Examiners Amendment

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application

 

 

 

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT

 

 

Issue date:  December 12, 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 Brandon P. Leahy on December 12, 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).

 

Identification of Goods and Services

 

The identification of goods and services is amended to read as follows (amendments shown in bold type): 

 

Computer application software for mobile devices, namely, downloadable software for accessing a database of information about motorized vehicles and motorized vehicle pricing; downloadable software allowing users to search for, research, purchase and sell motorized vehicles; downloadable computer application software for sending and receiving reports regarding characteristics of automobiles via a global computer network; downloadable software for generating automobile pricing data based on reports of property characteristics; downloadable software for analyzing and calculating the value of automobiles; downloadable computer software for use in connection with searching for new and used automobile listings and accessing automobile related information; downloadable computer software for providing value advisory and price evaluation services in connection with automobiles; downloadable computer software for data processing; downloadable computer software for automobile appraisal; downloadable computer software for use in connection with financing relating to automobiles; downloadable computer software for accessing financing information in the field of automobiles; downloadable computer software for providing information in the field of automobile financing; downloadable computer software for promoting the sale of automobiles; downloadable computer software for tracking vehicle depreciation for optimizing related lending criteria; downloadable computer software for providing financial tools and financial advice related to automotive loans; downloadable computer software for use in providing advertisement and promotional services for others based on vehicle valuation; downloadable computer software allowing website users to research motorized vehicle leasing information and motorized vehicle residual values; downloadable computer software for analyzing and predicting residual values of motorized vehicles; downloadable computer software for data analysis in the field of motorized vehicle leasing and marketing; subscription-based online modeling tools in the nature of downloadable software allowing users to calculate motorized vehicle residual value and perform pricing analysis, in INT. CLASS 9;

 

Statistical analysis of motorized vehicle price data for business purposes; preparing motorized vehicle pricing financial reports for others; advertising and marketing for sellers and lessors of motorized vehicles; Providing pricing information about the motorized vehicles of others via the global computer network; advertising services relating to motor vehicles; promoting the goods and services of others, namely, the sale of motor vehicles by providing information about manufacturer incentives; incentive award programs to promote the sale of products and services of others, namely, management of motor vehicle purchasing incentive programs for manufacturers; providing a website featuring information about incentive award programs to promote the sale of products and services of others, namely, motor vehicle manufacturers' incentive programs; promoting the sale of motor vehicles of others by means of a website featuring information about manufacturer incentives; business consulting services, namely, providing data regarding motor vehicle sales to motor vehicle manufacturers; Monitoring vehicle depreciation for business purposes; providing automobile purchase advisory and consulting services, in INT. CLASS 35;

 

Providing automobile financing; Providing financing information about the motorized vehicles of others via the global computer network; providing automobile value advisory and price evaluation services, namely, automobile appraisal services; providing information in the field of automobile financing, in INT. CLASS 36;

 

Providing an online search engine service for new and used automobile listings and automobile related information; providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable computer software for providing value advisory and price evaluation services in connection with automobiles; providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable computer software for data processing; providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable computer software for automobile appraisal; providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable computer software for use in connection with obtaining financing relating to automobiles; providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable computer software for accessing financing information in the field of automobiles; providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable computer software for providing information in the field of automobile financing; providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable computer software for promoting the sale of automobiles; Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for tracking vehicle depreciation for optimizing related lending criteria; Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for providing financial tools and financial advice related to automotive loans; Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for use in providing advertisement and promotional services for others based on vehicle valuation; providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software allowing website users to research motorized vehicle leasing information and motorized vehicle residual values; Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for analyzing and predicting residual values of motorized vehicles; Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for data analysis in the field of motorized vehicle leasing and marketing; providing subscription-based online modeling tools in the nature of on-line non-downloadable software allowing users to calculate motorized vehicle residual value and perform pricing analysis, in INT. CLASS 42.

 

See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.01(e).

 

Mark Description

 

The following description of the mark replaces the current description of record:

 

The mark consists of the stylized letters “TRUECAR” with two shaded circles within the letter “C,” one shaded circle within the letter “A,” and one shaded circle within the second letter “R”.

 

See 37 C.F.R. §§2.37, 2.72; TMEP §§808 et seq.

 

 

 

 

 

/Alicia Collins Edwards/

Trademark Examining Attorney

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Law Office 115

571-272-9147

alicia.edwards@uspto.gov

 

 

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

 

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

 

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on December 12, 2019 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88613188

 

Your trademark application has been reviewed by a trademark examining attorney.  As part of that review, the assigned attorney has issued an official letter.  Please follow the steps below.

 

(1)  Read the official letter.  No response is necessary.

 

(2)  Direct questions about the contents of the Office action to the assigned attorney below. 

 

/Alicia Collins Edwards/

Trademark Examining Attorney

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Law Office 115

571-272-9147

alicia.edwards@uspto.gov

 

Direct questions about navigating USPTO electronic forms, the USPTO website, the application process, the status of your application, and/or whether there are outstanding deadlines or documents related to your file to the Trademark Assistance Center (TAC).

 

 

 

GENERAL GUIDANCE

·         Check the status of your application periodically in the Trademark Status & Document Retrieval (TSDR) database to avoid missing critical deadlines.

 

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·         Beware of misleading notices sent by private companies about your application.  Private companies not associated with the USPTO use public information available in trademark registrations to mail and email trademark-related offers and notices – most of which require fees.  All official USPTO correspondence will only be emailed from the domain “@uspto.gov.”