To: | Pronto Software Limited (dkgpto@intprop.com) |
Subject: | U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 87761853 - PRONTO - 6433-02300 |
Sent: | 1/22/2019 1:06:04 PM |
Sent As: | ECOM112@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. 87761853
MARK: PRONTO
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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: Pronto Software Limited
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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: 1/22/2019
Upon further review of this application the examining attorney issues the following requirement. The Office apologizes for any inconvenience caused to the applicant.
The identification of services is indefinite and must be clarified. See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §1402.01. Applicant must specify the common commercial or generic name for the services. If the services have no common commercial or generic name, applicant must describe the nature of the services as well as their main purpose, channels of trade, and the intended consumer(s).
In International Class 41, the entry of “education and training, particularly in relation to enterprise resource planning, cloud computing, internet, web services, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and information technology” is indefinite as to the form of “education … particularly in relation to enterprise resource planning, cloud computing, internet, web services, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and information technology” provided. Please clarify the format of education services, for example, as lectures, seminars, or classes.
In addition, the entry of “arranging and conducting seminars and conferences in the field of enterprise resource planning, cloud computing, internet, web services, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and information technology” is overbroad as to the “conferences” provided. The services may identify the arranging and conducting of business conferences in Class 35 or the arranging and conducting of educational conferences in Class 41. Please see Term ID Nos. 035-289 and 041-47. Please clarify the services and, if necessary, reclassify the services.
Applicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate:
The identification of goods and services in International Class 9, 16, and 42 are acceptable.
Retail store services, wholesale store services, and online retail store and wholesale store services featuring computer software and other information technology products; enterprise resource planning; business management assistance; professional business consultancy services; business research; compilation and systemization of information into computer databases; recruitment and personnel management services; provision of personnel, including temporary staff; business consultancy in relation to administration of information technology, namely, cloud computing, internet, web services, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), project management; provision of marketing services in relation to digital marketing and digital marketing technologies, including software, applications, devices, and computing systems; arranging and conducting business seminars and business conferences in the field of enterprise resource planning, cloud computing, internet, web services, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and information technology. International Class 35.
Education and training, namely, providing classes, seminars and workshops in the field of enterprise resource planning, cloud computing, internet, web services, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and information technology; arranging and conducting educational seminars and educational conferences in the field of enterprise resource planning, cloud computing, internet, web services, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and information technology; providing non-downloadable electronic publications in the nature of brochures, newsletters and training manuals in the field of enterprise resource planning. International Class 41.
Applicant’s goods and/or services may be clarified or limited, but may not be expanded beyond those originally itemized in the application or as acceptably amended. See 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06. Applicant may clarify or limit the identification by inserting qualifying language or deleting items to result in a more specific identification; however, applicant may not substitute different goods and/or services or add goods and/or services not found or encompassed by those in the original application or as acceptably amended. See TMEP §1402.06(a)-(b). The scope of the goods and/or services sets the outer limit for any changes to the identification and is generally determined by the ordinary meaning of the wording in the identification. TMEP §§1402.06(b), 1402.07(a)-(b). Any acceptable changes to the goods and/or services will further limit scope, and once goods and/or services are deleted, they are not permitted to be reinserted. TMEP §1402.07(e).
Partial Abandonment
Education and training, particularly in relation to enterprise resource planning, cloud computing, internet, web services, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and information technology; arranging and conducting seminars and conferences in the field of enterprise resource planning, cloud computing, internet, web services, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and information technology. International Class 41.
The application will then proceed with the following goods and/or services in International Classes 9, 16, 35, 41, and 42 only:
The identification of goods and services in International Class 9, 16, 35, and 42 are acceptable.
Providing non-downloadable electronic publications in the nature of brochures, newsletters and training manuals in the field of enterprise resource planning. International Class 41.
See 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a)-(a)(1); TMEP §718.02(a).
The following legal authorities govern the processing of trademark and service mark applications by the Office: The Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. §§1051 et seq., the Trademark Rules of Practice, 37 C.F.R. Part 2, and the Office’s Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP) (4th ed., 2005), available on the United States Patent and Trademark Office web site at http://www.gov.uspto.report/main/trademarks.htm.
Applicant should include the following information on all correspondence with the Office: (1) the name and law office number of the trademark examining attorney; (2) the serial number of this application; (3) the mailing date of this Office action; and, (4) applicant's telephone number. 37 C.F.R. §2.194(b)(1); TMEP §302.03(a).
If the Applicant has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.
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.
/Warren L. Olandria/
Trademark Examining Attorney
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Law Office 112
Phone: 571-272-9718
Warren.Olandria@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.