dimview
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posted on November 11, 2000 10:28:55 AM new
Typed Drawing
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Word Mark PAYPAL
Goods and Services (ABANDONED) IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: Software for processing electronic payments to and from others; authentication software
(ABANDONED) IC 036. US 100 101 102. G & S: Clearing and reconciling financial transactions via a global computer network; providing a wide variety of banking and financial services via a global computer network
Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING
Serial Number 75754414
Filing Date July 19, 1999
Filed ITU FILED AS ITU
Owner (APPLICANT) Confinity, Inc. CORPORATION CALIFORNIA 349 University Avenue Suite 200 Palo Alto CALIFORNIA 94301
Attorney of Record Alan S. Hades
Type of Mark TRADEMARK. SERVICE MARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator DEAD
Abandonment Date July 11, 2000
Thank you for your request. Here are the latest results from the TARR web server.
Serial Number: 75754414
Registration Number: (NOT AVAILABLE)
Mark (words only): PAYPAL
Current Status: Abandoned: Applicant failed to respond to an Office action.
Date of Status: 2000-09-11
Filing Date: 1999-07-19
Registration Date: (DATE NOT AVAILABLE)
Law Office Assigned: TMEG Law Office 102
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CURRENT APPLICANT(S)/OWNER(S)
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1. Confinity, Inc.
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GOODS AND/OR SERVICES
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Software for processing electronic payments to and from others; authentication software
Clearing and reconciling financial transactions via a global computer network; providing a wide variety of banking and financial services via a global computer network
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PROSECUTION HISTORY
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2000-09-11 - Abandonment - Failure to respond
2000-09-11 - Case file assigned to examining attorney
2000-01-10 - Non-final action mailed - 1st action
2000-01-04 - Case file assigned to examining attorney
1999-12-17 - Case file assigned to examining attorney
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Attorney of Record: Alan S. Hades
Address:
ALAN S. HADES
LLMBACH & LIMBACH L L P
2001 FERRY BUILD
SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
US
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kidsfeet
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posted on November 11, 2000 02:53:01 PM new
I'm slow today.  ) Maybe everyday. LOL!! But, what exactly does this MEAN?
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dman3
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posted on November 11, 2000 03:19:48 PM new
I guess if this is an honest post here it would mean that paypal has (ABANDONED) its patent and trade mark on its Electronic transfer services and it name PayPal by failing to answer question related to there aplication for patent and trademark.
http://www.Dman-N-Company.com
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vargas
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posted on November 11, 2000 03:29:52 PM new
It's an honest post. The USPTO's trademark database is online.
I ran the PayPal search, too.
The results are here:
http://tess.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=doc&state=dq93a6.2.1
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vargas
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posted on November 11, 2000 03:30:54 PM new
The lawyer's name is quite fitting, btw.
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dman3
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posted on November 11, 2000 04:02:18 PM new
well its sure enough is honest just checked it out my self.
it sure is quite interesting as well.
http://www.Dman-N-Company.com
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KateArtist
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posted on November 11, 2000 04:13:07 PM new
I don't think you can assume this means that PayPal abandoned it's trademark. It may very well mean that PayPal's opponent in that particular case abandoned their claim and never responded when taken to court.
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dman3
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posted on November 11, 2000 04:37:29 PM new
I dont think you have to assume anything here the aplication for the trademark and the aplicant the action are againt are the same.
if it was one of PayPal's opponents wouldnt there be two different companys and Attorneys of record mentioned here.
this is not to say that maybe they havent by now applied for another or different patent trademark but this info didnt come up in the search.
http://www.Dman-N-Company.com
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vargas
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posted on November 11, 2000 04:47:41 PM new
What's interesting is that there's no LIVE trademark listed for PayPal.
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KateArtist
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posted on November 11, 2000 06:41:09 PM new
There's not that much reason to copywrite a trademark. There's more protection than otherwise, but it's not something every company does. Actually I think, not many companies do - it's an expensive procedure.
Trademark protection gives you certain extra rights in the exclusive use of the name and logo - but all artwork is automatically copywrited, so PayPal's logo is protected anyway.
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kkbclear
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posted on November 11, 2000 11:43:23 PM new
Vargas,
ROFLMAO! You made my day!
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dimview
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posted on November 12, 2000 07:00:15 AM new
But take a look at the parallel between PayPal and its accountholders, and PayPal and the USPTO.
PayPal has this thing about restricting accounts and then failing to provide any information on that restriction to the accountholder. Accountholders can do nothing to secure access to their funds. Such arrogance.
So then PayPal applies for their trademark. The USPTO sends them a letter on January 10, asking for information. PayPal uses the same arrogant stance and fails to respond. But the USPTO can do something and they do. On September 11 the USPTO pulls trademark protection on "PAYPAL" and declares it abandoned.
Silly PayPal.
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