To: | Regents of the University of Minnesota (trademark@winthrop.com) |
Subject: | U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 88378248 - ADAPT - 19457-73 |
Sent: | 7/6/2019 6:35:05 PM |
Sent As: | ECOM113@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. 88378248
MARK: ADAPT
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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: Regents of the University of Minnesota
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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: 7/6/2019
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.
NO CONFLICTING MARKS FOUND
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).
However, applicant must respond to the following requirement(s) before registration can be granted.
IDENTIFICATION OF SERVICES
Applicant’s services are identified as “Education, coaching, and training services, namely, providing classes, workshops, training, and information regarding parenting strategies and skills, stress management, communication, mindfulness, military life stressors, and reintegration from military deployment and distribution of course material in connection therewith; Providing a website, online resources, and information regarding parenting strategies and skills, stress management, communication, mindfulness, military life stressors, and reintegration from military deployment” in International Class 41.
Alternatively, if the provided information is in the nature of information, news and commentary in the field of current events related to the above-identified topics, then such services would be properly classified in International Class 41, and applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate: Education, coaching, and training services, namely, providing classes, workshops, and training in the fields of parenting strategies and skills, stress management, communication, mindfulness, military life stressors, and reintegration from military deployment and distribution of course material in connection therewith; Providing information, news and commentary in the field of current events related to parenting strategies and skills, stress management, communication, mindfulness, the military, military life and military life stressors and transitioning from military life to civilian life.
Applicant may substitute the following identification of services, if accurate [the examining attorney’s suggestions appear in bold, underlined text]:
Class 41: Education, coaching, and training services, namely, providing classes, workshops, and training in the fields of parenting strategies and skills, stress management, communication, mindfulness, military life stressors, and reintegration from military deployment and distribution of course material in connection therewith; Providing information, news and commentary in the field of current events related to parenting strategies and skills, stress management, communication, mindfulness, the military, military life and military life stressors and transitioning from military life to civilian life; Providing a website featuring online resources and information, namely, {specify, e.g., non-downloadable videos and non-downloadable publications in the nature of magazines and articles} in the field of current events related to parenting strategies and skills, stress management, communication, mindfulness, military life stressors, and reintegration from military deployment
ID Manual Online
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.
/Amy L. Kertgate/
Examining Attorney
Law Office 113
Tel: (571) 272-1943
Email: amy.kertgate@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.