Examiners Amendment

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

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

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT

ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 1/30/2015

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 applicant’s counsel via electronic transmission on January 30, 2015, 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 and/or services may clarify or limit the goods and/or services, but may not add to or broaden the scope of the goods and/or services.  37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq.

The identification of services is amended to read as follows: “Bar and restaurant services; Cafeteria and restaurant services; Café and restaurant services; Café-restaurants; Consulting in the field of restaurant menu development; Delicatessen services; Fast-food restaurant services; Fast-food restaurants; Fast-food restaurants and snack bars; Ice cream shop services in the nature of a restaurant; Mobile restaurant services; Providing progressive dinner events where participants sample meals and drinks at a series of restaurants; Providing reviews of restaurants; Providing reviews of restaurants and bars; Provision of food and drink in restaurants; Restaurant; Restaurant and bar information services; Restaurant and bar services; Restaurant and bar services, including restaurant carryout services; Restaurant and café services; Restaurant and catering services; Restaurant information services; Restaurant services; Restaurant services featuring sandwiches; Restaurant services, including sit-down service of food and take-out restaurant services; Restaurant services, namely, providing of food and beverages for consumption on and off the premises; Restaurant, bar and catering services; Restaurants; Restaurants featuring home delivery; Salad bars; Self service restaurants; Self-service restaurants; Take-out restaurant services” in International Class 43.  See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.01(e).

/Brittney L. Cogan/

Examining Attorney

Law Office 114

571-272-7973

brittney.cogan@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.gov.uspto.report/.  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.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/process/status/.

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

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR

U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION

USPTO OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) HAS ISSUED

ON 1/30/2015 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO.86420503

Please follow the instructions below:

(1)  TO READ THE LETTER:  Click on this link or go to http://tsdr.gov.uspto.report/, enter the U.S. application serial number, and click on “Documents.”

The Office action may not be immediately viewable, to allow for necessary system updates of the application, but will be available within 24 hours of this e-mail notification.

(2)  QUESTIONS:  For questions about the contents of the Office action itself, please contact the assigned trademark examining attorney.  For technical assistance in accessing or viewing the Office action in the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system, please e-mail TSDR@uspto.gov.

WARNING

PRIVATE COMPANY SOLICITATIONS REGARDING YOUR APPLICATION:  Private companies not associated with the USPTO are using information provided in trademark applications to mail or e-mail trademark-related solicitations.  These companies often use names that closely resemble the USPTO and their solicitations may look like an official government document.  Many solicitations require that you pay “fees.” 

Please carefully review all correspondence you receive regarding this application to make sure that you are responding to an official document from the USPTO rather than a private company solicitation.  All official USPTO correspondence will be mailed only from the “United States Patent and Trademark Office” in Alexandria, VA; or sent by e-mail from the domain “@uspto.gov.”  For more information on how to handle private company solicitations, see http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/solicitation_warnings.jsp.