UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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`ASSISTANT SECRETARY AND COMMISSIONER
`OF PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS
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`REGISTRATION NO.
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`MARK: STERI.IN_G SOFTWARE SS (AND DESIGN).
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`1470207
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`SERIAL NO. 73/657977
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`REGISTRANT: STERLING SOFTWARE, INC.
`CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS:
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`RECEIPT IS ACKNOWLEDGED OF THE SUBMITTED REQUEST UNDER:
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`SECTION 8 OF THE TRADEMARK STATUTE AND 37 CFR SECS. 2.161-2.166.
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`SECTION 15 OF THE TRADEMARK STATUTE AND 37 CFR SECS. 2.167-2.168.
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`YOUR REQUEST FULFILLS THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS AND HAS BEEN ACCEPTED.
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`WYE JEAN SMITH
`AFFIDAVIT-RENEWAL EXAMINER
`TRADEMARK EXAMINING OPERATION
`(703) 308-9500 EXT. 38
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT‘ OF COMMERCE
`Patent and Trap. .1ark Office
`ASSISTANT SECRETARY AND COMMISSIONER
`OF PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS
`Washington, DC. 20231
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`NOTICE OF PUBLICATION UNDER 12(3)
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`1. Serial No.:
`73/657,977
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`2. Mark:
`STERLING SOFTWARE $5
`and design
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`3. Applicant:
`STERLING SOFTWARE,
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`INC.
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`4. Publication Date:
`SEP. 29, 1987
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`The mark of the application above identified appears to be en titled to registration. The
`mark will,
`in accordance with Section ‘l2(a) of the Trademark Act of 1946, be
`published in the Official Gazette on the date indicated above for the purpose of
`opposition by any person who believes he will be damaged by the registration of the
`mark.
`If no opposition is filed within the time specified by Section 13 of the Statute or
`by rules 2.101 and 2.102 of the Trademark Rules, the Commissioner of Patents and
`Trademarks may issue a certificate of registration
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`Copies of the trademark portion of the Official Gazette containing the publication of the
`mark may be obtained at
`$7.00 each for domestic orders, or at $8.75 each
`for foreign orders from:
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`The Superintendent of Documents
`U.S. Government Printing Office
`Washington,D.C. 20402
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`By direction of the Commissioner.
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`5. Send correspondence to:
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`STANLEY W. SOKOLOFF
`BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR 8 ZAFMAN
`SEVENTH FLOOR
`121500 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD
`LOS ANGELES, CA
`90025
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`SERVICE MARK APPLICATION PRINCIPAL REGISTER
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`STERLING SOFTWARE & DESIGN
`Mark:
`International Class:
`42(/[? §'’ /3
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`Wafiky.
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`Hon. Commissioner of
`Patents and Trademarks
`Washington, D.C.
`20231
`
`Sir:
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`Applicant, STERLING SOFTWARE,
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`INC.,
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`is a Delaware
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`corporation, having a principal place of business located at
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`i<g;%:é2§0 North Central Expressway, Suite 1140 LB 53, Dallas, Texas
`75206-1895.
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`i§V?_' service mark shown in the accompanying drawing fg
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`applications in International Class 42 and requests that said
`_:;> mark be registered in the United States Patent and Trademark
`(isiis//Dffice on the Principal Register established by the Act of July
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`5, 1946.
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`The service mark was first used in connection with said
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`services in International Class 42 at least as early as December
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`1986, and was first used in interstate commerce, which may be
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`regulated by Congress, at least as early as December 1986,
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`and is still in use in interstate commerce.
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`The service mark is used by printing the mark on proposals,
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`letterheads and advertising materials for said services and five
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`(5) specimens showing the mark as used are presented herewith.
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`
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`is using the
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`The above-identified Applicant has adopted an,
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`DECLARATION
`
`JEANNETTE P. MEIER hereby declares that she is the Senior
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`Vice President and General Counsel of Applicant and is authorized
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`to execute this Declaration on behalf of Applicant; she believes
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`Applicant to be the owner of the mark sought to be registered; to
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`the best of her knowledge and belief, no other person, firm,
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`corporation, or association has the right to use said mark in
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`commerce, either in the identical form or in near resemblance
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`thereto as may be likely, when applied to the services of such
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`other person,
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`to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to
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`deceive; that all statements made herein of her own knowledge are
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`true and that all statements made on information and belief are
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`believed to be true; and further, that these statements were made
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`with the knowledge that willful false statements and the like so
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`made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under
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`Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United States Code and that such
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`willful false statements may jeopardize the validity of the
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`application or document or any registration resulting therefrom.
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`STERLING SOFTWARE,
`
`INC.
`
`
`
`NETTE P. MEIER
`ior Vice President
`and General Counsel
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`bate:
`
`, 1937
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`POWER E ATTORNEY
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`Applicant hereby appoints BLAKELY, SOKOLOFF, TAYLOR &
`
`ZAFMAN, a firm composed of Roger W. Blakely, Jr., Stanley W.
`
`Sokoloff, Edwin H. Taylor, Norman Zafman, Ira M. siegel, Eric S.
`
`Hyman, Jeffrey J. Blatt, Gary A. Hecker, Stephen D. Gross, James
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`C. scheller, Jr., Steven L. Catalano, J.D. Harriman, II, Breton
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`A. Bocchieri, William W. Kidd, George M. Hoover, II, and Frank M.
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`Weyer of the City of Los Angeles, State of California, all
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`Attorneys at Law admitted to practice in all the Courts of the
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`State of California, with full power of substitution and
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`revocation, to prosecute this application, to make alterations
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`and amendments therein, to receive the Certificate of
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`Registration and to transact all business in the Patent and
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`Trademark Office connected therewith.
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`Please direct all communications to:
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`Stanley W. Sokoloff, Esq.
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`BLAKELY, SOKOLOFF, TAYLOR & ZAFMAN
`12400 Wilshire Boulevard, Seventh Floor
`Los Angeles, California
`90025
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`Signed thisz72/57Pday of
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`, 1987 at
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`Dallas, Texas.
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`Respectfully submitted,
`
`STERLING SOFTWARE,
`
`INC.
`
` ior Vice President
`
`and General Counsel
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`ROGER W. BLAKELY, JR.‘
`STANLEY W. SOKOLOFF’
`EDWIN H. TAYLOR‘
`NORMAN ZAFMAN‘
`IRA M. SIEGEL
`ERIC 5. HYMAN
`JEFFREY J. BLATT
`GARY A. HECKER
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`STEPHEN D. Gséoss
`JAMES C. SCHELLER. JR.
`STEVEN L. CATALANO
`J. D. HARRIMAN ll
`BRETON A. BOCCHIERI
`WILLIAM W. KIDD
`GEORGE W HOOVER II
`FRANK M. WEYER
`DAVID R. HALVORSON
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`SUITE ‘I01
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`April 24, 1987
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`REPLY TO:
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`SOKOIOFF
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`Honorable Commissioner of
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`20231
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`Washington, D.C.
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`Re:
`
`INC.
`STERLING SOFTWARE,
`U.S. Service Mark Application for Registration of
`"STERLING SOFTWARE" & DESIGN
`81312.953
`our File No.
`
`Dear Sir:
`
`Enclosed herein is the service mark application of STERLING
`INC. for the mark "STERLING SOFTWARE" & DESIGN.
`SOFTWARE ,
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`Also enclosed are five (5) specimens of the mark along with
`our check in the amount of $200.00 to cover the filing fee.
`
`If there are any additional charges, please charge them to
`Account No. 02-2666.
`Please direct all communications regarding
`this matter to the undersigned.
`
`Very truly yours,
`
`EY,
`
`SOKOLOFF, TAYLOR & ZAFMAN
`
`S anley W. S koloff
`Reg. No. 25 128
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`Enclosures:
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`Cover letter in duplicate
`one (1) application
`One (1) Formal drawing
`Five (5) specimens
`Check No. 9294
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`Honorable Commissioner of
`Patents and Trademarks
`Washington, D. C.
`20231
`
`Re:
`
`INC .
`STERLING SOFTWARE ,
`U.S. Service Mark Application for Registration of
`"STERLING SOFTWARE" & DESIGN
`our File No. 8l3l2.953
`
`Dear Sir:
`
`Enclosed herein is the service mark application of STERLING
`SOFTWARE,
`INC. for the mark "STERLING SOFTWARE" & DESIGN.
`
`Also enclosed are five (5) specimens of the mark along with
`our check in the amount of $200.00 to cover the filing fee.
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`If there are any additional charges, please charge them to
`Account No. 02-2666. Please direct all communications regarding
`this matter to the undersigned.
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`Very truly yours ,
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`Y, SOKOLOFF, TAYLOR & ZAFMAN
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`S anley W. S koloff
`Reg. No. 25 128
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`Enclosures:
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`one (1) application
`one (1) Formal drawing
`Five (5) specimens
`Check No. 9294
`Postcard
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