Examiners Amendment

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

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

 

 

 

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT

 

ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 3/23/2017

 

 

APPLICATION HAS BEEN AMENDED:  In accordance with the authorization granted by Robert Tyler on March 20, 2017, 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.

 

 

Amended Identification of Services

 

The identification of services is amended to read as follows: 

 

"Promoting public awareness of student-athlete wellness and substance abuse prevention," in International Class 35.

 

See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.01(e).

 

 

Address Amended

 

Applicant has clarified its address for the record as follows: 

 

            University of Virginia

            PO Box 400225

            Charlottesville, VA 22904-4225

 

37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(4); TMEP §803.05.

 

/Erin R. Zaskoda/

Examining Attorney

Law Office 103

(571) 272-9740

erin.zaskoda@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.

 

 

Hi Erin, thanks for the email.

 

Please delete “and for educational services, namely, conducting conferences in the field of substance abuse prevention and health promotion for student-athletes and athletics department administrators” from the services description in these applications.

 

Sorry for the confusion with the address for the U.S. Ser. No. 86971520. I thought I had cleaned that up in the ROA.  Yes, the correct address is as shown in 86971465. 

 

Please let me know if you have any other questions.

 

 

Rob

 

Robert M. Tyler

Associate University Counsel

Senior Assistant Attorney General

Office of the University Counsel

E robtyler@virginia.edu
P 434.297.7624
M 804.363.8729
F 434.982.3070

University of Virginia
Madison Hall, Third Floor
PO Box 400225
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4225

http://www.virginia.edu/

 

 

 

From: Zaskoda, Erin [mailto:Erin.Zaskoda@USPTO.GOV]
Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2017 8:29 PM
To: robtyler@virginia.edu
Subject: Trademark Applications for APPLE (U.S. Ser. No. 86971465) and APPLE & Design (U.S. Ser. No. 86971520)

 

Dear Mr. Tyler,

 

Hello.  My name is Erin and I am the trademark examining attorney with the United States and Patent Office that has been handling your company’s above-referenced trademark applications.  In reviewing the responses to the Office Actions, there is an issue with the responses that I would like to try and resolve without issuing second non-final Office Actions, if possible.

 

Unfortunately, with respect to the proposal to add “and for educational services, namely, conducting conferences in the field of substance abuse prevention and health promotion for student-athletes and athletics department administrators,” this language is outside of the scope of the original identification of services and therefore, cannot be added to the applications at this stage.  I can delete this language on my end with your authorization via Examiner’s Amendments.  Otherwise, I will need to issue second non-final Office Actions. 

 

Also, with respect to the design application, the address appears to be incomplete.  I assume it should be the same as the word mark application?  Please confirm.

 

Please let me know if you are amenable to deletion of the above-referenced language.  Thank you in advance for your response.  I look forward to hearing from you.

 

Best,

 

Erin

 

Erin R. Zaskoda

Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 103

United States Patent and Trademark Office
(571) 272-9740

erin.zaskoda@uspto.gov

 

 

 

 

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

 

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR

U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION

 

USPTO OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) HAS ISSUED

ON 3/23/2017 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO.86971520

 

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.