To: | The Bank of Nova Scotia (trademarks@mcandrews-ip.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88519371 - S SCOTIABANK - 90731US01 |
Sent: | October 07, 2019 12:26:02 PM |
Sent As: | ecom111@uspto.gov |
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United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application
U.S. Application Serial No. 88519371
Mark: S SCOTIABANK
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Applicant: The Bank of Nova Scotia
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Reference/Docket No. 90731US01
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EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT
Issue date: October 07, 2019
USPTO database searched; no conflicting marks found. The trademark examining attorney searched the USPTO database of registered and pending marks and found no conflicting marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d). 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); TMEP §704.02.
Application has been amended as shown below. As agreed to by Joshua Aldort, the examining attorney has amended the application as shown below. Please notify the examining attorney immediately of any objections. TMEP §707. Otherwise, no response is required. Id. In addition, applicant is advised that amendments to the goods and/or services are permitted only if they clarify or limit them; amendments that add to or broaden the scope of the goods and/or services are not permitted. 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a).
Recitation of the Goods and Services
The recitation of services is amended to read as follows:
Class 9: Downloadable computer software, namely, security management software modules that provide privacy, access control, integrity, digital signature and authentication facilitation for data communications across operating environments, multiple platforms and network protocols, namely, software for the creation, support, authentication, and deletion of electronic identities, security management functions and alarms; Downloadable computer software related to financial information, investment, and trading, namely, electronic securities trading software and financial portfolio management software; Downloadable computer software application that enables electronic transmission of payment data; Downloadable computer software application that allows for transmission of payment and identity credentials, including debit and credit cards and loyalty card credentials on telecommunication devices; Downloadable computer software that provides a public key directory service; Downloadable computer software that provides full or file-level encryption and digital signature over personal computer, workstation, local area network and mainframe environments; Downloadable printable materials, namely, product brochures, posters, newspapers, periodicals, newsletters and e-books, all in the field of banking services;
Class 35: Operation of a loyalty rewards program, namely, providing incentive award programs through issuance and processing of loyalty points for purchase of a another company's goods and services; Tax advisory services; Business and farm succession planning services; reseller services, namely, distributorship services featuring securities software, and associated marketing services for third parties; Provision of advertising and marketing space and services on the Internet and telecommunication devices; Computerized data processing services;
Class 36: Banking services; Financial planning and investment advisory services; Financial management; Financial services, namely, providing financial and investment information and bank account information by electronic means and in a software application format; Mobile banking services, namely, banking information services provided and accessible through the internet, mobile phones, smart phones, handheld computers and tablet computers; Online banking services, providing banking, financial planning and budget management information over a global computer network and by electronic means; Safety deposit box services; Trust company services; Securities brokerage services; Consumer lending and mortgage financing services; Foreign exchange transaction services; Financial investment brokerage services; Financial investment management services; Investment advice, namely, providing advice in the field of income and asset protection through licensed advisors; Financial investment counselling; Wealth management services, namely, financial portfolio management and investment advisory services; Estate and trust services, namely, estate trust set up, management, settlement and administration, providing financial strategies and financial advice regarding retirement, wills and estate and trust services, custodial services; Financial asset management services; Financial administration of retirement plans; E-commerce enabling and transaction services, namely, credit card and debit card transaction processing services, electronic processing and transmission of bill payment data, processing electronic payments made through prepaid cards; Issuance of credit cards, debit cards, pre-paid cards, stored value cards; chip card transaction processing services; Financial information and credit card transaction processing services for financial service providers; Consulting and advisory and training services in relation to processing e-commerce credit card transaction services; Capital investment in information processing and e-commerce companies and capital investment participation in joint venture and alliances to carry out information processing and e-commerce activities; Online banking services, featuring mobile wallet and e-wallet services, providing mobile payment services, namely, bill payment services provided via mobile application, electronic payment services involving electronic processing and subsequent transmission of bill payment data, payment transaction processing, namely, credit card and debit card transaction processing services; Electronic commerce payment services, namely, establishing funded accounts used to purchase goods and services on the Internet; Financial information and electronic card transaction processing services on the Internet; Remote bill payment;
Class 38: Acceptable as identified;
Class 42: Acceptable as identified.
/Susan Leslie DuBois/
Examining Attorney
Law Office 111
571.272.9154
susan.dubois@uspto.gov