NOTE TO THE FILE
SERIAL NUMBER: 87493862
DATE: 05/10/2018
NAME: chiser
NOTE:
Searched:
Lexis/Nexis
OneLook
Wikipedia
Acronym Finder Protest evidence reviewed
Other:Checked:
Geographic significance
Surname
Translation
ID with ID/CLASS mailboxChecked list of approved Canadian attorneys and agents
Discussed file with
Attorney/Applicant via:
X phone Left message with
X email Attorney/ApplicantRequested Law Library search X Issued Examiner’s Amendment
for: and entered changes in TRADEUPSPRINT DO NOT PRINT Added design code in TRADEUPS
Description of the mark
Translation statement Re-imaged standard character
drawing
Negative translation statement
Consent of living individual Contacted TM MADRID ID/CLASS
about misclassified definite ID
Changed TRADEUPS to:X OTHER:
Dear Mr. Doernberg,
I hope this email finds you well. I am the new examining attorney for your client’s QUANFIDENCE mark – the former examiner is no longer examining - and there is one issue that was not addressed in the first office action that can be handled by an examiner’s amendment that I want to discuss with you.
The last clause in the ID for Class 42 reads “Providing information in the field of mass spectrometers and mass spectrometry.” Unfortunately this clause is indefinite and overly broad because the specific focus of the information is not named which will impact classification. As:
Consumer/product purchasing information regarding mass spectrometers would be classified in Class 35:
035-2615
035
Providing consumer product information relating to {specify goods, e.g., laptops, software, cosmetics, etc.}
Installation/maintenance information for mass spectrometers would be in Class 37:
Select Record
037-944
037
Providing information related to the installation, maintenance and repair of {indicate specific item, e.g., electrical systems, appliances, windows, etc.}
And basic scientific information regarding mass spectrometry would go in Class 42:
042-1673
042
Providing scientific information in the field of {indicate field or subject matter}
In order to make the clause definite in Class 42 I would suggest “providing scientific information in the field of mass spectrometers and mass spectrometry.” However, you know better than I the nature of the information services provided by your client.
Please let me know if you have any questions and/or how you would like to proceed.
Thank you,
Charles H. Hiser IV
Trademarks Examining Attorney
Law Office 112
United States Patent & Trademark Office
(571) 272-7526
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