To: | WeWork Companies Inc. (ricketts-docket@fzlz.com) |
Subject: | U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 88254028 - SOLFL - WEWO 1813140 |
Sent: | 3/19/2019 2:54:39 PM |
Sent As: | ECOM111@USPTO.GOV |
Attachments: | Attachment - 1 Attachment - 2 Attachment - 3 |
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 88254028
MARK: SOLFL
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: |
CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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APPLICANT: WeWork Companies Inc.
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS: |
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OFFICE ACTION
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.
INTRODUCTION
PRIOR-FILED APPLICATION ADVISORY
The trademark examining attorney has searched the USPTO’s database of registered and pending marks and has found no similar registered marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d). TMEP §704.02; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(d). However, a mark in a prior-filed pending application may present a bar to registration of applicant’s mark.
In response to this Office action, applicant may present arguments in support of registration by addressing the issue of the potential conflict between applicant’s mark and the mark in the referenced application. Applicant’s election not to submit arguments at this time in no way limits applicant’s right to address this issue later if a refusal under Section 2(d) issues.
AMENDED IDENTIFICATION OF SERVICES REQUIRED
Applicant may substitute the following wording with amended language shown in bold, if accurate:
International Class 035:
“Incubation services in the nature of providing work space containing business equipment to freelancers, start-ups, existing businesses and non-profits, namely, providing co-working facilities equipped with desks, private offices, office equipment, mailroom, printing center, receptionist, kitchen, meeting rooms, telecommunications equipment and other office amenities; Providing business information; Incubation services, namely, providing work space containing business equipment and other amenities to emerging, start-up, and existing companies; Business development services, namely, providing start-up support for businesses of others; Providing office support staff services; Online business networking services; Business consultation services in the nature of office space design; Business management and organization consultancy; Business data analysis; Market analysis; Market analysis and research services; Real estate marketing analysis; Providing electronic tracking of real estate assets to others for business purposes; Planning, design, development, maintenance, tracking and reporting of real estate construction projects for third parties for business purposes; Providing office support staff services; Business project management services for others; Business consulting services in the fields of spatial layout, infrastructure architecture, and interior design; Business consulting services in the field of spatial management to optimize business process efficiency and decision-making; Computer-aided business organization optimization and management, namely, managing logistics and physical spaces; Retail convenience stores, on-line retail convenience stores, and providing an on-line searchable database for the sale of goods and services of others; Providing an on-line searchable database for the sale of goods and services of others; Providing an on-line searchable ordering guide for locating, organizing, and presenting goods and services of other on-line vendors; Gift and sundries retail store services; Advertising services; Business management; Business administration services; Providing office functions”
International Class 036:
“Real estate management services; Real estate leasing; Leasing of office space; Real estate renting of apartments, condominiums, and office space; Real estate brokerage”
International Class 041:
“Educational services, namely, providing ____ {indicate form of educational activity, e.g., classes, seminars, workshops} in the fields of ____ {indicate subject matter or fields of educational activity}; Educational services, namely, developing curriculum for teachers; Educational services in the nature of operating an educational institution, namely, a ____ {indicate specific area of specialty, e.g., fine arts school, business correspondence school, or educational level, e.g., high school, college, etc.}; Entertainment services, namely, providing podcasts in the field of ____ {indicate field or subject matter}”
Applicant may amend the identification to clarify or limit the services, but not to broaden or expand the 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 services may not later be reinserted. See TMEP §1402.07(e).
For assistance with identifying and classifying services in trademark applications, please see the USPTO’s online searchable U.S. Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual. See TMEP §1402.04.
ASSISTANCE
If applicant has questions regarding this Office action, please email the assigned trademark examining attorney. Although the trademark examining attorney cannot provide legal advice or statements about applicant’s rights, the trademark examining attorney can provide applicant with additional explanation about the requirements in this Office action. See TMEP §§705.02, 709.06. Although the USPTO does not accept emails as responses to Office actions, emails can be used for informal communications and will be included in the application record. See 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(c), 2.191; TMEP §§304.01-.02, 709.04-.05.
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.
J. Ian Dible
/J. Ian Dible/
Examining Attorney
Law Office 111
(571) 272-0209
ian.dible@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.