Examiners Amendment

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

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

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT

Issue date:  April 06, 2020

Application has been amended as shown below.  As agreed to by Robert Griffin, Esq. on April 6, 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).

IDENTIFICATION OF SERVICES

The identification of services is amended to read as follows: 

Class 42: administering and maintaining databases and virtual computing environments for others, namely, development, updating and maintenance of software and database systems, technical support services in the nature of diagnosing computer hardware and software problems, and providing virtual computer systems and virtual computer environments through cloud computing; technical support services in the nature of installation, administration, and troubleshooting of web and database applications; application service provider (ASP), namely, hosting computer software applications and maintenance of online databases of others, electronic storage services for archiving databases, and rental of a database server to third parties; cloud computing featuring software for use in providing virtual computer environments for software-as-a-service (SaaS), infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), platform-as-a-service (PaaS) and desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) functions; cloud hosting of electronic databases and virtual computing environments, namely, cloud hosting provider services; cloud-based network services providing network connectivity and management, security, continuity and productivity enhancements, namely, network analysis, computer network design, wireless engineering, virtualization, computer project management, computer network configuration services, technical support services in the nature of diagnosing computer hardware and software problems, and computer security services, namely, restricting unauthorized access to hard drives, computer networks and websites; computer security services, namely, identification of cyber threats through multi-source threat intelligence and analysis, development of mitigation strategies to minimize risk of computer system infection and data exfiltration, remote configuration of pre-integrated security tools to protect computer software and electronic data from computer viruses and cyber security threats, and infrastructure and security tool notification and configuration to return infrastructure to compliant state, all of the foregoing being in the nature of computer security consultancy relating to computer data, programming, equipment and software; cloud computing featuring software for computer services, namely, providing desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) and virtual servers to others; Technology consulting and providing technological information in the fields of information technology, cloud computing, web services, software, software-as-a-service (SaaS), data processing and analytics, data storage, data warehousing, data archiving, data and information security, networking, mobile computing, and the Internet of Things (IoT); hosting the software, websites and other computer applications of others on a virtual private server; IT security services, namely, IT security risk assessments, network vulnerability assessments and testing to assess information security vulnerability, penetration testing of computers to assess information security vulnerability, network architecture review and design, regulatory and compliance assistance for quality control purposes, policy and procedure review in the nature of computer security consultancy, Service Organization Controls (SOC) cybersecurity technological reports, and Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance testing, assessment and planning to assure compliance with industry standards, all of the foregoing in the nature of computer security consultancy; providing virtual computer systems and virtual computer environments through cloud computing; software-as-a-service (SaaS), infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), platform-as-a-service (PaaS) and desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) featuring computer software for managing virtual desktop environments, data storage and backup, database management, cloud computing, accounting and bookkeeping, data protection and security, monitoring cloud and application performance, cloud infrastructure management and automation, virtualization, networking, user authentication, Software Defined Networking (SDN), remote access, remote support, data sharing, and data, desktop and application streaming; software-as-a-service (SaaS), infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), platform-as-a-service (PaaS) and desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) featuring computer software platforms for the protection and defense against and response to data, computer network, and cyber breaches, threats, and invasions, and related technical support in the nature of help desk services for IT infrastructure, operating systems, database systems, and web applications; technical consulting, computer system analysis, technical advice, help desk services support, and managed computer security consultancy services in the fields of computer security, Internet security, data security, cybersecurity, information technology, computer systems, virtualization technologies, cloud computing and computing solutions and systems, and network architecture, all of the foregoing in the nature of consulting in the field of information technology and internet security; computer services, namely, remote management of the information technology (IT) systems of others; planning, design and management of information technology systems; providing virtual IT support staff services for businesses, namely, 24/7 service desk or help desk services for IT infrastructure, operating systems, database systems, and web applications

No other changes have been made to the remaining classes.

See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.01(e).

/Jeane Yoo/

Examining Attorney

Law Office 120

(571) 272-5021

Jeane.Yoo@uspto.gov

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on April 06, 2020 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88472469

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. 

/Jeane Yoo/

Examining Attorney

Law Office 120

(571) 272-5021

Jeane.Yoo@uspto.gov

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