, namely, the brokerage, administration
and underwriting of life, disability and accidental death and dismemberment insurance plans; providing information regarding insurance and related insurance services, namely, the brokerage,
marketing, administration and underwriting of medical, dental, vision, and long term care insurance, prescription drug benefit plans, medicare benefit plans |
FILING BASIS |
Section 1(b) |
GOODS AND/OR SERVICES SECTION (036) (proposed) |
INTERNATIONAL CLASS |
036 |
TRACKED TEXT DESCRIPTION |
Insurance and related insurance services, namely, the brokerage, administration and underwriting of medical, dental,
vision, and long term care insurance, prescription drug benefit plans, and medicare benefit plans; pharmacy benefit management services; insurance and related insurance services, namely, the brokerage, administration and underwriting of life, disability and accidental death and dismemberment insurance plans; providing information regarding insurance and related insurance services, namely, the brokerage, marketing, administration and underwriting of medical, dental, vision, and long
term care insurance, prescription drug benefit plans, medicare benefit plans; providing information regarding insurance and related insurance services, namely,
providing insurance information pertaining to the brokerage, marketing, administration and underwriting of medical, dental, vision, and long term care insurance, prescription drug benefit plans,
medicare benefit plans |
FINAL DESCRIPTION |
Insurance and related insurance services, namely, the brokerage, administration and underwriting of medical, dental, vision, and long
term care insurance, prescription drug benefit plans, and medicare benefit plans; pharmacy benefit management services; insurance and related insurance services, namely, the brokerage, administration
and underwriting of life, disability and accidental death and dismemberment insurance plans; providing information regarding insurance and related insurance services, namely, providing insurance
information pertaining to the brokerage, marketing, administration and underwriting of medical, dental, vision, and long term care insurance, prescription drug benefit plans, medicare benefit
plans |
FILING BASIS |
Section 1(b) |
GOODS AND/OR SERVICES SECTION (041) (current) |
INTERNATIONAL CLASS |
041 |
DESCRIPTION |
Educational services in the nature of providing workshops, seminars, classes, lectures, panel discussions, town hall meetings,
symposiums, and online publications in the nature of research reports in the fields of healthcare and wellness |
FILING BASIS |
Section 1(b) |
GOODS AND/OR SERVICES SECTION (041) (proposed) |
INTERNATIONAL CLASS |
041 |
TRACKED TEXT DESCRIPTION |
Educational services in the nature of providing workshops, seminars, classes, lectures, panel
discussions, town hall meetings, symposiums, and online publications in the nature of research reports in the fields of healthcare and wellness; Educational
services in the nature of providing workshops, seminars, classes, lectures, panel discussions, town hall meetings in the nature of in-person educational forums, symposiums, and online publications in
the nature of research reports in the fields of healthcare and wellness |
FINAL DESCRIPTION |
Educational services in the nature of providing workshops, seminars, classes, lectures, panel discussions, town hall meetings in the
nature of in-person educational forums, symposiums, and online publications in the nature of research reports in the fields of healthcare and wellness |
FILING BASIS |
Section 1(b) |
GOODS AND/OR SERVICES SECTION (042) (no change) |
GOODS AND/OR SERVICES SECTION (044) (no change) |
CORRESPONDENCE INFORMATION (current) |
NAME |
J. Ryan Hinshaw |
PRIMARY EMAIL ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE |
ryan.hinshaw@bcbsa.com |
SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES) |
trademarks@bcbsa.com; cynthia.stevens@bcbsa.com |
DOCKET/REFERENCE NUMBER |
10503EF |
CORRESPONDENCE INFORMATION (proposed) |
NAME |
J. Ryan Hinshaw |
PRIMARY EMAIL ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE |
ryan.hinshaw@bcbsa.com |
SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES) |
trademarks@bcbsa.com; cynthia.stevens@bcbsa.com |
DOCKET/REFERENCE NUMBER |
10503EF |
SIGNATURE SECTION |
RESPONSE SIGNATURE |
/J. Ryan Hinshaw/ |
SIGNATORY'S NAME |
J. Ryan Hinshaw |
SIGNATORY'S POSITION |
Attorney of record, Illinois bar member |
DATE SIGNED |
05/11/2020 |
AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY |
YES |
FILING INFORMATION SECTION |
SUBMIT DATE |
Mon May 11 15:01:45 ET 2020 |
TEAS STAMP |
USPTO/ROA-XX.XXX.XXX.XXX-
20200511150145161674-8834
2355-710cab71c23d4c6d1733
e4327e5c7919ed63b7c20367f
4927ace47be31de6ae226-N/A
-N/A-20200511145719096328 |
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 09/20/2020) |
Response to Office Action
To the Commissioner for Trademarks:
Application serial no.
88342355 THAT'S THE BENEFIT OF BLUE(Standard Characters, see http://uspto.report/TM/88342355/mark.png) has been amended as follows:
CLASSIFICATION AND LISTING OF GOODS/SERVICES
Applicant proposes to amend the following:
Current:
Class 036 for Insurance and related insurance services, namely, the brokerage, administration and underwriting of medical, dental, vision, and long term care insurance, prescription drug benefit
plans, and medicare benefit plans; pharmacy benefit management services; insurance and related insurance services, namely, the brokerage, administration and underwriting of life, disability and
accidental death and dismemberment insurance plans; providing information regarding insurance and related insurance services, namely, the brokerage, marketing, administration and underwriting of
medical, dental, vision, and long term care insurance, prescription drug benefit plans, medicare benefit 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.
Proposed:
Tracked Text Description: Insurance and related insurance services, namely, the brokerage, administration and underwriting of medical, dental, vision, and long term care
insurance, prescription drug benefit plans, and medicare benefit plans;
pharmacy benefit management services;
insurance and related insurance
services, namely, the brokerage, administration and underwriting of life, disability and accidental death and dismemberment insurance plans;
providing
information regarding insurance and related insurance services, namely, the brokerage, marketing, administration and underwriting of medical, dental, vision, and long term care insurance,
prescription drug benefit plans, medicare benefit plans;
providing information regarding insurance and related insurance services, namely, providing insurance
information pertaining to the brokerage, marketing, administration and underwriting of medical, dental, vision, and long term care insurance, prescription drug benefit plans, medicare benefit
plansClass 036 for Insurance and related insurance services, namely, the brokerage, administration and underwriting of medical, dental, vision, and long term care insurance, prescription drug
benefit plans, and medicare benefit plans; pharmacy benefit management services; insurance and related insurance services, namely, the brokerage, administration and underwriting of life, disability
and accidental death and dismemberment insurance plans; providing information regarding insurance and related insurance services, namely, providing insurance information pertaining to the brokerage,
marketing, administration and underwriting of medical, dental, vision, and long term care insurance, prescription drug benefit plans, medicare benefit 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 proposes to amend the following:
Current:
Class 041 for Educational services in the nature of providing workshops, seminars, classes, lectures, panel discussions, town hall meetings, symposiums, and online publications in the nature of
research reports in the fields of healthcare and wellness
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: Educational services in the nature of providing workshops, seminars, classes, lectures, panel discussions, town hall meetings,
symposiums, and online publications in the nature of research reports in the fields of healthcare and wellness;
Educational services in the nature of providing
workshops, seminars, classes, lectures, panel discussions, town hall meetings in the nature of in-person educational forums, symposiums, and online publications in the nature of research reports in
the fields of healthcare and wellnessClass 041 for Educational services in the nature of providing workshops, seminars, classes, lectures, panel discussions, town hall meetings in the nature of
in-person educational forums, symposiums, and online publications in the nature of research reports in the fields of healthcare and wellness
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.
Correspondence Information (current):
J. Ryan Hinshaw
PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: ryan.hinshaw@bcbsa.com
SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): trademarks@bcbsa.com; cynthia.stevens@bcbsa.com
The docket/reference number is 10503EF.
Correspondence Information (proposed):
J. Ryan Hinshaw
PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: ryan.hinshaw@bcbsa.com
SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): trademarks@bcbsa.com; cynthia.stevens@bcbsa.com
The docket/reference number is 10503EF.
Requirement for Email and Electronic Filing: I understand that a valid email address must be maintained by the owner/holder and the owner's/holder's attorney, if appointed, and that all
official trademark correspondence must be submitted via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS).
SIGNATURE(S)
Response Signature
Signature: /J. Ryan Hinshaw/ Date: 05/11/2020
Signatory's Name: J. Ryan Hinshaw
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, Illinois bar member
The signatory has confirmed that he/she is a U.S.-licensed attorney who is an active member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a U.S. state (including the District of Columbia and
any U.S. Commonwealth or territory); 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.-licensed attorney not currently associated with his/her company/firm previously represented the owner/holder in this matter: the owner/holder has revoked their power of attorney by a signed
revocation or substitute power of attorney with the USPTO; the USPTO has granted that attorney's withdrawal request; the owner/holder has filed a power of attorney appointing him/her in this matter;
or the owner's/holder's appointed U.S.-licensed attorney has filed a power of attorney appointing him/her as an associate attorney in this matter.
Mailing Address: J. Ryan Hinshaw
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
225 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Mailing Address: J. Ryan Hinshaw
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
225 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Serial Number: 88342355
Internet Transmission Date: Mon May 11 15:01:45 ET 2020
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XX.XXX.XXX.XXX-202005111501451
61674-88342355-710cab71c23d4c6d1733e4327
e5c7919ed63b7c20367f4927ace47be31de6ae22
6-N/A-N/A-20200511145719096328