ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 31 -- The trademark VANGUARD (Reg. No. 3964300) was issued on May 24 by the USPTO.
Owner: The Vanguard Group, Inc. CORPORATION PENNSYLVANIA V26 100 Vanguard Blvd Malvern PENNSYLVANIA 19355.
The trademark application serial number 77961336 was filed on March 17, 2010 and was registered on May 24.
The description of the mark registered is "Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. The mark is a motion mark incorporating sound. The mark consists of a 3-mast ship, which begins in the left and moves to the right. The word "VANGUARD" moves in from the right, as the ship approaches it from the left. The animation opens with the bow of the ship at the upper left corner of the screen, facing the viewer. The ship then turns so that the starboard side is perpendicular to the viewer. As this happens, the word "VANGUARD" appears from the right, getting smaller as if moving away from the viewer. The ship and the word stop as they meet each other in the middle. As this is happening, A piano plays an F4 eighth note, C4 eighth note, D4 eighth note, F4 eighth note, followed by an eighth rest, F4 eighth note, D4 eighth note, C4 eighth note, F4 eighth note, D4 eighth note, C4 quarter note, A4 eighth note, and C4 and F3 dotted half note. A cello begins with a whole rest, followed by an eighth rest, and then an F2 eighth note, C3 eighth note, D3 eighth note, F3 eighth note, G3 eighth note, A3 dotted half note, B2 quarter note, and C3 whole note. The French horns start with a whole rest, followed by a quarter rest, then a C4 eighth note, G4 dotted quarter note, and F4 dotted half note. The remaining instruments all start with two whole rests, followed by a quarter rest. After the rests, the flute plays an F5 eighth note, two tied E4 eighth notes, a D4 dotted quarter note, and a C5 whole note. The clarinet plays an A4 eighth note, two tied G4 eighth notes, and an F4 dotted quarter note tied to an F4 whole note. The first violin plays an F4 eighth note, two tied E4 eighth notes, an E4 dotted quarter note, and a C4 whole note. The second violin plays a C4 quarter note tied to a C4 eighth note, a Bb3 dotted quarter note, and an A3 whole note. The bass plays a G2 eighth note, A2 eighth note tied to another A2 eighth note, Bb2 dotted quarter note, and C3 whole note. A casaba percussion instrument plays a sixteenth pattern underneath."
Goods and Services: Providing services in the investment and financial fields, namely, mutual fund investment services, exchange-traded funds investment services, investment and insurance brokerage, investment management, financial asset management, investment advice and advisory services, financial securities lending, financial consultation, investment consultation, actuarial consultation, financial and financial investment research, banking, administration of college savings plans, charitable fund raising, donor-advised investment of funds for charitable purposes, financial retirement planning, and annuity services, namely, account and investment administration; providing information in the financial and investment fields; providing information in the financial and investment fields through electronic means; research in the fields of finance, financial saving, investing, investments, investment brokerage, and asset management; charitable fund raising services; automated securities trade execution services; investment management services rendered to non-profit organizations; financial services rendered primarily to states, municipalities and tax exempt organizations, namely, providing financial news and information and investment account information by means of the internet; life insurance brokerage and underwriting; annuity underwriting; annuity services, namely, account and investment administration; financial risk management services; estate planning; trust services, namely, investment and trust company services. FIRST USE: 20080401. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20080401
Webcasts in the fields of investing, finance, saving, business, financial planning, portfolio management, retirement planning, money management, investment strategy, and asset allocation; podcasts in the fields of investing, finance, saving, business, financial planning, portfolio management, retirement planning, money management, investment strategy, and asset allocation; educational services, namely, providing online seminars and workshops in the fields of investing, finance, saving, business, financial planning, portfolio management, retirement planning, money management, investment strategy, and asset allocation; providing educational information in the field of financial education to financial service providers by means of an internet web site; entertainment and educational services in the nature of providing periodic television programs concerning financial topics. FIRST USE: 20080401. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20080401
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