Offc Action Outgoing

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:

 

The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney.  The Office records have been searched and there are no similar registered or pending marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d). TMEP §704.02.

 

Applicant must respond timely and completely to the issue(s) below.  15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62, 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.

 

PARTIAL IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENT:

 

The wording “support” in the identification of services is indefinite and must be clarified because it is too broad.  See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.03.  Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate: “updating”.  In the alternative, if the suggested amendment is not accurate or complete, the wording “technical support services, namely troubleshooting of computer software” may be used.

 

Amendment is required.  Although identifications of goods and/or services may be amended to clarify or limit the goods and/or services, adding to or broadening the scope of the goods and/or services is not permitted.  37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq., 1402.07.  Therefore, applicant may not amend the identification to include goods and/or services that are not within the scope of the goods and/or services set forth in the present identification.

 

If applicant does not respond to this Office action within the six-month period for response, then the following services will be deleted from the application:  “support”.  The application will then proceed with the remaining goods and/or services only.  37 C.F.R. §2.65(a).

 

Further action awaits response to the above.

 

Applicant is encouraged to telephone the assigned trademark examining attorney to resolve the issues raised in this Office action.

 

Applicant is encouraged to telephone the assigned trademark examining attorney to resolve the issues raised in this Office action.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/David H. Stine/

David H. Stine

Trademark Attorney

Law Office 114

(571)272-9229

 

 

 

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.