To: | Synthon Biopharmaceuticals B.V (PTO-TM-Email@rfem.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88585565 - BIONDIS - 3599-157 |
Sent: | December 09, 2019 03:24:33 PM |
Sent As: | ecom114@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. 88585565
Mark: BIONDIS
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Applicant: Synthon Biopharmaceuticals B.V
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Reference/Docket No. 3599-157
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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: December 09, 2019
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.
INTRODUCTION
This Office action is in response to applicant’s communication filed on November 29, 2019.
In a previous Office action dated November 20, 2019, applicant was required to satisfy the following requirements: IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS AND SERVICES/MULTIPLE-CLASS APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.
Although applicant amended the identification of goods and services accordingly, certain language remains indefinite as noted below. In addition, upon further review, in the suggested identification of services for International Class 42 as set forth in the Office action dated November 20, 2019, the examining attorney offered incorrect suggested substitute wording which the applicant adopted which is noted below, namely, pharmaceutical consultancy services. The examining attorney apologizes for this error. Thus, this represents a new issue with the identification for this application.
Thus, based on applicant’s response, the trademark examining attorney continues and maintains the requirements in the summary of issues below. See 37 C.F.R. §2.63(b); TMEP §714.04.
SUMMARY OF ISSUES:
IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS AND SERVICES/MULTIPLE-CLASS APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
INTERNATIONAL CLASS 5
See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.03. Applicant must amend this wording to specify the common commercial or generic name of the goods. See TMEP §1402.01. If the goods have no common commercial or generic name, applicant must describe the product, its main purpose, and its intended uses. See id.
INTERNATIONAL CLASS 10
The identification of goods for International Class 10 is acceptable as written.
INTERNATIONAL CLASS 35
With respect to the identification “business mediation of commercial transaction for others, mediation of contracts for the purchase and sale of products, and medication of agreements all in the field of the purchase, sale and licensing of pharmaceutical registrations and pharmaceutical registration files” in this class, applicant should indicate “transactions” to clearly and concisely set forth the nature of the services by common commercial name. In addition, “medication of agreements” should correct the spelling of “medication” to “mediation”. The examining attorney apologizes for these spelling error in the suggested identification set forth in the Office action of November 20, 2019 which applicant adopted.
INTERNATIONAL CLASS 42
The following wording in the identification of services is indefinite and must be clarified because the wording does not make clear the exact nature of the services with enough specificity by common commercial name for proper identification and classification of the services in this class and/or the wording is too broad and could include services in other classes, namely:
See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §1402.01. Applicant must amend this wording to specify the common commercial or generic name of the services. See TMEP §1402.01. If the services have no common commercial or generic name, applicant must describe or explain the nature of the services using clear and succinct language. See id.
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:
Biopharmaceutical preparations, substances and compositions, namely, reagents for scientific and research purposes in the nature of antibody-drug conjugates and antibody-drug conjugates in the nature of biochemicals being monoclonal antibodies for in vitro scientific or research use, International Class 1; and/or
Biopharmaceutical preparations, substances and compositions, namely, antibacterial substances for medical purposes, medical diagnostic reagents in the nature of antibody-drug conjugates, immuno-oncology compounds in the nature of medicinal preparations for the treatment of infectious diseases and for use in oncology, and compounds for auto-immune diseases, namely, pharmaceutical preparations for the treatment of immune system related diseases and disorders; diopharmaceutical active substances, namely, diagnostic agents, preparations and substances for medical purposes in the nature of antibody-drug conjugates, immuno-oncology compounds, namely, pharmaceutical preparations and substances for the treatment of oncological related diseases and disorders, and compounds for auto-immune diseases, namely, pharmaceutical preparations for the treatment of immune system related diseases and disorders; biological and biochemical drug and cultures for medical use, namely, biological preparations for the treatment of cancer, cultures of microorganisms for medical use, and biological tissue cultures for medical purposes; biopharmaceutical active substances, namely, nutritive substances for microorganism cultures; biopharmaceutical components and ingredients, namely, plant and herb extracts sold as components of medicated cosmetics; orthopedic articles, namely, bone repair paste for use in orthopedic surgery; all of the above excluding for the treatment of neuromuscular diseases and disorders, International Class 5; and/or
Surgical and medical devices, apparatus and instruments, namely, surgical instruments and apparatus, surgical devices and instruments, surgical apparatus and instruments, medical instruments for cutting tissue, and medical instrument for performing biopsies, medical fluid injectors, injection device for pharmaceuticals, syringes for medical purposes, disposable syringes for medical purposes; orthopedic articles, namely, orthopedic walkers, orthopedic supports, orthopedic braces and orthopedic cushions; injection apparatus for medical purposes, namely, injection needles and injection instruments with needles, International Class 10; and/or
Providing office functions relating to the registration of pharmaceutical preparations and components and pharmaceutical drugs; providing office functions relating to obtaining pharmaceutical registrations and compiling pharmaceutical registration files; business mediation of commercial transactions for others, mediation of contracts for the purchase and sale of products, and mediation of agreements all in the field of the purchase, sale and licensing of pharmaceutical registrations and pharmaceutical registration files, International Class 35; and/or
Scientific and technological services and research relating thereto, namely, scientific research, analysis and testing in the fields of antibody-drug conjugates, immuno-oncology compounds and compounds for auto-immune diseases and scientific research related thereto; scientific and technological services relating to obtaining pharmaceutical registrations and compiling pharmaceutical registration files, namely, scientific research in the field of pharmaceuticals for pharmaceutical registration purposes; pharmaceutical research services and pharmaceutical research consultancy services; biomedical research services and biomedical research consultancy; medical research and medical research consultancy; scientific laboratory services in the fields of chemistry and biology, antibody-drug conjugates, immuno-oncology compounds and compounds for auto-immune diseases; scientific laboratory services; product development of pharmaceutical products and ingredients for pharmaceuticals; providing information relating to medical and scientific research in the field of pharmaceutical preparations; providing medical and scientific research information regarding the results of clinical trials for pharmaceutical preparations; quality control of products for others to determine conformity with certification standards; laboratory research, namely, scientific and medical research; laboratory analysis in the field of chemistry and biology as related to pharmaceuticals; product research for the pharmaceutical industry; design of pharmaceuticals for the pharmaceutical industry; product research and development for others; drug discovery services; testing in the context of quality control, namely, material testing and product testing; conducting clinical trials for others in the field of pharmaceutical preparations; quality control for others in the field of pharmaceutical preparations; providing information and data relating product research and developments in the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and medical fields, International Class 42; and/or
Pharmaceutical consultancy for medical purposes, Internationals Class 44.
MULTIPLE-CLASS APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
(1) List the goods and/or services by their international class number in consecutive numerical order, starting with the lowest numbered class.
(2) Submit a filing fee for each international class not covered by the fee(s) already paid (view the USPTO’s current fee schedule). The application identifies goods and/or services that are classified in at least six or more classes; however, applicant submitted a fee(s) sufficient for only four class(es). Applicant must either submit the filing fees for the classes not covered by the submitted fees or restrict the application to the number of classes covered by the fees already paid.
See 15 U.S.C. §§1051(b), 1112, 1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(6)-(7), 2.34(a)(2)-(3), 2.86(a); TMEP §§1403.01, 1403.02(c). The fee for adding classes to a TEAS Reduced Fee (RF) application is $275 per class. See 37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1)(iii), 2.23(a). See more information regarding the requirements for maintaining the lower TEAS RF fee and, if these requirements are not satisfied, for adding classes at a higher fee using regular TEAS.
See an overview of the requirements for a Section 44 multiple-class application and how to satisfy the requirements online using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) form.
RESPONDING TO THIS OFFICE ACTION
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.
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/Brendan McCauley/
Brendan McCauley
Trademark Examining Attorney
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