To: | Harman Professional, Inc. (tm-docketing@harman.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88281510 - VIE - N/A |
Sent: | August 09, 2019 04:14:21 PM |
Sent As: | ecom121@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. 88281510
Mark: VIE
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Correspondence Address: Harman International Industries, Incorpo
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Applicant: Harman Professional, Inc.
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Reference/Docket No. N/A
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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 09, 2019
This Office action is supplemental to and supersedes the previous Office action issued on April 12, 2019 in connection with this application. Based on the August 3, 2019 implementation of the new U.S. Counsel Rules, applicant’s attorney must provide additional information detailed below. 37 C.F.R. §2.17(b)(3).
In a previous Office action(s) dated April 12, 2019, applicant was required to satisfy the following requirement(s): amend the classification and identification of services.
On July 25, 2019, applicant submitted a response that was signed by an unauthorized attorney and the Trademark Examining Attorney issued a Notice of Incomplete Response.
On July 31, 2019, applicant responded by revoking the previous attorney of record and appointing a new attorney and provided a response amending the identification of services.
The following is a SUMMARY OF ISSUES that applicant must address:
Applicant must respond to all issues raised in this Office action and the previous April 12, 2019 Office action, within six (6) months of the date of issuance of this Office action. 37 C.F.R. §2.62(a); see TMEP §711.02. If applicant does not respond within this time limit, the application will be abandoned. 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a).
CLASSIFICATION OF SERVICES – AMENDMENT REQUIRED
Class 09: Downloadable software, namely, user interface software for providing virtual personal voice assistant services controlled by voice commands and recognition via a smart audio speaker, mobile phone, computer, tablet, smart phone, handheld computer, portable computer, namely, adding and accessing calendar appointments, alarms, timers, reminders and making restaurant, travel, and hotel reservations, and providing general information at the request of the user in the field of connected rooms and devices; Downloadable software, namely, user interface software for controlling automation systems, namely, lighting, appliances, heating and air conditioning units, drapes, alarms and other safety equipment, and home monitoring equipment in the field of connected rooms and devices; Downloadable software, namely, user interface software for streaming and playing audio, video, and multimedia content, and for controlling televisions, monitors, gaming systems, DVD players, portable media players, and digital media streaming devices, using web based search engines in the field of connected rooms and devices; Downloadable software, namely, user interface software for communication, transmission and reception of data; Downloadable computer graphical user interface software; Downloadable computer software that provides real-time, integrated business management intelligence by combining information from various databases and presenting it in an easy-to-understand user interface
Class 42: Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software with cloud based web browser dashboards and which connects to voice controlled smart audio speakers, for providing virtual personal voice assistant services controlled by voice commands and recognition via a smart audio speaker, mobile phone, computer, tablet, smart phone, handheld computer, portable computer, namely, adding and accessing calendar appointments, alarms, timers, reminders and making restaurant, travel, and hotel reservations, and providing general information at the request of the user; Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for controlling automation systems, namely, lighting, appliances, heating and air conditioning units, drapes, alarms and other safety equipment, and home monitoring equipment; Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for streaming and playing audio, video, and multimedia content, and for controlling televisions, monitors, gaming systems, DVD players, portable media players, and digital media streaming devices, using web based search engines
SCOPE ADVISORY
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.
ATTORNEY BAR INFORMATION AND ATTESTATION REQUIRED
Applicant should note that the Attorney Bar Information and Attestation requirement is based on the primary appointed attorney.
For this application to proceed, applicant must explicitly address each refusal and/or requirement in this Office action. For a refusal, applicant may provide written arguments and evidence against the refusal, and may have other response options if specified above. For a requirement, applicant should set forth the changes or statements. Please see “Responding to Office Actions” and the informational video “Response to Office Action” for more information and tips on responding.
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
/Geraldine Ingold/
Examining Attorney
Law Office 121
(571) 272-5076
geraldine.ingold@uspto.gov
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