UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

 

 

 

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT/PRIORITY 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: 11/18/2009

EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT

 

AMENDMENT:  In accordance with the authorization granted by David Lee on November 18, 2009, the application has been AMENDED as indicated below.  Please advise the undersigned immediately if there is an objection to the amendment.  Otherwise, no response is necessary. TMEP §707.

 

If the identification of goods or services has been amended, please note that any future amendments must be in accordance with 37 C.F.R. 2.71(a); TMEP section 1402.07(e). 

 

Identification Of Services

 

The identification of services is amended to read as follows: 

 

“Providing a website featuring company background business information,” in International Class 35;

 

“Providing a website featuring securities trade data and financial information,” in International Class 36;

 

“Development, maintenance and administration for others of an online computer information system featuring company background information, legal document filing information, securities trade data, financial information, and regulatory compliance information,” in International Class 42; and

 

“Providing a website featuring legal document filing information and regulatory compliance information,” in International Class 45.

 

See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.01(e).

PRIORITY ACTION

 

The following issue was discussed with the person listed above.

 

Applicant Must Submit An Additional Fee

 

Applicant has added 3 additional classes via the examiner’s amendment above and must therefore submit the required additional fee.  37 C.F.R. §2.86(a)(2); TMEP §§810.01, 1403.01.

 

The filing fee for adding classes to an application is as follows:

 

(1)        $325 per class, when the fees are submitted with a response filed online via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/index.html; or

 

(2)        $375 per class, when the fees are submitted with a paper response.

 

37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(1)(i)-(a)(1)(ii); TMEP §§810, 1403.02(c).

 

 

/Katherine S. Chang/

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 115

571-270-1528

katherine.chang@uspto.gov

 

 

RESPOND TO THIS ACTION: Applicant should file a response to this Office action online using the form at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/eTEASpageD.htm, waiting 48-72 hours if applicant received notification of the Office action via e-mail.  For technical assistance with the form, please e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov.  For questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned examining attorney.  Do not respond to this Office action by e-mail; 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 REGARDING YOUR TRADEMARK APPLICATION

 

Your trademark application (Serial No. 77801485) has been reviewed.   The examining attorney assigned by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has written a letter (an “Office action”) on 11/18/2009 to which you must respond (unless the Office letter specifically states that no response is required).  Please follow these steps:

 

1. Read the Office letter by clicking on this link http://tmportal.gov.uspto.report/external/portal/tow?DDA=Y&serial_number=77801485&doc_type=EAP&mail_date=20091118 OR go to  http://tmportal.gov.uspto.report/external/portal/tow and enter your serial number to access the Office letter.  If you have difficulty accessing the Office letter, contact TDR@uspto.gov.  

                                         

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

 

2. Contact the examining attorney who reviewed your application if you have any questions about the content of the Office letter (contact information appears at the end thereof).

 

3. Respond within 6 months, calculated from 11/18/2009 (or sooner if specified in the Office letter), using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Response to Office Action form. If you have difficulty using TEAS, contact TEAS@uspto.gov. 

 

ALERT:

 

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

 

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.