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`ASSISTANT SECBETAHY AND COMMISSIONER
`OF PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS
`Washington, D.C. 20231
`
`REGISTRATION NO.
`
`1541379
`
`SERIAL NO. 73/760117
`
`PAPER NO.
`MAILING DATE: 12/11/95
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`MARK: VMDIRECT
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`RBGISTRANT: STERLING SOFTWARE, INC.
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`CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS:
`STANLEY w. SOKOLOFF
`BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN
`12400 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SEVENTH FLOOR
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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. 2.16l"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.
`
`A. J. GORE
`AFFIDAVIT-RENEWAL EXAMINER
`TRADEMARK EXAMINING OPERATION
`(703) 308-9500 EXT. 39
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`Systems Center, Inc.
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`Box 5
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`Trademark Operations
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`Registered: May 30, 1989
`
`For:
`
`VMDIRECT
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`NOTICE OF CHANGE OF FIRM AFFILIATION
`AND ADDRESS OF APPLICANT'S COUNSEL
`
`Honorable Commissioner of
`Patents and Trademarks
`
`Washington, D. C.
`
`20231
`
`Sir:
`
`Please note that Applicant's counsel has changed his
`firm affiliation and address as follows:
`
`Tucker, Flyer, Sanger & Lewis
`1615 L Street, N. W., Suite 400
`Washington, D. C.
`20036-5601
`(202) 452-8600
`
`Please direct all correspondence to Norm D. St. Landau.
`
`Respectfully submitted,
`
`Sanger & Lewis
`1615 L Street, N.W., Suite 400
`Washington, D. C.
`20036-5601
`
`I hereby certify that this correspondence is
`being deposited with the United States Postal
`service as first class mail in an enveloped
`addressed to: Commissioner of Patents and
`
`Trademarks, Washington, D. C. 20231, on this
`£§:; day
`1y, 1990.
`
`
`
`UNITED STATES DEPIV “VIENT OF COMMERCE
`Patent and Trademark
`1'-ice
`ASSISTANT SECRETARY AND COMMISSIONER
`OF PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS
`Washington, D.C. 20231
`
`NOTICE OF PUBLICATION UNDER 12(a)
`
`1. Serial No.:
`73/760.117
`
`2. Mark:
`VMDIRECT
`
`3. Applicant:
`VM SOFTWARE,
`
`INC.
`
`4. Publication Date:
`MAR.
`7, 1989
`
`The mark of the application above identified appears to be en titled to registration. The
`mark will,
`in accordance with Section 12(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.
`
`Copies of the trademark portion of the Official Gazette containing the publication of the
`mark may be obtained at
`$9.50 each for domestic orders, or at $1 1 .88each
`for foreign orders from:
`
`The Superintendent of Documents
`US. Government Printing Office
`Washington,D.C. 20402
`
`By direction of the Commissioner.
`
`
`
`NORM D. ST. LANDAU
`BRYLAWSKI, CLEARY 5 LEEDS
`801 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, S.E.
`WASHINGTON. DC
`20003
`
`
`
`1
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`STATEMENT AND DECLARATION‘
`FOR TRADEMARK REGISTRATION
`
`Mark:
`
`VMDIRECT
`
`Class:
`
`9
`
`TO THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS:
`VM SOFTWARE ,
`INC
`A
`A orporation of Delaware
`1800 Alexander Bell Drive
`Reston, Virginia 2209l/’
`
`The above-identified application has adopted and is using
`the mark shown in the accompanying drawing for
`
`T5 use
`
`z%PERATIONS ENHANCEMENT COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR
`USE WITH MAIN FRAME COMPUTERS//
`
`requests that said trademark be registered in the United
`and.
`States Patent
`and Trademark Office on.
`the Principal Register
`established by the Act of July 5, 1946.
`
`in connection with the goods as
`The mark was first used.
`early as Oct. 12, 1988
`; was first used in connection with the
`goods in interstate commerce.as early as Oct. 12, 1988
`; and
`is now in use in such commerce.
`
`The mark is used by applying it to the products and the
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`packaging for the products, and five (5)
`specimens showing the
`mark as actually used in connection with the goods are presented
`herewith.
`
`
`
`POWER OF ATTORNEY
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`Applicant hereby appoints Norm D. St. Landau and/Prylawski,
`Cleary & Leeds,
`a law firm compfT§€E'5T-ET"TElt3n Brylawski, J.
`Michael Cleary, Henry W. Leeds, Edwin Komen, William P. Herklots
`and Norm D. St. Landau,
`each. of whom has
`an address at
`801
`Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C.
`20003 and each of
`whom is a member
`in good standing of the Bar of the District of
`Columbia to prosecute this application,
`to register and transact
`all business in the Patent and Trademark Office in connection
`therewith;
`to receive the Certificate of Registration. and to
`represent it
`in all proceedings affecting the mark which. may
`arise in the Patent and Trademark Office after the registration
`has been granted.
`
`DECLARATION
`
`Ellen M. Kirsh, declares that she is Senior Vice President
`of the above VM Software, Inc., and is authorized to execute this
`declaration on behalf of
`said applicant;
`she believes
`said
`applicant
`to be the owner of the mark sought
`to be registered;
`that
`to the best of her knowledge and belief no other person,
`firm, corporation or association has the right to use said mark
`in commerce with
`in the
`identical
`form or
`in
`such near
`resemblance thereto as may be likely to cause confusion, or to
`cause mistake, or to deceive;
`that all statements made herein of
`her own knowledge and belief are believed to be true; and further
`that
`these statements are made with the knowledge that willful
`false statements and the like so made are punishable by fine or
`inmrisonment, or both, under Section 1001 of Title 18 of
`the
`United States Code and that
`such willful
`false statements may
`jeopardize the validity of
`the application or document or any
`registration resulting therefrom.
`
`VM SOFTWARE ,
`
`INC .
`
`Wmm./Gm
`
`Ellen M. Kirsh, Senior
`Vice President
`
`
`
`TRADEMARK APPLICATION SERIAL N0.
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`U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`1800 Alexander Bell Drive
`Reston, Virginia
`22091
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`OPERATIONS ENHANCEMENT COMPUTER
`PROGRAMS FOR USE WITH MAIN FRAME
`COMPUTERS in Class 9
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`October 12, 1988
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`Norm D. St. Landau
`Brylawski, Cleary & Leeds
`801 Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E.
`Washington, D.C.
`20003
`(202) 547-1331
`
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`
`
`***** USER ID 18 ex388281 *****
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`OPERATIONS ENHANCEMENT COMPUTER
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`‘October 12, 1983“
`October 12, 1988
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`Attorney:
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`Norm D; St. Landau
`Brylawski, Cleary & Leeds
`801 Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E;
`Washington, D.C.
`20003
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`(202) 547-1331
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`- 1800 Aleiander Bell Drive?
`Reston, Virginia
`22091’
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`OPERATiONS ENHANCEMENT COMPUTER
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`October 12; 1988
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`Brylawski, Cleary & Leeds
`801 Pennsylvania_Avenue, S.E.
`Washington, D.C.
`20003
`(202) 547-1331
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