Response to Office Action

PTO Form 1957 (Rev 9/2005)

OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp. 07/31/2017)

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PTO Form 1957 (Rev 9/2005)

OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp. 07/31/2017)

Response to Office Action

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

Application serial no. 85541031 STEP (Stylized and/or with Design, see http://tess2.gov.uspto.report/ImageAgent/ImageAgentProxy?getImage=85541031) has been amended as follows:

CLASSIFICATION AND LISTING OF GOODS/SERVICES
Applicant proposes to amend the following class of goods/services in the application:
Current: Class 035 for Consulting and advisory services to businesses and companies for analyzing, evaluating, designing, deploying, improving, managing, and/or monitoring new or existing strategic green and sustainable business policies, practices, techniques, and operations toward reducing company expenses, improving productivity, increasing operational efficiencies, diminishing company carbon footprint, and positively affecting company profitability; Consulting and advisory services to businesses and companies for rating their new or existing green and sustainable business policies, practices, techniques, and operations and providing customized strategic plans for evaluation, improvement, implementation, management and monitoring of such policies, practices, techniques, and operations toward improving rating, increasing company profitability and reducing company carbon footprint; Providing web-based on-line portal that provides businesses and companies with access to information related to their green and sustainable strategic plan and green and sustainable business practices, techniques, and operations, and with ability to upload and input related information, monitor progress and benchmarks, update status and rating of such green and sustainable practices, techniques, and operations, and create models for decision-making purposes and assessment of such practices, techniques, and operations relative to company's capital expenditures and expenses
Original Filing Basis:
Filing Basis: Section 1(b), Intent to Use: For a trademark or service mark application: As of the application filing date, the applicant had a bona fide intention, and was entitled, to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods/services in the application. For a collective trademark, collective service mark, or collective membership mark application: As of the application filing date, the applicant had a bona fide intention, and was entitled, to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by members on or in connection with the identified goods/services/collective membership organization. For a certification mark application: As of the application filing date, the applicant had a bona fide intention, and was entitled, to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by authorized users in connection with the identified goods/services, and the applicant will not engage in the production or marketing of the goods/services to which the mark is applied, except to advertise or promote recognition of the certification program or of the goods/services that meet the certification standards of the applicant.

Proposed:
Tracked Text Description: Consulting and advisory services to businesses and companies for analyzing, evaluating, designing, deploying, improving, managing, and/or monitoring new or existing strategic green and sustainable business policies, practices, techniques, and operations toward reducing company expenses, improving productivity, increasing operational efficiencies, diminishing company carbon footprint, and positively affecting company profitability; Business consulting services to businesses and companies, namely, analyzing, evaluating, designing, deploying, improving, managing, and/or monitoring new or existing strategic green and sustainable business policies, practices, techniques, and operations for reducing company expenses, improving productivity, increasing operational efficiencies, diminishing company carbon footprint, and positively affecting company profitability; Consulting and advisory services to businesses and companies for rating their new or existing green and sustainable business policies, practices, techniques, and operations and providing customized strategic plans for evaluation, improvement, implementation, management and monitoring of such policies, practices, techniques, and operations toward improving rating, increasing company profitability and reducing company carbon footprint; Business consulting services to businesses and companies, namely, rating their new or existing green and sustainable business policies, practices, techniques, and operations and providing customized strategic plans for evaluation, improvement, implementation, management and monitoring of policies, practices, techniques, and operations for improving rating, increasing company profitability and reducing company carbon footprint; Providing web-based on-line portal that provides businesses and companies with access to information related to their green and sustainable strategic plan and green and sustainable business practices, techniques, and operations, and with ability to upload and input related information, monitor progress and benchmarks, update status and rating of such green and sustainable practices, techniques, and operations, and create models for decision-making purposes and assessment of such practices, techniques, and operations relative to company's capital expenditures and expenses; Providing web-based on-line portal that provides businesses and companies access to information about their green and sustainable strategic plan and green and sustainable business practices, techniques, and operations, and the ability to upload and input information about their green and sustainable business practices, techniques, and operations, to monitor progress and benchmarks and update status and rating of their green and sustainable practices, techniques, and operations, and to create models for decision-making purposes and assessment of their green and sustainable practices, techniques, and operations relative to their company's capital expenditures and expensesClass 035 for Business consulting services to businesses and companies, namely, analyzing, evaluating, designing, deploying, improving, managing, and/or monitoring new or existing strategic green and sustainable business policies, practices, techniques, and operations for reducing company expenses, improving productivity, increasing operational efficiencies, diminishing company carbon footprint, and positively affecting company profitability; Business consulting services to businesses and companies, namely, rating their new or existing green and sustainable business policies, practices, techniques, and operations and providing customized strategic plans for evaluation, improvement, implementation, management and monitoring of policies, practices, techniques, and operations for improving rating, increasing company profitability and reducing company carbon footprint; Providing web-based on-line portal that provides businesses and companies access to information about their green and sustainable strategic plan and green and sustainable business practices, techniques, and operations, and the ability to upload and input information about their green and sustainable business practices, techniques, and operations, to monitor progress and benchmarks and update status and rating of their green and sustainable practices, techniques, and operations, and to create models for decision-making purposes and assessment of their green and sustainable practices, techniques, and operations relative to their company's capital expenditures and expenses
Filing Basis: Section 1(b), Intent to Use: For a trademark or service mark application: As of the application filing date, the applicant had a bona fide intention, and was entitled, to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods/services in the application. For a collective trademark, collective service mark, or collective membership mark application: As of the application filing date, the applicant had a bona fide intention, and was entitled, to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by members on or in connection with the identified goods/services/collective membership organization. For a certification mark application: As of the application filing date, the applicant had a bona fide intention, and was entitled, to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by authorized users in connection with the identified goods/services, and the applicant will not engage in the production or marketing of the goods/services to which the mark is applied, except to advertise or promote recognition of the certification program or of the goods/services that meet the certification standards of the applicant.

SIGNATURE(S)
Response Signature
Signature: /carol h peters/     Date: 08/20/2012
Signatory's Name: Carol H. Peters
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record; Member of Massachusetts Bar

Signatory's Phone Number: 617-345-1087

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: 85541031
Internet Transmission Date: Mon Aug 20 12:58:56 EDT 2012
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XXX.XXX.XX.XXX-201208201258567
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