To: | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (clarissa@richardlawgroup.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88658643 - AMAZON - TMKM30944 |
Sent: | January 22, 2020 05:01:16 PM |
Sent As: | ecom106@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. 88658643
Mark: AMAZON
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Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
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Reference/Docket No. TMKM30944
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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 22, 2020
The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney. Applicant must respond timely and completely to the issue(s) below. 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(a), 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
Summary of Issues
Search Results
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).
Identification of Services
Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:
Class 35: transportation, shipping, and delivery logistics management services
Class 39: Coordinating transportation, shipping, and delivery services of parcel containers and goods of others; providing transportation, shipping, and delivery information; providing transportation, shipping, and delivery consultancy and advisory services; vehicle rental; truck rental
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.
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 does not timely respond to this Office action, the following services will be deleted from the application: Coordinating transportation, shipping, and delivery services; transportation, shipping, and delivery logistics management services. See 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a); TMEP §718.02(a).
In such case, the application will then proceed forward with “providing transportation, shipping, and delivery information; providing transportation, shipping, and delivery consultancy and advisory services; vehicle rental; truck rental” in Class 39 and all of the services in Class 35 only. See TMEP §718.02(a).
The term “TMEP” refers to the USPTO’s Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure, a manual written by USPTO trademark attorneys that explains the laws and procedures applicable to the trademark application, registration, and post-registration processes. The USPTO updates the TMEP periodically to reflect changes in law, policy, and procedure.
An applicant may check the status of or view documents filed in an application or registration using the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system. Enter the application serial number or registration number and click on “Status” or “Documents.”
Please note that informal email communication with the Office is not confidential and will be made part of the public record. TMEP §709.04.
How to respond. Click to file a response to this nonfinal Office action.
/Dannean J Hetzel/
Examining Attorney
Law Office 106
dannean.hetzel@uspto.gov
571-272-8858
RESPONSE GUIDANCE