UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION

 

 

 

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT

 

ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 4/8/2014

 

 

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).

 

APPLICATION HAS BEEN AMENDED:  In accordance with the authorization granted by Linda G. Henry on Monday, April 7, 2014, the trademark examining attorney has amended the application as indicated below.  Please advise the undersigned immediately of any objections.  Otherwise, no response is necessary.  TMEP §707.  Any amendments to the identification of goods or services may clarify or limit the goods or services, but may not add to or broaden the scope of the goods and services.  37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq.

 

Amendment to the Identification of Services- International Class 36 Only

 

The identification of services is amended to read as follows: 

 

Class 36: Consultation, advisory, and analysis services with regard to tax payment management; assistance with regard to tax payment management, namely online tax payment processing services; providing analysis and calculation of tax payments; provision of information concerning tax payment management; on-line banking services; on-line banking services enabling users to directly deposit tax refunds into accounts at financial institutions; debit card, pre-paid card, stored-value card, and reloadable debit card services; debit account and refund account services featuring a computer readable card; issuing debit cards, pre-paid cards, stored-value cards, and reloadable debit cards; transaction processing services for financial institutions and consumers, namely, processing of debit card transactions and tax refunds; transaction processing services related to deposits of tax refunds; online financial account management services for consumers accessed by consumers via secure internet banking platforms; online debit, pre-paid, stored-value and reloadable debit card balance and account tracking services accessed via secure internet banking platforms.

 

See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.01(e).

 

Note: The identification of goods in International Class 09 remains acceptable as written and the identification of services in International Classes 35 and 42 are acceptable as amended.

 

Note:  With the foregoing amendment, all outstanding requirements are satisfied.  Specifically, the requirements for a definite identification of services and a complete mark description are satisfied.  TMEP §707.03.

 

 

 

 

/Deborah Meiners/

Attorney Advisor

Law Office 110

(571) 272-8993

Deborah.Meiners@USPTO.gov

 

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 the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system at http://tsdr.uspto.gov/.  Please keep a copy of the TSDR status screen.  If the status shows no change for more than six months, contact the Trademark Assistance Center by e-mail at TrademarkAssistanceCenter@uspto.gov or call 1-800-786-9199.  For more information on checking status, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/.

 

TO UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:  Use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) form at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.