To: | GOLFZON CO., LTD. (yshgroup@ipfirm.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88584998 - GZ - 123027-0295T |
Sent: | November 21, 2019 09:45:26 AM |
Sent As: | ecom123@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. 88584998
Mark: GZ
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Applicant: GOLFZON CO., LTD.
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Reference/Docket No. 123027-0295T
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EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT
Issue date: November 21, 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.
Application has been amended as shown below. As agreed to by Kwang Yup Chae on November 20, 2019, the examining attorney has amended the application as shown below. Please notify the examining attorney immediately of any objections. TMEP §707. Otherwise, no response is required. Id. In addition, applicant is advised that amendments to the goods and/or services are permitted only if they clarify or limit them; amendments that add to or broaden the scope of the goods and/or services are not permitted. 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a).
AMENDED IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS AND SERVICES
The identification of goods is amended to read as follows:
IC 009: Downloadable computer programs for analyzing golf swing; Downloadable computer software applications for analyzing golf swing; Recorded computer game programs relating to golf; Recorded computer software relating to golf; downloadable computer application software for mobile phones for analyzing golf swing; downloadable computer program for analyzing golf swing; downloadable computer software for analyzing golf swing; Downloadable image files and video recordings relating to golf simulators and golfer's motion; Multiple purpose cameras; Acceleration sensors; Distance recording apparatus; Apparatus for measuring the swing speed and swing trajectory of golf clubs; Electronic sports training simulators in the nature of golf simulator; Electronic sports training simulators in the nature of audiovisual teaching apparatus; Computer hardware for analyzing golf swing, namely, golf club swing aids, golf swing analyzer with voice feedback for the purpose to improve golf swing by tracking trajectory of golf balls, actual movement and shaft of golf clubs; Sensors for measuring apparatus and instruments; electronic sensors for camera; Speed measuring apparatus for golf balls; Recorded computer gaming software for recreational game playing purposes; Smart phone application software, namely, downloadable computer application software for analyzing golf swing for smart phones, downloadable computer software via a global computer network and wireless devices for providing the information on golf courses, yardage, global positioning system (GPS)-enabled maps, interactive scorecards for golf for smart phones; Laser speed detectors; Recorded computer virtual reality game software; Computers and computer hardware
IC 041 [NO CHANGES]: Providing golf facilities; Rental of golf articles, namely, equipment, not including clothing; Golf instruction; Organization, arranging and conducting of golf tournaments or competitions; Providing recreation facilities; Operation of an indoor golf practice range; Gaming services in the nature of golf gaming, indoor golf simulation gaming; Video arcade services; Providing amusement arcade services; Entertainment in the nature of golf tournaments; Golf courses; Golf club services; Education services, namely, providing tutoring in the field of golf
IC 043 [NO CHANGES]: Restaurants; Cafes; Pubs; Canteen services; Snack bar services; Cocktail lounge services; Bar services
See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.01(e).
WHAT’S NEXT
After the trademark examining attorney issues the examiner’s amendment, applicant will not receive a registration on the Principal Register for the applied-for mark until the mark makes it through the publication process and opposition period. The publication process starts once the trademark examining attorney issues the examiner’s amendment and the mark is approved for publication in the USPTO’s Trademark Official Gazette, a weekly online publication. The USPTO will then send a “Notice of Publication” to the applicant specifying the date its mark will publish in this publication.
The USPTO publishes applicant’s mark in the Trademark Official Gazette to provide third parties who believe they may be damaged by registration of applicant’s mark an opportunity to oppose registration of that mark within thirty (30) days from the publication date. An “opposition” is similar to a federal court proceeding, but this proceeding is held before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, a USPTO administrative tribunal of administrative judges who issue decisions on these matters. If a third party opposes registration of applicant’s mark by instituting an opposition proceeding, the USPTO will send applicant notice of this opposition. When this occurs, an applicant may wish to hire an attorney due to the complexity of these proceedings.
If no one opposes registration of the mark, and the mark was published based upon an applicant’s actual use of the mark in commerce or on a foreign registration, the USPTO generally registers the mark and issues a registration certificate within approximately twelve (12) weeks after the publication date.
If no one opposes registration of the mark, and the mark was published based upon an applicant’s bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce, the USPTO generally issues a “Notice of Allowance” within approximately eight (8) weeks after the publication date. Applicant then has six (6) months from the date of the Notice of Allowance to timely file a “Statement of Use” or to file a request for a six-month “Extension of Time to file a Statement of Use” (extension request). Extension requests are granted in six-month increments and a maximum of five extension requests can be filed after the issuance of the Notice of Allowance. If a Statement of Use is not filed within the six months after the Notice of Allowance issued, a Statement of Use must be filed within the time period of a previously granted extension request. The USPTO will only issue a registration certificate after the trademark examining attorney approves a Statement of Use.
For an overview of the time frames for when an applicant should file and the USPTO will issue documents related to a trademark application, see Trademark Application and Post-Registration Process Timelines. Forms for Statements of Use and extension requests, and additional requirements for intent to use applications, are available online at Intent to Use (ITU) Forms.
Radcliff, Brent
/Brent M. Radcliff/
Examining Attorney
Trademark Law Office 123
(571) 270-0855
brent.radcliff@uspto.gov