To: | Nexon Korea Corporation (tmip@drm.com) |
Subject: | U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85600662 - REDCARD - 12938-086UST |
Sent: | 5/30/2012 4:39:16 PM |
Sent As: | ECOM117@USPTO.GOV |
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 85600662
MARK: REDCARD
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: |
CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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APPLICANT: Nexon Korea Corporation
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS: |
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PRIORITY ACTION
TO AVOID ABANDONMENT OF APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION, THE USPTO MUST RECEIVE APPLICANT’S COMPLETE RESPONSE TO THIS LETTER WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE BELOW.
ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 5/30/2012
DATABASE SEARCH: The trademark examining attorney has searched the USPTO’s database of registered and pending marks and has found no conflicting marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d). TMEP §704.02; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).
ISSUES APPLICANT MUST ADDRESS: On May 30, 2012, the trademark examining attorney and Jamie J. Fitzgerald discussed the issues below. Applicant must timely respond to these issues. See 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.62(a); TMEP §§708, 711.
Identification and Classification of Services – Class 41
The Class 41 identification of services is unacceptable because as presently worded, it identifies goods in International Class 9. The examining attorney has broken down and amended the identification to acceptable services in International Class 41 and 42 [see bolded wording]. Applicant may change this wording to the following [including the addition of services to the otherwise acceptable Class 42 identification]:
Class 41: Providing online computer game software and online computer game programs; Providing a website featuring online computer games; providing temporary use of non-downloadable electronic game software for wireless communication devices, namely, cellular and mobile telephones, and handheld electronic devices.
Class 42: Computer software development in the field of on-line games; computer services, namely, creating an
on-line community for registered users to participate in discussions, get feedback from their peers, form virtual communities, and engage in social networking services in the field of interactive
multiplayer on-line role-playing games; design and development of electronic game software for wireless communication devices, namely, cellular and mobile telephones, and handheld electronic devices;
Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable computer programs for the integration of text, audio, graphics, still images and moving pictures into
an interactive delivery for multimedia applications; and Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable computer programs for use in editing video and computer games;
Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable computer programs featuring positionable game piece figures for use in the field of computer games, video and computer
game programs.
TMEP §1402.01.
Please note that, while the identification may be amended to clarify or limit the goods/services, adding to or broadening the scope of the goods/services is not permitted. 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06. Therefore, applicant may not amend the identification to include goods/services that are not within the scope of the goods/services set forth in the present identification.
For assistance with identifying goods and/or services in trademark applications, please see the online searchable Manual of Acceptable Identifications of Goods and Services at http://tess2.gov.uspto.report/netahtml/tidm.html.
Failure to Respond – Abandonment of Specific Class
/RLF/
Ronald L. Fairbanks
Examining Attorney
Law Office 117
(571) 272-9405
ron.fairbanks@uspto.gov
TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: Go to http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp. Please wait 48-72 hours from the issue/mailing date before using TEAS, to allow for necessary system updates of the application. For technical assistance with online forms, e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov. For questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned trademark examining attorney. E-mail communications will not be accepted as responses to Office actions; therefore, do not respond to this Office action by e-mail.
All informal e-mail communications relevant to this application will be placed in the official application record.
WHO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE: It must be personally signed by an individual applicant or someone with legal authority to bind an applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint applicants). If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the response.
PERIODICALLY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION: To ensure that applicant does not miss crucial deadlines or official notices, check the status of the application every three to four months using Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) at http://tarr.gov.uspto.report/. Please keep a copy of the complete TARR screen. If TARR shows no change for more than six months, call 1-800-786-9199. For more information on checking status, see http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/process/status/.
TO UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS: Use the TEAS form at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/eTEASpageE.htm.