To: | SHARMA, DHIRAJ (mwarenzak@sgrlaw.com) |
Subject: | U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 88088687 - WW - 064176.005US |
Sent: | 12/20/2018 3:16:19 PM |
Sent As: | ECOM123@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. 88088687
MARK: WW
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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: SHARMA, DHIRAJ
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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: 12/20/2018
The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney. Applicant must respond timely and completely to the issues below. 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(a), 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
SEARCH OF OFFICE’S DATABASE OF MARKS
The trademark examining attorney has searched the Office’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).
SUMMARY OF ISSUES:
· MARK DESCRIPTION – AMENDMENT REQUIRED
· IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS AND SERVICES – AMENDMENT REQUIRED
MARK DESCRIPTION – AMENDMENT REQUIRED
The following description is suggested, if accurate: The mark consists of the letters “WW”. The first “W” is displayed in light blue on a dark blue triangle pointing to the right. The second letter “W” is displayed in dark blue on a light blue triangle also pointing to the right. Behind the triangles is the letter “W” in light blue with a dark blue drop shadow.
IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS AND SERVICES – AMENDMENT REQUIRED
Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:
Class 9
Downloadable software via computers and mobile and hand-held electronic devices for the secure compilation, transmission and sharing of information and data via a global computer network and other computer and communications networks for establishing desired commercial and non-commercial relationships; downloadable databases via computers and mobile and hand-held electronic devices in the field of business information which allows for the secure compilation, transmission and sharing of information and data via a global computer network and other computer and communications networks for establishing desired commercial and non-commercial relationships, using synchronous and asynchronous application programming interfaces and implementations and applications that use application programming interfaces; downloadable databases via computers and mobile and hand-held electronic devices in the field of social networking for the purpose of establishing desired commercial and non-commercial relationships using synchronous and asynchronous application programming interfaces and implementations and applications that use application programming interfaces
Class 35
Providing online databases via computers and mobile and hand-held electronic devices in the field of business information which allows the secure compilation, transmission and sharing of information and data via a global computer network and other computer and communications networks for establishing desired commercial and non-commercial relationships, using synchronous and asynchronous application programming interfaces and implementations and applications that use application programming interfaces; providing advertising, marketing and promotion services via a global computer network and other computer and communications; providing the promotion of goods and services of others via a global computer network and other computer and communications; facilitating the connection between buyers and sellers of goods and services via a global computer network and other computer and communications, namely, connecting qualified service providers with consumers using synchronous and asynchronous application programming interfaces and implementations and applications that use application programming interfaces for connecting sellers with buyers; providing relationship-based market research services to promote goods and services of others
Class 42
[No Changes Necessary]
Class 45
[No Changes Necessary]
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 guidelines. For this application to proceed, applicant must explicitly address each refusal and/or requirement in this Office action. For a refusal, applicant may provide written arguments and evidence against the refusal, and may have other response options if specified above. For a requirement, applicant should set forth the changes or statements. Please see “Responding to Office Actions” and the informational video “Response to Office Action” for more information and tips on responding.
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.
ASSISTANCE
/Odette Martins/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 123
(571)270-0122
Odette.Martins@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.