To: | American Society for Transplantation and ETC. (kpendo@clpchicago.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88461941 - ASTCT - 013292.0701 |
Sent: | August 27, 2019 03:48:23 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. 88461941
Mark: ASTCT
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Correspondence Address: 333 W. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 810
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Applicant: American Society for Transplantation and ETC.
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Reference/Docket No. 013292.0701
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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 27, 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.
The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney.
No Conflicting Marks
The examining attorney has searched the Office records and has found no similar registered or pending mark which would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d). TMEP §704.02.
However, the applicant must address the following informalities.
Identification of Goods and Services
The identification of goods and services is unacceptable for the following reasons.
Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate.
Printed and downloadable instructional, educational and teaching materials in the field of blood and marrow transplantation and related cellular therapies, and printed publications, namely, journals and newsletters in the field of blood and marrow transplantation and related cellular therapies in International Class 009.
Association services, namely, promoting education, advocacy and research in the field of blood and marrow transplantation and related cellular therapies in International Class 035.
Educational services, namely, conducting seminars, workshops, examinations, testing, conferences, symposiums, webinars, online learning lectures, classes and training in the field of blood and marrow transplantation and related cellular therapies; providing online instructional, educational and teaching materials in the field of blood and marrow transplantation and related cellular therapies, and printed publications, namely, journals and newsletters in the field of blood and marrow transplantation and related cellular therapies in International Class 041.
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.
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