To: | Jensen Hughes, Inc. (ip@brownrudnick.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88647903 - 32180/129 |
Sent: | January 23, 2020 11:16:48 AM |
Sent As: | ecom119@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. 88647903
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Applicant: Jensen Hughes, Inc.
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Reference/Docket No. 32180/129
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EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT
Issue date: January 23, 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 Mark S. Leonardo on January 15, 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).
PLEASE NOTE: The Office has received the applicant’s preliminary amendment filed on January 15, 2020. The applicant’s request to amend the filing basis of this application from Section 1(a) use in commerce, to Section 1(b) intent to use in commerce is accepted and has been made part of the application.
Amendment of the Identification of Services for International Class 042
The identification of services for International Class 042 is amended to read as follows:
Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring temporary use of non-downloadable software for calculating, determining and documenting building code compliance with the various construction rules, regulations and codes governing the construction of safe buildings.
See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.01(e).
Mark Description Statement Amendment
The application is amended as follows:
The mark consists of the depiction of a drafting compass surrounded by two ovals.
See 37 C.F.R. §2.52(b)(1); TMEP §807.07(a)(i), (a)(ii).
Applicants, registration owners, attorneys and other Trademark customers are strongly encouraged to correspond with the USPTO online via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), at www.uspto.gov.
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. If the applicant has technical questions about the TEAS response to Office action form, applicant can review the electronic filing tips available online at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/eFilingTips.htm and email technical questions to TEAS@uspto.gov.
If the applicant or its appointed attorney has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.
/Michael Tanner/
Michael Tanner
Trademark Attorney
Law Office 119
Telephone: 571-272-9706
Email: Michael.Tanner@uspto.gov