TEAS Request Reconsideration after FOA

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OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp 07/31/2017)

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Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. PTO Form 1960 (Rev 10/2011)

OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp 07/31/2017)

Request for Reconsideration after Final Action

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

Application serial no. 86804170 WHATSAPP(Standard Characters, see http://tmng-al.gov.uspto.report/resting2/api/img/86804170/large) has been amended as follows:

CLASSIFICATION AND LISTING OF GOODS/SERVICES
Applicant proposes to amend the following class of goods/services in the application:
Current: Class 042 for Application service provider, namely, providing, hosting, managing, developing, and maintaining applications, software, web sites, and databases in the fields of wireless communication, mobile information access, and remote data management for wireless delivery of content to handheld computers, laptops and mobile electronic devices; Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software and applications for instant messaging, voice over internet protocol (VOIP), video conferencing, and audio conferencing; Computer services, namely, creating an online community for registered users to engage in social networking; Computer services, namely, creating virtual communities for users to participate in discussions, get feedback from their peers, and engage in social, business and community networking; Computer services, namely, hosting electronic facilities for others for interactive discussions via communication networks; Computer services, namely, hosting electronic facilities for others for organizing and conducting discussions via communication networks; Application service provider (ASP) services, namely, hosting computer software applications of others; Application service provider (ASP) featuring software to enable or facilitate the creating, editing, uploading, downloading, accessing, viewing, posting, displaying, tagging, blogging, streaming, linking, annotating, indicating sentiment about, commenting on, embedding, transmitting, and sharing or otherwise providing electronic media or information via computer and communication networks; Providing an online network service that enables users to transfer personal identity data to and share personal identity data with and among multiple online facilities; Providing information from searchable indexes and databases of information, including text, electronic documents, databases, graphics, electronic media, photographic images and audio visual information, on computer and communication networks; Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software applications for social networking, creating a virtual community, and transmission of audio, video, photographic images, text, graphics and data; Providing online facilities that gives users the ability to upload, modify and share audio, video, photographic images, text, graphics and data; Providing non-downloadable e-commerce software to allow users to perform electronic business transactions via global computer network; Computer services, in particular, application service provider featuring application programming interface (API) software to allow users to perform electronic business transactions via a global computer network; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for sending electronic message alerts, for transmitting orders and sending and receiving electronic messages, and to allow users to perform electronic business transactions via a global computer network
Original Filing Basis:
Filing Basis: Section 1(b), Intent to Use: 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 in the application. 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 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/services that meet the certification standards of the applicant.

Proposed:
Tracked Text Description: Application service provider, namely, providing, hosting, managing, developing, and maintaining applications, software, web sites, and databases in the fields of wireless communication, mobile information access, and remote data management for wireless delivery of content to handheld computers, laptops and mobile electronic devices; Application service provider, namely, hosting, managing, developing, and maintaining applications, software, and web sites in the fields of wireless communication, mobile information access, and remote data management for wireless delivery of content to handheld computers, laptops and mobile electronic devices; Development, updating and maintenance of software and database systems in the fields of wireless communication, mobile information access, and remote data management for wireless delivery of content to handheld computers, laptops and mobile electronic devices; Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software and applications for instant messaging, voice over internet protocol (VOIP), video conferencing, and audio conferencing; Computer services, namely, creating an online community for registered users to engage in social networking; Computer services, namely, creating virtual communities for users to participate in discussions, get feedback from their peers, and engage in social, business and community networking; Computer services, namely, hosting electronic facilities for others for interactive discussions via communication networks; Computer services, namely, hosting electronic facilities for others for organizing and conducting discussions via communication networks; Application service provider (ASP) services, namely, hosting computer software applications of others; Application service provider (ASP) featuring software to enable or facilitate the creating, editing, uploading, downloading, accessing, viewing, posting, displaying, tagging, blogging, streaming, linking, annotating, indicating sentiment about, commenting on, embedding, transmitting, and sharing or otherwise providing electronic media or information via computer and communication networks; Providing an online network service that enables users to transfer personal identity data to and share personal identity data with and among multiple online facilities; Providing information from searchable indexes and databases of information, including text, electronic documents, databases, graphics, electronic media, photographic images and audio visual information, on computer and communication networks; Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software applications for social networking, creating a virtual community, and transmission of audio, video, photographic images, text, graphics and data; Providing online facilities that gives users the ability to upload, modify and share audio, video, photographic images, text, graphics and data; Providing non-downloadable e-commerce software to allow users to perform electronic business transactions via global computer network; Computer services, in particular, application service provider featuring application programming interface (API) software to allow users to perform electronic business transactions via a global computer network; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for sending electronic message alerts, for transmitting orders and sending and receiving electronic messages, and to allow users to perform electronic business transactions via a global computer networkClass 042 for Application service provider, namely, hosting, managing, developing, and maintaining applications, software, and web sites in the fields of wireless communication, mobile information access, and remote data management for wireless delivery of content to handheld computers, laptops and mobile electronic devices; Development, updating and maintenance of software and database systems in the fields of wireless communication, mobile information access, and remote data management for wireless delivery of content to handheld computers, laptops and mobile electronic devices; Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software and applications for instant messaging, voice over internet protocol (VOIP), video conferencing, and audio conferencing; Computer services, namely, creating an online community for registered users to engage in social networking; Computer services, namely, creating virtual communities for users to participate in discussions, get feedback from their peers, and engage in social, business and community networking; Computer services, namely, hosting electronic facilities for others for interactive discussions via communication networks; Computer services, namely, hosting electronic facilities for others for organizing and conducting discussions via communication networks; Application service provider (ASP) services, namely, hosting computer software applications of others; Application service provider (ASP) featuring software to enable or facilitate the creating, editing, uploading, downloading, accessing, viewing, posting, displaying, tagging, blogging, streaming, linking, annotating, indicating sentiment about, commenting on, embedding, transmitting, and sharing or otherwise providing electronic media or information via computer and communication networks; Providing an online network service that enables users to transfer personal identity data to and share personal identity data with and among multiple online facilities; Providing information from searchable indexes and databases of information, including text, electronic documents, databases, graphics, electronic media, photographic images and audio visual information, on computer and communication networks; Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software applications for social networking, creating a virtual community, and transmission of audio, video, photographic images, text, graphics and data; Providing online facilities that gives users the ability to upload, modify and share audio, video, photographic images, text, graphics and data; Providing non-downloadable e-commerce software to allow users to perform electronic business transactions via global computer network; Computer services, in particular, application service provider featuring application programming interface (API) software to allow users to perform electronic business transactions via a global computer network; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for sending electronic message alerts, for transmitting orders and sending and receiving electronic messages, and to allow users to perform electronic business transactions via a global computer network
Filing Basis: Section 1(b), Intent to Use: 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 in the application. 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 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/services that meet the certification standards of the applicant.

SIGNATURE(S)
Request for Reconsideration Signature
Signature: /kaw/     Date: 03/09/2017
Signatory's Name: Karen A. Webb
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, California bar member

Signatory's Phone Number: 650-988-8500

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 owner's/holder'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 owner/holder in this matter: (1) the owner/holder 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 owner/holder has filed a power of attorney appointing him/her in this matter; or (4) the owner's/holder'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.

The applicant is not filing a Notice of Appeal in conjunction with this Request for Reconsideration.

        
Serial Number: 86804170
Internet Transmission Date: Thu Mar 09 19:30:28 EST 2017
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/RFR-X.XX.XXX.XXX-20170309193028600
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