To: | Advance Magazine Publishers Inc. (trademarks@advance.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88507971 - ALL ACCESS - AMPI-T096157 |
Sent: | October 31, 2019 03:28:43 PM |
Sent As: | ecom118@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. 88507971
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Applicant: Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.
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Reference/Docket No. AMPI-T096157
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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 31, 2019
This application was approved for publication on September 25, 2019. See 37 C.F.R. §2.80. However, approval of the application has been withdrawn to address the issue(s) below. See TMEP §706.01. The trademark examining attorney apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause applicant.
IDENTIFICATION OF SERVICES – PARTICULAR WORDING TOO BROAD
The wording “video series” in the identification of services for International Class 041 must be clarified because it is too broad and could include services in other international classes. See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.03. In particular, this wording could encompass pre-recorded video discs, video recording and video tapes in 009, video production services in 041, and providing on-line videos that are not downloadable in 041. Applicant must limit the identification to the one class paid for, or submit additional fees to prosecute this as a combined multiple class application.
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.
Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:
“Entertainment services in the nature of online, non-downloadable video series in the fields of sports, lifestyles, business.” 041
“Entertainment services in the nature of production of a video series in the fields of sports, lifestyles, business.” 041
Where possible, the examining attorney has provided guidelines to assist the applicant in amending the existing identification of services.
PLEASE NOTE: All issues raised in this office action may be resolved by E-mailing the examining attorney (Gretta.Yao@uspto.gov). Applicant is encouraged to email or call the assigned trademark examining attorney below to resolve the issues in this Office action. Although the USPTO will not accept an email as a response to an Office action, an applicant can communicate by phone or email to agree to a proposed amendment to the application that will immediately place the application in condition for publication, registration, or suspension. See 37 C.F.R. §2.62(c); TMEP §707.
Please note, if applicant amends the identification via email, applicant must also provide the following:
How to respond. Click to file a response to this nonfinal Office action
/Gretta Yao/
Attorney
United States Patent & Trademark Office
Law Office 118
571.272.9313
gretta.yao@uspto.gov
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