Response to Office Action

PTO Form 1957 (Rev 9/2005)

OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp. 04/2009)

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PTO Form 1957 (Rev 9/2005)

OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp. 04/2009)

Response to Office Action

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

Application serial no. 78765979 has been amended as follows:
Classification and Listing of Goods/Services

Applicant hereby amends the following class of goods/services in the application as follows:
Current: Class 009 for Computer database and computer software for inputting, storing, processing and retrieving information relating to the operation of a personnel staffing services business; software for evaluating and training employees and job candidates; Software in the field of human resource management; software in the field of employee procurement; Computer software for assessing job, business, contact center, customer service, clerical accounting, basic accounting, word processing, and office automation software skills; computer software for use in job, business, word processing, and office automation software training; Computer database and computer software for inputting, storing, processing and retrieving information relating to the operation of a personnel staffing services business; software for evaluating and training employees and job candidates; Software in the field of human resource management; software in the field of employee procurement
Original Filing Basis: 1(b); and 44(d).
Proposed: Class 009 for Computer database and computer software for inputting, storing, processing and retrieving information relating to the operation of a personnel staffing services business; software for evaluating and training employees and job candidates; Computer software for imputing, storing, processing and retrieving information relating to human resource management; computer software for use in imputing, storing, processing, and retrieving information in the field of employee procurement; Computer software for assessing job, business, contact center, customer service, clerical accounting, basic accounting, word processing, and office automation software skills; computer software for use in job, business, word processing, and office automation software training;
Filing Basis: 1(b).
Deleted Filing Basis: 44(d)
Applicant hereby amends the following class of goods/services in the application as follows:
Current: Class 016 for Printed testing materials for use in assessing job skills; printed instructional materials for use in job skill training; printed instructional materials in the field of human resources; structured interview forms used to interview job applicants over the telephone to determine verbal communication skills, including pace, volume, sound quality, enunciation, and command of the language; interview forms, instruction sheets, and audio cassette tapes sold and used as a unit for training the interviewers; structured job skills form used to identify and record employment skills and skill levels and to create employment career development plans for job applicants, and instructional manuals for use therewith, distributed as a unit; Printed testing materials used to evaluate employee skills at tasks needed for light industrial work and instructional manuals sold together as a unit; written test and scoring materials, and sample audiocassette dictation tapes furnished therewith as a unit, for evaluating the proficiency of computerized office equipment operators; printed employee intake forms; business forms; printed and partially printed forms; printed training manuals for job skill training; printed monographs, newsletters and bulletins, all in the field of human resources; Magazines and Newsletters, reports and printed instructional materials featuring articles about career management, career placement, career recruiting, employment counseling, employment outplacement, human resource consultation, personnel management consultation, personnel retention consultation, career management consultation, retirement counseling and planning
Original Filing Basis: 1(b); and 44(d).
Proposed: Class 016 for Printed testing materials for use in assessing job skills; printed instructional materials for use in job skill training; printed instructional materials in the field of human resources; structured interview forms used to interview job applicants over the telephone to determine verbal communication skills, including pace, volume, sound quality, enunciation, and command of the language; interview forms, instruction sheets, and audio cassette tapes sold and used as a unit for training the interviewers; structured job skills form used to identify and record employment skills and skill levels and to create employment career development plans for job applicants, and instructional manuals for use therewith, distributed as a unit; Printed testing materials used to evaluate employee skills at tasks needed for light industrial work and instructional manuals sold together as a unit; written test and scoring materials, and sample audiocassette dictation tapes furnished therewith as a unit, for evaluating the proficiency of computerized office equipment operators; printed employee intake forms; business forms; printed and partially printed forms; printed training manuals for job skill training; printed monographs, newsletters and bulletins, all in the field of human resources; Magazines and Newsletters, reports and printed instructional materials featuring articles about career management, career placement, career recruiting, employment counseling, employment outplacement, human resource consultation, personnel management consultation, personnel retention consultation, career management consultation, retirement counseling and planning
Filing Basis: 1(b).
Deleted Filing Basis: 44(d)
Applicant hereby amends the following class of goods/services in the application as follows:
Current: Class 035 for Employment agency services; temporary and permanent employment agency services; employee leasing; employment related services, namely providing job placement, career development, employment recruitment, and general employment information to others; business management and consulting services, namely, assisting businesses in managing workforce changes, namely, mergers, acquisitions, amalgamations, downsizing, and expansion; personnel management, human resources management; employment outplacement consultation services for personnel affected by workforce changes; supplying to others on a temporary and permanent basis engineers, computer programmers, draftsmen, and skilled technical personnel; providing and managing contract personnel programs; analyzing and consulting on personnel needs; providing contract, temporary, and permanent personnel staffing services; arranging for and managing the provision of temporary contract personnel; personnel management and consultancy services; providing information and consultancy services on the procurement of temporary, contract, and permanent personnel; computer on-line ordering via a global information network, and providing computer on-line reports via a global information network, all in the field of personnel procurement; human resources consulting on recruiting and testing of employees; contract and permanent staffing agency services featuring staff professionals in finance, information technology, engineering, scientific and technical personnel, as well as office administrative staff, factory staff, industrial staff and call center staff; serving as a human resource department for others; employment outplacement services; testing to determine employment skills; employment counseling; workforce development services, namely, personnel management services; providing career information via a website on a global information network; providing information on jobs via a website on a global information network; providing an on-line computer database in the fields of contract and permanent personnel staffing; providing employee screening and assessment tools via a website on a global information network; Resume listing services; Resume matching services; Relocation services for people and groups of people who are being transferred by their employers from one geographical area to another, international and domestic, namely, providing information and counseling on finding a new home, providing pre-decision destination information used in connection with finding a new home or new job, providing information and counseling for family members' job search, providing destination area information in order to find a new home or job; Relocation services for individuals, international and domestic, namely, providing information and counseling on finding a new home, providing pre-decision destination information to aid individuals in finding a new home or new job, providing information and counseling for family members' job search, providing destination area information to aid individuals in finding a new home or job; Counseling, and tours to relocating people in order to find a new home to buy or rent; Audit and tax preparation services; business process outsourcing services; Provision of testing services designed to determine the industrial skills, dexterity and hand-eye coordination of employee and temporary help personnel; auditing services pertaining to computer system security; personality testing and profiling services for use in the field of humans resources; Temporary personnel services; placement of temporary personnel; placement of permanent personnel; personnel recruitment; employment agency services; psychological testing for the selection of personnel to determine their suitability for employment; testing of individuals to determine employment skills; provision of job candidate evaluation and selection services; demonstration and sales promotion services; administrative management of a commer
Original Filing Basis: 1(b); and 44(d).
Proposed: Class 035 for Employment agency services; temporary and permanent employment agency services; employee leasing; employment related services, namely providing job placement, career development, employment recruitment, and general employment information to others; business management and consulting services, namely, assisting businesses in managing workforce changes, namely, mergers, acquisitions, amalgamations, downsizing, and expansion; personnel management, human resources management; employment outplacement consultation services for personnel affected by workforce changes; supplying to others on a temporary and permanent basis engineers, computer programmers, draftsmen, and skilled technical personnel; providing and managing contract personnel programs; analyzing and consulting on personnel needs; providing contract, temporary, and permanent personnel staffing services; arranging for and managing the provision of temporary contract personnel; personnel management and consultancy services; providing information and consultancy services on the procurement of temporary, contract, and permanent personnel; computer on-line ordering via a global information network, and providing computer on-line reports via a global information network, all in the field of personnel procurement; human resources consulting on recruiting and testing of employees; contract and permanent staffing agency services featuring staff professionals in finance, information technology, engineering, scientific and technical personnel, as well as office administrative staff, factory staff, industrial staff and call center staff; serving as a human resource department for others; employment outplacement services; testing to determine employment skills; employment counseling; workforce development services, namely, personnel management services; providing career information via a website on a global information network; providing information on jobs via a website on a global information network; providing an on-line computer database in the fields of contract and permanent personnel staffing; providing employee screening and assessment tools via a website on a global information network; Resume listing services; Resume matching services; Relocation services for people and groups of people who are being transferred by their employers from one geographical area to another, international and domestic, namely, providing information and counseling on finding a new home, providing pre-decision destination information used in connection with finding a new home or new job, providing information and counseling for family members' job search, providing destination area information in order to find a new home or job; Relocation services for individuals, international and domestic, namely, providing information and counseling on finding a new home, providing pre-decision destination information to aid individuals in finding a new home or new job, providing information and counseling for family members' job search, providing destination area information to aid individuals in finding a new home or job; Counseling, and tours to relocating people in order to find a new home to buy or rent; Audit and tax preparation services; business process outsourcing services; Provision of testing services designed to determine the industrial skills, dexterity and hand-eye coordination of employee and temporary help personnel; auditing services pertaining to computer system security; personality testing and profiling services for use in the field of humans resources; Temporary personnel services; placement of temporary personnel; placement of permanent personnel; personnel recruitment; employment agency services; psychological testing for the selection of personnel to determine their suitability for employment; testing of individuals to determine employment skills; provision of job candidate evaluation and selection services; demonstration and sales promotion services; administrative management of a commer
Filing Basis: 1(b).
Deleted Filing Basis: 44(d)
Applicant hereby amends the following class of goods/services in the application as follows:
Current: Class 041 for Providing training in business and job skills and office technology; providing on-line courses of study in the following - information technology, software use, job and business skills via a website on a global information network; career counseling services; Education and training services, namely, providing training in relation to job search, career development, self-marketing, interview skills, research workshops and training of human resource personnel in employment separation issues; Conducting classes, workshops and seminars in the fields of business management, human resource management and corporate and organization training; Workshops, seminars and training in the field of business and personal improvement; Instruction services relating to business and data processing; training services for personnel, namely, training in accounting skills, information technology skills, office skills; provision of skill assessment courses
Original Filing Basis: 1(b); and 44(d).
Proposed: Class 041 for Providing training in business and job skills and office technology; providing on-line courses of study in the following - information technology, software use, job and business skills via a website on a global information network; career counseling services; Education and training services, namely, providing training in relation to job search, career development, self-marketing, interview skills, research workshops and training of human resource personnel in employment separation issues; Conducting classes, workshops and seminars in the fields of business management, human resource management and corporate and organization training; Workshops, seminars and training in the field of business and personal improvement; Instruction services relating to business and data processing; training services for personnel, namely, training in accounting skills, information technology skills, office skills; provision of skill assessment courses
Filing Basis: 1(b).
Deleted Filing Basis: 44(d)
Applicant hereby amends the following class of goods/services in the application as follows:
Current: Class 042 for consultancy services in the field of technology, namely computer software and computer hardware; computer consultation in the field of computer system security and computer system integrity; computer programming for others
Original Filing Basis: 1(b); and 44(d).
Proposed: Class 042 for consultancy services in the field of technology, namely computer software and computer hardware; computer consultation in the field of computer system security and computer system integrity; computer programming for others
Filing Basis: 1(b).
Deleted Filing Basis: 44(d)
Additional Statements

Applicant deletes the Section 44(e) basis for registration and wishes to proceed solely under the Section 1 basis. Applicant does, however, wish to maintain the priority filing date.

Declaration Signature
I hereby elect to bypass the submission of a signed declaration, because I believe a declaration is not required by the rules of practice. I understand that the examining attorney could still, upon later review, require a signed declaration.
Response Signature
Signature: /Jeannine Haas/     Date: 04/10/2007
Signatory's Name: Jeannine Haas/
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record

The signatory has confirmed that he/she is an attorney who is a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a U.S. state, which includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other federal territories and possessions; and he/she is currently the applicant's attorney or an associate thereof; and to the best of his/her knowledge, if prior to his/her appointment another U.S. attorney or a Canadian attorney/agent not currently associated with his/her company/firm previously represented the applicant in this matter: (1) the applicant has filed or is concurrently filing a signed revocation of or substitute power of attorney with the USPTO; (2) the USPTO has granted the request of the prior representative to withdraw; (3) the applicant has filed a power of attorney appointing him/her in this matter; or (4) the applicant's appointed U.S. attorney or Canadian attorney/agent has filed a power of attorney appointing him/her as an associate attorney in this matter.
        
Serial Number: 78765979
Internet Transmission Date: Tue Apr 10 17:06:01 EDT 2007
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XX.XX.XXX.XX-20070410170601877
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