To: | Hobsons, Inc. (fred.gribbell@ieee.org) |
Subject: | U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 88355418 - CAMINO - CVI08138.US |
Sent: | 6/11/2019 6:15:04 PM |
Sent As: | ECOM117@USPTO.GOV |
Attachments: | Attachment - 1 Attachment - 2 |
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 88355418
MARK: CAMINO
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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: Hobsons, 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: 6/11/2019
The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney. Applicant must respond timely and completely to the issue(s) below. 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(a), 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
SEARCH OF OFFICE’S DATABASE OF 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).
The following English translation is suggested:
The English translation of “CAMINO” is “road” or “path”.
TMEP §809.03. See attached translation evidence.
IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS AND/OR SERVICES
The wording in the identification of goods and/or services needs clarification in the following respect(s).
Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:
ADD and PAY for 038: on-line forums for transmission of messages among computer users including electronic bulletin board services, namely a discussion bulletin board for posting messages, and that includes an open chat channel, all used to enhance student social community and discussion
042: Computerized services, namely, providing to others temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software used in selecting a college or graduate school, for compiling and displaying information on colleges for research purposes, with planning tools used for completing and filing an application to a college or graduate school, including a checklist of recommended best practices to be used in the application process; computerized services, namely, providing to others temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software used to enhance student social community and discussion, [DELETE or MOVE TO CLASS 038 “with a campus life forum that includes a discussion bulletin board for posting messages, and that includes an open chat channel”]; computerized services, namely, providing to others temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software used for online student recruiting services to assist higher education institutions in the recruitment of students, namely, for use in college recruitment of prospective students, for collecting and analyzing online prospective student applications, for allowing high school counselors to share information with colleges and universities, and for allowing prospective students to share information with an education institution they are interested in, as part of a dialog with that education institution during the college admissions procedure; computerized services, namely, providing to others temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software used in selecting a career and a potential employer, for compiling and displaying information on careers and potential employers for research purposes, with planning tools used for completing and filing a job application, including a checklist of recommended best practices to be used in the job application process; computerized services, namely, providing to others temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software used for online student recruiting services to assist employers in the recruitment of students, namely, for use in recruitment of prospective graduating students, for collecting and analyzing online prospective job applications, and for allowing prospective graduating students to share information with a potential employer they are interested in, as part of a dialog with that potential employer during the job application procedure.
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.
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.
/Fong Hsu/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 117
(571) 272-2001
fong.hsu@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.