Examiners Amendment

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

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

 

 

 

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT

 

 

Issue date:  January 10, 2020

 

 

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 applicant’s attorney, Joseph J. Barker, on January 10, 2020, 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).

 

The identification of services is amended to read as follows: 

 

Class 35

Development of marketing strategies, concepts and tactics, namely, brand awareness for university or college online education programs; direct marketing services for university or college online education programs; student recruitment services  for university or college online education programs; higher education market research; consultation in the field of higher education competitive market analysis and consultation in the field of development of higher education marketing strategy; recruitment of instructors and facilitators for university or college online education programs; advertising and marketing services provided by search engine marketing for university or college online education programs; consulting in the field of higher education marketing strategy for colleges and universities; online degree program management services, namely, administration of higher education programs in the nature of online degree programs; computer services, namely, search engine optimization services for promotion of university or college online education programs.

 

Class 41

Education services, namely, conducting distance learning instruction at the university level; course delivery services, namely, conducting online educational programs for university or college with respect to their educational programs and courses; educational services, namely, developing curriculum for others in the nature of development of online education programs and courses for universities, colleges, companies or organizations with respect to their educational programs and courses; training services for university or college online education programs for instructors and facilitators with respect to their educational programs and courses; Providing training, educational advisory, and educational consulting services in the field of higher education in the nature of educational program design for colleges and universities; student retention services for university or college online education programs all related to student academic status.

 

Class 42

Computer technology help desk support services for students and faculty of distance learning and learning management services; troubleshooting computer software programs; monitoring of network systems; computer services, namely, hosting an online website for others to manage learning services; computer services, namely, development and maintenance of virtual online learning environment for university or college online education; data migration services in the nature of course migration of online education courses for universities or colleges; design of trade show booth for university or college online education programs.

 

The following translation statement is added to the record:

 

            The English translation of the word “VEYA” in the mark is “OR”.

 

See 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(9), 2.61(b); TMEP §§809, 809.03.

 

The following statement is added to the record:

 

The name shown in the mark does not identify a particular living individual.

 

TMEP §§813.01(b), 1206.05; see 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b).

 

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. 

 

 

/Elizabeth N. Kajubi/

Examining Attorney

Law Office 107

(571) 272-2727

elizabeth.kajubi@uspto.gov

 

 

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

 

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

 

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on January 10, 2020 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88638838

 

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. 

 

/Elizabeth N. Kajubi/

Examining Attorney

Law Office 107

(571) 272-2727

elizabeth.kajubi@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.

 

·       Update your correspondence email address, if needed, to ensure you receive important USPTO notices about your application.

 

·       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.”