To: | West Corporation (tmcentral@pirkeybarber.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88488612 - INTRADO - WSTC018US5 |
Sent: | October 02, 2019 10:21:49 AM |
Sent As: | ecom127@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. 88488612
Mark: INTRADO
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Correspondence Address: 1801 East 6th Street, Suite 300
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Applicant: West Corporation
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Reference/Docket No. WSTC018US5
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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: October 02, 2019
The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney. Applicant must respond timely and completely to the issue(s) below. 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(a), 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
SEARCH OF OFFICE’S DATABASE OF MARKS
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 SERVICES REQUIREMENT
The wording “Educational services; provision of training; non-downloadable publications” in the identification of services is indefinite and must be clarified because applicant must specify the field of educational services and training provided and the type and topic of the publications. See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §1402.01.
Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:
Class 41: Educational services, namely, conducting programs in the field of telecommunications; provision of training in the field of telecommunications; production, organisation and management of conferences, seminars, workshops, exhibitions and events for educational purposes; Non-downloadable electronic publications in the nature of magazines in the field of telecommunications; educational services, namely, conducting seminars and workshops in the field of school-parent communications and the distribution of course materials therewith in the nature of print, electronic, audio and visual materials; educational services for employees, conducting workshops in the field of emergency support; information, consultancy and advisory services relating to all the aforesaid services
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.
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.
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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/Laila Sabagh/
Laila Sabagh
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 127
(571) 272-8230
Laila.Sabagh@uspto.gov
RESPONSE GUIDANCE