To:Caterpillar Inc. (docketing@finnegan.com)
Subject:U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88683686 - CAT - N/A
Sent:August 11, 2021 06:28:40 PM
Sent As:ecom114@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. 88683686

 

Mark:  CAT

 

 

        

 

Correspondence Address:  

       CHRISTOPHER P FOLEY

       FINNEGAN HENDERSON FARABOW ET AL

       901 NEW YORK AVENUE NW

       WASHINGTON, DC 20001

       

 

 

 

 

 

Applicant:  Caterpillar Inc.

 

 

 

Reference/Docket No. N/A

 

Correspondence Email Address: 

       docketing@finnegan.com

 

 

 

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT

 

 

Issue date:  August 11, 2021

 

 

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 Julie Stewart on August 11, 2021, 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).

 

IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS AND/OR SERVICES AMENDED

 

The identification of goods and/or services is amended to read as follows:

 

Class 1 

Chemicals for use in industry, agriculture, horticulture, and forestry except fungicides, herbicides, insecticides and parasiticides; adhesives used in industry; cement for repairs, namely, adhesive cement for bonding industrial materials; anti-freeze; coolants; chemical preparations, namely, coolant additives for vehicle engines for enhancing engine performance; chemical preparations in the nature of cleaners for enhancing the performance of engine cooling systems; chemical preparations for locking screw threads; battery fluid, namely, acidulated water for recharging batteries; chemical preparations in the nature of filtering materials for industrial use; hydraulic fluids; fuel additives, namely, chemical additives for fuel treatment; compositions for repairing vehicle tires, namely, rubber cement for repairing pneumatic tires; artificial and synthetic resins and diesel exhaust fluid

 

Class 2

Paints, varnishes, lacquers; colorants; raw natural resins; primers, and paint thinners; metal preservatives in the nature of a coating; coatings in the form of paints for use in the manufacture of vehicles and on parts of vehicles; fireproof cement coatings

 

Class 4

Industrial oils and greases; lubricants for industrial machinery and engines; diesel oil; anti-seizure lubricating compounds for use on engines; lubricant designed for use in ball and roller bearings and bushings

 

Class 6 

Non-electric cables and wires of common metal; small items of metal hardware, namely, metal straps for handling loads, metal pipe nipples, binding strips of metal used on packaging, metal hooks, metal nails, metal pegs, metal cotter pins, metal clevis pins, metal eye bolts, metal screw thread inserts, metal knobs, ball joint rod ends, spherical rod ends, and yoke-type rod ends; containers of metal for storage or transport of goods; non-electric cables and wires of common metals; pipes and tubes of metal; metal plugs; metal tie downs; metal bungs; metal caps for tubing ends; metal closures for containers; metal pipe collars; metal clamps; metal couplings for use with hoses; metal storage tanks; metal drain plugs; metal drawbar pins; metal locking pins; metal snap rings; metallic drain traps and drain caps; metal pipe extensions; clad steel plates; metal track hardware, namely, track links, track shoes and track pins; metal chains; metal number plates; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods sold as a unit with the goods; parts for land vehicles and machinery, namely, metal gaskets for machinery and land vehicles, metal pipe connectors, metal pipe fittings, metal cylinders for compressed gas or liquids sold empty, metal hose clamps, and metal hose fittings; metal tool boxes; engine camshafts of metal; wire rope fittings of metal, namely, threaded studs; threaded metal rods; metal rivets; hardware, namely, metal brackets for general use; metal clamps; metal bolts; metal nuts; metal hardware, namely, washers; metal screws; metal threaded fasteners; belts of metal for handling loads; metal hardware, namely, pulleys; metal hardware, namely, springs; metal keys for locks; metal fasteners, namely woodruff keys in the nature of non-threaded fasteners; metal clips for general use; common metal powders used in manufacturing; metals in foil or powder form for 3D printers

 

Class 9

Apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling the distribution or use of electricity, namely, electric conductors, electric switches, electric transformers, electric accumulators, voltage regulators, and electrical controllers; apparatus and instruments for recording, transmitting, reproducing or processing sound or images, and electronic data processing apparatus; computers and computer peripheral devices; fire-extinguishing apparatus; downloadable computer software for testing, condition monitoring, and operating vehicles, engines, equipment, machines, and machine tools for use in agriculture, compaction, construction, demolition, earth conditioning, earth contouring, earth moving, forestry, landscaping, lawn care, lifting, marine propulsion, material handling, mining, oil and gas production, paving, pipelaying, power generation, and road building and repair; computer software for statistical analysis, data analysis, predictive analysis; computer software for selecting delivery location and tracking delivery status of packages, freight, and job site materials; electric wire harnesses for machines and land vehicles; air fuel/ratio gauges, water temperature gauges, exhaust gas temperature gauges, fuel gauges, pressure gauges , and level gauges; electric switches; electronic displays, namely, electric luminescent display panels; electronic connectors, electrical terminals, and electrical controllers; circuit breakers; fuses; leveling rods; reflective mirrors to prevent accidents; power inverters; batteries; electrical parts and fittings for land vehicles, machinery, and equipment, namely, amplifiers for wireless communications, antennas, and batteries; electric relays; control mechanisms, namely, electronic controls for machines, engines, and motors and electronic controllers for machines, engines, and motors; air-fuel ratio controls for internal combustion engines; speed governors for machines, engines, and motors; radios; antennas; electric cables; electrical current converters; speakers; eyeglasses; sunglasses; Solar panels for the production of electricity

 

Class 11

Turn signal, headlight, tail light, backup, and rear light lenses, all for vehicles and off-road industrial machinery; headlights for vehicles and off-road industrial machinery; interior lights for vehicles, off-road industrial vehicles, and operating cabs of machines; LED flood lights and LED work lights for vehicles and for construction settings; light bulbs; head light bulbs; tail light bulbs; vehicle turn signal light bulbs; dashboard light bulbs; electric torches for lighting; lights for vehicles and lamps; reflectors for vehicles; air conditioning apparatus; air conditioning filters; defrosting apparatus for vehicles; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods sold as a unit with the goods; parts and fittings for land vehicles, agricultural machinery, and earth moving machinery, namely, backup lights for land vehicles; coolant recovery systems comprising reservoirs, pumps, filters, and cleaners; electric light bulbs; LED light bulbs; rear lights for vehicles; valves as part of radiators

 

Class 17

Flexible pipes, tubes, and hoses, not of metal, and non-metal junctions for pipes; non-metal seals for use on pipe joints and flanges; semi-processed brake lining material; clutch linings; non-metal gaskets for commercial and industrial applications; insulating gloves; rings of rubber or of plastic for use as pipe connection seals; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods sold as a unit with the goods; parts and fittings for land vehicles, agricultural machines, and earth moving machines, namely, connecting hoses for vehicle radiators; absorbent products, namely, perforated pads, for the containment and clean-up of oil based chemicals, oils and liquids; adhesive strips for industrial and commercial use , other than stationery and not for medical or household purposes; cylinder seals, namely, cylinder joinings; acoustic insulation panels, acoustical insulation barrier panels; thermal and acoustic insulators

 

Class 28

Scale model vehicles

 

 

See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.01(e).

 

All outstanding issues have been resolved.

 

 

 

/Edward Fennessy/

Attorney Advisor

Law Office 114

571-272-8804

Edward.Fennessy@USPTO.Gov