To: | Capella Education Company (tmmpls@FaegreBD.com) |
Subject: | U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 87276202 - WORKFORCE EDGE - 452798.37 |
Sent: | 3/23/2017 11:37:09 AM |
Sent As: | ECOM115@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. 87276202
MARK: WORKFORCE EDGE
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: |
GENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION: http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/index.jsp
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APPLICANT: Capella Education Company
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS: |
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EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT
ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 3/23/2017
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 Jodi A. Deschane on March 23, 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.
The following disclaimer statement is added to the record:
No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “WORKFORCE” apart from the mark as shown.
See 15 U.S.C. §1056(a); TMEP §§1213, 1213.08(a)(i).
/Tracy L. Fletcher/
Trademark Examining Attorney
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Telephone: 571-272-9471
tracyfletcher@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.
TRADEMARK FEES: Effective January 14, 2017, the USPTO increased fees for all trademark applications and related documents filed on paper. See 81 Fed. Reg. 72694 (Oct. 21, 2016) (codified at 37 C.F.R. parts 2 and 7). Additionally, the USPTO increased the filing fee for each class of goods or services in a regular Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) application and the per class processing fee for a TEAS Plus or TEAS RF application that does not meet the relevant filing requirements. Id. Trademark applications and related documents filed on or after January 14, 2017 must comply with the new fees. See more information for an overview of the changes. See the fee chart that lists all trademark fee changes.