To: | GLIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Trademarks@vklaw.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88223478 - G - SAL4-TM004 |
Sent: | October 04, 2019 08:26:14 AM |
Sent As: | ecom111@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. 88223478
Mark: G
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Applicant: GLIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Reference/Docket No. SAL4-TM004
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PRIORITY ACTION
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: October 04, 2019
This Office action is in response to applicant’s communication filed on 9/4/2019. The applicant amended the identification of goods and services and added a class of goods/services. These amendments are acceptable. It is noted that the application has been assigned to a new owner. Also, the attorney bar information has been provided. 37 C.F.R. §2.17(b)(3).
The attorney has agreed to the following statement: The attorney of record is an active member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, or any U.S. Commonwealth or territory. 37 C.F.R. §2.17(b)(3).
Applicant must address issues shown below. On September 24, 2019, the examining attorney and the applicant’s attorney, Todd Norton, discussed the issues below. Applicant must timely respond to these issues. See 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.62(a); TMEP §708.05.
IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS & SERVICES
The identification of goods and services is indefinite and must be clarified because it contains the wording “for others.” This wording is unnecessary and confusing, and should be deleted. See TMEP §1402.01. Applicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate:
Downloadable computer software platform to enable communication through one or more of instant messaging, video, internet co-browsing, screen sharing, and artificial intelligence; in Class 9
Computer services, namely, providing an online non-downloadable software platform to enable communication through one or more of instant messaging, video, internet co-browsing, screen sharing, and artificial intelligence; computer services, namely, hosting online web facilities for others for organizing and conducting online meetings, gatherings, and interactive discussions between one or more users in a collaborative manner; computer services, namely, providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software to enable one or more users in one or more physical locations to collaborate in real-time with shared access; software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for use in one or more of online based audio and video chat and shared web browsing for the purpose of providing channels of real-time communications between sales representatives, staff, customers, and potential customers to improve customer relationships; scientific and technological services and research and design, namely, providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software to track user information for planning and management of business finances, sales information and processing, e-commerce information and processing, customer relationship management, inventory management, sales force management, and marketing information management; industrial research services in the field of business, e-commerce, business management, customer relationship management (CRM), inventory management, sales force management, planning and management of business finances and marketing information for e-commerce based on user interaction
NOTE: In Class 42, “Hosting online web facilities for others for organizing…” is acceptable and the applicant need not amend the wording.
NOTE: Applicant may amend the identification to clarify or limit the goods and/or services, but not to broaden or expand the goods and/or services beyond those in the original application or as acceptably amended. See 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06. Generally, any deleted goods and/or services may not later be reinserted. See 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 at http://tess2.gov.uspto.report/netahtml/tidm.html. See TMEP §1402.04.
How to respond. Click to file a response to this nonfinal Office action.
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.
ANY QUESTIONS?
If applicant has questions regarding this Office action, please telephone or e-mail the assigned trademark examining attorney. All relevant e-mail communications will be placed in the official application record; however, an e-mail communication will not be accepted as a response to this Office action and will not extend the deadline for filing a proper response. See 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(c), 2.191; TMEP §§304.01-.02, 709.04-.05. Further, although the trademark examining attorney may provide additional explanation pertaining to the refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) in this Office action, the trademark examining attorney may not provide legal advice or statements about applicant’s rights. See TMEP §§705.02, 709.06.
Applicant is encouraged to telephone or e-mail the assigned trademark examining attorney to resolve the issues raised in this Office action by examiner’s amendment. Although a formal response may never be submitted by e-mail, an applicant may communicate informally by phone or e-mail with the trademark examining attorney to agree to a proposed amendment to the application that will immediately place the application in condition for publication for opposition, issuance of a registration, or suspension. See TMEP §707.
/Esther A. Belenker/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 111
(571) 272-9125
Fax: (571) 273-9125
esther.belenker@uspto.gov
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