To: | ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LT ETC. (atus.uspto.mail@aristocrat.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88573724 - MAX POWER - MAXPOW41GG |
Sent: | November 07, 2019 09:02:30 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. 88573724
Mark: MAX POWER
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Applicant: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LT ETC.
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Reference/Docket No. MAXPOW41GG
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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: November 07, 2019
The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney. Applicant must respond timely and completely to the issue 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
Amendment Required of the Identification of Goods in International Class 028
International Class 028 Gaming machines, with or without video output, which accept a wager; reconfigurable casino and lottery gaming equipment, namely, gaming machines and operational game software therefor sold as a unit; a feature of gaming machines, namely, gaming devices which accept a wager; embedded gaming software sold as an integral part of electronic gaming machines
Applicant may amend the identification to clarify or limit the goods, but not to broaden or expand it 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 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
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 the Applicant has questions about its application or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned Trademark Examining Attorney directly at the number below, or email.
/Odessa Bibbins/
Attorney-Advisor
Law Office 118
Odessa.Bibbins@USPTO.GOV (informal questions only)
571-272-9425 Telephone
571-273-9425 Fax
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