CME DIRECT Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Thursday, April 14, 2011, a trademark application was filed for CME DIRECT with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the CME DIRECT trademark a serial number of 85294966. The federal status of this trademark filing is REGISTERED AND RENEWED as of Tuesday, December 5, 2023. This trademark is owned by Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.. The CME DIRECT trademark is filed in the Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products, Insurance & Financial Services, and Computer & Software Services & Scientific Services categories with the following description:

Computer software for use in financial trading, financial exchange, and financial clearing services; computer software for use in trading, clearing, confirmation, and financial trading risk management for exchange market transactions in the field of futures, options, swaps, and other derivative contracts

Financial exchange services; monetary exchange services; commodities exchange services; futures exchange services; financial information services; financial clearing services; providing exchange markets for trading, clearing, confirmation and financial trading risk management in the field of futures, options, swaps, and other derivatives contracts; conducting commodities, securities, monetary, and financial instrument exchange and clearing services

providing temporary on-line use of downloadable computer software for use in financial trading, financial exchange and financial clearing services; providing temporary on-line use of non-downloadable software for trading, clearing, confirmation, and financial trading risk management for exchange market transactions in the field of futures, options, swaps, and other derivative contracts
cme direct

General Information


Serial Number85294966
Word MarkCME DIRECT
Filing DateThursday, April 14, 2011
Status800 - REGISTERED AND RENEWED
Status DateTuesday, December 5, 2023
Registration Number4358467
Registration DateTuesday, June 25, 2013
Mark Drawing4000 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, August 16, 2011

Trademark Statements


Goods and ServicesComputer software for use in financial trading, financial exchange, and financial clearing services; computer software for use in trading, clearing, confirmation, and financial trading risk management for exchange market transactions in the field of futures, options, swaps, and other derivative contracts
Goods and ServicesFinancial exchange services; monetary exchange services; commodities exchange services; futures exchange services; financial information services; financial clearing services; providing exchange markets for trading, clearing, confirmation and financial trading risk management in the field of futures, options, swaps, and other derivatives contracts; conducting commodities, securities, monetary, and financial instrument exchange and clearing services
Pseudo MarkCHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE DIRECT
Goods and Servicesproviding temporary on-line use of downloadable computer software for use in financial trading, financial exchange and financial clearing services; providing temporary on-line use of non-downloadable software for trading, clearing, confirmation, and financial trading risk management for exchange market transactions in the field of futures, options, swaps, and other derivative contracts

Classification Information


International Class009 - Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; automatic vending machines and mechanisms for coin operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment and computers; fire extinguishing apparatus.
US Class Codes021, 023, 026, 036, 038
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateMonday, April 18, 2011
Primary Code009
First Use Anywhere DateTuesday, May 22, 2012
First Use In Commerce DateTuesday, May 22, 2012

International Class036 - Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs.
US Class Codes100, 101, 102
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateFriday, June 17, 2011
Primary Code036
First Use Anywhere DateTuesday, May 22, 2012
First Use In Commerce DateTuesday, May 22, 2012

International Class042 - Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; design and development of computer hardware and software.
US Class Codes100, 101
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateFriday, June 17, 2011
Primary Code042
First Use Anywhere DateTuesday, May 22, 2012
First Use In Commerce DateTuesday, May 22, 2012

Trademark Owner History


Party NameChicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.
Party Type30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressChicago, IL 60606

Party NameChicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressChicago, IL 60606

Party NameChicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressChicago, IL 60606

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Tuesday, December 5, 2023NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
Tuesday, December 5, 2023REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
Tuesday, December 5, 2023REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
Tuesday, December 5, 2023CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
Friday, June 9, 2023TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
Saturday, June 25, 2022COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
Tuesday, May 4, 2021APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
Tuesday, May 4, 2021TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Tuesday, May 4, 2021TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS
Tuesday, May 4, 2021ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
Tuesday, May 4, 2021TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
Tuesday, May 4, 2021TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
Wednesday, July 31, 2019NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED
Wednesday, July 31, 2019REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
Friday, July 26, 2019CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
Wednesday, June 12, 2019TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
Monday, June 25, 2018COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
Wednesday, November 27, 2013TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Tuesday, June 25, 2013REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Friday, May 24, 2013NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED
Thursday, May 23, 2013LAW OFFICE REGISTRATION REVIEW COMPLETED
Sunday, May 19, 2013ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED
Monday, May 6, 2013STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE
Monday, April 15, 2013USE AMENDMENT FILED
Friday, May 3, 2013CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL
Monday, April 15, 2013TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED
Thursday, October 18, 2012NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF EXTENSION REQUEST E-MAILED
Tuesday, October 16, 2012SOU EXTENSION 1 GRANTED
Tuesday, October 16, 2012SOU EXTENSION 1 FILED
Tuesday, October 16, 2012SOU TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED
Friday, September 7, 2012ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
Friday, September 7, 2012TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
Tuesday, April 17, 2012NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
Tuesday, February 28, 2012EXTENSION OF TIME TO OPPOSE PROCESS - TERMINATED
Tuesday, September 13, 2011EXTENSION OF TIME TO OPPOSE RECEIVED
Tuesday, August 16, 2011OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, August 16, 2011PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Wednesday, July 13, 2011LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED
Monday, July 11, 2011ASSIGNED TO LIE
Friday, June 17, 2011APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Wednesday, June 15, 2011TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Tuesday, June 14, 2011CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Tuesday, June 14, 2011TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Wednesday, May 25, 2011NOTIFICATION OF PRIORITY ACTION E-MAILED
Wednesday, May 25, 2011PRIORITY ACTION E-MAILED
Wednesday, May 25, 2011PRIORITY ACTION WRITTEN
Tuesday, May 17, 2011ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Tuesday, April 19, 2011NOTICE OF PSEUDO MARK MAILED
Monday, April 18, 2011NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
Monday, April 18, 2011NEW APPLICATION ENTERED