UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 76/397918
APPLICANT: KM Management LLC
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: MATTHEW W. WALCH LATHAM & WATKINS SEARS TOWER, SUITE 5800 233 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606 |
RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks 2900 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202-3514 ecom113@uspto.gov
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MARK: VOLARIS
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: N/A
CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS:
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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.
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Serial Number 76/397918
This letter responds to the applicant’s communication dated March 14, 2003. The applicant has failed to specify the function of the software goods. Therefore, this action constitutes a FINAL refusal.
The applicant must amend the identification to specify the function or functions of the software. TMEP §1402.03(d). This additional information is necessary to permit this Office to reach judgments concerning possible conflicts between the applicant’s mark and other marks. See In re Linkvest S.A., 24 USPQ2d 1716 (TTAB 1992). The applicant may adopt the following format, if accurate:
“computer software [specify the function of the software, e.g., for use in database management, for use as a spreadsheet, for word processing,] to be used in the fields of financial, investment and risk management analysis for use by third party financial advisors, banks, broker/dealers, money managers and individuals” in International Class 9.
Please note that, while an application may be amended to clarify or limit the identification, additions to the identification are not permitted. 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06. Therefore, the applicant may not amend to include any goods or services that are not within the scope of the goods or services recited in the present identification.
Please note that the only appropriate responses to a final action are (1) compliance with the outstanding requirements, if feasible, (2) filing of an appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, or (3) filing of a petition to the Director if permitted by 37 C.F.R. §2.63(b). 37 C.F.R. §2.64(a); TMEP §715.01. Regarding petitions to the Director, see 37 C.F.R. §2.146; TMEP Chapter 1700 regarding petitions. If the applicant fails to respond within six months of the mailing date of this refusal, this Office will declare the application abandoned. 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a).
/Christopher L. Buongiorno/
Law Office 113
(703) 308-9113 ext. 460
How to respond to this Office Action:
To respond formally using the Office’s Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), visit http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/index.html and follow the instructions.
To respond formally via E-mail, visit http://www.gov.uspto.report/web/trademarks/tmelecresp.htm and follow the instructions.
To respond formally via regular mail, your response should be sent to the mailing Return Address listed above and include the serial number, law office and examining attorney’s name on the upper right corner of each page of your response.
FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY.