To: | blinkpad Inc. (rubeena.sachdev@chugh.com) |
Subject: | U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 88297194 - BP - N/A |
Sent: | 4/30/2019 3:43:07 PM |
Sent As: | ECOM116@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. 88297194
MARK: BP
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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: blinkpad 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.
ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 4/30/2019
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.
The trademark examining attorney has searched the Office’s database of registered and pending marks and has found no conflicting marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d). TMEP §704.02; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).
RECITATION OF SERVICES
Applicant must amend this wording to specify the common commercial or generic name of the services. See TMEP §1402.01. If the services have no common commercial or generic name, applicant must describe or explain the nature of the services using clear and succinct language. See id.
Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:
Class 35: Appointment reminder services; Appointment scheduling services; Business networking; Confirming scheduled appointments for others; Confirming scheduled appointments for others in the field of healthcare.; Connecting qualified service providers with consumers; Employment recruiting services; On-line business networking services; Professional staffing and recruiting services; Promoting professional networking services of others by means of providing online portfolios via a website; Providing an employer with candidates or potential employees to fill temporary, contract and permanent positions; Providing an interactive web site featuring resume writing information to facilitate preparation of resumes; Providing business information, also via internet, the cable network or other forms of data transfer; Providing career information; Resume preparation; Updating and maintaining business contact information via the Internet.
Class 42: Computer services, namely, hosting an interactive web site that allows use in professional and personal networking, opportunity searching and placement; Computer services, namely, hosting an interactive web site that allows users to match to job opportunities, to search databases, to share real time personal profiles, to perform social job search, and to conduct social recruitment; Computer services, namely, hosting an interactive web site that allows users to edit, organize, bookmark, take notes, transmit, store and share data and information in the fields of business and social networking, employment opportunities, employment, careers and recruiting; Computer services, namely, hosting an interactive web site featuring technology that allows users to upload electronic documents such as certificates, research reports, articles, white papers, research thesis, publications, license forms, transcripts on topics of professional interest, all in the fields of business and social networking, recruiting and employment, and personal and career development; Computer services, namely, hosting an interactive web site featuring non-downloadable computer software for searching, locating and transferring information across global computer communications networks; Computer services, namely, hosting an interactive web site featuring technology for use in managing data and providing information in the fields of recruiting, analytics and learning management; Developing customized web pages featuring user-defined information in the field of professional networking and building profiles and dashboards; File sharing services, namely, providing a website featuring technology enabling users to upload and download electronic files; Providing a website featuring a search engine for talent acquisition and tracking; Providing a website featuring technology that enables users to upload and share pictures and videos; Providing a website that gives users the ability to create customized web pages featuring user-defined profiles; Providing an interactive website featuring technology that allows users to create and share personal identity data with and among multiple online users and organizations; Providing electronic verification of on-line orders of digital content and generating electronic permission codes which then allow users to access said digital content; Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for managing data and providing information in the fields human capital, recruiting, and analytics for commercial use; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for artificial intelligence for analysis of user skills and interest areas to match with and provide users employment and freelancing opportunities; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for allowing employees to refer acquaintances to employment opportunities within their organization
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.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MARK
The following description is suggested, if accurate: The mark consists of the stylized lettering “BP”.
RESPONSE
To expedite prosecution of the application, applicant is encouraged to file its response to this Office action online via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), which is available at http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/index.jsp. If applicant has technical questions about the TEAS response to Office action form, applicant can review the electronic filing tips available online at http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/e_filing_tips.jsp and e-mail technical questions to TEAS@uspto.gov.
/Jennifer M. Martin/
Examining Attorney
Law Office 116
(571) 272-9193
Jennifer.Martin@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.