UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION

 

 

 

OFFICE ACTION

 

STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER

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: 1/10/2019

 

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.  

 

The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney.  Applicant must respond timely and completely to the issue(s) below.  15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(a), 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.

 

Search of Office Records

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).

 

Identification of Goods and Services

The identification of goods and services is indefinite and must be clarified because additional information regarding applicant’s goods and services is required for classification purposes.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §1402.01.  Applicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate:

 

Sifting machines; rice-grain sorting machines for industry; Sorting machines for chemical processing; Vending machines; Elevating or lifting work platforms; Automatic industrial labeling machines for applying labels to containers and bottles; Industrial robots; cargo handling machines, automatic; Hoists; Auxiliary power units for supplying electrical power; Packaging machines; Lifting installations for the transport of persons and goods; Staged and segmented conveyors; Starters for motors and engines; in International Class 7.

 

Webcams; Solid state videorecorders; Memories for data processing equipment; Servers for web hosting; Computer memory devices; Camcorders; Video recorders; Encoding and decoding apparatus; Video monitors; Audio- and video-receivers; Horns for loudspeakers; Microphones for communication devices; Rechargeable batteries; Lens hoods for cameras; Optical lenses; Electric cables and wires; Radar apparatus; Computer stands specially designed for holding a computer, printer and computer peripherals; Optical lamps; Video telephones; Electronic access control systems for interlocking doors; Digital door locks; Biometric fingerprint door locks; Burglar alarms; Fire alarms; Smoke detectors; Electrical and electronic burglar alarms; Infrared detectors; Fire extinguishers; Clothing for protection against accidents; Shoes for protection against accidents and fire; Computer peripheral devices; Network routers; Alarm monitoring systems; Video projectors; LCD large-screen displays; Interactive touchscreen terminals; Micro-processors; Radio receivers and monitors for reproduction of sound and signals; Telephone sets with screen and keyboard; Video screens; Solid state drives; Rearview cameras for vehicles; Portable video cameras with built-in videocassette recorders; Electronic parking lot ticket dispensers; Luminous or mechanical road signs; Digital signage display panels; Computer software for use as a spreadsheet and word processing, that may be downloaded from a global computer network; Downloadable mobile applications for managing bank accounts, editing photos and making restaurant reservations; Warning bells; Electric door bells; Blank electronic chip cards in the nature of blank smart cards; Digital cameras for industrial use; Camera containing a linear image sensor; Security surveillance robots; Humanoid robots with artificial intelligence; in International Class 9.

 

Aircraft; Jet aircraft; Amphibious airplanes; Civilian drones; Vehicles for locomotion by land, air, water or rail, namely, automobiles, airplanes, ships and freight trains; Rolling stock for railways; Bicycles; Cars; Trolleys; Boats; Upholstery for vehicles; Pilotless aircraft; Driverless cars; Automatic guided vehicles; Automatically guided driverless material handling tractors; Camera drones, other than toys; Aeronautical apparatus, machines and appliances, namely, aircraft; Military drones; Photography drones; in International Class 12.

 

Business management assistance; Organization of trade fairs for commercial or advertising purposes; Commercial administration of the licensing of the goods and services of others; Outsourcing services in the nature of  business assistance; Providing business information via a website; Import-export agency services; Marketing services; Provision of an on-line marketplace for buyers and sellers of goods and services; Sales promotion for others; Personnel management; Relocation services for businesses; Systemization of information into computer databases; Accounting services; Rental of vending machines; Sponsorship search; Rental of sales stands; Rental of office machinery and equipment; Personnel placement and recruitment; On-line advertising on a computer network; in International Class 35.

 

Providing home repair information; Fire alarm installation and repair; Burglar alarm installation and repair; Photographic apparatus repair; Film projector repair and maintenance; Electric appliance installation and repair; Office machines and equipment installation, maintenance and repair; Machinery installation, maintenance and repair; Installation, maintenance and repair of computer hardware; Rebuilding machines that have been worn or partially destroyed; Installation and repair of air-conditioning apparatus; Repair or maintenance of fire alarms; Building maintenance and repair; Repair and maintenance of electric vehicles; Rustproofing; Advisory services relating to the installation of audiovisual equipment; Installation, repair and maintenance of computers and computer peripherals; Installation and repair of computer hardware; in International Class 37.

 

Radio broadcasting; Message sending, receiving and forwarding; Videoconferencing services; Providing an on-line forum in the field of economy and education; Providing access to databases; Computer aided transmission of messages and images; Providing user access to global computer networks; Radio communications; Teleconferencing services; Streaming of data; Video-on-demand transmission; in International Class 38.

 

Surveying; engineering services, particularly technical project planning and design engineering of lines for the processing of web products; Quality control for others; Maintenance of computer software; Design and development of electronic data security systems; Consultancy in the design and development of computer hardware; Computer technology consultancy; monitoring of computer systems by remote access to ensure proper functioning; Cloud computing featuring software for use in database management; Data migration services; Installation, repair and maintenance of computer software; Data security consultancy; Testing of computer software; Software design and development; Consultancy services in the field of computer software technological development; Development of construction projects, namely, research in the field of building construction; Research and development of new products for others; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for database management, spreadsheet and word processing; Maintenance and upgrading of computer software; in International Class 42.

 

Monitoring of burglarand security alarms;Physical securityconsultancy;Guard services; Monitoring of securityalarm systems;Security guarding for facilities; On-line social networking services; Rental of fire alarms; Licensing of computer software; Opening of security locks; Fire-fighting; Night guard services; Licensing of intellectual property; in International Class 45.

 

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).

 

 

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.

 

Abandonment Advisory

If applicant does not respond to this Office action within the six-month period for response, the underscored goods and services and will be deleted from the application.  The application will then proceed with the remaining goods and/or services only.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a)-(a)(1); TMEP §718.02(a).

 

Applicant is encouraged to call or email the assigned attorney below to resolve the issues in this Office action.

 

 

 

 

/Renee McCray/

Trademark Examining Attorney

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Law Office 111

571.272.9388

renee.mccray@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.

 

 

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

 

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR

U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION

 

USPTO OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) HAS ISSUED

ON 1/10/2019 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 88122670

 

Your trademark application has been reviewed.  The trademark examining attorney assigned by the USPTO to your application has written an official letter to which you must respond.  Please follow these steps:

 

(1)  Read the LETTER by clicking on this link or going to http://tsdr.gov.uspto.report/, entering your U.S. application serial number, and clicking on “Documents.”

 

The Office action may not be immediately viewable, to allow for necessary system updates of the application, but will be available within 24 hours of this e-mail notification. 

 

(2)  Respond within 6 months (or sooner if specified in the Office action), calculated from 1/10/2019, using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) response form located at http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp.  A response transmitted through TEAS must be received before midnight Eastern Time of the last day of the response period.

 

Do NOT hit “Reply” to this e-mail notification, or otherwise e-mail your response because the USPTO does NOT accept e-mails as responses to Office actions. 

 

(3)  Questions about the contents of the Office action itself should be directed to the trademark examining attorney who reviewed your application, identified below. 

 

McCray, Renee

/Renee McCray/

Trademark Examining Attorney

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Law Office 111

571.272.9388

renee.mccray@usp

 

WARNING

 

Failure to file the required response by the applicable response deadline will result in the ABANDONMENT of your application.  For more information regarding abandonment, see http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/basics/abandon.jsp. 

 

PRIVATE COMPANY SOLICITATIONS REGARDING YOUR APPLICATION:  Private companies not associated with the USPTO are using information provided in trademark applications to mail or e-mail trademark-related solicitations.  These companies often use names that closely resemble the USPTO and their solicitations may look like an official government document.  Many solicitations require that you pay “fees.” 

 

Please carefully review all correspondence you receive regarding this application to make sure that you are responding to an official document from the USPTO rather than a private company solicitation.  All official USPTO correspondence will be mailed only from the “United States Patent and Trademark Office” in Alexandria, VA; or sent by e-mail from the domain “@uspto.gov.”  For more information on how to handle private company solicitations, see http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/solicitation_warnings.jsp.