Examiners Amendment

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application

 

 

 

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT

 

 

Issue date:  November 22, 2019

 

 

USPTO database searched; no conflicting marks found.  The trademark examining attorney searched the USPTO database of registered and pending marks and found no conflicting marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d).  15 U.S.C. §1052(d); TMEP §704.02.

 

Application has been amended as shown below.  As agreed to by Sarah Stemer on November 18, 2019, the examining attorney has amended the application as shown below.  Please notify the examining attorney immediately of any objections.  TMEP §707.  Otherwise, no response is required.  Id.  In addition, applicant is advised that amendments to the goods and/or services are permitted only if they clarify or limit them; amendments that add to or broaden the scope of the goods and/or services are not permitted.  37 C.F.R. §2.71(a).

 

 

IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS AND SERVICES – Classes 9, 16, and 41

 

The identification of goods and services is amended to read as follows: 

 

Class 9

Software for end users to design fonts and software for development of fonts; parts and accessories for all aforementioned goods, namely, downloadable computer software in the nature of software extensions and plugins for proofing the visual quality and performance of the typeface being developed, and downloadable software that enables users to use pre-set fonts or design their own fonts digital fonts in International Class 9.

 

Class 16

Printing house supplies, namely, paper, printing fonts, marker pens, writing brushes for calligraphy, stencils for drawing, paper and cardboard; paper models for art, namely, architectural models, in International Class 16.

 

Class 40

Manufacturing of typesetting supplies for print shops; development of film in the field of photography and cinematography; duplication of audio and video recordings, in International Class 40.

 

Class 41

Educational services, namely, providing seminars and workshops in the field of printing and graphic design; consultation services, namely, holding seminars and workshops in the field of printing and graphic design, in International Class 41.

 

Class 42

Design and development of printing fonts for use in printing and on computer interfaces; IT-services, namely, software programming and implementation of software for authentication and quality control in print shops; development of computer hardware and software for authentication and quality control in print shops; graphic design services; providing a website featuring on-line non-downloadable software that enables users to use pre-set fonts or design their own fonts; Rental of computer software in the field of fonts; Product development of typesetting supplies for print shops, in International Class 42.

 

 

See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.01(e).

 

 

 

/Sharon A. Meier/

Trademark Attorney, LO 112

571-272-9195 - phone

sharon.meier1@uspto.gov

 

 

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

 

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

 

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on November 22, 2019 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88096933

 

Your trademark application has been reviewed by a trademark examining attorney.  As part of that review, the assigned attorney has issued an official letter.  Please follow the steps below.

 

(1)  Read the official letter.  No response is necessary.

 

(2)  Direct questions about the contents of the Office action to the assigned attorney below. 

 

/Sharon A. Meier/

Trademark Attorney, LO 112

571-272-9195 - phone

sharon.meier1@uspto.gov

 

Direct questions about navigating USPTO electronic forms, the USPTO website, the application process, the status of your application, and/or whether there are outstanding deadlines or documents related to your file to the Trademark Assistance Center (TAC).

 

 

 

GENERAL GUIDANCE

·       Check the status of your application periodically in the Trademark Status & Document Retrieval (TSDR) database to avoid missing critical deadlines.

 

·       Update your correspondence email address, if needed, to ensure you receive important USPTO notices about your application.

 

·       Beware of misleading notices sent by private companies about your application.  Private companies not associated with the USPTO use public information available in trademark registrations to mail and email trademark-related offers and notices – most of which require fees.  All official USPTO correspondence will only be emailed from the domain “@uspto.gov.”