CME TERM SOFR Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Monday, November 1, 2021, a trademark application was filed for CME TERM SOFR with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the CME TERM SOFR trademark a serial number of 97103141. The federal status of this trademark filing is RESPONSE AFTER NON-FINAL ACTION - ENTERED as of Monday, June 24, 2024. This trademark is owned by Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.. The CME TERM SOFR trademark is filed in the Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products, Advertising, Business and Retail Services, Insurance & Financial Services, and Computer & Software Services & Scientific Services categories with the following description:

Downloadable computer software for use in financial trading, financial exchange, financial information and markets, and financial clearing services; downloadable computer software for use in trading, storing, matching, receiving, tracking, transferring, clearing, confirmation, post-trade processing, and financial trading risk management for exchange market transactions in the field of futures, options, swaps, over-the-counter financial products and other derivative contracts; downloadable computer software for delivering financial data and analytics; downloadable computer software for use in financial trading, financial exchange, financial information and market data, and financial clearing services; downloadable computer software for authenticating, facilitating, matching, processing, clearing, storing, receiving, tracking, transferring, and submitting trade data, exchanging of trading transaction details, post-trade processing, and management of the overall trading lifecycle

Financial exchange services; financial services, namely, trading of futures, options, swaps, and derivative products relating to cash indexes; electronic financial trading services relating to cash indexes; providing information regarding the trading of futures, options and swaps; providing financial exchange markets for trading, clearing, confirmation and financial trading of futures, options, swaps and derivative products

Compiling data for measuring the performance of financial markets

Providing temporary on-line use of non-downloadable software for use in trading, clearing, confirmation, and financial trading risk management of exchange market transactions; providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for use in trading, storing, matching, receiving, tracking, transferring, clearing, confirmation, post-trade processing, and financial trading risk management for exchange market transactions in the field of futures, options, swaps, over-the-counter financial products and other derivative contracts; platform as a service (PaaS) featuring computer software platform for authenticating, facilitating, matching, processing, clearing, storing, receiving, tracking, transferring, and submitting trade data, exchanging of trading transaction details, post-trade processing, and management of the overall trading lifecycle; platform as a service (PaaS) featuring computer software platforms for use in financial trading, financial exchange, financial information and m...
cme term sofr

General Information


Serial Number97103141
Word MarkCME TERM SOFR
Filing DateMonday, November 1, 2021
Status661 - RESPONSE AFTER NON-FINAL ACTION - ENTERED
Status DateMonday, June 24, 2024
Registration Number0000000
Registration DateNOT AVAILABLE
Mark Drawing4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form
Published for Opposition DateNOT AVAILABLE

Trademark Statements


Goods and ServicesDownloadable computer software for use in financial trading, financial exchange, financial information and markets, and financial clearing services; downloadable computer software for use in trading, storing, matching, receiving, tracking, transferring, clearing, confirmation, post-trade processing, and financial trading risk management for exchange market transactions in the field of futures, options, swaps, over-the-counter financial products and other derivative contracts; downloadable computer software for delivering financial data and analytics; downloadable computer software for use in financial trading, financial exchange, financial information and market data, and financial clearing services; downloadable computer software for authenticating, facilitating, matching, processing, clearing, storing, receiving, tracking, transferring, and submitting trade data, exchanging of trading transaction details, post-trade processing, and management of the overall trading lifecycle
Goods and ServicesFinancial exchange services; financial services, namely, trading of futures, options, swaps, and derivative products relating to cash indexes; electronic financial trading services relating to cash indexes; providing information regarding the trading of futures, options and swaps; providing financial exchange markets for trading, clearing, confirmation and financial trading of futures, options, swaps and derivative products
Goods and ServicesCompiling data for measuring the performance of financial markets
NOT AVAILABLE"SOFR"
Goods and ServicesProviding temporary on-line use of non-downloadable software for use in trading, clearing, confirmation, and financial trading risk management of exchange market transactions; providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for use in trading, storing, matching, receiving, tracking, transferring, clearing, confirmation, post-trade processing, and financial trading risk management for exchange market transactions in the field of futures, options, swaps, over-the-counter financial products and other derivative contracts; platform as a service (PaaS) featuring computer software platform for authenticating, facilitating, matching, processing, clearing, storing, receiving, tracking, transferring, and submitting trade data, exchanging of trading transaction details, post-trade processing, and management of the overall trading lifecycle; platform as a service (PaaS) featuring computer software platforms for use in financial trading, financial exchange, financial information and market data, and financial clearing services; software as a service (SaaS) services featuring software for clearing, allocation, compliance, recordation and settlement of trading related to over-the-counter, futures, options, swaps, over-the-counter financial products and other derivative contracts; software as a service (SaaS) featuring software related to financial market data, namely, software for use in compiling, storing, and distributing financial market data; software as a service (SaaS) featuring software for historical, on-demand, and real-time financial market data distribution; providing platform as a service (PaaS) featuring computer software platform for compiling, storing, and distributing financial market data; software as a service (SaaS) featuring software for use in financial trading, financial exchange, financial information and market data, and financial clearing services

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 DateFriday, November 12, 2021
Primary Code009
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions.
US Class Codes100, 101, 102
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateFriday, November 12, 2021
Primary Code035
First Use Anywhere DateWednesday, April 21, 2021
First Use In Commerce DateWednesday, April 21, 2021

International Class036 - Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs.
US Class Codes100, 101, 102
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateFriday, November 12, 2021
Primary Code036
First Use Anywhere DateWednesday, April 21, 2021
First Use In Commerce DateWednesday, April 21, 2021

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, November 12, 2021
Primary Code042
First Use Anywhere DateWednesday, April 21, 2021
First Use In Commerce DateWednesday, April 21, 2021

Trademark Owner History


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

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Thursday, November 4, 2021NEW APPLICATION ENTERED
Friday, November 12, 2021NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
Saturday, May 14, 2022ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Monday, May 16, 2022SUSPENSION LETTER WRITTEN
Monday, May 16, 2022LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED
Monday, May 16, 2022NOTIFICATION OF LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED
Sunday, November 13, 2022REPORT COMPLETED SUSPENSION CHECK CASE STILL SUSPENDED
Saturday, May 27, 2023NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Saturday, May 27, 2023NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Saturday, May 27, 2023NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Thursday, August 24, 2023APPLICATION EXTENSION TO RESPONSE PERIOD - RECEIVED
Thursday, August 24, 2023APPLICATION EXTENSION GRANTED/RECEIPT PROVIDED
Monday, November 27, 2023TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Monday, November 27, 2023CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Monday, November 27, 2023TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Friday, December 22, 2023NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Friday, December 22, 2023NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Friday, December 22, 2023NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Friday, February 9, 2024APPLICATION EXTENSION TO RESPONSE PERIOD - RECEIVED
Friday, February 9, 2024APPLICATION EXTENSION GRANTED/RECEIPT PROVIDED
Monday, June 24, 2024CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Monday, June 24, 2024TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Monday, June 24, 2024TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Monday, February 26, 2024ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER