To: | CROWN STERLING LIMITED LLC (rjacques@mabr.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88274599 - CROWN STERLING - S3750.82203U |
Sent: | August 10, 2019 04:54:02 PM |
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. 88274599
Mark: CROWN STERLING
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Applicant: CROWN STERLING LIMITED LLC
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Reference/Docket No. S3750.82203U
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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: August 10, 2019
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.
INFORMALITY
Applicant must also respond to the requirement(s) set forth below.
IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS
The identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is too vague. Applicant must indicate whether it is downloadable or not. See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §1402.01. Applicant must amend the identification to specify the common commercial or generic name of the goods. See TMEP §1402.01. If the goods have no common commercial or generic name, applicant must describe the product, its main purpose, and its intended uses. See id.
Applicant may adopt the following wording, if accurate:
“Downloadable and/or recorded software for data security and encryption; software for the decryption and encryption of electronic data in the field of cryptography; Downloadable and/or recorded software for use in identity and access management; Downloadable and/or recorded software for use in authentication and digital signatures; Downloadable and/or recorded software for use in cryptography key generation, distribution and management; Downloadable and/or recorded software for the creation, development and maintenance of blockchain and cryptocurrencies” in International Class 9.
ID MANUAL IS AVAILABLE ONLINE
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.
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/Zachary Bello/
Attorney Advisor
Law Office 111
USPTO
571-272-9376
zack.bello@uspto.gov
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