`Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
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`General Contact Number: 571-272-8500
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`Mailed: June 14, 2016
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`Cancellation No. 92063483
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`TouchNet Information Systems, Inc.
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`Wendy Boldt Cohen, Interlocutory Attorney:
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`Hazim Ansari
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`On May 31, 2016, Respondent filed a proposed amendment to its involved
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`Registration No. 4502329, with Petitioner's consent.1
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`By the proposed amendment, Respondent seeks to amend the identification in
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`International Classes 9 and 42 to add the wording that is underlined as shown below.
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`The amended identifications will read:2
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`International Class 9
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`Computer software for identifying, via searching a third party patent
`database or a patent database contained within the computer software, and
`evaluating, via analysis of patents within a database, intellectual property
`related to at least one field; computer software for providing a web platform
`for, via searching a third party patent database or a patent database
`contained within the computer software, and evaluating, via analysis of
`patents within a database, intellectual property; computer software for
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`1 Respondent’s submission does not include the required certificate of service. The Board
`presumes that because the filing was filed jointly, the parties did not believe service was
`necessary. Strict compliance with Trademark Rule 2.119 is required for all future
`filings. A copy of the filing can be viewed using TTABVUE at http://ttabvue.uspto.gov.
` The services in opposed International Classes 35 and 45 are to remain unchanged.
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`Cancellation No. 92063483
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`allowing users to access, evaluate, and synthesize information and generate
`reports related to intellectual property assets; Computer software for
`creating searchable intellectual property databases of intellectual property
`information and data related to intellectual property; Computer software
`platforms for allowing users to access, evaluate, and synthesize information
`and generate reports related to intellectual property; Computer software
`that provides intellectual property information from various intellectual
`property databases and presents it in an easy-to-understand user interface;
`Computer software that provides intellectual property information, and
`more specifically, patents, from various databases and presents it in an
`easy-to-understand user interface; Computer software that provides web-
`based access to intellectual property applications and services related to
`intellectual property through a web operating system or portal interface;
`all of the foregoing excluding financial valuation of intellectual property.
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`International Class 42
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`Providing a members-only website featuring technology which provides
`members with the ability to quickly and efficiently evaluate intellectual
`property; Providing a secure electronic online system featuring technology
`which allows for efficient evaluation of intellectual property; Providing a
`secured-access, members only website featuring technology that gives
`members the ability to identify and evaluate intellectual property;
`Providing a website that features technology that enables the secure
`exchange of intellectual property information by users; Providing an
`interactive website featuring technology that allows users to access,
`evaluate, and synthesize intellectual property information and generate
`reports related to intellectual property for use in consulting with research
`and development; Research and development and consultation related
`thereto in the field of intellectual property; all of the foregoing excluding
`financial valuation of intellectual property.
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`Although the amendments appear otherwise acceptable, the request to amend was
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`not verified or supported by a declaration under Trademark Rule 2.20.
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`Accordingly, Respondent is allowed THIRTY (30) DAYS from the mailing date of
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`this order to submit the required declaration in support of the amendments, failing
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`which said amendments will be given no further consideration.
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`Proceedings herein are otherwise suspended, retroactive to May 31, 2016.
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