To: | Premier Lacrosse League, Inc. (uspto@tm4smallbiz.com) |
Subject: | U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 88316784 - N/A |
Sent: | 5/16/2019 3:40:21 PM |
Sent As: | ECOM106@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. 88316784
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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: Premier Lacrosse League, 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: 5/16/2019
SEARCH FOR CONFLICTING MARKS
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).
IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS AND SERVICES
Applicant may substitute the following wording and classifications, if accurate:
Class 9 – “Downloadable computer and video game programs; Downloadable computer and video game software; Headgear being protective helmets”;
Class 16 – “Bumper stickers; posters; decals; sports trading cards; souvenir programs concerning {indicate specific subject matter or event}; magazines featuring information in the field of lacrosse”;
Class 18 – “Gym bags, athletic bags, backpacks, all intended to create an association with a professional lacrosse team”;
Class 21 – “Sport bottles sold empty; reusable drinking bottles sold empty”;
Class 25 – “Clothing intended to create an association with a professional lacrosse team, namely, shirts, pants, hats, sweatshirts, shorts, tops, bottoms, jackets,
pajamas, socks, scarves, headgear hats, sweatpants, lacrosse jerseys, lacrosse pads, athletic uniforms; all intended to create an association with a professional
lacrosse team;
Class 28 – “Protective padding for playing lacrosse”;
Class 35 – “Charitable services, namely, organizing and conducting volunteer programs and community service projects; online retail store services featuring clothing,
apparel, tickets to sporting events, athletic equipment, bags, backpacks, stickers, sports trading cards, collectible merchandise, game worn apparel
and equipment”;
Class 38 - “Streaming of lacrosse games on the internet”; and
Class 41 – “Entertainment services, namely, organizing and conducting athletic competitions and games in the field of field lacrosse; entertainment services in the nature
of on-going television and radio programs in the field of lacrosse and rendering live lacrosse games and lacrosse exhibitions for the purpose of distribution through broadcast
media; the production and distribution of radio and television broadcasts of lacrosse games, lacrosse events and programs in the field of lacrosse; Streaming lacrosse games online over the
internet; production of television programs in the field of lacrosse matches; conducting and arranging lacrosse clinics, lacrosse camps, and lacrosse events; fan club
services; entertainment services, namely, providing a website featuring the following content non-downloadable videos in the field of television highlights, interactive television highlights,
radio programs, radio highlights, and audio recordings in the field of lacrosse, and lacrosse news in the nature of information, statistics and trivia about lacrosse; Ticket
reservation and booking services for sporting events”.
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.
MULTIPLE CLASS APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
(1) List the goods and/or services by their international class number in consecutive numerical order, starting with the lowest numbered class.
(2) Submit a filing fee for each international class not covered by the fee(s) already paid (view the USPTO’s current fee schedule). The application identifies goods and/or services that are classified in at least 9 classes; however, applicant submitted a fee(s) sufficient for only 1 class(es). Applicant must either submit the filing fees for the classes not covered by the submitted fees or restrict the application to the number of classes covered by the fees already paid.
See 15 U.S.C. §§1051(b), 1112, 1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(6)-(7), 2.34(a)(2)-(3), 2.86(a); TMEP §§1403.01, 1403.02(c).
See an overview of the requirements for a Section 1(b) multiple-class application and how to satisfy the requirements online using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) form.
PARTIAL ABANDONMENT ADVISORY
ASSISTANCE
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.
/Julie M. Guttadauro/
Julie M. Guttadauro
Examining Attorney
Law Office 106
(571) 272-5875
julie.guttadauro@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.