To: | Engage! Learning, Inc. (jmckinnie@gunn-lee.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88602112 - EGROWECOACH - T-12390.2 |
Sent: | December 11, 2019 03:16:24 PM |
Sent As: | ecom109@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. 88602112
Mark: EGROWECOACH
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Applicant: Engage! Learning, Inc.
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Reference/Docket No. T-12390.2
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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 11, 2019
The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney. Applicant must respond timely and completely to the issue(s) below. 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(a), 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
Amendment to the Identification of Services Required
SEARCH OF OFFICE’S DATABASE OF MARKS
The trademark examining attorney has searched the Office’s database of registered and pending marks and has found no conflicting marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d). TMEP §704.02; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).
AMENDMENT TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF SERVICES
Full Suggested Identifications
In the recommendations below, the examining attorney sought to offer comprehensive proposals in instances where the identification of goods or recitations of services require clarification. Applicant is not required to accept these proposals, but any further changes must be within the scope of the identifications set out in the application. Please see below for a more thorough discussion.
Suggested amendments appear below. Please note that the suggestions are in bold, explanatory information is in brackets, suggested removal of language is in strikethrough typeface and notations are in italicized parentheses.
Additionally, where necessary, the examining attorney has indicated where applicant must supply additional information. In such cases, the wording is presented in bold print within brackets, for example, “Computer software for {specify the function of the programs, e.g., use in database management, use as a spreadsheet, word processing, etc., and if software is content- or field-specific, the content or field of use}.” In such case, applicant must supply the required information within the brackets and must remove the brackets from the identification of goods and/or services.
Applicant may substitute the following wording if acceptable and accurate:
In Class 42:
“Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software and applications {specify function of software services, e.g., for creating detailed records of coaching efforts} for use in the field of education to provide professional development, training, and resources for educators and administrators; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for {specify function of software services, e.g., for creating detailed records of coaching efforts} for use in the field of education for professional development, for training, and for use as a resource for educators and administrators”
Scope Advisory and Identification of Manual Reference
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.
COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE TRADEMARK OFFICE
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.
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.
/Lauren R. Roncoroni/
Lauren R. Roncoroni
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 109
(571) 270-5661
Lauren.Roncoroni@uspto.gov
RESPONSE GUIDANCE