To: | CENTER FOR PUBLIC SAFETY EXCELLENCE, INC ETC. (trademark@wtplaw.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88210937 - FO - 095189.00001 |
Sent: | July 09, 2020 03:54:11 PM |
Sent As: | ecom108@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. 88210937
Mark: FO
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Applicant: CENTER FOR PUBLIC SAFETY EXCELLENCE, INC ETC.
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Reference/Docket No. 095189.00001
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NONFINAL OFFICE ACTION
The USPTO must receive applicant’s response to this letter within six months of the issue date below or the application will be abandoned. Respond using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS). A link to the appropriate TEAS response form appears at the end of this Office action.
Issue date: July 09, 2020
This application was approved for publication on May 12, 2020. See 37 C.F.R. §2.80. However, approval of the application has been withdrawn to address the issue below. See TMEP §706.01. The trademark examining attorney apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause applicant.
SUMMARY OF ISSUES
- Amendment to Certification Statement Required
AMENDMENT TO CERTIFICATION STATEMENT REQUIRED
A mark does not have to be limited to certifying a single characteristic or feature. Id. The characteristics or features that the mark certifies or is intended to certify should be explained in reasonable detail. Terms such as “quality,” “mode of manufacture,” or “excellence” should not be used without further explanation because they are too broad and do not accurately reveal what characteristics or features are being certified or intended to be certified. Id.
The following format is suggested:
The certification mark, as used or intended to be used by persons authorized by the certifier, certifies or is intended to certify that the services provided, namely, firefighting services, have been provided by an individual that meets certain performance and quality standards established by the certifier with respect to education, experience, and training
How to provide the amended certification statement.
Open the correct TEAS response form, and answer “yes” to TEAS wizard question #3. Then, under the “Additional Statement(s)” section, check the box next to “Miscellaneous Statement” and enter the certification statement in the text box below.
Alternatively, the applicant’s attorney may respond to the examining attorney’s email of July 7, 2020, requesting the amendment be made by Examiner’s Amendment.
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.
How to respond. Click to file a response to this nonfinal Office action.
/Anna C. Burdecki/
Anna C. Burdecki
Examining Attorney
Law Office 108
(571) 270-1941
anna.burdecki@uspto.gov
RESPONSE GUIDANCE