NETSCALER Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Friday, November 20, 2015, a trademark application was filed for NETSCALER with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the NETSCALER trademark a serial number of 79198318. The federal status of this trademark filing is REGISTERED as of Tuesday, November 20, 2018. This trademark is owned by Citrix Systems, Inc.. The NETSCALER trademark is filed in the Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products, Communication Services, and Computer & Software Services & Scientific Services categories with the following description:

Computer hardware, software for operating computer networks and firmware for operating computer networks; computer hardware and software for use in the electronic transmission of data, files, images, graphics, sound, text, documents, messages, videos, audio content and other information over the Internet, intranets, extranets and over any other global computer networks, mobile telephone networks or other communications or information networks, or by any other electronic means, including by email, wireless, cable, satellite and cloud; computer hardware, software and firmware for providing load balancing, caching, compression, traffic management, application acceleration, application and network security and access control, and server optimization for computer networks hosted online; computer hardware and software for the transmission and sharing of global network traffic, data and information among computer users, network computers, network servers and routers; computer hardware and sof...

Internet portal services, namely, providing an internet website portal featuring data delivery as an on-demand service to users based on location- and devicespecific features and security configurations; telecommunications services, namely, transmission of data, images, graphics, sound, text, documents, messages, videos, audio content and other information by means of telecommunications networks, wireless communications networks, and the Internet; mobile telephone communications services; telecommunications portal services, namely, providing an internet website portal featuring data delivery as an on-demand service to users based on location- and device-specific features and security configurations; satellite, cellular and radio communication services; remote transmission of data in the nature of images, graphics, sound, text, documents, messages, videos, audio content, multimedia files and other information by means of telecommunications, namely, transmission over secure networks; ele...

Provision of online non-downloadable computer software for operating, managing and optimizing computer networks and firmware for operating, managing and optimizing computer networks; provision of online non-downloadable computer software for use in the electronic transmission of data, files, images, graphics, sound, text, documents, messages, videos, audio content and other information over the Internet, intranets, extranets and over any other global computer networks, mobile telephone networks or other communications or information networks, or by any other electronic means, including by email, wireless, cable, satellite and cloud; provision of hardware in the nature of providing rental of computer hardware for use in the electronic transmission of data, files, images, graphics, sound, text, documents, messages, videos, audio content and other information over the Internet, intranets, extranets and over any other global computer networks, mobile telephone networks or other communicati...
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General Information


Serial Number79198318
Word MarkNETSCALER
Filing DateFriday, November 20, 2015
Status700 - REGISTERED
Status DateTuesday, November 20, 2018
Registration Number5608972
Registration DateTuesday, November 20, 2018
Mark Drawing4000 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, September 4, 2018

Trademark Statements


Goods and ServicesComputer hardware, software for operating computer networks and firmware for operating computer networks; computer hardware and software for use in the electronic transmission of data, files, images, graphics, sound, text, documents, messages, videos, audio content and other information over the Internet, intranets, extranets and over any other global computer networks, mobile telephone networks or other communications or information networks, or by any other electronic means, including by email, wireless, cable, satellite and cloud; computer hardware, software and firmware for providing load balancing, caching, compression, traffic management, application acceleration, application and network security and access control, and server optimization for computer networks hosted online; computer hardware and software for the transmission and sharing of global network traffic, data and information among computer users, network computers, network servers and routers; computer hardware and software for use in the electronic transmission of data, images and messages across the Internet, intranets and extranets; computer hardware and software for analyzing and transmitting Internet traffic across local and global networks; computer hardware and software for providing server, global server, and link load balancing, traffic management, application acceleration, application and network security, and server optimization; computer hardware and software for transmission and sharing of global network traffic, data and information among network computers, network servers and routers in the fields of providing network security, secure remote access, application traffic management and application acceleration for networking products; telecommunications-based information retrieval software and hardware; electronic communications software, namely, software used to monitor bandwidth usage by electronic communications on a computer network; computer hardware, software and firmware for communications management, data traffic management, and for assessment and analysis of communications transmission speeds within internal and external computer networks; computer hardware, software and firmware for implementing, managing, monitoring and testing communications protocols over the Internet, intranets, extranets, mobile telephone networks, and over any other global computer network or by any other electronic means, including wireless, cable, satellite and cloud; computer software and hardware for electronic traffic and communications management; computer software and hardware for managing, monitoring assessing and testing communications protocols; computer software and hardware for use in delivering, deploying, and managing software and applications over computer networks and for remote users; computer software and hardware for use in accessing and using remote computer systems, networks, servers, software and applications; computer software and hardware for use in administering, monitoring, and auditing communications over computer systems and networks; computer software and hardware for use in securing and encrypting communications, data, files and information; computer software for use in installing and uninstalling computer software; computer software and hardware for use in developing, hosting and accessing web and Internet portals; computer software for allowing remote access to provide users with secure access to downloadable and non-downloadable software and applications, desktops, and off-site computer networks; computer software for facilitating collaboration in the nature of sharing of documents, data and multimedia files over secure networks by multiple users in different locations; computer software and hardware to enable creating, editing, uploading, posting, displaying, tagging, blogging, sharing or otherwise disseminating data, images, graphics, sound, text, documents, messages, videos, audio content and other information via the Internet, intranets, extranets or other communications networks, by email, by mobile telephone, or by any other electronic means, including wireless, cable, satellite and cloud to multiple users; computer encryption software; computer software and downloadable technology applications in the nature of downloadable computer software for hosting computer software and applications in off-site data centers and delivering them over the Internet, intranets, extranets, computer networks, communications networks, telecommunications networks, information networks, mobile telephone networks, or other global computer or telecommunications networks; computer software and hardware for monitoring, analyzing and testing the safety and security of computer networks; computer software and hardware for analyzing malware; computer operating hardware and operating software for computer network routers, networking products and computer network operations; computer applications software for operating computer networks; computer hardware including chip boards and software for encrypting computer networks for secure computing architectures; computer software for operating, managing and optimizing cross-domain information systems; computer software for operating computer networks that are part of command and control systems; computer hardware for use in command and control systems; computer software and hardware for search engine optimization; computer software and hardware for optimizing, accelerating and analyzing communications protocols; computer software and hardware for optimizing, accelerating and analyzing web server performance; telecommunications apparatus, equipment and instruments, namely, telecommunication exchangers, cables, switches, wiring, wireless routers, telecommunication base stations and network traffic load balancers; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound and images; blank magnetic data carriers; downloadable user manuals in electronically readable form in the fields of operation of computer software, hardware and networks; downloadable electronic publications, namely, electronic technical manuals and publications in the nature of downloadable electronic books in the field of computer software and application management and optimization; parts and fittings for all of the aforesaid goods, namely, computer switches, multiplexors, web servers, load balancers, connection managers in the nature of computer cables, electrical shielding spacers for cables and cable assemblies, connection cables, coaxial cables incorporating filters, traffic managers in the nature of computer cables, electrical shielding spacers for cables and cable assemblies, connection cables, coaxial cables incorporating filters, transaction managers in the nature of computer cables, electrical shielding spacers for cables and cable assemblies, connection cables, coaxial cables incorporating filters, caches in the nature of downloadable .csv files featuring communication logs for businesses, protocol optimizers in the nature of computer cables, electrical shielding spacers for cables and cable assemblies, connection cables, coaxial cables incorporating filters, log analyzers in the nature of computers, protocol converters in the nature of computer cables, packet forwarders in the nature of computer cables, electrical shielding spacers for cables and cable assemblies, connection cables, coaxial cables incorporating filters, traffic path selectors in the nature of circuit boards and destination selectors in the nature of circuit boards, computer hardware for the distribution of urls, load balancing, web server performance improvement, electronic mail and other global computer network traffic from one network component to another
Goods and ServicesInternet portal services, namely, providing an internet website portal featuring data delivery as an on-demand service to users based on location- and devicespecific features and security configurations; telecommunications services, namely, transmission of data, images, graphics, sound, text, documents, messages, videos, audio content and other information by means of telecommunications networks, wireless communications networks, and the Internet; mobile telephone communications services; telecommunications portal services, namely, providing an internet website portal featuring data delivery as an on-demand service to users based on location- and device-specific features and security configurations; satellite, cellular and radio communication services; remote transmission of data in the nature of images, graphics, sound, text, documents, messages, videos, audio content, multimedia files and other information by means of telecommunications, namely, transmission over secure networks; electronic transmission of data, files, images, graphics, sound, text, documents, messages, videos, audio content and other information; electronic bulletin boards; electronic message boards; email services, namely, transmission of electronic mail; broadcasting and dissemination, namely, transmitting and receiving data, files, images, graphics, sound, text, documents, messages, videos, audio content and other information over the Internet, intranets, extranets, global computer networks, mobile telephone networks, by other communications or information networks or by other electronic means including wireless, cable, satellite and cloud; providing broadcasting services for others and dissemination in the nature of computer aided transmission of data, files, images, graphics, sound, text, documents, messages, videos, audio content and other information over the Internet, intranets, extranets, global computer networks, mobile telephone networks, by other communications or information networks or by other electronic means including wireless, cable, satellite and cloud; broadcasting and transmission of data, files, images, graphics, sound, text, documents, messages, videos, audio content and other information via wireless communication networks, the internet; uploading data, images, graphics, sound, text, documents, messages, videos, audio content and other information for others via the Internet or other communications or information networks; broadcasting and transmission of audio streams and video streams of events, meetings and shows all in the fields of computer software and hardware and computer networks via wireless communication networks, the internet; providing broadcasting and transmission services for others in the nature of audio streams and video streams of events, meetings and shows in the field of general interest via wireless communication networks, the internet; provision of access to chat rooms; enabling and managing communications by providing transmission of data, files, images, graphics, sound, text, documents, messages, videos, audio content and other information over cross-domain information systems, telecommunications networks, wireless communications networks, internal and external computer networks, and the Internet; Internet portal services, namely, internet broadcasting services and dissemination services in the nature of electronic transmission of multimedia files for uploading, downloading, sharing, exchanging, receiving, posting, editing, displaying, storing, organizing or otherwise transmitting data, images, graphics, sound, text, documents, messages, videos, audio content and other information over the Internet, over global computer networks, by email, by mobile telephone, or by any other electronic means, including wireless, cable, satellite and cloud by others; transmitting digital content on the Internet; communication of information including web pages¿ namely, providing access to websites on the internet; provision of remote access to data, documents, information and files stored electronically; providing multiple user access to global computer information networks for the transfer and dissemination of data, documents, information and files; streaming of audio and video files of events, meetings, presentations and shows all in the nature of general interest; remote transmission of audio and video files of events, meetings, presentations and shows all in the nature of general interest; providing on-line forums for transmission of messages and information among computer users; data streaming services; remote transmission of data, documents, information and files by means of telecommunications via the internet; providing access to computer software applications in the nature of providing temporary access to a computer for the purpose of running computer software applications; providing an online forum accessible via an online web site where computer users can interact with other computer users concerning topics of general interest; providing an online forum accessible via an online web site where computer users can search for other computer users to create and participate in online communities and social networks; website portal services, namely, website portal featuring data delivery as an on-demand service to users based on location- and device-specific features and security configurations; broadcasting of commercials and other programs via the Internet, a global computer network or by other electronic means; broadcasting and transmission of data, images, graphics, sound, text, documents, messages, videos, audio content and other information using radio, satellite, the Internet, mobile telephone networks and other global communications, information and computer networks; leasing access time to a computer database, namely providing temporary access to computer databases; uploading, downloading and exchanging in the nature of transmission via the internet of files, documents, data and information between computers; leasing of access to websites, namely providing temporary access to Internet websites on the internet; leasing of access time to global computer networks, namely, providing temporary access to the Internet; Providing access to electronic mail boxes via internal and external networks and the Internet; provision of access to video and audio streams of online events, conferences, videoconferences, meetings, presentations and discussions; rental of telecommunications communication apparatus; provision of access to databases and information contained on the said databases; uploading, downloading and transmitting data, files and information between computers using internal and external computer networks and the Internet; rental or leasing of communications apparatus; information, advisory and consultancy services relating to all of the aforesaid services, namely, broadcasting, disseminating, streaming, uploading, downloading, accessing, communicating and otherwise transmitting information via computer networks, the Internet and by other communications or information networks or by other electronic means including wireless, cable, satellite and cloud, and providing temporary and remote access to computers, computer software, computer networks, databases, the Internet, and other communications or information networks
Goods and ServicesProvision of online non-downloadable computer software for operating, managing and optimizing computer networks and firmware for operating, managing and optimizing computer networks; provision of online non-downloadable computer software for use in the electronic transmission of data, files, images, graphics, sound, text, documents, messages, videos, audio content and other information over the Internet, intranets, extranets and over any other global computer networks, mobile telephone networks or other communications or information networks, or by any other electronic means, including by email, wireless, cable, satellite and cloud; provision of hardware in the nature of providing rental of computer hardware for use in the electronic transmission of data, files, images, graphics, sound, text, documents, messages, videos, audio content and other information over the Internet, intranets, extranets and over any other global computer networks, mobile telephone networks or other communications or information networks, or by any other electronic means, including by email, wireless, cable, satellite and cloud; provision of nondownloadable computer software for providing load balancing, caching, compression, traffic management, application acceleration, application and network security and access control, and server optimization for monitoring, managing, optimizing and controlling internet traffic; provision of hardware in the nature of providing rental of computer hardware, for providing load balancing, caching, compression, traffic management, application acceleration, application and network security and access control, and server optimization for monitoring, managing, optimizing and controlling internet traffic; provision of online non-downloadable computer software for the transmission and sharing of global network traffic, data and information among computer users, network computers, network servers and routers; provision of hardware in the nature of providing rental of computer hardware for the transmission and sharing of global network traffic, data and information among computer users, network computers, network servers and routers; computer programming services; design and development of computer communications hardware, software and firmware; design and development of communications protocols; design and development of computer network apparatus, computer software and of computer systems; design and development of communications and telecommunications apparatus and software; installation, maintenance, testing and monitoring services for computer software and computer network software in the nature of tracking and analyzing network traffic and performance of computer software, servers and networks; debugging, testing and repair of computer software; debugging, testing and repair of communications protocols and data streaming software; developing, debugging and repair of communications software, traffic management software and communications protocols; computer services in the nature of implementing, managing, monitoring, and testing communications protocols over the Internet, intranets, extranets, mobile telephone networks or over any other communications or information network or global computer network, or by any other electronic means, including wireless, cable, satellite and cloud; analyzing and testing the safety and security of communications apparatus, software, servers and protocols; hosting a web site that allows computer users to upload, download, share, exchange, receive, post, edit, display, store, organize and otherwise provide data, files, images, graphics, sound, text, documents, messages, videos, audio content and other information over the Internet, intranets, extranets, mobile telephone networks, or over any other communications or information network or global computer network, or by any other electronic means, including by email, wireless, cable, satellite and cloud; design, development and testing of computer systems and configurations in the nature of designed, developed, and tested configurations of computer hardware when installed into computer systems or networks for use as and in conjunction with data centers including off-site data centers; technical consultation services in the fields of information technology, communications software and telecommunications software; research and development of communications products and telecommunications products; testing of computer hardware, software and telecommunications apparatus and protocols; design and development of computer hardware and software to allow users to upload third party computer applications through a web interface; hosting the websites of others; design, development and testing of computer hardware and software and implementation of computer software that allows the user to operate in a secure environment that enables secure-mode access to e-mail, electronic databases, the Internet, intranets, extranets, mobile telephone networks, and other communications networks, information networks and global computer networks; research and development of computer systems and applications in connection with communications over the Internet, intranets, extranets, mobile telephone networks, or over any other communications network, information network or global computer network, or by any other electronic means; design and development of computer software for enabling and managing cross-domain information systems; design, development and testing of computer hardware and software for systems vulnerability analysis; design and development of encryption software; installation, maintenance and repair of videoconferencing software; design, development, installation, maintenance and repair of communications and telecommunications software; design and development of web pages and websites; computer services, namely, hosting online web facilities for others for organizing and conducting online meetings, conferences, gatherings, presentations and interactive discussions; hosting of digital content on the Internet, namely, online journals and blogs; website hosting services; installation, analysis and debugging of computer software, applications and firmware used in computer networks and data centers; leasing of computer processing systems and virtual computer processing systems to enable processing, broadcasting, dissemination, uploading, downloading, exchanging, sharing, transferring, receiving, posting, editing, displaying, storing, organizing or otherwise transmitting data; computer services, namely, computer and computer software programming, engineering and development services for interactive communications and broadcasting applications; rental or leasing of computer hardware and software; design services, namely, network architecture design and configuration services for others research and development of new products; electronic data storage services, computerized data storage services; providing electronic data storage services for others; data warehousing services; provision of search engines for the Internet and for internal databases; computer and computer software programming, engineering and development of computer hardware services for data retrieving and screening; design and development of software used for managing, monitoring and testing secure communications over computing architectures; information, advisory and consultancy services relating to all of the aforesaid services, namely, providing information, advisory, and consultancy services in the fields of designing computer networks, designing computer servers, designing apparatus and systems in the nature of computer systems and networks, designing non-downloadable computer software, designing non-downloadable computer software used in the electronic transmission of information, computer programming, and information technology product development

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 DateWednesday, December 21, 2016
Primary Code009
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class038 - Services allowing people to communicate with another by a sensory means.
US Class Codes100, 101, 104
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateWednesday, December 21, 2016
Primary Code038
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

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 DateWednesday, December 21, 2016
Primary Code042
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

Trademark Owner History


Party NameCitrix Systems, Inc.
Party Type30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressFort Lauderdale, FL 33309

Party NameCitrix Systems, Inc.
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressFort Lauderdale, FL 33309

Party NameCitrix Systems, Inc.
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressFort Lauderdale, FL 33309

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Monday, November 20, 2023COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (6-YR) E-MAILED
Friday, March 15, 2019FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB
Wednesday, February 27, 2019FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB
Wednesday, February 27, 2019FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED
Wednesday, February 20, 2019FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB
Tuesday, November 20, 2018REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Friday, October 19, 2018NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB
Tuesday, September 4, 2018OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, September 4, 2018PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Friday, August 24, 2018NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB
Wednesday, August 15, 2018NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB
Wednesday, August 15, 2018NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB
Wednesday, August 15, 2018NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
Monday, July 30, 2018LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED
Tuesday, July 24, 2018OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
Friday, July 20, 2018ASSIGNED TO LIE
Friday, July 6, 2018APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Friday, July 6, 2018EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED
Friday, July 6, 2018NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
Friday, July 6, 2018EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
Friday, July 6, 2018EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN
Friday, July 6, 2018PREVIOUS ALLOWANCE COUNT WITHDRAWN
Thursday, July 5, 2018WITHDRAWN FROM PUB - OG REVIEW QUERY
Wednesday, July 4, 2018NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB
Wednesday, July 4, 2018NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
Wednesday, July 4, 2018NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB
Wednesday, June 13, 2018APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Tuesday, June 12, 2018ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Friday, June 1, 2018NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION - PROCESSED BY IB
Tuesday, May 22, 2018ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Wednesday, May 16, 2018NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB
Wednesday, May 16, 2018NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB
Thursday, April 19, 2018TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Thursday, April 19, 2018CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Thursday, April 19, 2018TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED
Thursday, February 1, 2018NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED
Thursday, February 1, 2018FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED
Thursday, February 1, 2018FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN
Friday, December 29, 2017TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Thursday, December 28, 2017CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Thursday, December 28, 2017TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Tuesday, August 29, 2017NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Tuesday, August 29, 2017NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Tuesday, August 29, 2017NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Thursday, August 3, 2017TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Thursday, August 3, 2017CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Wednesday, August 2, 2017ASSIGNED TO LIE
Tuesday, July 4, 2017TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Tuesday, July 4, 2017TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Friday, March 3, 2017ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
Friday, March 3, 2017TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
Friday, January 27, 2017REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB
Wednesday, January 11, 2017NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB
Wednesday, January 11, 2017REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU
Thursday, December 29, 2016NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW
Wednesday, December 28, 2016NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Tuesday, December 27, 2016APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED
Wednesday, December 21, 2016ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Wednesday, December 21, 2016NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
Tuesday, December 20, 2016LIMITATION FROM ORIGINAL APPLICATION ENTERED
Thursday, December 15, 2016SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB