To: | Intuit Inc. (trademarks@fenwick.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88641510 - INTUIT - 20797-00070 |
Sent: | August 18, 2020 05:04:33 PM |
Sent As: | ecom120@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. 88641510
Mark: INTUIT
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Correspondence Address: |
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Applicant: Intuit Inc.
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Reference/Docket No. 20797-00070
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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: August 18, 2020
This Office action is supplemental to and supersedes the previous Office action issued on 01/10/2020 in connection with this application. Based on information and/or documentation in applicant’s response, the trademark examining attorney now issues the below new requirement(s) for the applicant’s identifications. See TMEP §§706, 711.02.
In a previous Office action(s) dated 01/10/2020, the trademark examining attorney refused registration of the applied-for mark based on the following:
Based on applicant’s response, the trademark examining attorney notes that the following requirement(s) have been satisfied
See TMEP §713.02.
The following is a SUMMARY OF ISSUES that applicant must address:
• NEW ISSUE: Identification and Classification Requirement
Applicant must respond to all issues raised in this Office action and the previous 01/10/2020 Office action, within six (6) months of the date of issuance of this Office action. 37 C.F.R. §2.62(a); see TMEP §711.02. If applicant does not respond within this time limit, the application will be abandoned. 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a).
IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION REQUIREMENT
Class 007
Hand-held personal solar-powered electricity generators; portable electric power generators
Class 009
Machines and power-operated tools, namely, solar-powered battery chargers for personal and household use
Class 011
Apparatus for refrigerating, namely, ice chests for household purposes; apparatus for cooking, namely, portable barbecue; Lamps, namely, portable LED lamps; LED light bulbs; flashlights; pen lights; desk lights, namely, Lamps; flashlight pointers; reading lights and book lights; bicycle reflectors and bicycle lights; portable utility lights; portable headlamps; wrist lamps and headlamps for personal use; electric and flameless candles; solar energy receivers; electric beverage warmers
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.
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 3 classes; however, applicant submitted a fee(s) sufficient for only 2 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 37 C.F.R. §2.86(a); TMEP §§1403.01, 1403.02(c).
For an overview of the requirements for a Sections 1(b) and 44 multiple-class application and how to satisfy the requirements online using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) form, see the Multiple-class Application webpage.
Response guidelines. 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.
If applicant has questions regarding this Office action, please telephone or e-mail the assigned trademark examining attorney. All relevant e-mail communications will be placed in the official application record; however, an e-mail communication will not be accepted as a response to this Office action and will not extend the deadline for filing a proper response. See 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(c), 2.191; TMEP §§304.01-.02, 709.04-.05. Further, although the trademark examining attorney may provide additional explanation pertaining to the refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) in this Office action, the trademark examining attorney may not provide legal advice or statements about applicant’s rights. See TMEP §§705.02, 709.06.
How to respond. Click to file a response to this nonfinal Office action.
/Jules Dean/
Trademark Attorney
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Law Office 120
Phone: (571) 272-5322
Jules.Dean@uspto.gov
RESPONSE GUIDANCE