Examiners Amendment

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application

 

 

 

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT

 

 

Issue date:  January 16, 2020

 

 

USPTO database searched; no conflicting marks found.  The trademark examining attorney searched the USPTO database of registered and pending marks and found no conflicting marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d).  15 U.S.C. §1052(d); TMEP §704.02.

 

Application has been amended as shown below.  As agreed to by Chelseaa Bush on January 16, 2020, the examining attorney has amended the application as shown below.  Please notify the examining attorney immediately of any objections.  TMEP §707.  Otherwise, no response is required.  Id.  In addition, applicant is advised that amendments to the goods and/or services are permitted only if they clarify or limit them; amendments that add to or broaden the scope of the goods and/or services are not permitted.  37 C.F.R. §2.71(a).

 

Amendment – Identification of Goods and Services:

 

The identification of goods and services is amended to read as follows: 

 

Class 09:         “Computer hardware; computer hardware for communicating audio, video and data between computers via a global computer network, wide-area computer networks, and peer-to-peer computer network; downloadable and recorded computer software for vehicle navigation; downloadable and recorded computer software for operating an autonomous vehicle; downloadable and recorded computer software for vehicle fleet management; downloadable and recorded computer software for coordinating, scheduling, booking, and dispatching vehicles for passenger and freight transport; downloadable and recorded computer software for managing freight transportation by truck and autonomous vehicles; navigation apparatus for vehicles; navigational instruments, namely, GPS navigation devices and satellite-aided navigation systems; steering apparatus for vehicles, namely, simulators for the steering and controlling of vehicles; radar apparatus; laser device for sensing distance to objects; laser object detectors for use on vehicles; lidar (light detection and ranging apparatus); vehicle infrared, acceleration, proximity, and velocity sensors; sensors for determining position, velocity, direction, and acceleration; downloadable mobile applications for coordinating transportation services; downloadable mobile applications for coordinating, scheduling, booking, and dispatching vehicles for passenger and freight transport and delivery services; downloadable and recorded computer software and hardware for vehicle fleet launching, coordination, calibrating, direction, and management; cameras; cameras for use with vehicles; transmitters of electronic signals; radios for vehicles; radio transmitters and receivers; global positioning system (GPS); simulators for driving or control of vehicles; vehicle drive training simulators; control units for regulating start-up electrical motors; apparatus for testing vehicle brakes; vehicle video recorder; downloadable mobile applications for booking taxis”

 

Class 12:         “Land vehicles; automobiles; trucks; freight land vehicles, namely, automobiles and trucks; mass transit land vehicles, namely automobiles and buses; autonomous cars; autonomous land vehicles, namely, automobiles, trucks, and buses; driverless cars; electric vehicles, namely, electric cars and electric motor cycles; electrically-powered motor scooters; anti-theft devices and alarms for vehicles; motor vehicle alarm systems; steering units for land vehicles and parts thereof; drones; plastic parts for vehicles, namely, automotive exterior and interior plastic extruded decorative and protective trim; metal parts for vehicles, namely, automotive exterior and interior metal decorative and protective trim; strollers”

 

Class 39:         “Transportation services, namely, providing shuttle services  by automobiles, buses and trucks; transportation services, namely, making reservations and bookings for transportation; transportation of passengers by vehicle; transportation services, namely, providing temporary use of vehicles in the nature of motor vehicle sharing services; transportation services, namely, providing travel by autonomous vehicles in the nature of taxi services; car rental services; transport reservation services; freighting services; freight transportation by trucks and autonomous vehicles; transportation of passengers and freight by land vehicle; providing a website featuring information regarding autonomous car transportation services and scheduling transportation services; leasing of vehicles; transportation services, namely, coordinating the pickup and drop-off of passengers at designated or directed locations; motor vehicle sharing services, namely, providing temporary use of motor vehicles; providing taxi booking services via mobile applications”

 

Class 42:         “Providing online non-downloadable software services for transportation services, namely, coordinating, booking, and dispatching autonomous vehicles for transportation purposes; research and development into autonomous vehicles; research, design, and development of computer hardware and software for use with vehicle on-board computers for monitoring and controlling motor vehicle operation; research, design, and development of computer hardware and software for vehicle coordination, navigation, calibrating, direction, and management; installation, updating, and maintenance of computer hardware and software for use with vehicle on-board computers for monitoring and controlling motor vehicle operation; research, design, and development of sensors and for structural parts thereof; software as a service (SaaS) services featuring computer software for use as an application programming interface (API); advanced product research, design, and development in the field of artificial intelligence; mapping services; computer security consultancy; vehicle roadworthiness testing; conversion of data or documents from physical to electronic media; Recording data for others on optical, digital and magnetic media for electronic storage; consulting services in the field of cloud computing; cloud computing featuring software for use in operating autonomous vehicles”

 

Class 45:         “Monitoring of security alarm systems; dating services; online social networking services in the field of autonomous vehicles; internet-based social introduction service; computer software licensing; licensing of intellectual property; licensing of software for management of intellectual property; legal administration of licenses; granting of software licenses; stolen vehicle recovery services; stolen vehicle tracking; emergency roadside assistance services, namely, opening of locks; lost property services in the nature of tracking, locating, monitoring and returning services for recovering lost personal possessions, namely, lost property return; rental of security apparatus in the nature of camera and video surveillance equipment”

 

See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.01(e).  Please note that International Classes 35 and 42 are acceptable without amendment. 

 

If the applicant has any questions or needs assistance, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.

 

 

/Dominic R. Fathy/

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 104

571-272-8801

dominic.fathy@uspto.gov

 

 

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

 

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

 

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on January 16, 2020 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88421568

 

Your trademark application has been reviewed by a trademark examining attorney.  As part of that review, the assigned attorney has issued an official letter.  Please follow the steps below.

 

(1)  Read the official letter.  No response is necessary.

 

(2)  Direct questions about the contents of the Office action to the assigned attorney below. 

 

/Dominic R. Fathy/

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 104

571-272-8801

dominic.fathy@uspto.gov

 

Direct questions about navigating USPTO electronic forms, the USPTO website, the application process, the status of your application, and/or whether there are outstanding deadlines or documents related to your file to the Trademark Assistance Center (TAC).

 

 

 

GENERAL GUIDANCE

·       Check the status of your application periodically in the Trademark Status & Document Retrieval (TSDR) database to avoid missing critical deadlines.

 

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