To: | Designtechnica Corporation (pctrademarks@perkinscoie.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88379186 - T4C - 76200.4000 |
Sent: | May 05, 2020 05:59:19 PM |
Sent As: | ecom102@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. 88379186
Mark: T4C
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Applicant: Designtechnica Corporation
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Reference/Docket No. 76200.4000
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PRIORITY ACTION
NONFINAL OFFICE ACTION
The USPTO must receive applicant’s response to this letter within six months of the issue date below or the application will be abandoned. Respond using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS). A link to the appropriate TEAS response form appears at the end of this Office action.
Issue date: May 05, 2020
Applicant must address issues shown below. On May 1 and 5, 2020, the examining attorney and Seth Reagan discussed the issues below. Applicant must timely respond to these issues. See 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.62(a); TMEP §708.05.
This application was approved for publication on September 12, 2019. See 37 C.F.R. §2.80. However, approval of the application has been withdrawn to address the issue below. See TMEP §706.01. The trademark examining attorney apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause applicant.
The identification of services must be amended because it includes wording that is indefinite, as further explained below.
Applicant used the following identification in its application:
International Class 42: Providing a website featuring information in the field of scientific and technological research and developments for purposes of protecting the environment and improving the lives of others
Applicant must clarify the wording “technological research” in the identification of services in International Class 42 because it is indefinite. See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §§1402.01. This wording is indefinite because it does not indicate the specific field of the technological research, such as computer hardware systems, consumer electronics, medical science, biotechnology, environmental science, or renewable energy resources.
Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:
International Class 42: Providing a website featuring information in the field of scientific and technological research in the fields of {indicate field or subject matter, e.g., computer hardware systems, consumer electronics, medical science, biotechnology, environmental science, renewable energy resources, etc.} and developments for purposes of protecting the environment and improving the lives of others
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.
Response guidelines: For this application to proceed, applicant must explicitly address each requirement in this Office action. For a requirement, applicant should set forth the changes or statements. Please see “Responding to Office Actions” and the informational video “Response to Office Action” for more information and tips on responding.
Please call or email the assigned trademark examining attorney to resolve the issues in this Office action. Although the USPTO does not accept emails as responses to Office actions, communication by phone or email is permissible to agree to proposed amendments to the application that will immediately place the application in condition for publication, registration, or suspension. See 37 C.F.R. §2.62(c); TMEP §707.
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Edward Germick
/Edward J. Germick/
Examing Attorney
Law Office 102
(571) 272-5862
edward.germick@uspto.gov
RESPONSE GUIDANCE