Examiners Amendment

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application

 

 

 

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT

 

 

Issue date:  January 27, 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 Emily Burns, Senior Trademark Counsel on January 27, 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).

 

The following disclaimer statement is added to the record:

 

            No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “MINI” apart from the mark as shown.

 

See 15 U.S.C. §1056(a); TMEP §§1213, 1213.08(a)(i).

 

The identification of goods is amended to read as follows: 

 

Class 9: Data processing equipment, and computers; Computer hardware; Computer hardware for controlling televisions, monitors, gaming systems, DVD players, portable media players, and digital media streaming devices; Audio speakers; Loud Speakers; Wireless indoor and outdoor speakers; Voice controlled audio speakers; Electronic devices and downloadable computer software that allow the sharing and transmission of data and information between devices for the purposes of facilitating environmental monitoring, control, and automation; Audio Speakers controlled by mobile applications; Home automation control device; Stand alone information device, namely, voice and manual controlled audio speakers with personal digital assistant capabilities for streaming and playing audio, video, and multimedia content, for controlling televisions, monitors, gaming systems, DVD Players, portable media players, and digital media streaming devices; Computer hardware for controlling home automation systems, namely, lighting, appliances, heating and air conditioning units, alarms and other safety equipment, home monitoring equipment; Stand alone information device, namely, voice and manual controlled audio speakers with personal digital assistant capabilities for accessing and searching online databases, websites, mobile phones, computers, tablets, smart phones, handheld computers, portable computers for documents, files, and other stored information on command; Stand alone information device, namely, voice and manual controlled audio speakers with personal digital assistant capabilities for providing personal concierge services for others initiated by voice-controlled commands via a mobile phone, computer, tablet, smart phone, handheld computer, portable computer, namely, adding and accessing calendar appointments, alarms, timers, reminders and making restaurant, travel, and hotel reservations; downloadable software used for the control of voice controlled information and communication devices; downloadable Software for providing a personal voice-enabled digital assistant; downloadable voice recognition software; downloadable software for accessing and searching online databases and websites; downloadable software for searching a user's mobile phone, computer, tablet, smart phone, handheld computer, portable computer, for documents, files, and other stored information on command; downloadable software for providing personal concierge services for others initiated by voice-controlled commands via a mobile phone, computer, tablet, smart phone, handheld computer, portable computer, namely, adding and accessing calendar appointments, alarms, timers, reminders and making restaurant, travel, and hotel reservations; downloadable software for controlling home automation systems, namely, lighting, appliances, HVAC systems, thermostats, air quality monitors and sensors, alarms and other safety equipment, locks, doorbells, cameras, and home monitoring equipment; downloadable software for streaming and playing audio, video, and multimedia content, and for controlling televisions, monitors, gaming systems, DVD players, portable media players, and digital media streaming devices

 

See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.01(e).

 

 

 

 

 

Solano, Carlita

/Carlita Jaye Solano/

Examining Attorney

Law Office 128

(571)270-0348

carlita.solano@uspto.gov

 

 

 

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

 

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

 

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on January 27, 2020 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88709645

 

Your trademark application has been reviewed by a trademark examining attorney.  As part of that review, the assigned attorney has issued an official letter.  Please follow the steps below.

 

(1)  Read the official letter.  No response is necessary.

 

(2)  Direct questions about the contents of the Office action to the assigned attorney below. 

 

Solano, Carlita

/Carlita Jaye Solano/

Examining Attorney

Law Office 128

(571)270-0348

carlita.solano@uspto.gov

 

 

Direct questions about navigating USPTO electronic forms, the USPTO website, the application process, the status of your application, and/or whether there are outstanding deadlines or documents related to your file to the Trademark Assistance Center (TAC).

 

 

 

GENERAL GUIDANCE

·       Check the status of your application periodically in the Trademark Status & Document Retrieval (TSDR) database to avoid missing critical deadlines.

 

·       Update your correspondence email address, if needed, to ensure you receive important USPTO notices about your application.

 

·       Beware of misleading notices sent by private companies about your application.  Private companies not associated with the USPTO use public information available in trademark registrations to mail and email trademark-related offers and notices – most of which require fees.  All official USPTO correspondence will only be emailed from the domain “@uspto.gov.”