To: | Ally Financial Inc. (docket@hollandhart.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88400465 - ALLY - 93885.0385 |
Sent: | July 04, 2019 09:59:37 AM |
Sent As: | ecom101@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. 88400465
Mark: ALLY
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Applicant: Ally Financial Inc.
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Reference/Docket No. 93885.0385
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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: July 04, 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 RESULTS
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).
RECITATION OF SERVICES
The recitation of services is indefinite and must be clarified. Anything in bold requires deletion, clarification or reclassification. See TMEP §1402.01.
Class 36: Providing information in the fields of foreign currency, commodities, financial derivatives, interest rate products, and equities via the internet and intranet systems; providing financial services, namely, motor vehicle loans, financing services, financing for motor vehicles, asset-based lending, commercial cash flow lending, structured financing, consumer lending services, vehicle title loan services, and revolving loans; Insurance services, namely, insurance underwriting and claims administration of extended motor vehicle service contracts for the repair and maintenance of motor vehicles; Financial information provided by electronic and audio means; Providing customer bank account information via voice-controlled automated inquiries; Extended warranty services, namely, service contracts; Mobile applications and computer software for mobile devices; Real estate mortgage banking and lending services; origination, acquisition, servicing, securitization and brokerage of mortgage loans; Loan origination and financing via a global communications network; Home equity loans; Wealth management services; Strategic investment services, namely, strategic investment risk assessment services, strategic corporate financial investment advisory services; Venture capital services, namely venture capital advisory services, providing financing to emerging and start-up companies; Banking and financing services; online banking services; Online banking services accessible by means of downloadable mobile applications; Online debit card services, namely, monitoring of transactions, account balances, spending and featuring electronic alerts related to spending, all accessible by means of downloadable mobile applications; Automobile dealer inventory financing; financing loans for car dealerships and small businesses
Mobile applications and computer software for mobile devices is a Class 9 service if the software and mobile applications are downloadable and is a Class 42 service if it is non downloadable. Additionally the purpose and function of the software and mobile applications must be specified.
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.
How to respond. Click to file a response to this nonfinal Office action
/Jacqueline Abrams/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 101
571-272-9185
INFORMAL ONLY jacky.abrams@uspto.gov
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