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PTO Form 1957 (Rev 10/2011) |
OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp 09/20/2020) |
Response to Office Action
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SERIAL NUMBER |
88276343 |
LAW OFFICE ASSIGNED |
LAW OFFICE 127 |
MARK SECTION |
MARK |
http://uspto.report/TM/88276343/mark.png |
LITERAL ELEMENT |
AMBITO |
STANDARD CHARACTERS |
YES |
USPTO-GENERATED IMAGE |
YES |
MARK STATEMENT |
The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size or color. |
ARGUMENT(S) |
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO) OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT?S TRADEMARK APPLICATION U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL
NO. 88276343 MARK: AMBITO *88276343* CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: TABAK, JONATHAN 452 WILLIAM STREET STONEHAM, MA 02180 CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp VIEW YOUR APPLICATION FILE APPLICANT: Tabak, Jonathan CORRESPONDENT?S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: N/A CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS:
jonathan.tabak@ambito.io OFFICE ACTION STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER 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. ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 4/22/2019 The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney. Applicant must respond timely and completely
to the issues below. 15 U.S.C. ?1062(b); 37 C.F.R. ??2.62(a), 2.65(a); TMEP ??711, 718.03. SUMMARY OF ISSUES: ? Section 2(d) Refusal ? Likelihood of Confusion IC 042. US 100 101. G & S: Software
as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for sales enablement solution TO BE CORRECTED TO, AND READ: ?Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for {process driven inside sales
teams}, for sales enablement purposes.? ? Advisory: Prior-Filed Applications **SEE SECTION ? Identification of Services ? Amendment Required **SEE SECTION SECTION 2(d) REFUSAL ? LIKELIHOOD OF
CONFUSION Registration of the applied-for mark is refused because of a likelihood of confusion with the mark in U.S. Registration No. 4392440. Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. ?1052(d); see TMEP
??1207.01 et seq. See the attached registration. Trademark Act Section 2(d) bars registration of an applied-for mark that is so similar to a registered mark that it is likely consumers would be
confused, mistaken, or deceived as to the commercial source of the services of the parties. See 15 U.S.C. ?1052(d). Likelihood of confusion is determined on a case-by-case basis by applying the
factors set forth in In re E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 476 F.2d 1357, 1361, 177 USPQ 563, 567 (C.C.P.A. 1973) (called the ?du Pont factors?). In re i.am.symbolic, llc, 866 F.3d 1315, 1322,
123 USPQ2d 1744, 1747 (Fed. Cir. 2017). Only those factors that are ?relevant and of record? need be considered. M2 Software, Inc. v. M2 Commc?ns, Inc., 450 F.3d 1378, 1382, 78 USPQ2d 1944, 1947
(Fed. Cir. 2006) (citing Shen Mfg. Co. v. Ritz Hotel Ltd., 393 F.3d 1238, 1241, 73 USPQ2d 1350, 1353 (Fed. Cir. 2004)); see In re Inn at St. John?s, LLC, 126 USPQ2d 1742, 1744 (TTAB 2018). Although
not all du Pont factors may be relevant, there are generally two key considerations in any likelihood of confusion analysis: (1) the similarities between the compared marks and (2) the relatedness of
the compared services. See In re i.am.symbolic, llc, 866 F.3d at 1322, 123 USPQ2d at 1747 (quoting Herbko Int?l, Inc. v. Kappa Books, Inc., 308 F.3d 1156, 1164-65, 64 USPQ2d 1375, 1380 (Fed. Cir.
2002)); Federated Foods, Inc. v. Fort Howard Paper Co., 544 F.2d 1098, 1103, 192 USPQ 24, 29 (C.C.P.A. 1976) (?The fundamental inquiry mandated by [Section] 2(d) goes to the cumulative effect of
differences in the essential characteristics of the goods [or services] and differences in the marks.?); TMEP ?1207.01. The applied-for mark is AMBITO for ?Software as a service (SAAS) services
featuring software for sales enablement solution? in International Class 42. The registered mark is AMBIT for ?Computer software for use by banks and banking institutions for retail and commercial
core banking, private banking, transaction processing, customer relationship management, risk management, reporting, regulatory compliance, treasury management and finance? in International Class 9
and for ?Computer services, namely, application service provider featuring computer software for use by banks and banking institutions for retail and commercial core banking, private banking,
transaction processing, customer relationship management, risk management, reporting, regulatory compliance, treasury management and finance; computer software consulting services related to computer
software for use by banks and banking institutions for retail and commercial core banking, private banking, transaction processing, customer relationship management, risk management, reporting,
regulatory compliance, treasury management and finance? in International Class 42. ** Definition change to ?Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for {process driven inside sales
teams}, for sales enablement purposes.? ? Ambito is pronounced: ?AM-BEE-TOH?. Website domain registration under ?.io?. Similarity of the Marks **Marks are compared in their entireties for
similarities in appearance, sound, connotation, and commercial impression. Stone Lion Capital Partners, LP v. Lion Capital LLP, 746 F.3d 1317, 1321, 110 USPQ2d 1157, 1160 (Fed. Cir. 2014) (quoting
Palm Bay Imps., Inc. v. Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Maison Fondee En 1772, 396 F.3d 1369, 1371, 73 USPQ2d 1689, 1691 (Fed. Cir. 2005)); TMEP ?1207.01(b)-(b)(v). ?Similarity in any one of these elements
may be sufficient to find the marks confusingly similar.? In re Inn at St. John?s, LLC, 126 USPQ2d 1742, 1746 (TTAB 2018) (citing In re Davia, 110 USPQ2d 1810, 1812 (TTAB 2014)); TMEP ?1207.01(b). **
Definition change to ?Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for {process driven inside sales teams}, for sales enablement purposes.? ? Ambito is pronounced: ?AM-BEE-TOH?. Website
domain registration under ?.io?. Consumers are generally more inclined to focus on the first word, prefix, or syllable in any trademark or service mark. See Palm Bay Imps., Inc. v. Veuve Clicquot
Ponsardin Maison Fondee En 1772, 396 F.3d 1369, 1372, 73 USPQ2d 1689, 1692 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (finding similarity between VEUVE ROYALE and two VEUVE CLICQUOT marks in part because ?VEUVE . . . remains
a ?prominent feature? as the first word in the mark and the first word to appear on the label?); Century 21 Real Estate Corp. v. Century Life of Am., 970 F.2d 874, 876, 23 USPQ2d 1698, 1700 (Fed Cir.
1992) (finding similarity between CENTURY 21 and CENTURY LIFE OF AMERICA in part because ?consumers must first notice th[e] identical lead word?); see also In re Detroit Athletic Co., 903 F.3d 1297,
1303, 128 USPQ2d 1047, 1049 (Fed. Cir. 2018) (finding ?the identity of the marks? two initial words is particularly significant because consumers typically notice those words first?). **In the
present case, the compared marks are identical in part because they share a distinctive wording AMBIT. Marks may be confusingly similar in appearance where similar terms or phrases or similar parts
of terms or phrases appear in the compared marks and create a similar overall commercial impression. See Crocker Nat?l Bank v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 228 USPQ 689, 690-91 (TTAB 1986),
aff?d sub nom. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v. Wells Fargo Bank, Nat?l Ass?n, 811 F.2d 1490, 1495, 1 USPQ2d 1813, 1817 (Fed. Cir. 1987) (finding COMMCASH and COMMUNICASH confusingly similar);
In re Corning Glass Works, 229 USPQ 65, 66 (TTAB 1985) (finding CONFIRM and CONFIRMCELLS confusingly similar); In re Pellerin Milnor Corp., 221 USPQ 558, 560 (TTAB 1983) (finding MILTRON and
MILLTRONICS confusingly similar); TMEP ?1207.01(b) (ii)-(iii). Thus, the compared marks are identical in part. ** Ambito is pronounced: ?AM-BEE-TOH?. Website domain registration under ?.io?. Because
the compared marks are identical in part, consumers are likely to confuse the marks when encountering them in the marketplace. Relatedness of the Goods and Services The goods and services are
compared to determine whether they are similar, commercially related, or travel in the same trade channels. See Coach Servs., Inc. v. Triumph Learning LLC, 668 F.3d 1356, 1369-71, 101 USPQ2d 1713,
1722-23 (Fed. Cir. 2012); Herbko Int?l, Inc. v. Kappa Books, Inc., 308 F.3d 1156, 1165, 64 USPQ2d 1375, 1381 (Fed. Cir. 2002); TMEP ??1207.01, 1207.01(a)(vi). The compared goods and services need not
be identical or even competitive to find a likelihood of confusion. See On-line Careline Inc. v. Am. Online Inc., 229 F.3d 1080, 1086, 56 USPQ2d 1471, 1475 (Fed. Cir. 2000); Recot, Inc. v. Becton,
214 F.3d 1322, 1329, 54 USPQ2d 1894, 1898 (Fed. Cir. 2000); TMEP ?1207.01(a)(i). They need only be ?related in some manner and/or if the circumstances surrounding their marketing are such that they
could give rise to the mistaken belief that [the goods and the services] emanate from the same source.? Coach Servs., Inc. v. Triumph Learning LLC, 668 F.3d 1356, 1369, 101 USPQ2d 1713, 1722 (Fed.
Cir. 2012) (quoting 7-Eleven Inc. v. Wechsler, 83 USPQ2d 1715, 1724 (TTAB 2007)); TMEP ?1207.01(a)(i). A. Relatedness of the Services in Class 42 **The applicant?s services are identified as
?Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for sales enablement solution? in International Class 42. The registrant?s services are identified as ?Computer services, namely, application
service provider featuring computer software for use by banks and banking institutions for retail and commercial core banking, private banking, transaction processing, customer relationship
management, risk management, reporting, regulatory compliance, treasury management and finance; computer software consulting services related to computer software for use by banks and banking
institutions for retail and commercial core banking, private banking, transaction processing, customer relationship management, risk management, reporting, regulatory compliance, treasury management
and finance? in International Class 42. **Ambito has no link to ?Financial Services Software? or ?Banking?. Definition change to ?Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for {process
driven inside sales teams}, for sales enablement purposes.? Ambito is pronounced: ?AM-BEE-TOH?. Website domain registration under ?.io?. **Determining likelihood of confusion is based on the
description of the goods and services stated in the application and registration at issue, not on extrinsic evidence of actual use. See In re Detroit Athletic Co., 903 F.3d 1297, 1307, 128 USPQ2d
1047, 1052 (Fed. Cir. 2018) (citing In re i.am.symbolic, llc, 866 F.3d 1315, 1325, 123 USPQ2d 1744, 1749 (Fed. Cir. 2017)). **Ambito has no link to ?Financial Services Software? or ?Banking?.
Definition change to ?Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for {process driven inside sales teams}, for sales enablement purposes.? Ambito is pronounced: ?AM-BEE-TOH?. Website
domain registration under ?.io?. **In this case, the application uses broad wording to describe ?Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for sales enablement solution?, which
presumably encompasses all services of the type described, including registrant?s more narrow services, namely, ?Computer services, namely, application service provider featuring computer software
for use by banks and banking institutions for retail and commercial core banking, private banking, transaction processing, customer relationship management, risk management, reporting, regulatory
compliance, treasury management and finance?. See, e.g., In re Solid State Design Inc., 125 USPQ2d 1409, 1412- 15 (TTAB 2018); Sw. Mgmt., Inc. v. Ocinomled, Ltd., 115 USPQ2d 1007, 1025 (TTAB 2015).
The attached Internet evidence from http://www.highspot.com/sales-enablement/best-sales-enablement-tools-and-software/ (?Using the right sales enablement software, sales and marketing teams work
together seamlessly to deliver timely, relevant, and on-brand content to prospective buyers. . . . The tools offer solutions that tend to fit into one or more of the following categories: sales
readiness, sales asset management, and sales engagement.?; ?Notable among the vendors in this market, Enhatch offers native CPQ (configure, price, quote) and order management functions, which is
relevant to buyers in the consumer goods and banking sectors.?), http://www.capterra.com/sales- enablement-software/ (?Eltropy, SaaS platform improves share of wallet, client acquisition and
productivity of client-facing teams in financial institutions. . . . Lynx Trading Platform helps you to manage and control all sales processes of banking, financial and insurance products. . . .
[Paperfin is a] sales enablement and digital client engagement platform for the financial services industry.?) shows that sales enablement software is used for managing sales processes and customer
relationships, including in banking and financial fields. Thus, applicant?s and registrant?s services are legally identical. See, e.g., In re i.am.symbolic, llc, 127 USPQ2d 1627, 1629 (TTAB 2018)
(citing Tuxedo Monopoly, Inc. v.Gen. Mills Fun Grp., Inc., 648 F.2d 1335, 1336, 209 USPQ 986, 988 (C.C.P.A. 1981); Inter IKEA Sys. B.V. v. Akea, LLC, 110 USPQ2d 1734, 1745 (TTAB 2014); Baseball Am.
Inc. v. Powerplay Sports Ltd., 71 USPQ2d 1844, 1847 n.9 (TTAB 2004)). **Ambito has no link to ?Financial Services Software? or ?Banking?. Definition change to ?Software as a service (SAAS) services
featuring software for {process driven inside sales teams}, for sales enablement purposes.? Ambito is pronounced: ?AM-BEE-TOH?. Website domain registration under ?.io?. **Further, the attached
Internet evidence, consisting of http://seismic.com/solution/sales-enablement/ (offers sales enablement software and consulting services),
http://www.mindmatrix.net/sales-enablement-platform-for-finance- industry/ (same), and http://www.predictiveanalyticstoday.com/services/
(http://www.predictiveanalyticstoday.com/category/reviews/sales-enablement-platform/; same), establishes that the same entity commonly provides the relevant services and markets the services under
the same mark, the relevant services are provided through the same trade channels and used by the same classes of consumers in the same fields of use. Thus, applicant?s and registrant?s services are
considered related for likelihood of confusion purposes. See, e.g., In re Davey Prods. Pty Ltd., 92 USPQ2d 1198, 1202-04 (TTAB 2009); In re Toshiba Med. Sys. Corp., 91 USPQ2d 1266, 1268-69, 1271-72
(TTAB 2009). ** ** Definition change to ?Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for {process driven inside sales teams}, for sales enablement purposes.? Ambito is pronounced:
?AM-BEE-TOH?. Website domain registration under ?.io?. ?Sales enablement? is simply a generic known category that many software companies contribute software to. These tools aid inside sales
professionals. Additionally, the services of the parties have no restrictions as to nature, type, channels of trade, or classes of purchasers and are ?presumed to travel in the same channels of trade
to the same class of purchasers.? In re Viterra Inc., 671 F.3d 1358, 1362, 101 USPQ2d 1905, 1908 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (quoting Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Packard Press, Inc., 281 F.3d 1261, 1268, 62 USPQ2d
1001, 1005 (Fed. Cir. 2002)). Thus, applicant?s and registrant?s services are related. Based on the analysis above, applicant?s and registrant?s services are commercially related and travel in the
same trade channels. B. Relatedness of the Goods and Services in Classes 9 and 42 The applicant?s services are identified as ?Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for sales
enablement solution? in International Class 42. The registrant?s goods are identified as ?Computer software for use by banks and banking institutions for retail and commercial core banking, private
banking, transaction processing, customer relationship management, risk management, reporting, regulatory compliance, treasury management and finance? in International Class 9. **The attached
Internet evidence, consisting of website screenshots from http://www.lynxbroker.com/software- tools/ (provides software platform and tools, as well as access to a web version of its software),
http://www.eltropy.com/sales/ (same; ?Ready to adopt a smarter messaging platform to increase client engagement? . . . Our AI-based software sends you data on client engagement.?), and
http://www.mindmatrix.net/sales-enablement-platform-for-finance-industry/ (?Our Sales Enablement Software helps you provide them with the content to make them independent of your marketing team;
while at the same time promoting a seamless marketing-sales alignment for improving sales effectiveness.?), establishes that the same entity commonly produces the relevant goods and provides the
relevant services and markets the goods and services under the same mark, the relevant goods and services are sold or provided through the same trade channels and used by the same classes of
consumers in the same fields of use. Thus, applicant?s and registrant?s goods and services are considered related for likelihood of confusion purposes. See, e.g., In re Davey Prods. Pty Ltd., 92
USPQ2d 1198, 1202-04 (TTAB 2009); In re Toshiba Med. Sys. Corp., 91 USPQ2d 1266, 1268-69, 1271-72 (TTAB 2009). ?Sales enablement? is simply a generic known category that many software companies
contribute software to. These tools aid inside sales professionals. Additionally, the goods and services of the parties have no restrictions as to nature, type, channels of trade, or classes of
purchasers and are ?presumed to travel in the same channels of trade to the same class of purchasers.? In re Viterra Inc., 671 F.3d 1358, 1362, 101 USPQ2d 1905, 1908 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (quoting
Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Packard Press, Inc., 281 F.3d 1261, 1268, 62 USPQ2d 1001, 1005 (Fed. Cir. 2002)). Thus, applicant?s and registrant?s goods and services are related. Based on the analysis
above, applicant?s and registrant?s goods and services are commercially related and travel in the same trade channels. Therefore, because the applied-for mark is confusingly similar to the cited
registered marks and the goods and services are related and travel within the same channels of trade, the applicant?s mark is refused under Section 2(d) of the Lanham Act on grounds of likelihood of
confusion. Although applicant?s mark has been refused registration, applicant may respond to the refusal by submitting evidence and arguments in support of registration. However, if applicant
responds to the refusal, applicant must also respond to the requirement set forth below. ADVISORY: PRIOR-FILED APPLICATIONS The filing dates of pending U.S. Application Serial Nos. 88061411 and
88092953 precede applicant?s filing date. See attached referenced applications. If one or more of the marks in the referenced applications register, applicant?s mark may be refused registration under
Trademark Act Section 2(d) because of a likelihood of confusion with the registered marks. See 15 U.S.C. ?1052(d); 37 C.F.R. ?2.83; TMEP ??1208 et seq. Therefore, upon receipt of applicant?s response
to this Office action, action on this application may be suspended pending final disposition of the earlier-filed referenced applications. 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 marks in the referenced applications. 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. ** Am I competing with my other filing ?A-Ambito?? ** ** Definition
change to ?Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for {process driven inside sales teams}, for sales enablement purposes.? ?Ambito? is pronounced: ?AM-BEE-TOH?. Website domain
registration under ?.io?. ?Sales enablement? is simply a generic known category that many software companies contribute software to. These tools aid inside sales professionals. ?Ambito,? ?Ambito.io?
is not in any direct or similar competition under specified name. IDENTIFICATION OF SERVICES ? AMENDMENT REQUIRED ** The wording ?software for sales enablement solution sales enablement solution? in
the identification of services is indefinite and must be clarified because it does not make clear what the function of the software is. See 37 C.F.R. ?2.32(a)(6); TMEP ?1402.01. The USPTO has the
discretion to determine the degree of particularity needed to clearly identify services covered by a mark. In re Fiat Grp. Mktg. & Corp. Commc?ns S.p.A, 109 USPQ2d 1593, 1597 (TTAB 2014) (citing
In re Omega SA, 494 F.3d 1362, 1365, 83 USPQ2d 1541, 1543-44 (Fed. Cir. 2007)). Accordingly, the USPTO requires the description of services in a U.S. application to be specific, definite, clear,
accurate, and concise. TMEP ?1402.01; see In re Fiat Grp. Mktg. & Corp. Commc?ns S.p.A, 109 USPQ2d at 1597-98; Cal. Spray-Chem. Corp. v. Osmose Wood Pres. Co. of Am., 102 USPQ 321, 322 (Comm?r
Pats. 1954). Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate (the examining attorney?s suggestions appear in bold font): Class 42: Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software
for {specify the function of the software, e.g., a repository of marketing content to be used by sales representatives for sales performance management, email tracking, outbound call tracking, etc.}
for sale enablement purposes Applicant?s services may be clarified or limited, but may not be expanded beyond those originally itemized in the application or as acceptably amended. See 37 C.F.R.
?2.71(a); TMEP ?1402.06. Applicant may clarify or limit the identification by inserting qualifying language or deleting items to result in a more specific identification; however, applicant may not
substitute different services or add services not found or encompassed by those in the original application or as acceptably amended. See TMEP ?1402.06(a)-(b). The scope of the services sets the
outer limit for any changes to the identification and is generally determined by the ordinary meaning of the wording in the identification. TMEP ??1402.06(b), 1402.07(a)-(b). Any acceptable changes
to the services will further limit scope, and once services are deleted, they are not permitted to be reinserted. TMEP ?1402.07(e). ** Definition change to ?Software as a service (SAAS) services
featuring software for {process driven inside sales teams}, for sales enablement purposes.? ?Ambito? is pronounced: ?AM-BEE-TOH?. Website domain registration under ?.io?. ?Sales enablement? is simply
a generic known category that many software companies contribute software to. These tools aid inside sales professionals. ?Ambito,? ?Ambito.io? is not in any direct or similar competition under
specified name. 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. |
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DESCRIPTION OF EVIDENCE FILE |
Red Lines of Refusal |
GOODS AND/OR SERVICES SECTION (current) |
INTERNATIONAL CLASS |
042 |
DESCRIPTION |
Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for sales enablement solution |
FILING BASIS |
Section 1(b) |
GOODS AND/OR SERVICES SECTION (proposed) |
INTERNATIONAL CLASS |
042 |
TRACKED TEXT DESCRIPTION |
Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for sales enablement solution;
"Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for {process driven inside sales teams}, for sales enablement purposes." |
FINAL DESCRIPTION |
"Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for {process driven inside sales teams}, for sales enablement purposes." |
FILING BASIS |
Section 1(b) |
ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS SECTION |
TRANSLATION |
The English translation of Ambito in the mark is a fictitions word. The wording Ambito has no meaning in a foreign language. |
SIGNIFICANCE OF MARK |
The word(s) Ambito has no meaning in a foreign language. |
SIGNATURE SECTION |
RESPONSE SIGNATURE |
/Jonathan Tabak/ |
SIGNATORY'S NAME |
/Jonathan Tabak/ |
SIGNATORY'S POSITION |
CEO |
SIGNATORY'S PHONE NUMBER |
4133205310 |
DATE SIGNED |
10/20/2019 |
AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY |
YES |
FILING INFORMATION SECTION |
SUBMIT DATE |
Sun Oct 20 23:10:53 EDT 2019 |
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OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp 09/20/2020) |
Response to Office Action
To the Commissioner for Trademarks:
Application serial no.
88276343 AMBITO(Standard Characters, see http://uspto.report/TM/88276343/mark.png) has been amended as follows:
ARGUMENT(S)
In response to the substantive refusal(s), please note the following:
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO) OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT?S TRADEMARK APPLICATION U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 88276343 MARK: AMBITO *88276343* CORRESPONDENT
ADDRESS: TABAK, JONATHAN 452 WILLIAM STREET STONEHAM, MA 02180 CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp VIEW YOUR APPLICATION FILE APPLICANT:
Tabak, Jonathan CORRESPONDENT?S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: N/A CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS: jonathan.tabak@ambito.io OFFICE ACTION STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER 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. ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 4/22/2019 The referenced application has been reviewed
by the assigned trademark examining attorney. Applicant must respond timely and completely to the issues below. 15 U.S.C. ?1062(b); 37 C.F.R. ??2.62(a), 2.65(a); TMEP ??711, 718.03. SUMMARY OF
ISSUES: ? Section 2(d) Refusal ? Likelihood of Confusion IC 042. US 100 101. G & S: Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for sales enablement solution TO BE CORRECTED TO, AND
READ: ?Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for {process driven inside sales teams}, for sales enablement purposes.? ? Advisory: Prior-Filed Applications **SEE SECTION ?
Identification of Services ? Amendment Required **SEE SECTION SECTION 2(d) REFUSAL ? LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION Registration of the applied-for mark is refused because of a likelihood of confusion with
the mark in U.S. Registration No. 4392440. Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. ?1052(d); see TMEP ??1207.01 et seq. See the attached registration. Trademark Act Section 2(d) bars registration of an
applied-for mark that is so similar to a registered mark that it is likely consumers would be confused, mistaken, or deceived as to the commercial source of the services of the parties. See 15 U.S.C.
?1052(d). Likelihood of confusion is determined on a case-by-case basis by applying the factors set forth in In re E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 476 F.2d 1357, 1361, 177 USPQ 563, 567 (C.C.P.A.
1973) (called the ?du Pont factors?). In re i.am.symbolic, llc, 866 F.3d 1315, 1322, 123 USPQ2d 1744, 1747 (Fed. Cir. 2017). Only those factors that are ?relevant and of record? need be considered.
M2 Software, Inc. v. M2 Commc?ns, Inc., 450 F.3d 1378, 1382, 78 USPQ2d 1944, 1947 (Fed. Cir. 2006) (citing Shen Mfg. Co. v. Ritz Hotel Ltd., 393 F.3d 1238, 1241, 73 USPQ2d 1350, 1353 (Fed. Cir.
2004)); see In re Inn at St. John?s, LLC, 126 USPQ2d 1742, 1744 (TTAB 2018). Although not all du Pont factors may be relevant, there are generally two key considerations in any likelihood of
confusion analysis: (1) the similarities between the compared marks and (2) the relatedness of the compared services. See In re i.am.symbolic, llc, 866 F.3d at 1322, 123 USPQ2d at 1747 (quoting
Herbko Int?l, Inc. v. Kappa Books, Inc., 308 F.3d 1156, 1164-65, 64 USPQ2d 1375, 1380 (Fed. Cir. 2002)); Federated Foods, Inc. v. Fort Howard Paper Co., 544 F.2d 1098, 1103, 192 USPQ 24, 29 (C.C.P.A.
1976) (?The fundamental inquiry mandated by [Section] 2(d) goes to the cumulative effect of differences in the essential characteristics of the goods [or services] and differences in the marks.?);
TMEP ?1207.01. The applied-for mark is AMBITO for ?Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for sales enablement solution? in International Class 42. The registered mark is AMBIT for
?Computer software for use by banks and banking institutions for retail and commercial core banking, private banking, transaction processing, customer relationship management, risk management,
reporting, regulatory compliance, treasury management and finance? in International Class 9 and for ?Computer services, namely, application service provider featuring computer software for use by
banks and banking institutions for retail and commercial core banking, private banking, transaction processing, customer relationship management, risk management, reporting, regulatory compliance,
treasury management and finance; computer software consulting services related to computer software for use by banks and banking institutions for retail and commercial core banking, private banking,
transaction processing, customer relationship management, risk management, reporting, regulatory compliance, treasury management and finance? in International Class 42. ** Definition change to
?Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for {process driven inside sales teams}, for sales enablement purposes.? ? Ambito is pronounced: ?AM-BEE-TOH?. Website domain registration
under ?.io?. Similarity of the Marks **Marks are compared in their entireties for similarities in appearance, sound, connotation, and commercial impression. Stone Lion Capital Partners, LP v. Lion
Capital LLP, 746 F.3d 1317, 1321, 110 USPQ2d 1157, 1160 (Fed. Cir. 2014) (quoting Palm Bay Imps., Inc. v. Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Maison Fondee En 1772, 396 F.3d 1369, 1371, 73 USPQ2d 1689, 1691
(Fed. Cir. 2005)); TMEP ?1207.01(b)-(b)(v). ?Similarity in any one of these elements may be sufficient to find the marks confusingly similar.? In re Inn at St. John?s, LLC, 126 USPQ2d 1742, 1746
(TTAB 2018) (citing In re Davia, 110 USPQ2d 1810, 1812 (TTAB 2014)); TMEP ?1207.01(b). ** Definition change to ?Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for {process driven inside
sales teams}, for sales enablement purposes.? ? Ambito is pronounced: ?AM-BEE-TOH?. Website domain registration under ?.io?. Consumers are generally more inclined to focus on the first word, prefix,
or syllable in any trademark or service mark. See Palm Bay Imps., Inc. v. Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Maison Fondee En 1772, 396 F.3d 1369, 1372, 73 USPQ2d 1689, 1692 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (finding
similarity between VEUVE ROYALE and two VEUVE CLICQUOT marks in part because ?VEUVE . . . remains a ?prominent feature? as the first word in the mark and the first word to appear on the label?);
Century 21 Real Estate Corp. v. Century Life of Am., 970 F.2d 874, 876, 23 USPQ2d 1698, 1700 (Fed Cir. 1992) (finding similarity between CENTURY 21 and CENTURY LIFE OF AMERICA in part because
?consumers must first notice th[e] identical lead word?); see also In re Detroit Athletic Co., 903 F.3d 1297, 1303, 128 USPQ2d 1047, 1049 (Fed. Cir. 2018) (finding ?the identity of the marks? two
initial words is particularly significant because consumers typically notice those words first?). **In the present case, the compared marks are identical in part because they share a distinctive
wording AMBIT. Marks may be confusingly similar in appearance where similar terms or phrases or similar parts of terms or phrases appear in the compared marks and create a similar overall commercial
impression. See Crocker Nat?l Bank v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 228 USPQ 689, 690-91 (TTAB 1986), aff?d sub nom. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v. Wells Fargo Bank, Nat?l Ass?n, 811
F.2d 1490, 1495, 1 USPQ2d 1813, 1817 (Fed. Cir. 1987) (finding COMMCASH and COMMUNICASH confusingly similar); In re Corning Glass Works, 229 USPQ 65, 66 (TTAB 1985) (finding CONFIRM and CONFIRMCELLS
confusingly similar); In re Pellerin Milnor Corp., 221 USPQ 558, 560 (TTAB 1983) (finding MILTRON and MILLTRONICS confusingly similar); TMEP ?1207.01(b) (ii)-(iii). Thus, the compared marks are
identical in part. ** Ambito is pronounced: ?AM-BEE-TOH?. Website domain registration under ?.io?. Because the compared marks are identical in part, consumers are likely to confuse the marks when
encountering them in the marketplace. Relatedness of the Goods and Services The goods and services are compared to determine whether they are similar, commercially related, or travel in the same
trade channels. See Coach Servs., Inc. v. Triumph Learning LLC, 668 F.3d 1356, 1369-71, 101 USPQ2d 1713, 1722-23 (Fed. Cir. 2012); Herbko Int?l, Inc. v. Kappa Books, Inc., 308 F.3d 1156, 1165, 64
USPQ2d 1375, 1381 (Fed. Cir. 2002); TMEP ??1207.01, 1207.01(a)(vi). The compared goods and services need not be identical or even competitive to find a likelihood of confusion. See On-line Careline
Inc. v. Am. Online Inc., 229 F.3d 1080, 1086, 56 USPQ2d 1471, 1475 (Fed. Cir. 2000); Recot, Inc. v. Becton, 214 F.3d 1322, 1329, 54 USPQ2d 1894, 1898 (Fed. Cir. 2000); TMEP ?1207.01(a)(i). They need
only be ?related in some manner and/or if the circumstances surrounding their marketing are such that they could give rise to the mistaken belief that [the goods and the services] emanate from the
same source.? Coach Servs., Inc. v. Triumph Learning LLC, 668 F.3d 1356, 1369, 101 USPQ2d 1713, 1722 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (quoting 7-Eleven Inc. v. Wechsler, 83 USPQ2d 1715, 1724 (TTAB 2007)); TMEP
?1207.01(a)(i). A. Relatedness of the Services in Class 42 **The applicant?s services are identified as ?Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for sales enablement solution? in
International Class 42. The registrant?s services are identified as ?Computer services, namely, application service provider featuring computer software for use by banks and banking institutions for
retail and commercial core banking, private banking, transaction processing, customer relationship management, risk management, reporting, regulatory compliance, treasury management and finance;
computer software consulting services related to computer software for use by banks and banking institutions for retail and commercial core banking, private banking, transaction processing, customer
relationship management, risk management, reporting, regulatory compliance, treasury management and finance? in International Class 42. **Ambito has no link to ?Financial Services Software? or
?Banking?. Definition change to ?Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for {process driven inside sales teams}, for sales enablement purposes.? Ambito is pronounced: ?AM-BEE-TOH?.
Website domain registration under ?.io?. **Determining likelihood of confusion is based on the description of the goods and services stated in the application and registration at issue, not on
extrinsic evidence of actual use. See In re Detroit Athletic Co., 903 F.3d 1297, 1307, 128 USPQ2d 1047, 1052 (Fed. Cir. 2018) (citing In re i.am.symbolic, llc, 866 F.3d 1315, 1325, 123 USPQ2d 1744,
1749 (Fed. Cir. 2017)). **Ambito has no link to ?Financial Services Software? or ?Banking?. Definition change to ?Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for {process driven inside
sales teams}, for sales enablement purposes.? Ambito is pronounced: ?AM-BEE-TOH?. Website domain registration under ?.io?. **In this case, the application uses broad wording to describe ?Software as
a service (SAAS) services featuring software for sales enablement solution?, which presumably encompasses all services of the type described, including registrant?s more narrow services, namely,
?Computer services, namely, application service provider featuring computer software for use by banks and banking institutions for retail and commercial core banking, private banking, transaction
processing, customer relationship management, risk management, reporting, regulatory compliance, treasury management and finance?. See, e.g., In re Solid State Design Inc., 125 USPQ2d 1409, 1412- 15
(TTAB 2018); Sw. Mgmt., Inc. v. Ocinomled, Ltd., 115 USPQ2d 1007, 1025 (TTAB 2015). The attached Internet evidence from
http://www.highspot.com/sales-enablement/best-sales-enablement-tools-and-software/ (?Using the right sales enablement software, sales and marketing teams work together seamlessly to deliver timely,
relevant, and on-brand content to prospective buyers. . . . The tools offer solutions that tend to fit into one or more of the following categories: sales readiness, sales asset management, and sales
engagement.?; ?Notable among the vendors in this market, Enhatch offers native CPQ (configure, price, quote) and order management functions, which is relevant to buyers in the consumer goods and
banking sectors.?), http://www.capterra.com/sales- enablement-software/ (?Eltropy, SaaS platform improves share of wallet, client acquisition and productivity of client-facing teams in financial
institutions. . . . Lynx Trading Platform helps you to manage and control all sales processes of banking, financial and insurance products. . . . [Paperfin is a] sales enablement and digital client
engagement platform for the financial services industry.?) shows that sales enablement software is used for managing sales processes and customer relationships, including in banking and financial
fields. Thus, applicant?s and registrant?s services are legally identical. See, e.g., In re i.am.symbolic, llc, 127 USPQ2d 1627, 1629 (TTAB 2018) (citing Tuxedo Monopoly, Inc. v.Gen. Mills Fun Grp.,
Inc., 648 F.2d 1335, 1336, 209 USPQ 986, 988 (C.C.P.A. 1981); Inter IKEA Sys. B.V. v. Akea, LLC, 110 USPQ2d 1734, 1745 (TTAB 2014); Baseball Am. Inc. v. Powerplay Sports Ltd., 71 USPQ2d 1844, 1847
n.9 (TTAB 2004)). **Ambito has no link to ?Financial Services Software? or ?Banking?. Definition change to ?Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for {process driven inside sales
teams}, for sales enablement purposes.? Ambito is pronounced: ?AM-BEE-TOH?. Website domain registration under ?.io?. **Further, the attached Internet evidence, consisting of
http://seismic.com/solution/sales-enablement/ (offers sales enablement software and consulting services), http://www.mindmatrix.net/sales-enablement-platform-for-finance- industry/ (same), and
http://www.predictiveanalyticstoday.com/services/ (http://www.predictiveanalyticstoday.com/category/reviews/sales-enablement-platform/; same), establishes that the same entity commonly provides the
relevant services and markets the services under the same mark, the relevant services are provided through the same trade channels and used by the same classes of consumers in the same fields of use.
Thus, applicant?s and registrant?s services are considered related for likelihood of confusion purposes. See, e.g., In re Davey Prods. Pty Ltd., 92 USPQ2d 1198, 1202-04 (TTAB 2009); In re Toshiba
Med. Sys. Corp., 91 USPQ2d 1266, 1268-69, 1271-72 (TTAB 2009). ** ** Definition change to ?Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for {process driven inside sales teams}, for sales
enablement purposes.? Ambito is pronounced: ?AM-BEE-TOH?. Website domain registration under ?.io?. ?Sales enablement? is simply a generic known category that many software companies contribute
software to. These tools aid inside sales professionals. Additionally, the services of the parties have no restrictions as to nature, type, channels of trade, or classes of purchasers and are
?presumed to travel in the same channels of trade to the same class of purchasers.? In re Viterra Inc., 671 F.3d 1358, 1362, 101 USPQ2d 1905, 1908 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (quoting Hewlett-Packard Co. v.
Packard Press, Inc., 281 F.3d 1261, 1268, 62 USPQ2d 1001, 1005 (Fed. Cir. 2002)). Thus, applicant?s and registrant?s services are related. Based on the analysis above, applicant?s and registrant?s
services are commercially related and travel in the same trade channels. B. Relatedness of the Goods and Services in Classes 9 and 42 The applicant?s services are identified as ?Software as a service
(SAAS) services featuring software for sales enablement solution? in International Class 42. The registrant?s goods are identified as ?Computer software for use by banks and banking institutions for
retail and commercial core banking, private banking, transaction processing, customer relationship management, risk management, reporting, regulatory compliance, treasury management and finance? in
International Class 9. **The attached Internet evidence, consisting of website screenshots from http://www.lynxbroker.com/software- tools/ (provides software platform and tools, as well as access to
a web version of its software), http://www.eltropy.com/sales/ (same; ?Ready to adopt a smarter messaging platform to increase client engagement? . . . Our AI-based software sends you data on client
engagement.?), and http://www.mindmatrix.net/sales-enablement-platform-for-finance-industry/ (?Our Sales Enablement Software helps you provide them with the content to make them independent of your
marketing team; while at the same time promoting a seamless marketing-sales alignment for improving sales effectiveness.?), establishes that the same entity commonly produces the relevant goods and
provides the relevant services and markets the goods and services under the same mark, the relevant goods and services are sold or provided through the same trade channels and used by the same
classes of consumers in the same fields of use. Thus, applicant?s and registrant?s goods and services are considered related for likelihood of confusion purposes. See, e.g., In re Davey Prods. Pty
Ltd., 92 USPQ2d 1198, 1202-04 (TTAB 2009); In re Toshiba Med. Sys. Corp., 91 USPQ2d 1266, 1268-69, 1271-72 (TTAB 2009). ?Sales enablement? is simply a generic known category that many software
companies contribute software to. These tools aid inside sales professionals. Additionally, the goods and services of the parties have no restrictions as to nature, type, channels of trade, or
classes of purchasers and are ?presumed to travel in the same channels of trade to the same class of purchasers.? In re Viterra Inc., 671 F.3d 1358, 1362, 101 USPQ2d 1905, 1908 (Fed. Cir. 2012)
(quoting Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Packard Press, Inc., 281 F.3d 1261, 1268, 62 USPQ2d 1001, 1005 (Fed. Cir. 2002)). Thus, applicant?s and registrant?s goods and services are related. Based on the
analysis above, applicant?s and registrant?s goods and services are commercially related and travel in the same trade channels. Therefore, because the applied-for mark is confusingly similar to the
cited registered marks and the goods and services are related and travel within the same channels of trade, the applicant?s mark is refused under Section 2(d) of the Lanham Act on grounds of
likelihood of confusion. Although applicant?s mark has been refused registration, applicant may respond to the refusal by submitting evidence and arguments in support of registration. However, if
applicant responds to the refusal, applicant must also respond to the requirement set forth below. ADVISORY: PRIOR-FILED APPLICATIONS The filing dates of pending U.S. Application Serial Nos. 88061411
and 88092953 precede applicant?s filing date. See attached referenced applications. If one or more of the marks in the referenced applications register, applicant?s mark may be refused registration
under Trademark Act Section 2(d) because of a likelihood of confusion with the registered marks. See 15 U.S.C. ?1052(d); 37 C.F.R. ?2.83; TMEP ??1208 et seq. Therefore, upon receipt of applicant?s
response to this Office action, action on this application may be suspended pending final disposition of the earlier-filed referenced applications. 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 marks in the referenced applications. 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. ** Am I competing with my other filing ?A-Ambito?? ** **
Definition change to ?Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for {process driven inside sales teams}, for sales enablement purposes.? ?Ambito? is pronounced: ?AM-BEE-TOH?. Website
domain registration under ?.io?. ?Sales enablement? is simply a generic known category that many software companies contribute software to. These tools aid inside sales professionals. ?Ambito,?
?Ambito.io? is not in any direct or similar competition under specified name. IDENTIFICATION OF SERVICES ? AMENDMENT REQUIRED ** The wording ?software for sales enablement solution sales enablement
solution? in the identification of services is indefinite and must be clarified because it does not make clear what the function of the software is. See 37 C.F.R. ?2.32(a)(6); TMEP ?1402.01. The
USPTO has the discretion to determine the degree of particularity needed to clearly identify services covered by a mark. In re Fiat Grp. Mktg. & Corp. Commc?ns S.p.A, 109 USPQ2d 1593, 1597 (TTAB
2014) (citing In re Omega SA, 494 F.3d 1362, 1365, 83 USPQ2d 1541, 1543-44 (Fed. Cir. 2007)). Accordingly, the USPTO requires the description of services in a U.S. application to be specific,
definite, clear, accurate, and concise. TMEP ?1402.01; see In re Fiat Grp. Mktg. & Corp. Commc?ns S.p.A, 109 USPQ2d at 1597-98; Cal. Spray-Chem. Corp. v. Osmose Wood Pres. Co. of Am., 102 USPQ
321, 322 (Comm?r Pats. 1954). Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate (the examining attorney?s suggestions appear in bold font): Class 42: Software as a service (SAAS) services
featuring software for {specify the function of the software, e.g., a repository of marketing content to be used by sales representatives for sales performance management, email tracking, outbound
call tracking, etc.} for sale enablement purposes Applicant?s services may be clarified or limited, but may not be expanded beyond those originally itemized in the application or as acceptably
amended. See 37 C.F.R. ?2.71(a); TMEP ?1402.06. Applicant may clarify or limit the identification by inserting qualifying language or deleting items to result in a more specific identification;
however, applicant may not substitute different services or add services not found or encompassed by those in the original application or as acceptably amended. See TMEP ?1402.06(a)-(b). The scope of
the services sets the outer limit for any changes to the identification and is generally determined by the ordinary meaning of the wording in the identification. TMEP ??1402.06(b), 1402.07(a)-(b).
Any acceptable changes to the services will further limit scope, and once services are deleted, they are not permitted to be reinserted. TMEP ?1402.07(e). ** Definition change to ?Software as a
service (SAAS) services featuring software for {process driven inside sales teams}, for sales enablement purposes.? ?Ambito? is pronounced: ?AM-BEE-TOH?. Website domain registration under ?.io?.
?Sales enablement? is simply a generic known category that many software companies contribute software to. These tools aid inside sales professionals. ?Ambito,? ?Ambito.io? is not in any direct or
similar competition under specified name. 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.
EVIDENCE
Evidence in the nature of Red Lines of Refusal has been attached.
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CLASSIFICATION AND LISTING OF GOODS/SERVICES
Applicant proposes to amend the following class of goods/services in the application:
Current: Class 042 for Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for sales enablement solution
Original Filing Basis:
Filing Basis: Section 1(b), Intent to Use: For a trademark or service mark application: As of the application filing date, the applicant had a bona fide intention, and was
entitled, to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods/services in the application.
For a collective trademark, collective service mark, or collective membership
mark application: As of the application filing date, the applicant had a bona fide intention, and was entitled, to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by members
on or in connection with the identified goods/services/collective membership organization.
For a certification mark application: As of the application filing date, the applicant had a
bona fide intention, and was entitled, to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by authorized users in connection with the identified goods/services, and the applicant will
not engage in the production or marketing of the goods/services to which the mark is applied, except to advertise or promote recognition of the certification program or of the goods/services that
meet the certification standards of the applicant.
Proposed:
Tracked Text Description: Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for sales enablement solution;
"Software
as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for {process driven inside sales teams}, for sales enablement purposes."Class 042 for "Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software
for {process driven inside sales teams}, for sales enablement purposes."
Filing Basis: Section 1(b), Intent to Use: For a trademark or service mark application: As of the application filing date, the applicant had a bona fide intention, and was
entitled, to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods/services in the application.
For a collective trademark, collective service mark, or collective membership
mark application: As of the application filing date, the applicant had a bona fide intention, and was entitled, to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by members
on or in connection with the identified goods/services/collective membership organization.
For a certification mark application: As of the application filing date, the applicant had a
bona fide intention, and was entitled, to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by authorized users in connection with the identified goods/services, and the applicant will
not engage in the production or marketing of the goods/services to which the mark is applied, except to advertise or promote recognition of the certification program or of the goods/services that
meet the certification standards of the applicant.
ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS
Translation
The English translation of Ambito in the mark is a fictitions word. The wording Ambito has no meaning in a foreign language.
Significance of wording, letter(s), or numeral(s)
The word(s) Ambito has no meaning in a foreign language.
SIGNATURE(S)
Response Signature
Signature: /Jonathan Tabak/ Date: 10/20/2019
Signatory's Name: /Jonathan Tabak/
Signatory's Position: CEO
Signatory's Phone Number: 4133205310
The signatory has confirmed that he/she is not represented by an authorized attorney, and that he/she is either: (1) the owner/holder ; or (2) a person or persons with legal authority to bind the
owner/holder; and if he/she had previously been represented by an attorney in this matter, either he/she revoked their power of attorney by filing a signed revocation with the USPTO or the USPTO has
granted this attorney's withdrawal request.
Serial Number: 88276343
Internet Transmission Date: Sun Oct 20 23:10:53 EDT 2019
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XX.XXX.XXX.XXX-201910202310532
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