To: | Geron Corporation (rochelle.alpert@morganlewis.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88757457 - GERON - 058901.2200 |
Sent: | April 01, 2020 05:03:14 PM |
Sent As: | ecom109@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. 88757457
Mark: GERON
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Applicant: Geron Corporation
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Reference/Docket No. 058901.2200
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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: April 01, 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.
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The identification of services is indefinite and must be clarified because the wording “providing information” without more is unclear. The nature of the information must be specified to allow for proper classification. See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §1402.01. Applicant must amend the identification to specify the common commercial or generic name of the services. See TMEP §1402.01. If the services have no common commercial or generic name, applicant must describe or explain the nature of the services using clear and succinct language. See id.
Applicant may adopt the following wording, if accurate:
“Providing medical information in the field of the diagnosis and treatment of cancers and hematologic malignancies to consumers, and providing medical information in the field of prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment to scientists, researchers and medical providers on cancers and hematologic diseases, syndromes and disorders,” in International Class 44.
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.
ADVISORY
If applicant does not respond to this Office action within the six-month period for response, the services at issue in this Office action will be deleted from the application. The application will then proceed with International Class(es) 5 and 35 only. See 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a)-(a)(1); TMEP §718.02(a).
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.
How to respond. Click to file a response to this nonfinal Office action.
/Naakwama Ankrah/
Trademark Attorney Advisor
Law Office 109
571-272-9315
naakwama.ankrah@uspto.gov
RESPONSE GUIDANCE