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SERIAL NUMBER:            88404873

DATE:                                12/09/2019

NAME:                               amorris

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From: Morris, Alina <Alina.Morris@USPTO.GOV>
Sent: Monday, December 9, 2019 5:49 PM
To: Collins, Randall Johnson <randall.collins@hp.com>
Cc: HP Trademarks <hptrademarks@hp.com>; Abel, Kimberly <kimberly.abel@hp.com>; Knecht, Carolyn E <carolyn.e.knecht@hp.com>
Subject: RE: U.S. Trademark Application No. 88404873 - HP - Request for Authorization for Examiner’s Amendment; Please respond by 12/17/2019 (Attn: Carolyn Knecht)

 

Dear Randall,

 

Thank you very much for your reply.  Your proposed amendment looks good – I will proceed with the Examiner’s Amendment.

 

Sincerely,

Alina

 

Alina Morris

Trademark Examining Attorney, Law Office 117

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Phone: 571-272-2256

Email: alina.morris@uspto.gov

 

 

 

From: Collins, Randall Johnson <randall.collins@hp.com>
Sent: Monday, December 9, 2019 5:21 PM
To: Morris, Alina <Alina.Morris@USPTO.GOV>
Cc: HP Trademarks <hptrademarks@hp.com>; Abel, Kimberly <kimberly.abel@hp.com>; Knecht, Carolyn E <carolyn.e.knecht@hp.com>
Subject: RE: U.S. Trademark Application No. 88404873 - HP - Request for Authorization for Examiner’s Amendment; Please respond by 12/17/2019 (Attn: Carolyn Knecht)

 

Dear Ms. Morris,

 

I work with Carrie Knecht at HP on trademarks.  We would like to proceed with your proposed amendments, with one minor exception: we would take out the word “remote” from your suggestion, leaving the following description:

 

•            Device-as-a-Service (DaaS) services, namely, technical support services in the nature of remote administration and management of computer hardware devices for the purpose of assisting in the optimization of information technology (IT) assets and resources

 

Please let us know if this is acceptable.  Thank you!

 

Kind regards,

Randall

 

Randall J. Collins
Trademark, Copyright, and Marketing Counsel
Global Legal Affairs

randall.collins@hp.com
T +1 650 316 7292
HP Inc.
1501 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
United States

From: Morris, Alina <Alina.Morris@USPTO.GOV>
Sent: Friday, December 6, 2019 11:47 AM
To: HP Trademarks <hptrademarks@hp.com>
Subject: U.S. Trademark Application No. 88404873 - HP - Request for Authorization for Examiner’s Amendment; Please respond by 12/17/2019 (Attn: Carolyn Knecht)

 

Serial No.: 88404873

Mark: HP

Applicant: HP Hewlett Packard Group LLC

Attn: Carolyn Knecht

 

Dear Ms. Knecht,

 

I am the Trademark Examining Attorney at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office reviewing the application set forth above.  In reviewing the response to the Office Action filed on 12/3, there are two minor remaining issues with the identification.  With your authorization, these may be resolved with an Examiner’s Amendment.

 

Identification of Services

 

1)    The amendment from “Device- as-a-Service (DaaS) services” to “Device-as-a-Service (DaaS) services, namely, for the purpose of assisting in the optimization of information technology (IT) assets and resources” is still indefinite.  It’s not clear what the function of services are; something more is needed to clarify what is the service being performed. 

The following would be acceptable, if accurate:

 

·         Device-as-a-Service (DaaS) services, namely, technical support services in the nature of remote administration and management of computer hardware devices for the purpose of assisting in the optimization of information technology (IT) assets and resources

 

2)    A stray struck-through word (“on”) carried through from my suggestion for clarifying “consulting services for advice on computer system management and operation” to “Consulting services and advising in on the field of computer system management and operation,” and I can delete that extraneous word “on.”

 

If you can respond by email or telephone by Tuesday December 17, 2019, these last minor issues may be resolved through the issuance of an Examiner’s Amendment.  Otherwise, a formal Office Action will be issued, and you will have six (6) months to respond.

 

Please note that although the USPTO does not accept emails as responses to Office Actions, email can be used for informal communications such as this, and will be included in the application record.  See 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(c), 2.191; TMEP §§304.01-.02, 709.04-.05. 

 

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you,

 

/Alina Morris/

 

Alina Morris

Trademark Examining Attorney, Law Office 117

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Phone: 571-272-2256

Email: alina.morris@uspto.gov