Offc Action Outgoing

UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM CONSORTIUM

VIZIENT, INC.

Offc Action Outgoing

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

SERIAL NO: 76/347169

APPLICANT: University HealthSystem Consortium

CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:

ROBERT S. BEISER

MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLC

401 N. MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 1700

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60611-4212

RETURN ADDRESS:

Commissioner for Trademarks

2900 Crystal Drive

Arlington, VA 22202-3514

ecom111@uspto.gov

MARK: UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM CONSORTIUM

CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: 092276-9007

CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS:

Please provide in all correspondence:

1. Filing date, serial number, mark and

applicant's name.

2. Date of this Office Action.

3. Examining Attorney's name and

Law Office number.

4. Your telephone number and e-mail address.

OFFICE ACTION

TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, WE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF OUR MAILING OR E-MAILING DATE.

Serial Number 76/347169

This letter responds to the applicant’s communication filed on December 29, 2003.

The amended recitation of services for Class 36 is acceptable. However, the Class 35 services contains a service that is inaccurate and misclassified. The “financial analysis and consultation”, in fact, deals tangentially with finances but primarily with products. Correspondingly, the services must be renamed to be “product analysis and consultation, namely, analyzing medical technology, devices, and drugs for the purpose of reporting to member hospitals on their features and cost effectiveness”. Further, these services are in Class 42, rather than in Class 35. Applicant is required to amend the recitation of services to clearly specify the services, classify the services as Class 42 services, and either add the Class 42 services to the application or delete these services.

/David C. Reihner/, Examining Attorney

Law Office 111, 703-308-9111 ext. 469

703-746-8107 fax. ecom107@uspto.gov

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