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`AllianceBernstein L.P. (shireh@pepperlaw.com)
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`U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88633519 - AB ALL MARKET INDEX - N/A
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`December 18, 2019 09:44:17 AM
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`ecom127@uspto.gov
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`Attachment - 1
`Attachment - 2
`Attachment - 3
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`United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
`Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application
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`U.S. Application
`Serial No. 88633519
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`Mark: AB ALL
`MARKET INDEX
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`Correspondence
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`Address:
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` HOWARD J.
`SHIRE
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` PEPPER
`HAMILTON LLP
` 620 EIGHTH
`AVENUE
` THE NEW
`YORK TIMES
`BUILDING
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` NEW YORK, NY
`10018
`Applicant:
`AllianceBernstein
`L.P.
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`Reference/Docket
`No. N/A
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`Correspondence
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`Email Address:
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`shireh@pepperlaw.com
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`SUSPENSION NOTICE
`No Response Required
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`Issue date: December 18, 2019
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`The application is suspended for the reason specified below. See 37 C.F.R. §2.67; TMEP §§716 et seq.
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`The trademark examining attorney apologizes for any inconvenience caused by the delay in raising this issue.
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`The pending application below has an earlier filing date or effective filing date than applicant’s application. If the mark in the application(s)
`below registers, the USPTO may refuse registration of applicant’s mark under Section 2(d) because of a likelihood of confusion with the
`registered mark(s). 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); see 37 C.F.R. §2.83; TMEP §§1208.02(c). Action on this application is suspended until the prior-filed
`application(s) below either registers or abandons. 37 C.F.R. §2.83(c). Information relevant to the application(s) below is provided in this letter.
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`- U.S. Application Serial No. 86945105
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`Suspension process. The USPTO will periodically check this application to determine if it should remain suspended. See TMEP §716.04. As
`needed, the trademark examining attorney will issue a letter to applicant to inquire about the status of the reason for the suspension. TMEP
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`§716.05.
`No response required. Applicant may file a response, but is not required to do so.
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`/Raymond Lee/
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 127
`United States Patent & Trademark Office
`Raymond.lee@uspto.gov
`571-272-5980
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`Pfint:Dec1E,2D19
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`86945105
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`86945105
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`Status
`EINAL REFUSAL — MAILEU
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`Word Mark
`AB
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`Standard Character Mark
`No
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`Type of Mark
`SERVICE MARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[3] DESIGN PLUS WORDS, LETTERS ANDjoR NUMBERS
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`Owner
`limited company [ltd.] CHINA
`Anbang Insurance Group Co., Ltd.
`Jianguomenwai Street, Chaoyang District 1202, 12th Floor, No.
`Beijing CHINA
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`6
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`Geedsffiervices
`G a 8: Drug retail
`100 101 102.
`US
`IC 035.
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
`and wholesale services; Marketing research; Commercial intermediation
`services, namely, mediation and conclusion of commercial transactions
`for others: Provision of an on-line marketplace for buyers and sellers
`of goods and services; Advertising agencies; Personnel recruitment;
`Relocation services for businesses; Auditing; Sponsorship search.
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`GoodsfServices
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
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`IC 036.
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`US
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`100 101 102.
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`G & S:
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`Insurance
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`underwriting: Banking: Securities brokerage: Financial evaluation,
`namely, evaluation for insurance, banking,r and real estate; Real
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`estate agencies; Real estate appraisal; Real estate services, namely,
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`rental 0
`o “ices; Factoring agencies; Art appraisal: Surety services;
`Financial customs brokerage; Charitable fund raising; Pawnbrokerage.
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`GoodsIServices
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
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`IC 037.
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`US
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`100 l03 lOE.
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`G & S: Motor
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`vehicle maintenance and repair; Vehicle wash; Rental of construction
`equipment; Construction of commercial houses; Upholstering; Cleaning
`of interior of buildings; Cleaning of exterior surface of buildings;
`Construction consultation; Electric appliance installation and repair;
`Strong-room maintenance and repair; Development of construction
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`Pfint:Dec1E,2D19
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`projects.
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`GoodalSe-wices
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
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`IC 042.
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`US
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`100 101.
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`G & S: Technical
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`research in the field of aeronautics; Computer software design;
`Computer system analysis; Architecture; Design of interior decor;
`Industrial design; Vehicle roadworthiness testing; Quality control;
`Energy auditing.
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`GoodslServices
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`Class Status —— ACT Vi.
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`C 044.
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`US
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`100 101.
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`G & S: Medical clinic
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`services: Hospitals; Nursing, medical; Convalescent homes: Massage:
`Veterinary assistance; Plant nurseries; Rental of sanitation
`facilities; Therapy services: Medical assistance.
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`Description of Mark
`The mark consists of geometric designs of two symmetrical branches of
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`leaves or ears of wheat inside which appears letters "AB".
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`Colors Claimed
`Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
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`Filing Date
`2016H03H18
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`Examining attorneyr
`FAIRBANKS , RON
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`Attorney of Record
`Susan Upton Douglass
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`To:
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`AllianceBernstein L.P. (shireh@pepperlaw.com)
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`U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88633519 - AB ALL MARKET INDEX - N/A
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`December 18, 2019 09:44:18 AM
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`ecom127@uspto.gov
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`United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
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`USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE
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`Office Action (Official Letter) has issued
`on December 18, 2019 for
`U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88633519
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`Your trademark application has been reviewed by a trademark examining attorney. As part of that review, the assigned attorney has
`issued an official letter. Please follow the steps below.
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`(1) Read the official letter. No response is necessary.
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`(2) Direct questions about the contents of the Office action to the assigned attorney below.
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`/Raymond Lee/
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 127
`United States Patent & Trademark Office
`Raymond.lee@uspto.gov
`571-272-5980
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`Direct questions about navigating USPTO electronic forms, the USPTO website, the application process, the status of your
`application, and/or whether there are outstanding deadlines or documents related to your file to the Trademark Assistance Center
`(TAC).
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`GENERAL GUIDANCE
`· Check the status of your application periodically in the Trademark Status & Document Retrieval (TSDR) database to avoid
`missing critical deadlines.
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`Update your correspondence email address,
`application.
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`if needed,
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`to ensure you receive important USPTO notices about your
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`· Beware of misleading notices sent by private companies about your application. Private companies not associated with
`the USPTO use public information available in trademark registrations to mail and email trademark-related offers and notices –
`most of which require fees. All official USPTO correspondence will only be emailed from the domain “@uspto.gov.”
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