To: | STWRD, Inc (doni@jayaramlaw.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88223032 - STEWARD - N/A |
Sent: | January 24, 2020 05:25:54 PM |
Sent As: | ecom107@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. 88223032
Mark: STEWARD
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Correspondence Address: 125 S. CLARK STREET, Suite 1175
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Applicant: STWRD, Inc
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Reference/Docket No. N/A
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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: January 24, 2020
This application was approved for publication on 11/13/2019. 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 However, approval of the application has been withdrawn to address the issue below.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.
Clarification of Identification of Goods and Services Required
The wording “providing plant-care resources in the nature of providing recommendations of plants and accessories to purchase” in Class 35 is indefinite and requires clarification of the purpose of the recommendations to justify classification in Class 35.
Applicant may adopt the following amendment, if accurate:
International Class 35
providing plant-care resources in the nature of providing recommendations of plants and accessories to purchase for commercial purposes
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.
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.
How to respond. Click to file a response to this nonfinal Office action.
/Troy Knight/
Examining Attorney
Law Office 107
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
(571) 270-3151
Troy.Knight@USPTO.GOV
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