To: | TSS Photography, LLC (sasha.beling@mcafeetaft.com) |
Subject: | U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 88337588 - THE SPORTS SECTION - 14697.00007 |
Sent: | 5/29/2019 9:44:23 AM |
Sent As: | ECOM112@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. 88337588
MARK: THE SPORTS SECTION
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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: TSS Photography, LLC
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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: 5/29/2019
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REQUIREMENT for Clarification of Identification Language in International Class 040
Please note this Office action only pertains to the identification language for International Class 040 as specified below. The identification language for International Class 041 is acceptable as it currently appears in the record for this application.
The applicant may address this issue by amending to some or all of the following suggested amended language in International Class 040:
“Photographic processing services; Photofinishing services; Digital imaging processing services namely, {specify form of services, e.g., film processing, photographic film development, photographic printing} from digital images created in cameras or computer systems and delivered to the laboratory either on digital media such as compact discs or camera memory cards or by electronic transmission means via the Internet.” See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.01(e).
Please note that parentheses are not acceptable in the identification. See TMEP Section 1402.12. Where the wording “{specify …}” appears in this Office Action, the examining attorney has merely suggested ways to cure the indefiniteness of the identification. The applicant must list the services without parentheses.
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.
ADVISORY –Partial Abandonment Without Timely Response Filing
This application will become partially abandoned in the event that the applicant fails to file a timely response to this Office action that addresses the issues raised herein. See 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a)-(a)(1); TMEP §718.02(a). To avoid partial abandonment, a response is due within six months from the date on which the USPTO sent this Office action. See TMEP §711.
This Office action includes refusal and/or requirements that applied to only a portion of the application; therefore, in the event of applicant’s failure to respond as required, only that portion of the application will be abandoned. See 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a)(1); TMEP §718.02(a). The portion of the identification that is the subject of the refusal and/or requirements will be deleted from the record for this application at that time.
The application will then proceed with the following identification language only:
INTERNATIONAL CLASS 040
Photographic processing services; Photofinishing services.
INTERNATIONAL CLASS 041 [NO CHANGE]
Photography services.
ADVISORY –Response Guidelines for TEAS-Plus Applications
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.
If applicant has any questions about its application or needs assistance in responding to this Office Action please telephone the assigned trademark examining attorney directly at the number listed below.
/Amy Kean/
Trademark Attorney, Law Office 112
Phone: 571-272-8854
Amy.Kean@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.