To: | JBT AeroTech Corporation (efiling@cojk.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88483604 - JETDOCK - JBTA-2-59170 |
Sent: | September 17, 2019 10:57:49 AM |
Sent As: | ecom109@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. 88483604
Mark: JETDOCK
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Correspondence Address: CHRISTENSEN O'CONNOR JOHNSON KINDNESS
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Applicant: JBT AeroTech Corporation
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Reference/Docket No. JBTA-2-59170
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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: September 17, 2019
The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney. Applicant must respond timely and completely to the issues below. 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(a), 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
Search Results
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
Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:
Class 006: Enclosed portable ramps of metal for use in boarding aircraft; Pre-fabricated metal telescoping bridges for loading and unloading passengers between aircraft and terminal buildings
Class 007: Motorized telescoping bridges for loading and unloading passengers between aircraft and terminal buildings
Class 009: Automated systems, namely, downloadable computer operating software, computer hardware, electric sensors, and communications devices for controlling and monitoring power operated movable passenger bridges for connecting an aircraft to an airport terminal gate
Guidelines to Amending the Identification of Goods and/or Services
Applicant may amend the identification to clarify or limit the goods and/or services, but not to broaden or expand the goods and/or services beyond those in the original application or as acceptably amended. See 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06. Generally, any deleted goods and/or services may not later be reinserted. See TMEP §1402.07(e).
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.
Significance of Wording
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.
How to respond. Click to file a response to this nonfinal Office action
If applicant has questions about its application or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned trademark examining attorney.
/Kathleen Lorenzo/
Kathleen Lorenzo
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 109
Kathleen.Lorenzo@uspto.gov
571-272-5883
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