To: | Spartan Race, Inc. (peter.riebling@rieblinglaw.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88617546 - SPARTAN - 386499-00044 |
Sent: | January 03, 2020 06:38:03 PM |
Sent As: | ecom102@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. 88617546
Mark: SPARTAN
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Applicant: Spartan Race, Inc.
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Reference/Docket No. 386499-00044
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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: January 03, 2020
Applicant is encouraged to email the trademark examining attorney at eli.hellman@uspto.gov to resolve the issues raised below. If the suggestions listed below are acceptable, then the examiner will issue an examiner’s amendment and approve the application for publication.
No Similar Marks to Bar Registration
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).
REQUIREMENT LIMITED TO THE GOODS SPECIFIED HEREIN
The wording “Downloadable mobile applications for exercise, physical fitness, personal training, health, wellness, self-improvement, success, life performance, business performance, motivation, psychology, core virtues, values, mindfulness, mental fitness, emotional fitness, breathing, meditation, visualization, mental skills, emotional skills, mental strength and control, emotional strength and control, self-awareness, self-mastery, pain management, anxiety management, fear management, athletic training, physical fitness training and sports training and journal entry purposes” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it only specifies the subject matter of the software, but fails to specify the function or purpose. See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §1402.01. Applicant must amend the identification to specify the common commercial name of the goods. If there is no common commercial name, applicant must describe the product and its intended uses. Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:
International Class 009: Downloadable mobile applications featuring physical exercise routines; Downloadable mobile applications featuring information in the fields of exercise, physical fitness, personal training, health, wellness, self-improvement, success, life performance, business performance, motivation, psychology, core virtues, values, mindfulness, mental fitness, emotional fitness, breathing, meditation, visualization, mental skills, emotional skills, mental strength and control, emotional strength and control, self-awareness, self-mastery, pain management, anxiety management, fear management, athletic training, physical fitness training and sports training and journal entry purposes; downloadable mobile applications to help organizations improve employee and worker health, productivity, culture and teamwork; downloadable mobile applications for individual and group challenges in the fields of health, fitness, mindfulness, movement, breathing, habits, wellness, nutrition and hydration, and for measuring, tracking, score keeping, survey-taking and reporting of associated and related information and data; downloadable podcasts in the field of exercise, physical fitness, personal training, health, wellness, self-improvement, success, life performance, business performance, motivation, psychology, core virtues, values, mindfulness, mental fitness, emotional fitness, breathing, meditation, visualization, mental skills, emotional skills, mental strength and control, emotional strength and control, self-awareness, self-mastery, pain management, anxiety management, fear management, athletic training, physical fitness training and sports training; downloadable mobile applications that allow users to track and retrieve information and data about breathing, calories consumed, calories burned, weight, foods eaten and hydration; downloadable mobile applications that allow users to track, retrieve and utilize results, information and data about fitness and exercise workouts; audio and video recordings featuring information, tips and instruction about health, wellness, fitness and exercise; audio recordings featuring information and instruction in the fields of success, life performance, business performance, motivation, psychology, core virtues, values, fitness, exercise, strength, conditioning, exercise improvement, mental toughness, self-awareness, self-mastery, mental strength and control, emotional strength and control, nutrition, grit, mind-body character development, physical fitness, health, wellness, and self-improvement; video recordings featuring information and instruction in the fields of success, life performance, business performance, motivation, psychology, core virtues, values, fitness, exercise, strength, conditioning, exercise improvement, mental toughness, self-awareness, self-mastery, mental strength and control, emotional strength and control, nutrition, grit, mind-body character development, physical fitness, health, wellness, and self-improvement; downloadable computer software for social networking and for enabling transmission, uploading, downloading, posting, displaying, sharing and distribution of photographs, text, messages, digital files, electronic files, data, information, graphics, images, audio, videos, audio-visual content, audio-visual files, electronic media and other content; downloadable electronic publications in the nature of articles and magazines and downloadable e-books, all in the fields of success, life performance, business performance, motivation, psychology, core virtues, values, fitness, exercise, strength, conditioning, exercise improvement, mental toughness, self-awareness, self-mastery, mental strength and control, emotional strength and control, nutrition, grit, mind-body character development, physical fitness, health, wellness, and self-improvement
An applicant may only amend an identification to clarify or limit the goods, but not to add to or broaden the scope of the goods. 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq., 1402.07.
Failure to Respond Will Result in the Abandonment of Particular Goods
If applicant does not respond to this Office action within the six-month period for response, the following goods will be deleted from the application: Downloadable mobile applications for exercise, physical fitness, personal training, health, wellness, self-improvement, success, life performance, business performance, motivation, psychology, core virtues, values, mindfulness, mental fitness, emotional fitness, breathing, meditation, visualization, mental skills, emotional skills, mental strength and control, emotional strength and control, self-awareness, self-mastery, pain management, anxiety management, fear management, athletic training, physical fitness training and sports training and journal entry purposes.
The application will then proceed with the remaining goods. See 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a)-(a)(1); TMEP §718.02(a).
RESPONDING TO THIS OFFICE ACTION
For this application to proceed, applicant must explicitly address each refusal and/or requirement in this Office action. For a refusal, applicant may provide written arguments and evidence against the refusal, and may have other response options if specified above. For a requirement, applicant should set forth the changes or statements. Please see “Responding to Office Actions” and the informational video “Response to Office Action” for more information and tips on responding.
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.
/Eli J. Hellman/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 102
United States Patent and Trademark Office
571.272.8276
eli.hellman@uspto.gov
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