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. 86131913 YES(Standard Characters, see http://uspto.report/TM/86131913/mark.png) has been amended as follows:

CLASSIFICATION AND LISTING OF GOODS/SERVICES
Applicant hereby deletes the following class of goods/services from the application.
Class 044 for Providing independent review of clinical trials involving human subjects, namely, reviewing research protocols and related information

Applicant proposes to amend the following class of goods/services in the application:
Current: Class 035 for Business consulting and management in the field of clinical trials, namely, clinical data and regulatory submission management on behalf of medical, biopharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to assist them with clinical research, clinical trials and applications for drug approval; regulatory submission management, namely, assisting others in preparing and filing applications for new drugs with governmental regulatory bodies
Original Filing Basis:
Filing Basis: Section 44(e), Based on Foreign Registration: For all applications: The applicant attaches a copy of [ Germany registration number 302012015757 registered 04/02/2012 with a renewal date of __________ and an expiration date of 02/28/2022 ], and translation thereof, if appropriate. 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. 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 on or 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 or services that meet the certification standards of the applicant.

Proposed:
Tracked Text Description: Business consulting and management in the field of clinical trials, namely, clinical data and regulatory submission management on behalf of medical, biopharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to assist them with clinical research, clinical trials and applications for drug approval; regulatory submission management, namely, assisting others in preparing and filing applications for new drugs with governmental regulatory bodies; Providing independent review of clinical trials involving human subjects, namely, reviewing research protocols and related information for business purposesClass 035 for Business consulting and management in the field of clinical trials, namely, clinical data and regulatory submission management on behalf of medical, biopharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to assist them with clinical research, clinical trials and applications for drug approval; regulatory submission management, namely, assisting others in preparing and filing applications for new drugs with governmental regulatory bodies; Providing independent review of clinical trials involving human subjects, namely, reviewing research protocols and related information for business purposes
Filing Basis: Section 44(e), Based on Foreign Registration:For all applications: The applicant attaches a copy of [ Germany registration number 302012015757 registered 04/02/2012 with a renewal date of __________ and an expiration date of 02/28/2022 ], and translation thereof, if appropriate. 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. 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 on or 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 or services that meet the certification standards of the applicant.
Original PDF file:
FRU0-190107226152-190908960_._Urkunde_Marke_YES_Nr_30_2012_015_757.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) ( 4 pages)
Foreign Registration-1
Foreign Registration-2
Foreign Registration-3
Foreign Registration-4
Original PDF file:
FRU0-190107226152-190908960_.__trade_mark_certificate__translated_EN__-_Nr_30_2012_015_757.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) ( 5 pages)
Foreign Registration-1
Foreign Registration-2
Foreign Registration-3
Foreign Registration-4
Foreign Registration-5

SIGNATURE(S)
Response Signature
Signature: /Christopher A. Harvey/     Date: 03/28/2014
Signatory's Name: Christopher A. Harvey
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record, California Bar member

Signatory's Phone Number: 619-800-1377

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: 86131913
Internet Transmission Date: Fri Mar 28 19:16:53 EDT 2014
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