To: | INVIA ROBOTICS, INC. (arman@lapatentgroup.com) |
Subject: | U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 87707099 - ADMIRAL - LDR_T0005 |
Sent: | 4/27/2018 5:26:39 PM |
Sent As: | ECOM109@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. 87707099
MARK: ADMIRAL
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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: INVIA ROBOTICS, INC.
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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. A RESPONSE TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE TRADEMARK ELECTRONIC APPLICATION SYSTEM (TEAS) MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE MIDNIGHT EASTERN TIME OF THE LAST DAY OF THE RESPONSE PERIOD.
ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 4/27/2018
THIS IS A FINAL ACTION.
Applicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate:
1. Class 9- Computer software for the fields of order fulfillment and manufacturing, to optimize labor efficiency; Computer software for the fields of warehousing and manufacturing, to coordinate labor comprising one or more of human agents and industrial robots; Computer software for the fields of warehousing and manufacturing, to manage and optimize access to resources in a warehousing or manufacturing site; Inventory management system comprising computer software for managing inventory retrieval, inventory placement, and order fulfillment; Computer software to operate industrial robots for purposes of item retrieval, order fulfillment, manufacturing, and inventory optimization; Computer software for controlling the operation of a distributed set of industrial robots; Computer software linking one or more of a sales order management system and a retail management system with a system directing labor operations; System comprising software and industrial robots for goods-to-person, goods-to-box, and person-to-goods based inventory retrieval NAMELY {SPECIFY THE GOODS AS THIS APPEARS TO BE ROBOTS}
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. See TMEP §1402.04.
RESPONSE TO FINAL OFFICE ACTION AND PARTIAL ABANDONMENT ADVISORY
The application will then proceed for the remaining goods namely Computer software for the fields of order fulfillment and manufacturing, to optimize labor efficiency; Computer software for the fields of warehousing and manufacturing, to coordinate labor comprising one or more of human agents and industrial robots; Computer software for the fields of warehousing and manufacturing, to manage and optimize access to resources in a warehousing or manufacturing site; Inventory management system comprising computer software for managing inventory retrieval, inventory placement, and order fulfillment; Computer software to operate industrial robots for purposes of item retrieval, order fulfillment, manufacturing, and inventory optimization; Computer software for controlling the operation of a distributed set of industrial robots; Computer software linking one or more of a sales order management system and a retail management system with a system directing labor operations.
Applicant may respond by providing one or both of the following:
(1) a response filed using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) that fully satisfies all outstanding requirements and/or resolves all outstanding refusals; and/or
(2) an appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board filed using the Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals (ESTTA) with the required filing fee of $200 per class.
37 C.F.R. §2.63(b)(1)-(2); TMEP §714.04; see 37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(18); TBMP ch. 1200.
In certain rare circumstances, an applicant may respond by filing a petition to the Director pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §2.63(b)(2) to review procedural issues. TMEP §714.04; see 37 C.F.R. §2.146(b); TBMP §1201.05; TMEP §1704 (explaining petitionable matters). There is a fee required for filing a petition. 37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(15).
TEAS PLUS OR TEAS REDUCED FEE (TEAS RF) APPLICANTS – TO MAINTAIN LOWER FEE, ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET, INCLUDING SUBMITTING DOCUMENTS ONLINE: Applicants who filed their application online using the lower-fee TEAS Plus or TEAS RF application form must (1) file certain documents online using TEAS, including responses to Office actions (see TMEP §§819.02(b), 820.02(b) for a complete list of these documents); (2) maintain a valid e-mail correspondence address; and (3) agree to receive correspondence from the USPTO by e-mail throughout the prosecution of the application. See 37 C.F.R. §§2.22(b), 2.23(b); TMEP §§819, 820. TEAS Plus or TEAS RF applicants who do not meet these requirements must submit an additional processing fee of $125 per class of goods and/or services. 37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1)(v), 2.22(c), 2.23(c); TMEP §§819.04, 820.04. However, in certain situations, TEAS Plus or TEAS RF applicants may respond to an Office action by authorizing an examiner’s amendment by telephone or e-mail without incurring this additional fee.
/Scott Bibb/
Examining Attorney
Law Office 109
571-272-5669
scott.bibb@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.