Response to Office Action

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 1957 (Rev 10/2011)

OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp 09/20/2020)

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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 1957 (Rev 10/2011)

OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp 09/20/2020)

Response to Office Action

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

Application serial no. 88050135 GKE(Standard Characters, see http://uspto.report/TM/88050135/mark.png) 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 Providing on-line non-downloadable computer software for accessing, browsing, sharing, defining, maintaining, virtualizing and communicating information over computer networks, servers and secure private networks; Providing on-line non-downloadable computer software for use in creating, managing, controlling, changing, replicating, deploying, naming and linking information over computer networks, servers and secure private networks; Providing on-line non-downloadable computer software for deploying other computer software; Software-as-a-service (SaaS) featuring software for creating, accessing, managing, sharing, and utilizing, containerized software applications and data containers; Software-as-a-service (SaaS) featuring software for cloud computing; Software-as-a-service (SaaS) featuring software for developing cloud-based software applications and programs; Software-as-a-service (SaaS) featuring software for management of data containers or containerized software applications; Software-as-a-service (SaaS) featuring software for managing software application deployments, managing load balancing, performing diagnostics checks and scaling based on usage; Platform-as-a-service (PaaS) for cloud computing; Platform-as-a-service (PaaS) featuring software for creating, accessing, managing, sharing, and utilizing, containerized software applications; Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) featuring computer software for analyzing and managing containerized software applications, data, or containers containing data on servers
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: Providing on-line non-downloadable computer software for accessing, browsing, sharing, defining, maintaining, virtualizing and communicating information over computer networks, servers and secure private networks; Providing on-line non-downloadable computer software for use in creating, managing, controlling, changing, replicating, deploying, naming and linking information over computer networks, servers and secure private networks; Providing on-line non-downloadable computer software for deploying other computer software; Software-as-a-service (SaaS) featuring software for creating, accessing, managing, sharing, and utilizing, containerized software applications and data containers; Software-as-a-service (SaaS) featuring software for cloud computing; Software-as-a-service (SaaS) featuring software for developing cloud-based software applications and programs; Software-as-a-service (SaaS) featuring software for management of data containers or containerized software applications; Software-as-a-service (SaaS) featuring software for managing software application deployments, managing load balancing, performing diagnostics checks and scaling based on usage; Platform-as-a-service (PaaS) for cloud computing; Platform-as-a-service (PaaS) for cloud computing namely, cloud hosting provider services; Platform-as-a-service (PaaS) featuring software for creating, accessing, managing, sharing, and utilizing, containerized software applications; Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) featuring computer software for analyzing and managing containerized software applications, data, or containers containing data on serversClass 042 for Providing on-line non-downloadable computer software for accessing, browsing, sharing, defining, maintaining, virtualizing and communicating information over computer networks, servers and secure private networks; Providing on-line non-downloadable computer software for use in creating, managing, controlling, changing, replicating, deploying, naming and linking information over computer networks, servers and secure private networks; Providing on-line non-downloadable computer software for deploying other computer software; Software-as-a-service (SaaS) featuring software for creating, accessing, managing, sharing, and utilizing, containerized software applications and data containers; Software-as-a-service (SaaS) featuring software for cloud computing; Software-as-a-service (SaaS) featuring software for developing cloud-based software applications and programs; Software-as-a-service (SaaS) featuring software for management of data containers or containerized software applications; Software-as-a-service (SaaS) featuring software for managing software application deployments, managing load balancing, performing diagnostics checks and scaling based on usage; Platform-as-a-service (PaaS) for cloud computing namely, cloud hosting provider services; Platform-as-a-service (PaaS) featuring software for creating, accessing, managing, sharing, and utilizing, containerized software applications; Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) featuring computer software for analyzing and managing containerized software applications, data, or containers containing data on servers
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.

ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS
Significance of wording, letter(s), or numeral(s)
GKE appearing in the mark means or signifies or is a term of art for Google Kubernetes Engine in the relevant trade or industry or as used in connection with the goods/services/collective membership organization listed in the application.


SIGNATURE(S)
Response Signature
Signature: /Andrew Abrams/     Date: 02/27/2019
Signatory's Name: Andrew Abrams
Signatory's Position: Senior Trademark Counsel, CA bar member

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.

        
Serial Number: 88050135
Internet Transmission Date: Wed Feb 27 18:06:22 EST 2019
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XXX.XXX.XX.XX-2019022718062292
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