Examiners Amendment

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

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

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT

Issue date:  August 19, 2019

This Examiner’s Amendment follows an Office action sent on March 15, 2019, in which applicant’s specimen was refused and applicant was required to amend its identification of services.

Applicant has responded and submitted a substitute specimen, which obviates the specimen refusal.  Additionally, applicant has satisfied the identification of services requirement by agreeing to the amendment below.

Application has been amended as shown below.  As agreed to by Matthew Grell on August 19, 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 services are permitted only if they clarify or limit them; amendments that add to or broaden the scope of the services are not permitted.  37 C.F.R. §2.71(a).

IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF SERVICES

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

Class 35: Providing independent on-line ratings and reviews of other businesses for people with mobility impairments, for commercial purposes. 

See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.01(e).

/John S. Miranda/

Trademark Examining Attorney, Law Office 120

United States Patent and Trademark Office

571-272-4553

John.Miranda@USPTO.GOV

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on August 19, 2019 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88222772

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. 

/John S. Miranda/

Trademark Examining Attorney, Law Office 120

United States Patent and Trademark Office

571-272-4553

John.Miranda@USPTO.GOV

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GENERAL GUIDANCE

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