UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

 

 

 

OFFICE ACTION

 

TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, THE OFFICE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE.

 

ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 1/25/2008

 

 

Upon further review the mark has been withdrawn from publication.  Examining attorney apologizes for any inconvenience caused by raising this additional refusal at this time. 

 

 

RECITATION OF SERVICES

 

Providing online links is like providing information.  The applicant must classify the services by the nature of the subject matter.  Therefore, the applicant must specify the type of news information and classify accordingly.  For example, news in the field of sports is International Class 41 whereas financial news is classified in International Class 36.  The following is suggested:

 

Computer software for searching and retrieving information, websites and other resources from a global computer information network; computer software for accessing information directories that may be downloaded from the global computer network; software for searching and retrieving media information, including news, weather, sports, current events and reference materials from a global computer network; enterprise and resource planning (ERP) software; computer software for use with management information systems that integrate and automate business operations and production, including, logistics, accounting, human resources and customer relationship management software in International Class 9.

 

Providing online directories and searchable databases in connection with searching and retrieving media information including news, weather, sports, current events and reference materials in International Class 35.

 

Communication services, namely, electronic transmission of data and documents among users of computers and wireless products; telecommunication services, namely, providing electronic transmission of data, images and documents via computer terminals, networks and wireless devices; providing online facilities for real-time interaction with other computer users concerning topics of general interest; providing online chat rooms in the field of news, current affairs, company information, industry movers and shakers and industry specific topics and electronic bulletin and message boards in the field of news, current affairs, company information, industry movers and shakers and industry specific topics for transmission of messages among users; electronic mail services; wireless broadband communications and electronic transmission of data, sound messages, images, and documents; providing access to computer databases in International Class 38.

 

Providing online links to sports and news in the field of current events in International Class 41.

 

Computer services, namely, creating indexes of information, knowledge databases, information directories and other resources available on computer networks; searching and retrieving information, sites and other resources available on computer networks for others; providing a search engine for obtaining or analyzing information by means of a global computer network; providing online links to weather, and news in the field of current events; Application service provider (ASP), namely, hosting computer software applications of others in International Class 42.

 

For assistance with identifying and classifying goods and/or services in trademark applications, please see the online searchable Manual of Acceptable Identifications of Goods and Services at http://tess2.gov.uspto.report/netahtml/tidm.html.

 

Please note that, while the identification of goods may be amended to clarify or limit the goods, adding to the goods or broadening the scope of the goods is not permitted.  37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06.  Therefore, applicant may not amend the identification to include goods that are not within the scope of the goods set forth in the present identification.

 

If applicant prosecutes this application as a combined, or multiple-class application, applicant must comply with each of the following for those goods and/or services based on an intent to use the mark in commerce under Trademark Act Section 1(b):

 

(1)   Applicant must list the goods and/or services by international class with the classes listed in ascending numerical order; and

 

(2)   Applicant must submit a filing fee for each international class of goods and/or services not covered by the fee already paid (current fee information should be confirmed at http://www.uspto.gov). 

 

37 C.F.R. §2.86(a)(2); TMEP §§810 and 1403.01.

 

 

 

 

 

 

/Shaunia P. Carlyle/

Trademark Attorney

Law Office 110

571-272-9374

 

 

RESPOND TO THIS ACTION: If there are any questions about the Office action, please contact the assigned examining attorney. A response to this Office action should be filed using the form available at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/eTEASpageD.htm. If notification of this Office action was received via e-mail, no response using this form may be filed for 72 hours after receipt of the notification. Do not attempt to respond by e-mail as the USPTO does not accept e-mailed responses.

 

If responding by paper mail, please include the following information: the application serial number, the mark, the filing date and the name, title/position, telephone number and e-mail address of the person signing the response.  Please use the following address: Commissioner for Trademarks, P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313-1451.

 

STATUS CHECK: Check the status of the application at least once every six months from the initial filing date using the USPTO Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) online system at http://tarr.uspto.gov.  When conducting an online status check, print and maintain a copy of the complete TARR screen.  If the status of your application has not changed for more than six months, please contact the assigned examining attorney.

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                

IMPORTANT NOTICE

USPTO OFFICE ACTION HAS ISSUED ON 1/25/2008 FOR

APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 77112572

 

Please follow the instructions below to continue the prosecution of your application:

  

VIEW OFFICE ACTION: Click on this link http://tmportal.gov.uspto.report/external/portal/tow?DDA=Y&serial_number=77112572&doc_type=OOA&mail_date=20080125 (or copy and paste this URL into the address field of your browser), or visit http://tmportal.gov.uspto.report/external/portal/tow and enter the application serial number to access the Office action.

 

PLEASE NOTE: The Office action may not be immediately available but will be viewable within 24 hours of this notification.

 

RESPONSE MAY BE REQUIRED: You should carefully review the Office action to determine (1) if a response is required; (2) how to respond; and (3) the applicable response time period. Your response deadline will be calculated from 1/25/2008.

 

Do NOT hit “Reply” to this e-mail notification, or otherwise attempt to e-mail your response, as the USPTO does NOT accept e-mailed responses.  Instead, the USPTO recommends that you respond online using the Trademark Electronic Application System response form at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/eTEASpageD.htm.

 

HELP: For technical assistance in accessing the Office action, please e-mail

TDR@uspto.gov.  Please contact the assigned examining attorney with questions about the Office action. 

 

        WARNING

1. The USPTO will NOT send a separate e-mail with the Office action attached.

 

2. Failure to file any required response by the applicable deadline will result in the ABANDONMENT of your application.