To: | Channel Master, LLC (wlg@womacklawgroup.com) |
Subject: | U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86426235 - CHANNEL MASTER - N/A |
Sent: | 9/29/2015 6:37:19 AM |
Sent As: | ECOM111@USPTO.GOV |
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 86426235
MARK: CHANNEL MASTER
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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: Channel Master, LLC
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS: |
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OFFICE 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: 9/29/2015
This letter corresponds with applicant’s response to office action submitted on August 5, 2015. In that letter applicant properly added a basis for registration. Further, applicant amended the identification of services properly adding one class to the application. However, the identification remains indefinite for the reasons set out below.
IDENTIFICATION OF SERVICES
Where possible the examining attorney has suggested wording for the applicant’s services. However, it is unclear what is meant by, “Providing a platform for distribution and dissemination of entertainment content and advertising; distribution and dissemination of entertainment content and advertising through software, hardware, equipment, devices and online means.” Please consult with the identification of goods/services manual.
Applicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate:
International Class 35: Retail store services and online retail store services featuring electronic products and accessories, telecommunications products and accessories, broadcast products, and accessories, television products and accessories, cable products and accessories, satellite products and accessories, and products and accessories for delivery, reception and display of television shows, movies, music, video, audio and other entertainment content; wholesale distribution services, namely, distributorship and reseller services in the fields of electronic products and accessories, telecommunications products and accessories, broadcast products and accessories, television products and accessories, cable products and accessories, satellite products and accessories, and products and accessories for delivery, reception and display of television shows, movies, music, video, audio and other entertainment content; providing advertising space in connection with the transmission of television shows, movies, music, video, audio and other entertainment content; promoting the goods and services of others via dissemination of advertising
International Class 38: renting and leasing of set-top boxes, electronic devices and digital devices for delivering, receiving and displaying television shows, movies, music, video, audio and other entertainment content, and leasing and renting of accessories therefor
International Class 41: renting and leasing of audio video devices and equipment and leasing and renting of accessories therefor
For assistance with identifying and classifying goods and services in trademark applications, please see the USPTO’s online searchable U.S. Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual at http://tess2.gov.uspto.report/netahtml/tidm.html. See TMEP §1402.04.
MULTI-CLASS APPLICATION
(1) List the goods and/or services by their international class number in consecutive numerical order, starting with the lowest numbered class.
(2) Submit a filing fee for each international class not covered by the fee(s) already paid (view the USPTO’s current fee schedule at http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/tm_fee_info.jsp). The application identifies goods and/or services that are classified in at least 3 classes; however, applicant submitted a fee(s) sufficient for only 1 class(es). Applicant must either submit the filing fees for the classes not covered by the submitted fees or restrict the application to the number of classes covered by the fees already paid.
See 15 U.S.C. §§1051(b), 1112, 1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(6)-(7), 2.34(a)(2)-(3), 2.86(a); TMEP §§1403.01, 1403.02(c).
For an overview of the requirements for a Section 1(b) multiple-class application and how to satisfy the requirements online using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) form, please go to http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/law/multiclass.jsp.
/Linda Orndorff/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 111
(571)272-5496
Linda.Orndorff@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 the Trademark Electronic Application System (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 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 TEAS form at http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.