To: | A.W. Chesterton Company (anthony.laurentano@nelsonmullins.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88649857 - PREDDIO - CTH-684 |
Sent: | January 15, 2020 09:56:50 PM |
Sent As: | ecom116@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. 88649857
Mark: PREDDIO
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Applicant: A.W. Chesterton Company
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Reference/Docket No. CTH-684
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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 15, 2020
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.
The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following.
SEARCH OF OFFICE RECORDS
The Office records have been searched and no similar registered or pending mark has been found that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d). TMEP §704.02.
INFORMALITY
Applicant must respond to the following informality:
Recitation of Services – Class 42
The recitation of services is unacceptable as indefinite. The applicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate: Software as a service (SaaS) services featuring software for collecting and analyzing data from sensors in the field of [applicant must specify the field of use]; data mining; providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for data collection and analysis for collecting, analyzing, and evaluating data associated with sensors in the field of [applicant must specify the field of use] (in International Class 42). TMEP §1402.01.
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.
Partial Abandonment Advisory
If applicant should fail to respond to this Office action within the six month time limit, then Class(es) 42 will be deleted from the application and the application will proceed forward for Class(es) 35 only. 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a).
Applicant’s Response
Guidelines for responding are set forth below.
PLEASE NOTE: Applicant is encouraged to respond to the issue raised above via informal email.
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William Breckenfeld
Examining Attorney
Law Office 116
571-272-9133
Email: william.breckenfeld@uspto.gov
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RESPONSE GUIDANCE