To: | Bill Loh (bhipdocket@bakerlaw.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88417596 - BLUESRULER - 114908.03 |
Sent: | July 22, 2019 02:45:31 PM |
Sent As: | ecom111@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. 88417596
Mark: BLUESRULER
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Correspondence Address: 45 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, 14TH FLOOR
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Applicant: Bill Loh
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Reference/Docket No. 114908.03
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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 22, 2019
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.
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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).
Identification of Goods
The examining attorney suggests the following.
Downloadable mobile applications (give the purpose, function and field of use); downloadable computer game software for mobile phones; video game cartridges; downloadable video game program; downloadable music files; electronic sheet music, downloadable in International Class 9; and
Musical instruments; sheet music stands; stands for musical instruments; conductors' batons; perforated music rolls for use in player pianos in International Class 15; and
Paper; cardboard; printed matter, namely, (give the type of printed matter, e.g. magazines, newspapers, newsletters, etc. and the subject matter of the printed goods); printed sheet music; printed publications, namely, (give the specific type of publications, e.g. magazines in the field of name the specific subject matter); printed teaching materials in the field of (give the specific subject matter); stationery; drawing materials for blackboards; office requisites, except furniture, namely, (give the specific goods, e.g. staplers, note pads); adhesive bands for stationery or household purposes in International Class 16; and
Games, namely, (give the specific type of game); toys, namely, (give the specific type of toy); video game apparatus, namely, (give the specific apparatus, e.g. video game consoles; hand-held video game apparatus); playing cards; game cards in International Class 28.
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.
Recitation of Services
Educational services, namely, classes, seminars and workshops in the field of (give the specific subject matter of the services); providing courses of instruction in the field of (give the specific subject matter of the services); entertainment services in the nature of (give the tyupe of entertainment service, e.g. live musical performances); organization of games; organizing cultural activities in the nature of (give the specific activity, e.g. food festivals or art fairs); organization of sports competitions; game services provided on-line from a computer network; games equipment rental in International Class 41; and
Scientific research; scientific research and development; technical research in the fields of (give the specific areas of research and the purpose); industrial design; design and development of computer software; consultancy in the design and development of computer hardware; computer hardware design; computer hardware development for computer games; computer game software design and development; computer game programming in International Class 42.
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.
Partial Abandonment Advisory
If applicant does not respond to this Office action within the six-month period for response, the goods and/or services in International Class(es) 9, 15, 16, 28, 41 and 42 for which amendments were required above will be deleted from the application. The application will then proceed with the goods and/or services in International Class(es) 9, 15, 16, 28, 41 and 42 for which no amendment was required above. See 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a)-(a)(1); TMEP §718.02(a).
Response Guidelines
For this application to proceed, applicant must explicitly address each refusal and/or requirement in this Office action. For a refusal, applicant may provide written arguments and evidence against the refusal, and may have other response options if specified above. 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.
/Dawn Feldman-Lehker/
Trademark Examining Attorney
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Law Office 111
(571)272-9381
dawn.feldman-lehker@uspto.gov
RESPONSE GUIDANCE