To: | ERSA GmbH (mail@baconthomas.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 79281269 - EXOS - EXOS6001/TJM |
Sent: | August 24, 2020 04:15:45 PM |
Sent As: | ecom102@uspto.gov |
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United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application
U.S. Application Serial No. 79281269
Mark: EXOS
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Applicant: ERSA GmbH
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Reference/Docket No. EXOS6001/TJM
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FINAL OFFICE ACTION
The USPTO must receive applicant’s response to this letter within six months of the issue date below or the application will be abandoned. Respond using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) and/or Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals (ESTTA). A link to the appropriate TEAS response form and/or to ESTTA for an appeal appears at the end of this Office action.
Issue date: August 24, 2020
International Registration No. 1520670
This final Office action is a response to applicant’s communication filed July 31, 2020.
STATUS
In a first Office action dated April 9, 2020, the examining attorney required applicant to amend the identification of goods and obtain U.S. counsel. In its response, applicant 1) Amended the identification and 2) Demonstrated that it had retained U.S. counsel. Number 2 is acceptable.
IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS ARE MADE FINAL
The following identification requirements are now made FINAL. See 37 C.F.R. §2.63(b).
“Electrical and electronic machines for the machining and manufacture of electrical and electronic components and printed circuit boards assembled with electronic components; electrical and electronic soldering equipment, namely, reflow soldering machines and soldering systems comprised primarily of electric soldering irons, electric soldering pumps and electric soldering apparatus, for use in the manufacture of electrical engineering and electronic products; soldering apparatus and component parts for soldering apparatus, namely, soldering irons and their structural parts, soldering tips, soldering nozzles, soldering nozzle inserts, soldering pots, soldering baths, and electric solder pumps, all for the processing and manufacture of electrical and electronic components and printed circuit boards assembled with electronic components; vacuum stations for soldering processes, namely, electric or robotic vacuum cleaners or vacuum pumps; autogenous soldering machines and electric soldering apparatus, and their structural parts; vacuum reflow soldering machines; structural parts for all aforementioned machines and installations,” in International Class 7.
“Electronic controllers for soldering machines and soldering equipment, in particular for reflow soldering machines and systems as well as for vacuum reflow soldering machines and systems; audio, visual and photographic monitoring devices in the nature of cameras, switches and monitors for the monitoring of soldering or desoldering in factory manufacturing; electronic controllers for soldering devices, soldering machines, soldering stations and soldering systems, in particular for reflow soldering machines and systems and for vacuum reflow soldering machines and systems; sensors and detectors for use in controlling the actuation and operation of soldering machines and soldering equipment,” in International Class 9.
For assistance with identifying and classifying goods and services in trademark applications, please see the USPTO’s online searchable U.S. Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual. See TMEP §1402.04.
For the foregoing reasons, the requirements are maintained and made FINAL.
PROPER RESPONSE TO A FINAL OFFICE ACTION
Applicant may respond to this final Office action by providing one or both of the following:
(1) A request for reconsideration that fully resolves all outstanding requirements and refusals; and/or
(2) An appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board with the required filing fees.
TMEP §715.01; see 37 C.F.R. §2.63(b)(1)-(2).
QUESTIONS
If applicant has questions regarding this Office action, please telephone or e-mail the assigned trademark examining attorney. All relevant e-mail communications will be placed in the official application record; however, an e-mail communication will not be accepted as a response to this Office action and will not extend the deadline for filing a proper response. See 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(c), 2.191; TMEP §§304.01-.02, 709.04-.05. Further, although the trademark examining attorney may provide additional explanation pertaining to the refusals or requirements in this Office action, the trademark examining attorney may not provide legal advice or statements about applicant’s rights. See TMEP §§705.02, 709.06.
Click to file a request for reconsideration of this final Office action that fully resolves all outstanding requirements and refusals and/or click to file a timely appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) with the required filing fee(s).
/John M. Gartner/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 102
(571) 272-9255
john.gartner@uspto.gov (informal correspondence)
RESPONSE GUIDANCE