To: | Game Guys, LLC (pdsdocketing@gmail.com) |
Subject: | U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 88392626 - LET'S GO SHOPPING - 2972-11 |
Sent: | 6/29/2019 10:52:19 AM |
Sent As: | ECOM124@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. 88392626
MARK: LET'S GO SHOPPING
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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: Game Guys, 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: 6/29/2019
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.
SUMMARY OF ISSUES:
· Identification of Goods and Services
· Entity Uncertain
SEARCH RESULTS AND ACTION ON THE MERITS FOR CLASS 9 ONLY
The trademark examining attorney has searched the Office’s database of registered and pending marks for class 9 only 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).
(1) Specify the number of classes for which registration is sought and provide the filing fees for all such classes.
(2) Delete class(es) from the application not covered by the fee(s) already submitted.
See TMEP §§810.01, 1401.04.
The application was filed online as a Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Reduced Fee (RF) application and therefore the filing fee per class was $275. See 37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(1)(i)-(iii); TMEP §810. The application identifies goods and/or services in at least 2 class(es), which require a total of fees in the amount of $550. Applicant submitted $275 with the application. The fee(s) submitted was sufficient for only 1 class(es).
IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS AND SERVICES
The examining attorney makes the requirement for an acceptable and definite identification. Applicant’s identification is in BOLD and the examining attorney’s comments and suggestions are underlined.
Class 9
DIGITAL MEDIA, NAMELY, PRE-RECORDED CD-ROMS, DIGITAL VERSATILE DISCS, AND DVDS, FEATURING GAME SHOWS;
The examining attorney accepts the above identification of goods in class 9.
COMPUTER GAME PROGRAMS;
Applicant must indicate if the programs are recorded or downloadable. Applicant may adopt the following in class 9: recorded computer game programs.
COMPUTER GAME SOFTWARE;
Applicant must indicate if the programs are recorded or downloadable. Applicant may adopt the following in class 9: recorded computer game software.
DOWNLOADABLE MOBILE APPLICATIONS FEATURING ELECTRONIC GAMES;
The examining attorney accepts the above identification of goods in class 9.
DOWNLOADABLE COMPUTER GAME PROGRAMS;
The examining attorney accepts the above identification of goods in class 9.
DOWNLOADABLE COMPUTER GAME SOFTWARE;
The examining attorney accepts the above identification of goods in class 9.
VIDEO GAME PROGRAMS;
Applicant must indicate if the programs are recorded or downloadable. Applicant may adopt the following in class 9: recorded video game programs.
DOWNLOADABLE ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO TELEVISION GAME SHOWS
Applicant must be more specific about the type of electronic publications, i.e. magazines, books. Applicant may adopt the following in class 9: downloadable electronic publications in the nature of [indicate particular publication, for example, magazines, books] relating to television game shows.
Class 41
TELEVISION SERIES GAME SHOW;
Applicant may adopt the following in class 41: entertainment services, namely, an ongoing television series featuring a game show.
TELEVISION SERIES GAME SHOW PLAYED INTERACTIVELY PLAYABLE WITH AN ONLINE AUDIENCE;
Applicant may adopt the following in class 41: entertainment services, namely, an ongoing television series featuring a game show that is played interactively with an online audience.
ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES, NAMELY, PROVIDING ONLINE COMPUTER GAMES AND VIDEO GAMES;
The examining attorney accepts the above services in class 41.
PROVIDING TEMPORARY USE OF NON-DOWNLOADABLE ONLINE GAMES;
Applicant must be more specific about the type of online games, for example, online poker games, online board games. Applicant may adopt the following in class 41: providing temporary use of non-downloadable online [indicate type of games, for example, card games, poker games, board games].
PROVIDING TEMPORARY USE OF NON-DOWNLOADABLE ONLINE ELECTRONIC GAMES PLAYED VIA A GLOBAL COMPUTER NETWORK OR WIRELESS DEVICES;
The examining attorney accepts the above services in class 41.
PROVIDING A WEBSITE FEATURING BLOGS AND NON-DOWNLOADABLE PUBLICATIONS IN THE NATURE OF ARTICLES IN THE FIELD OF TELEVISION GAME SHOWS
The examining attorney accepts the above services in class 41.
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.
ENTITY UNCERTAIN
If applicant is a limited liability company, applicant must amend the legal entity and provide the U.S. state under whose laws it is organized. TMEP §803.03(h). If applicant is a corporation, applicant must provide the legal name of the corporation and U.S. state or foreign country of incorporation or organization. See TMEP §803.03(c).
If, in response to the above request, applicant provides information indicating that it is not the owner of the mark, registration will be refused because the application was void as filed. See 37 C.F.R. §2.71(d); TMEP §§803.06, 1201.02(b). An application must be filed by the party who owns or is entitled to use the mark as of the application filing date. See 37 C.F.R. §2.71(d); TMEP §1201.02(b).
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.
/Kim Saito/
Examining Attorney, Law Office 124
kim.saito@uspto.gov
571.272.9214
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.