SINGULUS Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Wednesday, December 14, 2016, a trademark application was filed for SINGULUS with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the SINGULUS trademark a serial number of 79212310. The federal status of this trademark filing is REGISTERED as of Tuesday, July 7, 2020. This trademark is owned by Singulus Technologies AG. The SINGULUS trademark is filed in the Chemical Products, Machinery Products, Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products, Furniture Products, Construction & Repair Services, Education & Entertainment Services, and Computer & Software Services & Scientific Services categories with the following description:

Coating compositions other than paint for vacuum coating, namely, chemical compounds for coating of optical storage media, CDs, and DVDs, glass, solar cells, planar and three-dimensional substrates, in particular plastic, glass, ceramic or metal substrates, layers, in particular transparent, conductive, metallic, semi-conductive, non-conductive, dielectric or transparent/electrically conductive, or passivating layers, single and polycrystalline thin films media, UV curable lacquer, metals, metal alloys, metal oxides or metal nitrides, thin-wall optical parts and micro-structured parts, microfluidic devices and micro electro mechanical structures (MEMS), namely for nano imprint lithography by wet embossing, MRAMs (Magnetoresistive random-access memory) cells and magnetic sensors, namely, for anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR), giant magnetoresistance (GMR) and tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) structures, semiconductor components, all before-mentioned goods in particular in the field of f...

Machines, namely, vacuum deposition machines for coating disc-shaped plastic substrates by sputtering or vacuum deposition of metal, metal alloys, metal oxides or metal nitrides for the production of optical storage media; machines, namely, physical or chemical vacuum deposition machines for coating planar and three-dimensional substrates, in particular plastic, glass, ceramic or metal substrates, in particular in the fields of food, beverages, cosmetics, jewelry, automotive, optics, sanitary engineering, lighting, medical engineering, consumer and household electronics and other industrial applications; machines for multi-layer vacuum deposition for coating of metals and ceramics for the production of storage media, in particular disc-shaped storage media; machines for vacuum deposition for coating of layers, in particular transparent, conductive, metallic, semi-conductive, non-conductive, dielectric or transparent/electrically conductive, or passivating layers, in particular using ph...

Measuring apparatus and instruments for measuring layer thickness, reflection of light and electromagnetic waves, sound waves, transmission of light and electromagnetic waves, namely, spectrometers; Measuring apparatus and instruments for measuring sheet resistance with two or four pin probes or eddy current probes; and measuring apparatus and instruments for measuring material composition of optical storage media, CDs, and DVDs, glass, solar cells, planar and three-dimensional substrates, in particular plastic, glass, ceramic or metal substrates, layers, in particular transparent, conductive, metallic, semi-conductive, non-conductive, dielectric or transparent/electrically conductive, or passivating layers, single and polycrystalline thin films media, UV curable lacquer, metals, metal alloys, metal oxides or metal nitrides, thin-wall optical parts and micro-structured parts, icrofluidic devices and micro electro mechanical structures (MEMS), namely, nano imprint lithography by wet emb...

Receptacles of plastic for commercial use, namely, plastic containers for storing, transporting and processing substrates, in particular silicon wafers

Installation, repair and maintenance of machines for vacuum coating, thermal treatment, lacquering chemical treatment media supply, automation and combinations thereof as well as components and parts of those machines; installation, repair and maintenance of measuring apparatus and instruments being parts of machines and/or machine combinations; erecting of manufacturing plants

Education services, namely, conducting training courses, lectures, seminars, hand-on seminars, workshops in the field of engineering, process engineering, machine operation, maintenance machine safety; training services in the field of the installation, maintenance and repair of equipment for vacuum coating, thermal treatment, lacquering, chemical treatment, media supply, automation, handling machines and machine combinations; training courses of instruction for installation, maintenance and repair of equipment for vacuum coating, thermal treatment, lacquering, chemical treatment, injection molding, media supply, automation, handling machines and machine combinations

Scientific and technological services, namely, research and design in the fields of machine building industry, vacuum coating, thermal treatment, lacquering, chemical treatment, injection molding, media supply, automation, handling and combinations thereof; scientific and technological services, namely, industrial analysis and research services for the purpose of customer service and advice in the fields of machine building industry, vacuum coating, thermal treatment, lacquering, chemical treatment, injection molding, media supply, automation, handling and combinations thereof; scientific and technological services, namely, design and development of industrial production facilities; engineering, technical consultation, planning, technical design of industrial production facilities; scientific and technological services, namely, analysis and development of machines in the fields of vacuum coating, thermal treatment, lacquering, chemical treatment, injection molding, media supply, automa...
singulus

General Information


Serial Number79212310
Word MarkSINGULUS
Filing DateWednesday, December 14, 2016
Status700 - REGISTERED
Status DateTuesday, July 7, 2020
Registration Number6092891
Registration DateTuesday, July 7, 2020
Mark Drawing4000 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, April 21, 2020

Trademark Statements


Goods and ServicesCoating compositions other than paint for vacuum coating, namely, chemical compounds for coating of optical storage media, CDs, and DVDs, glass, solar cells, planar and three-dimensional substrates, in particular plastic, glass, ceramic or metal substrates, layers, in particular transparent, conductive, metallic, semi-conductive, non-conductive, dielectric or transparent/electrically conductive, or passivating layers, single and polycrystalline thin films media, UV curable lacquer, metals, metal alloys, metal oxides or metal nitrides, thin-wall optical parts and micro-structured parts, microfluidic devices and micro electro mechanical structures (MEMS), namely for nano imprint lithography by wet embossing, MRAMs (Magnetoresistive random-access memory) cells and magnetic sensors, namely, for anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR), giant magnetoresistance (GMR) and tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) structures, semiconductor components, all before-mentioned goods in particular in the field of food, beverages, cosmetics, jewelry, automotives, optics, sanitary engineering, lighting, medical engineering, consumer and household electronics
Goods and ServicesMachines, namely, vacuum deposition machines for coating disc-shaped plastic substrates by sputtering or vacuum deposition of metal, metal alloys, metal oxides or metal nitrides for the production of optical storage media; machines, namely, physical or chemical vacuum deposition machines for coating planar and three-dimensional substrates, in particular plastic, glass, ceramic or metal substrates, in particular in the fields of food, beverages, cosmetics, jewelry, automotive, optics, sanitary engineering, lighting, medical engineering, consumer and household electronics and other industrial applications; machines for multi-layer vacuum deposition for coating of metals and ceramics for the production of storage media, in particular disc-shaped storage media; machines for vacuum deposition for coating of layers, in particular transparent, conductive, metallic, semi-conductive, non-conductive, dielectric or transparent/electrically conductive, or passivating layers, in particular using physical or chemical vapour deposition on substrates, in particular on glass and silicon; machines for large area coating using physical vapour deposition, namely, for coating layer deposition of respectively copper, indium, gallium, selenium, sulfur, indium sulfide, sodium fluoride, potassium fluoride, aluminium or combinations of these materials on glass or flexible substrates for the production of thin film solar cells; machines for large area coating using physical vapour deposition, namely, for coating layer deposition of cadmium, tellurium, cadmium sulfide, cadmium chloride and combinations of these materials on glass substrates for the production of thin film solar cells; machines for metal organic chemical vapour deposition (MO-CVD) and metal organic vapour phase epitaxy (MOVPE) for coating of single and polycrystalline thin films on substrates; machines for large area coating using vacuum deposition, namely horizontal or vertical or tilted sputtering deposition for coating glass, metal and plastic substrates for the production of solar cells; machines for the production of optical storage media, CDs, and DVDs, namely for injection molding, for vacuum deposition for coating of metal, metal alloys, metal oxides or metal nitrides, for lacquering, namely, spin-coating or spray coating of UV curable lacquer, for bonding substrates with UV curable lacquer, for UV-curing and for quality inspection; machines for the production of optical storage media and optical storage discs for high-definition and ultra-definition resolution content, namely, for injection molding, for vacuum deposition for coating of metals, metal alloys, metal oxides or metal nitrides, for lacquering, namely, spin-coating or spray coating of UV curable lacquer, for wet embossing, for UV-curing and for quality inspection; machines for injection molding of thin-wall optical parts and micro-structured parts; machines for the production of diffractive optical components, microfluidic devices and micro electro mechanical structures (MEMS), namely for nano imprint lithography by wet embossing; machines for the production of disc masters for CDs, DVDs, optical storage discs and other recording formats, namely, optical storage disc for high-definition and ultra-definition resolution content, namely machines for cleaning glass or silicon substrates respectively, or for vacuum deposition for coating of metals, metal alloys, phase transition ceramics or semiconductors, for spin-coating for photoresist, for laser exposure, or for laser beam recording, for photoresist developing, or for quality inspection; machines for multi-layer deposition for magnetic and non-magnetic materials by physical vapour deposition, namely, rotating substrate deposition; machines for multi-layer deposition of magnetic and non-magnetic materials by physical vapour deposition, namely, linear-dynamic deposition for research, development or for the production of MRAM (Magnetoresistive random-access memory) cells or magnetic sensors, namely, anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR), giant magnetoresistance (GMR) or tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) structures; machines for thermal treatment, namely, heating and cooling of pre-coated large area substrates, namely, glass or flexible substrates for the production of thin film solar cells in a controlled gas atmosphere; in-line machines for wet chemical treatment, namely, machines for etching, cleaning, coating and drying thin-film solar cells; machines for wet chemical treatment of batches of substrates, namely, machines for etching, cleaning, coating and drying of substrates, namely, semiconductor and glass wafers for production of crystalline solar cells, semiconductor devices and optical components; machines for wet chemical bath deposition of layers, namely, machines for coating of cadmium sulfide, zinc oxide-sulfide and zinc sulfide on thin film solar cells; in-line machines for wet chemical treatment, namely, machines for cleaning, acidic etching, alkaline etching and drying, for single side and double side processing of glass and silicon substrates; machines for wet chemical treatment of batches of material, namely, machines for chemical etching, cleaning and drying of mono and multi crystalline silicon, in particular chunks and ingot off cuts; combinations of machines for automation of substrate handling and processing for the refinement of planar and three-dimensional substrates, namely, plastic, glass, ceramic and metal, for industrial use in the field of food, beverages, cosmetics, jewelry, automotives, optics, sanitary engineering, lighting, medical engineering, consumer and household electronics or other industrial applications, namely for vacuum deposition for coating of metals, metal alloys, metal oxides, or metal nitrides semi-conductors, for surface treatment of substrates, for lacquering, namely, spray-coating of substrates with UV curable lacquer or solvent based lacquer, for UV-curing or drying; combinations of machines for manufacturing silicon solar cells, namely for automation of substrate handling and processing, for vacuum deposition for coating of transparent, conductive, metallic, semi-conductive, non-conductive, dielectric, transparent electrically conductive, or passivating layers, for wet chemical treatment of substrates, for laser ablation, namely, electrical insulating, for structuring, for contact opening, for contact firing of substrates and screen print and for thermal treatment of substrates; combinations of machines for manufacturing thin film solar cells, namely for automation of substrate handling and processing, for vacuum deposition for coating of substrates, for wet chemical treatment of substrates, for laser ablation, namely, surface structuring, electrical insulation or cell formation of substrates, or thermal treatment of substrates and for lamination or contacting substrates
Goods and ServicesMeasuring apparatus and instruments for measuring layer thickness, reflection of light and electromagnetic waves, sound waves, transmission of light and electromagnetic waves, namely, spectrometers; Measuring apparatus and instruments for measuring sheet resistance with two or four pin probes or eddy current probes; and measuring apparatus and instruments for measuring material composition of optical storage media, CDs, and DVDs, glass, solar cells, planar and three-dimensional substrates, in particular plastic, glass, ceramic or metal substrates, layers, in particular transparent, conductive, metallic, semi-conductive, non-conductive, dielectric or transparent/electrically conductive, or passivating layers, single and polycrystalline thin films media, UV curable lacquer, metals, metal alloys, metal oxides or metal nitrides, thin-wall optical parts and micro-structured parts, icrofluidic devices and micro electro mechanical structures (MEMS), namely, nano imprint lithography by wet embossing, MRAMs (Magnetoresistive random-access memory) cells; and magnetic sensors, namely, sensors for measuring the magnetic field of, anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR), giant magnetoresistance (GMR) and tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) structures and, semiconductor devices and optical components, all goods in the fields of food, beverages, cosmetics, jewelry, automotives, optics, sanitary engineering, lighting, medical engineering, consumer and household electronics
Goods and ServicesReceptacles of plastic for commercial use, namely, plastic containers for storing, transporting and processing substrates, in particular silicon wafers
Goods and ServicesInstallation, repair and maintenance of machines for vacuum coating, thermal treatment, lacquering chemical treatment media supply, automation and combinations thereof as well as components and parts of those machines; installation, repair and maintenance of measuring apparatus and instruments being parts of machines and/or machine combinations; erecting of manufacturing plants
Goods and ServicesEducation services, namely, conducting training courses, lectures, seminars, hand-on seminars, workshops in the field of engineering, process engineering, machine operation, maintenance machine safety; training services in the field of the installation, maintenance and repair of equipment for vacuum coating, thermal treatment, lacquering, chemical treatment, media supply, automation, handling machines and machine combinations; training courses of instruction for installation, maintenance and repair of equipment for vacuum coating, thermal treatment, lacquering, chemical treatment, injection molding, media supply, automation, handling machines and machine combinations
Goods and ServicesScientific and technological services, namely, research and design in the fields of machine building industry, vacuum coating, thermal treatment, lacquering, chemical treatment, injection molding, media supply, automation, handling and combinations thereof; scientific and technological services, namely, industrial analysis and research services for the purpose of customer service and advice in the fields of machine building industry, vacuum coating, thermal treatment, lacquering, chemical treatment, injection molding, media supply, automation, handling and combinations thereof; scientific and technological services, namely, design and development of industrial production facilities; engineering, technical consultation, planning, technical design of industrial production facilities; scientific and technological services, namely, analysis and development of machines in the fields of vacuum coating, thermal treatment, lacquering, chemical treatment, injection molding, media supply, automation, handling and combinations thereof, related to function, productivity and cost of industrial production processes; technical research in the field of machine building industry, namely machines for vacuum coating, thermal treatment, lacquering, chemical treatment, injection molding, media supply, automation, handling and combinations thereof, related to function, productivity and cost of industrial production processes; technical optimization, namely, technological services in the form of the development of new technology which optimizes and improves throughput of machines for vacuum coating, thermal treatment, lacquering, chemical treatment, injection molding, media supply, automation, handling and combinations thereof, related to completion and optimization of function, productivity and cost of industrial production processes, which decreases media consumption, namely, energy, lacquers, chemicals, polymers, water, pressure air, gases, electricity, and sputtering materials that are needed to operate machines for vacuum coating, thermal treatment, lacquering, chemical treatment, injection molding, media supply, automation, handling and combinations thereof; related to completion and optimization of function, productivity and cost of industrial production processes, which increases yield of machines for vacuum coating, thermal treatment, lacquering, chemical treatment, injection molding, media supply, automation, handling and combinations thereof, related to completion and optimization of function, productivity and cost of industrial production processes, and which improves the quality of machines for vacuum coating, thermal treatment, lacquering, chemical treatment, injection molding, media supply, automation, , handling and combinations thereof, related to completion and optimization of function, productivity and cost of industrial production processes; scientific and technological services, namely, analysis and development of industrial products and devices in the machine building industry, namely machines for vacuum coating, thermal treatment, lacquering, chemical treatment, injection molding, media supply, automation, and combinations thereof; technical research services in the fields of industrial products and devices in the machine building industry, namely machines for vacuum coating, thermal treatment, lacquering, chemical treatment, injection molding, media supply, automation, and combinations thereof; and technical optimization, namely, technological services in the form of the development of new technology which optimizes quality of industrial products and devices in the machine building industry, namely, machines for vacuum coating, thermal treatment, lacquering, chemical treatment, injection molding, media supply, automation, and combinations thereof, which increases functional and physical properties of industrial products and devices in the machine building industry, namely, machines for vacuum coating, thermal treatment, lacquering, chemical treatment, injection molding, media supply, automation, and combinations thereof, which increases yield and throughput in regard to industrial or custom applications of industrial products and devices in the machine building industry, namely, machines for vacuum coating, thermal treatment, lacquering, chemical treatment, injection molding, media supply, automation, and combinations thereof

Classification Information


International Class001 - Chemicals used in industry, science and photography, as well as in agriculture, horticulture and forestry; unprocessed artificial resins; unprocessed plastics; manures; fire extinguishing compositions; tempering and soldering preparations; chemical substances for preserving foodstuffs; tanning substances; adhesives used in industry.
US Class Codes001, 005, 006, 010, 026, 046
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateTuesday, July 18, 2017
Primary Code001
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class007 - Machines and machine tools; motors and engines (except for land vehicles); machine coupling and transmission components (except for land vehicles); agricultural implements other than hand-operated; incubators for eggs.
US Class Codes013, 019, 021, 023, 031, 034, 035
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateTuesday, July 18, 2017
Primary Code007
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

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 DateTuesday, July 18, 2017
Primary Code009
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class020 - Furniture, mirrors, picture frames; goods (not included in other classes) of wood, cork, reed, cane, wicker, horn, bone, ivory, whalebone, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, meerschaum and substitutes for all these materials, or of plastics.
US Class Codes002, 013, 022, 025, 032, 050
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateTuesday, July 18, 2017
Primary Code020
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class037 - Building construction; repair; installation services.
US Class Codes100, 103, 106
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateTuesday, July 18, 2017
Primary Code037
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class041 - Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities.
US Class Codes100, 101, 107
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateTuesday, July 18, 2017
Primary Code041
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 DateTuesday, July 18, 2017
Primary Code042
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

Trademark Owner History


Party NameSingulus Technologies AG
Party Type30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type99 - Other
AddressDE

Party NameSingulus Technologies AG
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type99 - Other
AddressDE

Party NameSingulus Technologies AG
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type99 - Other
AddressDE

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Saturday, November 21, 2020FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB
Thursday, October 29, 2020FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB
Thursday, October 29, 2020FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED
Wednesday, October 7, 2020FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB
Tuesday, July 7, 2020REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Tuesday, April 21, 2020OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, April 21, 2020PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Wednesday, April 1, 2020NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
Monday, March 16, 2020APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Thursday, March 12, 2020TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Thursday, March 12, 2020CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Thursday, March 12, 2020TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Wednesday, December 4, 2019TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Thursday, September 19, 2019NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Thursday, September 19, 2019NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Thursday, September 19, 2019NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Friday, September 6, 2019TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Thursday, September 5, 2019CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Thursday, September 5, 2019TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Tuesday, March 12, 2019NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Tuesday, March 12, 2019NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Tuesday, March 12, 2019NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Friday, February 15, 2019TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Thursday, February 14, 2019CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Thursday, February 14, 2019TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Saturday, January 5, 2019NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION - PROCESSED BY IB
Wednesday, December 19, 2018NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB
Wednesday, December 19, 2018NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB
Thursday, August 23, 2018NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Thursday, August 23, 2018NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Thursday, August 23, 2018NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Wednesday, July 25, 2018TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Wednesday, July 25, 2018CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Wednesday, July 25, 2018TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Friday, January 26, 2018NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Friday, January 26, 2018NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Friday, January 26, 2018NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Tuesday, December 26, 2017TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Tuesday, December 26, 2017CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Tuesday, December 26, 2017TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Thursday, November 30, 2017ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
Thursday, November 30, 2017TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
Friday, August 18, 2017REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB
Friday, July 28, 2017NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB
Friday, July 28, 2017REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU
Wednesday, July 26, 2017NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW
Tuesday, July 25, 2017NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Saturday, July 22, 2017APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED
Tuesday, July 18, 2017ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Tuesday, July 18, 2017NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED IN TRAM
Thursday, July 13, 2017SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB