To: | Zhang, Po (docket@benjaminlawpc.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88532634 - NYPO - NYPO |
Sent: | October 17, 2019 07:56:04 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. 88532634
Mark: NYPO
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Applicant: Zhang, Po
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PRIORITY ACTION
NONFINAL OFFICE ACTION
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 17, 2019
USPTO database searched; no conflicting marks found. The trademark examining attorney searched the USPTO database of registered and pending marks and found no conflicting marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d). 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); TMEP §704.02.
Applicant must address issues shown below. On October 16, 2019, the examining attorney and Amy Benjamin discussed the issues below. Applicant must timely respond to these issues. See 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.62(a); TMEP §708.05.
IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
The wording “clothing” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because what type of clothing the goods are. See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §1402.01.
The wording “art galleries” in the identification of services for International Class 035 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 retail store services for works of art provided by art galleries in International Class 035 and educational services, namely, conducting seminars and workshops in the field of painting, art appraisal and sculpture, provided by art galleries in International Class 041.
Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:
International Class 016, “Printed materials, namely, written articles in the field of {indicate subject matter}”
International Class 025, “Clothing, namely, t-shirts, pants, shorts, and dresses; footwear; hats”
International Class 035, “Retail general store services; retail store services for works of art provided by art galleries.”
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.
CONCLUSION
Please call or email the assigned trademark examining attorney with questions about this Office action. Although the trademark examining attorney cannot provide legal advice or statements about applicant’s rights, the trademark examining attorney can provide applicant with additional explanation about the refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) in this Office action. See TMEP §§705.02, 709.06. Although the USPTO does not accept emails as responses to Office actions, emails can be used for informal communications and will be included in the application record. See 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(c), 2.191; TMEP §§304.01-.02, 709.04-.05.
How to respond. Click to file a response to this nonfinal Office action.
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.
/Justin R. Moscati/
Justin R. Moscati
Attorney Examiner
Law Office 127
(571) 272-6305
justin.moscati@uspto.gov
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