To: | Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. (nkmclaughlin@duanemorris.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88404121 - LIMELIGHT - L0737-01157 |
Sent: | August 08, 2019 01:37:56 PM |
Sent As: | ecom105@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. 88404121
Mark: LIMELIGHT
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Applicant: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
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Reference/Docket No. L0737-01157
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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: August 08, 2019
This application was approved for publication on May 31, 2019. See 37 C.F.R. §2.80. However, approval of the application has been withdrawn to address the issue(s) below. See TMEP §706.01. The trademark examining attorney apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause applicant.
Clarification of the Identification of Goods – Class 009
The following is suggested:
Downloadable and/or recorded computer application software for use in controlling lighting, sensing the presence of occupants, and measuring daylight; lighting controls, namely, electric light dimmers; occupancy, motion, and photoelectric sensors, namely, electronic devices which detect the presence of occupants, measure daylight, and control lighting; load controllers for monitoring and controlling electronic devices and appliances; communication hubs; electronic hubs for connecting lighting systems to wired and wireless networks in buildings
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.
Failure to Respond
If applicant does not respond to this Office action within the six-month period for response, the goods indicated above as requiring clarification in International Class 009 will be deleted from the application. The application will then proceed with the remaining goods and classes. See 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a)-(a)(1); TMEP §718.02(a).
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
/CarynGlasser/
Trademark Examining Attorney
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