To: | Glaxo Group Limited (trademarks@gsk.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88680774 - APRETUDE - 82842786 |
Sent: | January 14, 2020 09:18:27 AM |
Sent As: | ecom130@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. 88680774
Mark: APRETUDE
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Applicant: Glaxo Group Limited
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Reference/Docket No. 82842786
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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 14, 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.
Search
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 Goods Unacceptable[1]
PARTIAL REQUIREMENT
Class 5: “Pharmaceutical and medicinal preparations and substances for the treatment of {describe specific diseases, disorders, or other ailments}; vaccines
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.
Failure to Respond – Advisory
If applicant does not respond to this Office action within the six-month period for response, the following goods in International Class 5 will be deleted from the application: “pharmaceutical and medicinal preparations and substances.” The application will then proceed with the following goods services in International Class 5 only: “vaccines.” See 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a)-(a)(1); TMEP §718.02(a).
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.
Assistance
How to respond. Click to file a response to this nonfinal Office action.
/Jordan A. Baker/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 130
571-272-8844
jordan.baker@uspto.gov
RESPONSE GUIDANCE
[1] The examining attorney acknowledges applicant’s ownership of prior registration no. 5056992. Applicant must not amend its identification of goods to be identical to the identification of goods in this registration. Duplicate registrations are not allowed.