`
`PARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`UNITED STATES
`Patent and Trademark Office
`ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR TRADEMARKS
`2900 Crystal Drive
`Arlington, Virginia 22202-3513
`
`May 14, 1999
`
`NOTICE OF PUBLICATION UNDER 12(a)
`
`1. Serial No.:
`75/532,060
`
`2. Mark:
`VISION:S|MULATE
`
`3.
`
`international Class(esl:
`9 .
`
`4. Publication Date:
`Jun 15, 1999
`
`5. Applicant:
`Sterling Software,
`
`Inc.
`
`The mark of the application identified appears to be entitled to registration. The
`mark will,
`in accordance with Section 12(a) of the Trademark Act of 1946, as
`amended, 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(a) of the Statute or by rules 2.101 or 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 $38.00
`each for domestic orders, or at $47.50
`each for foreign orders from:
`
`The Superintendent of Documents
`US. Government Printing Office
`PO Box 371954
`
`Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954
`Phone: (202)512—1800"
`
`By direction of the Commissioner.
`
`PCFDLR (REV 12/97)
`
`

`

`LORI N BOATRIGHT
`BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN
`12400 WILSHIRE BLVD 7TH FL
`LOS ANGELES CA 90025
`
`TMP&|
`
`
`
`

`

`a :“K
`:
`«v’r‘ ,
`PUBLICATIL. - REGISTRATION EXAMINATION WORK‘SHfE
`
`l'fifl"
`I
`Reviewer;
`
`I certify all informationiin the daégse in; information in the fileand no corrections were required.
`
`INSTRUCTIONS:
`If the information in the database does'not match the information in the file the reviewer should check the ERROR column. After correction
`(text editing). the EDITED column should be checked.
`RETAIN lN FILE WRAP.
`SCHIEENx ERROR EDITED
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`Address:
`
`Clinter
`
`I: City
`
`CjState/Country
`
`C] Zip
`
`a'
`tI
`
`l i,X ii.I
`
`P_Y
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`‘
`’
`
`;
`
`_
`
`-
`
`'
`
`.
`Frgn. Appl. Filing Date:
`
`.
`
`Frgn. Reg. Date:
`
`Frgn. Reg. Renewed:
`
`i: Inter, St. Address , r: City/State/Zip
`
`I
`
`W l
`
`certify that all corrections have been entered in accordance with the above instructions and text editing guidelines.
`
`
`ext Editor
`’
` Date
`
`
`M T
`
`1(b) Claimed: Added i:
`Disclaimer.
`
`Descri tion of Mark:
`
`Lining and Stip : line Statement:
`.
`I
`
`I: In Part
`Cl Limitation Statement:
`
`Use in Another Form:
`
`Certification Statement:
`
`Concurrent Use Statement:
`Prior U,S. Registrations:
`
`5
`»
`' Domestic Re resentative:
`s
`.‘ Foreign Country of Origin:
`
`>
`:
`> Foreign Application No:
`
`i
`_ Section 44(d): Y/N
`
`: Foreign Registration No:
`
`Foreign Registration Expiration Date:
`
`' Foreign Renewal Reg. No:
`»
`
`
`First Use:
`Goods and Services:
`
`First Use in Commerce:
`
`Deleted E3
`,
`
`‘
`
`'
`
`'
`
`-
`-
`'
`
`
`
`
`'
`
`
`
`‘
`
`.
`
`

`

`Ii’555‘z2060
`
`Reference No. 081319.Tl85
`
`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT & TRADEMARK OFFICE
`TRADEMARK APPLICATION, PRINCIPAL REGISTER
`
`MARK: VISION:SIMULATE
`
`INTERNATIONAL CLASS: 9
`
`Assistant Commissioner for Trademarks
`
`2900 Crystal Drive
`Arlington, VA 22202-3513
`
`Sir:
`
`Sterling Software, Inc. is a Delaware corpoer having aprincipal place ofbusiness at
`
`5900 Canoga Avenue, Woodland Hills, California 91364-4237.
`
`The above-identified Applicant has adopted and is using the trademark shown in the
`
`accompanying drawing for computer program which simulates system dates, either future or past,
`
`for Year 2000 testing of various batch and‘on—line applications and printed instruction manuals
`
`therefor, sold as a unit in International Class 9 and requests that said mark be registered in the
`
`United States Patent and Trademark Office on the Principal Register established by the Act of July
`
`5, 1946.
`
`Thymkwas first used in connection with the above-described goods at least as early as
`June 10, 998; it was firstused in interstate commeryong the several states whichmay be
`regulated by Congress at least as early as June 10, 1
`and is still in use in such commercew
`The trademark is used by applying it to on the goods, labels affixed to th‘éoods,
`
`8
`
`packaging for the goods and in other ways customary to the trade, and on advertising and
`
`promotional literature and in other ways customary to the trade. Three specimens showing the
`
`mark as used in connection with the Applicant's goods are presented herewith.
`
`" "I It...
`that this
`one. is bei
`dopos‘izd wi
`tho United States Postal Servi'c'g
`as first class mail in an envelope addressed to:
`AssistantCommissioner is:Tradem rlts, zygymrm,
`Mingbn,VA22202-3513, on 3/;
`'""f63i3‘6i"5é'66§i§im
`
`
`
`silfiiigr'fi'ii'o’é'lilsfiau'ep I"
`,_
`r/ 3/?cf/
`m.
`
`

`

`DECLARATION
`
`/
`Mark Kleinman hereby declares that he is the Assistant Secretary of Applicant and is
`
`authorized to execute this Declaration on its behalf; he believes Applicant to be the owner of the
`
`mark sought to be registered; to the best of his knowledge and belief, no other person, firm,
`
`corporation, or association has the right to use said mark in interstate commerce, either in the
`
`identical form or in such near resemblance thereto as may be likely, when applied to the goods or
`
`services of such other person, to cause confusion, or to. cause mistake, or to deceive; that all
`
`statements made herein of his own knowledge are true and that all statements made on information
`
`and belief are believed to be true; and further, that these statements were made with the knowledge
`
`that willful false statements aid}: like so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, 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.
`
`Sterling Software, Inc.
`
`filtnlfifi /
`
`By:
`
`v ML (W
`
`Date:
`
`ark Kleinman /
`Assistant Secretary
`
`

`

`POWER OF ATTORNEY
`
`Applicant appoints BLAKELY, SOKOLOFF, TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP, a firm
`
`composed of Farzad E. Amini; Aloysius T.C. AuYeung; W. Thomas Babbitt;
`
`Jordan M. Becker: Bradley J. Bereznak; Michael A. Bemadicou; Roger W. Blakely, Jr.;
`
`Lori N. Boatright; Gregory D. Caldwell; Kent M. Chen; Lawrence M. Cho; Yong S. Choi;
`
`Thomas M. Coester; Roland B. Cortes; Barbara B. Courtney; William D. Davis;
`
`Michael A. DeSanctis; Daniel M. De Vos; Tarek N. Fahmi; Thomas A. Hassing; Phuong-
`
`Quan Hoang; Henock F. Gessesse; James Y. Go; Richard L. Gregory; Dinu Gruia;
`
`David R. Halvorson; Willmore F. Holbrow III; George W Hoover II; Eric S. Hyman;
`
`Dag H. Johansen; William W. Kidd; Stephen L. King; Tim L. Kitchen; Michael J. Mallie;
`
`Andre L. Marais; Dennis G. Martin; Paul A. Mendonsa; Darren J. Milliken;
`
`Thinh V. Nguyen; Kimberley G. Nobles; Babak Redjaian; James H. Salter;
`
`William W. Schaal; James C. Scheller, Jr.; Anand Sethuraman; Charles E. Shemwell;
`
`Maria E. Sobrino; Stanley W. Sokoloff; Allan T. Sponseller; Steven R. Sponseller;
`
`Geoffrey T. Staniford; Judith A. Szepesi; Sunny Tamaoki; Vincent P. Tassinari;
`
`Edwin H. Taylor; George G.C. Tseng; Lester J. Vincent; John P. Ward; Stephen Warhola;
`
`Ben J. Yorks; and Norman Zafman of the City of Los Angeles, State of California, all Attorneys
`
`at Law admitted to practice in all the Courts of the State of California, and Bax F. Alvarez
`
`admitted to practice in all the Courts of the State of Maryland; and Charles T]. Weigell admitted
`
`to practice in all the Courts of the State of New York, with full power of substitution and
`
`revocation, to prosecute this application, to make alterations and amendments therein, to receive the
`
`Certificate of Registration and to transact all business in the Patent and Trademark Office connected
`therewith.
`
`Please direct all communications to:
`
`Lori N. Boatright
`BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN
`12400 Wilshire Boulevard, Seventh Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90025
`(310) 207—3800
`
`Signedthis
`
`dayof IKE“
`
`,at balk“! .
`
`Sterling Software, Inc.
`
`Wyn tJ/k»
`
`Mark Kleinman
`
`Assistant Secretary
`
`

`

`I24OO WILSHIRE BOULEVHKD
`SEVENTH FLOOR
`LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
`900254026
`
`TELEPHONE (BIO) 207-3800
`
`BLAKELY
`
`SOKOLOFF
`
`TAYLOR &
`
`ZAFMAN
`
`A LIMITED LIABILITY
`PARTNERSHIP INCLUDING
`LAW CORPORATIONS
`
`INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
`INCLUDING PATENTS,
`TRADEMARKS, COPYRIGHTS
`5‘ RELATED LITIGATION
`
`FACSIMILE cm» 820-5988
`IaIOI 520-5270
`WWWBS‘IZCOM
`BS‘IZ_MAIL@BSlZ.COM
`
`AL T. AUYEUNG
`BRADLEY J. BEREZNAK
`MICHAEL A. BERNADICOU
`ROGER W. BLAKELY, JR.‘
`LORI N. BOATRIGHT
`DAVID R. HALVORSON
`GEORGE W. HOOVER l|
`ERIC 5. HYMAN
`DAG H. JOHANSEN
`WILLIAM W. KIDD
`MICHAEL J. MALLIE
`DENNIS G. MARTIN
`JAMES H. SALTER
`WILLIAM W. SCHAAL
`JAMES C. SCHELLER. JR.
`MARIA E. SOBRINO
`STANLEY W. SOKOLOFF’
`EDWIN H. TAYLOR’
`LESTER J. VINCENT
`BEN J. YORKS
`DAX F. ALVAREZ“
`FARZAD E. AMINI
`W THOMAS BABBITT
`JORDAN M. BECKER
`GREGORY D. CALDWELL
`KENT M. CHEN
`LAWRENCE M. CHO
`YONG 5. CHOI
`THOMAS M. COESTER
`ROLAND B. CORTES
`
`August 3, 1998
`
`BARBVV V B. COURTNEY
`WILLIAM D. DAVIS
`STEPHEN M. DEKLERKT
`MICHAEL A. DESANCTIS
`DANIEL M. DE V05
`ROBERT A. DIEHL“
`TAREK N. FAHMI
`HENOCK F. GESSESSE
`JAMES Y. GO
`RICHARD L. GREGORY. JR.
`DINU GRUIA
`THOMAS A. HASSING
`PHUONG-OUAN HOANG
`WILLMORE F. HOLBROW III
`TIM L. KITCHEN
`ANDRE L. MARAIS
`DARREN J. MILLIKEN
`THINH V. NGUYEN
`KIMBERLEY G. NOBLES
`MICHAEL A. PROKSCH"
`EABAK REDJAIAN
`ANAND SETHURAMAN
`CHARLES E. SHEMWELL
`ALLAN T. SPONSELLER
`STEVEN R. SPONSELLER
`GEOFFREY T. STANIFORD
`JUDITH A. SZEPESI
`SUNNY TAMAOKI
`VINCENT P. TASSINARI
`GEORGE G.C. TSENG
`JOHN P. WARD
`CHARLES T. a. WEIGELL"
`
`75532060
`OTHER OFFICES
`SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA
`TELEPHONE (406) 720-8596
`COSTA MESA. CALIFORNIA
`TELEPHONE I7I4) 557-3500
`LAKE OSWEGO. OREGON
`TELEPHONE (503) 664-6200
`AUSI’INv TEXAS
`TELEPHONE (SIEI 434-2400
`- DENDTES A FROFESIGNAL coiPoRmON
`“NUT ADMFI'T'ED IN CALIFORNIA
`v soul-I1 AFRICA BAR ONLY
`
`STEPHEN D. GROSS “9534995)
`OF COUNSEL:
`RONALD W. REAGIN
`NORMAN ZAFMAN“
`
`Assistant Commissioner for Trademarks
`
`2900 Crystal Drive
`Arlington, VA 22202-3513
`
`RE:
`
`U.S. Trademark Application
`For: VISION:SIMULATE
`Our File No.: 081319.T185
`
`Dear Sir:
`
`Enclosed herein is the trademark application of Sterling Software, Inc. for the mark
`VISION:SIMULATE.
`
`Also enclosed are three (3) specimens of the mark in use along with our check in the
`amount of $245.00 to cover the filing fee.
`
`If there are any additional charges, please charge them to Account No. 02—2666. A
`duplicate copy of this letter is enclosed. Please direct all communications regarding this matter to
`the undersigned.
`
`Very truly yours,
`
`BLAKELY, SOKOLOFF, TAYLOR & ZAFMAN
`
`Lori N. Boatright
`
`LNB/Ag
`
`encl.s:
`
`application
`transmittal letter (original & duplicate)
`three specimens
`check no. 9754 for $245.00
`postcard
`
`that this
`I hunky cent
`ndenao I: being
`the United States Postal Service
`deposited wit
`as first class mail in an envelope addressed to:
`Assistant Commissions: fat deemarIa
`, 29? Crystal Drive,
`MmummmmxgmiK
`(Date of Degas“)
`
`“um-nun nun-nun"
`“a”? 325/
`
`
`
`W!
`
`
`
`

`

`12400 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD
`SEVENTH FLOOR
`LOS ANGELES. CAUF‘ORNIA
`900254026
`
`TELEPHONE (BIO) 207-3500
`
`BLAKE LY
`
`SOKOLOFF
`
`TAYLOR &
`
`ZAFMAN
`
`A LIMITED LIABILITY
`PARTNERSHIP INCLUDING
`LAW CORPORATIONS
`
`INTELLECTUAL PROPER‘I‘I’
`INCLUDING PATENTS,
`TRADEMARKS, COPYRIGHTS
`6: RELATED LITIGATION
`
`FACSIMILE we) 520-5935
`(3IOI 520-5270
`wwwasmmm
`
`Ber_MAIL@Bs12,c0M
`
`AL T. AUYEUNG
`BRADLEY d BEREZNAK
`MICHAEL A. BERNADICOU
`ROGER W. BLAKELY. JRT‘
`LORI N. BOATRIGHT
`DAVID R. HALVORSON
`GEORGE W HOOVER II
`ERIC 5. HYMAN
`DAG H. JOHANSEN
`WILLIAM W. KIDD
`MICHAEL J. MALLIE
`DENNIS G. MARTIN
`JAMES H. SALTER
`WILLIAM W. SCHAAL
`JAMES C. SCHELLER, JR.
`MARIA E. SOBRINO
`STANLEY Wt SOKOLOFF‘
`EDWIN H. TAYLOR‘
`LESTER .J. VINCENT
`BEN Jt YORKS
`DAX F. ALVAREZ"
`FARZAD E. AMINI
`Wt THOMAS BABBITT
`JORDAN M, BECKER
`GREGORY D. CALDWELL
`KENT M. CHEN
`LAWRENCE M. CHO
`YONG S. CHOI
`THOMAS M. COESTER
`ROLAND Bi CORTES
`
`August 3, 1998
`
`BARBARA B. COURTNEY
`WILLIAM D. DAVIS
`STEPHEN M, DEKLERKI
`MICHAEL At DESANCTIS
`DANIEL M. DE VOS
`ROBERT A. DIEHL"
`TAREK N FAHMI
`HENOCK F, GESSESSE
`JAMES Y. GO
`RICHARD L. GREGORY, JR.
`DINU GRUIA
`THOMAS A. HASSING
`PHUONG-OUAN HOANG
`WILLMORE E HOLBROW III
`TIM L, KITCHEN
`ANDRE L. MARAIS
`DARREN J. MILLIKEN
`THINH v. NGUYEN
`KIMBERLEY G. NOBLES
`MICHAEL A. FROKSCH"
`BABAK REDJAIAN
`ANAND SETHURAMAN
`CHARLES E SHEMWELL
`ALLAN T. SPONSELLER
`STEVEN R. SPONSELLER
`GEOFFREY T. STANIFORD
`JUDITH A. SZEPESI
`SUNNY TAMAOKI
`VINCENT F. TASSINARI
`GEORGE G.C. TSENG
`JOHN P. WARD
`CHARLES T. J. WEIGELL"
`
`OTHER OFFICES
`SUNNWALE. CALIFORNIA
`TELEPHONE “$08) 720-8598
`COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA
`TELEPHONE (7|4) 557-3500
`LAKE OSWEGO. OREGON
`TELEPHONE (503) 664‘6200
`AUSTIN. TEXAS
`TELEPHONE (5I2) 434~2400
`-. OEND‘I'ES A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIoN
`«Ivar AnnmEo IN CALIFWNIA
`v scum AFRICA BAR ONLY
`
`STEPHEN D. GROSS (19534995)
`OF COUNSEL:
`RONALD W REAGIN
`NORMAN ZAFMAN'
`
`Assistant Commissioner for Trademarks
`2900 Crystal Drive
`Arlington, VA 22202-3513
`
`RE:
`
`U.S. Trademark Application
`For: VISION:SIMULATE
`Our File No.: 081319.T1
`
`Dear Sir:
`
`Enclosed herein is the trademark application of Sterling Software, Inc. for the mark
`VISION:SIMULATE.
`
`Also enclosed are three (3) specimens of the mark in use along with our check in the
`amount of $245.00 to cover the filing fee.
`
`If there are any additional charges, please charge them to Account No. 02—2666. A
`duplicate copy of this letter is enclosed. Please direct all communications regarding this matter to
`the undersigned.
`
`Very truly yours,
`
`BLAKELY, SOKOLOFF, TAYLOR & ZAFMAN
`
`Lori N. Boatn'ght
`
`LNB/Ag
`
`encl.s:
`
`application
`transmittal letter (original & duplicate)
`three specimens
`check no. 9754 for $245.00
`
`postcard
`
`em I: being
`Ibo! the
`I hereby cert
`the United States Postal Service
`deposited wit
`as first class mail In an envelope addressed Io:
`{Cryéal Drive,
`AssislcmtComafiuiomtIntTrodemrh,
`Arlington.«222024513. film. ...........
`a
`(Den of Deposit)
`
` -
`
`

`

`TRADEMARK APPLICATION SERIAL NO.
`
`7 5 5 3 2 0 6 0
`
`US. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`FEE RECORD SHEET
`
`mama” m /\/
`
`35.39
`
`01mm
`
`PTO-1555
`
`(5/87)
`
`

`

`Sterling Software, Inc.
`5900 Canoga Avenue
`-
`Woodland Hills, California 91364—4237
`Date of First Use: at least as early as June 10, 1998
`
`Interstate Commerce: at least as early as June 10, 1998
`International Class: 9
`
`Ei’5532300l)
`
`Wang‘s:
`was >‘ 2
`
`E
`>
`
`V..-
`mm, W
`.
`
`fl
`
`0
`
`W
`
`Goods:
`
`computer program which simulates system dates, either future or past, for Year
`2000 testing of various batch and on-line applications and printed instruction
`manuals therefor, sold as a unit
`
`U.S. Patent & TMOfcITM Mail cht D1, #22
`
`|||||lll||||l||ll||||||||||lllllllllllllllllllllll
`08-06-1998
`
`VISION:SIMULATE
`
`TRADEMARK
`llllllllllllllllllllWIllllllllllflllllllllll
`75532060
`
`PUBLISHED
`
`6/15/99
`
`

`

`***
`
`User: abenmaman
`
`***
`
`Total
`Marks
`
`Live
`Viewed
`
`Dead
`Marks
`
`Status
`
`Search
`
`01
`
`02
`
`O3
`
`O4
`
`05
`
`06
`
`07
`
`318
`
`7591
`
`243
`
`43
`
`2
`
`652595
`
`136
`
`0
`
`O
`
`O
`
`32
`
`1
`
`0
`
`2
`
`"sterling software"[on]
`
`*v{"iy"}s{"iy“}on*[bi,ti]
`
`*{"szxc"}{"iy"}mulat*[bi,ti]
`
`1 and (2 or 3)
`
`2 and 3
`
`"009"[CC]
`
`69
`
`3 and 6
`
`Session started 3/12/99 2:08:49 PM
`Session finished 3/12/99 2:14:05 PM
`Duration 6 minutes
`
`