To: | AAKN HOLDING COMPANY INC. (tmdocketing@andruslaw.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88324672 - CONSTRUCTING OPPORTUNITIES - 1013-00052 |
Sent: | December 03, 2019 10:19:55 AM |
Sent As: | ecom120@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. 88324672
Mark: CONSTRUCTING OPPORTUNITIES
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Correspondence Address: ANDRUS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, LLP |
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Applicant: AAKN HOLDING COMPANY INC.
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Reference/Docket No. 1013-00052
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SUSPENSION NOTICE
No Response Required
Issue date: December 03, 2019
The application is suspended for the reason specified below. See 37 C.F.R. §2.67; TMEP §§716 et seq.
The examining attorney has discussed with the applicant, and the applicant does intend to perfect the 44(d) basis and rely on Section 44(e) as the basis for registration.
Application suspended until submission of foreign registration or proof that foreign registration was renewed. Applicant is required to provide a copy of a foreign registration from applicant’s country of origin; the foreign registration must be valid when the U.S. registration issues. 15 U.S.C. §1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3)(ii)-(iii); TMEP §§1004, 1004.01(a). Action on the application is suspended until the USPTO receives a copy of such foreign registration or proof that the foreign registration was renewed. TMEP §§716.02(b), 1003.04. Applicant must also provide an English translation if the foreign registration or renewal document is not in English. 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3)(ii)-(iii).
If the foreign application abandons or the foreign registration is not renewed, applicant should promptly notify the trademark examining attorney. See TMEP §§1003.08, 1004.01(a). In such case, applicant may amend the application to rely on another filing basis, if appropriate, and will retain the priority filing date, if applicable. TMEP §§1003.08, 1004.01(a).
Suspension process. The USPTO will periodically check this application to determine if it should remain suspended. See TMEP §716.04. As needed, the trademark examining attorney will issue a letter to applicant to inquire about the status of the reason for the suspension. TMEP §716.05.
OUTSTANDING REQUIREMENT: AMENDED IDENTIFICATION OF SERVICES – CLASS 41 ONLYOn December 3, 2019, the trademark examining attorney and Aaron T. Olejniczak discussed the issues below.
Amended Identification of Services Required
Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:
Class 41: Educational services, namely, providing seminars, programs, classes and conferences in the field of gender equality, the promotion of skilled trades and STEM occupations and the role of women in these industries and distribution of training material in connection therewith; Educational services, namely, providing educational workshops, classes and curriculum in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and providing curricula in connection therewith
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).
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.
No response required. Applicant may file a response, but is not required to do so.
Alexandra Liebl
/Alexandra Suarez Liebl/
Examining Attorney
Law Office 120
p) (571) 272-4845
e) Alexandra.Suarez@uspto.gov