Examiners Amendment

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

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

 

 

 

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT

 

 

Issue date:  July 20, 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 Barbara Grahn on July 15, 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).

 

Amendment to the Goods and Services

 

The identification of goods and services in Classes 9, 16, 37, 41, 42 and 45 is amended to read as follows. The goods and services in Classes 2, 7, and 17 are unchanged by this amendment.  See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.01(e).

 

Class 9:

 

Card issuance systems for financial cards, identity cards, smart cards, loyalty cards, transportation cards, and secure credentials comprised primarily of one or more of the following, namely, printers, indent printers, encoders, laser marking machines, laminators, topcoat applicators, topping foil applicators, optical character readers, optical scanners, cameras, card readers, chip readers and writers, magnetic strip verifiers, chip verifiers, microprocessor controllers, controllers for multiple function embossing, encoding and printing systems, feeders, stackers, sorters, label applicators, roller cleaning tapes, and computer hardware and computer firmware for operating such systems; passport issuance systems comprised primarily of one or more of the following, namely, printers, encoders, laser marking machines, laminators, feeders, optical character readers, optical scanners, cameras, card readers, chip readers and writers, chip verifiers, microprocessor controllers, controllers for multiple function embossing, encoding and printing systems, and computer hardware and computer firmware for operating such systems; desktop printers, and printers comprised primarily of desktop printers and embossers for printing, embossing, encoding, topping, chip programming, and laminating financial cards, identity cards, smart cards, loyalty cards, transportation cards, secure credentials and passports; computer software for secure issuance of financial cards, identity cards, smart cards, loyalty cards, transportation cards, secure credentials and passports; downloadable or recorded computer software for managing the production process for financial cards, identity cards, smart cards, loyalty cards, transportation cards, secure credentials and passports; downloadable or recorded computer software for managing data and identity capture processes, and integrated workflow functions and for the issuance and post-issuance of financial cards, identity cards, smart cards, loyalty cards, transportation cards, secure credentials, and passports; downloadable or recorded computer software for designing, customizing and personalizing financial cards, identification cards, smart cards, loyalty cards, transportation cards, secure credentials and passports, and delivery forms and carriers; downloadable or recorded computer software for electronic digitization of graphics and images, namely, facial images, artwork, logos, secure printing, microtext; computer peripherals for implementing security features in financial cards, identity cards, smart cards, loyalty cards, transportation cards, secure credentials and passports; high-resolution optically variable devices (OVDs) for use on identity documents; downloadable or recorded computer software for fraud detection management, fraud detection analytics and reporting, and providing real time data feeds of fraud intelligence; downloadable or recorded computer software for authentication and authorization, namely, multi-factor authentication and one-time passcodes; downloadable or recorded computer software for encryption and decryption, identity and access management, identity federation, and e-mail security, namely, public key infrastructure (PKI) and digital certificate issuance, verification, validation, revocation and management; downloadable or recorded computer software for searching and managing digital certificates from multiple digital certificate authorities and providing information to track their location, expiration, purpose or status; downloadable or recorded computer software to secure interaction between and among connected devices; downloadable or recorded computer software for providing internetsecurity; downloadable or recorded computer software for monitoring and control of online activity; downloadable or recorded computer software for providing online transaction security; downloadable or recorded computer software for management of internet of things (IoT)-enabled devices and to facilitate updates and remote diagnostics of internet of things (IoT)-enabled devices; downloadable or recorded computer software for data analytics, namely, data aggregation, filtering and edge-analytics for internet of things (IoT)-enabled devices; downloadable or recorded computer software to enable users to perform electronic business transactions via a global computer network; downloadable or recorded computer software for managing the preparation, issuance, tracking, installation, de-installation, and maintenance of software applications on smart cards; computer peripheral devices, namely, accelerators and encryptographic accelerators for data security; downloadable or recorded computer software, namely, encoded computer programs and firmware for encryption, decryption, signing, and verification of digital signatures for use with hardware security modules, accelerators and encryptographic accelerators for data security; downloadable or recorded computer encryption software for internet security; hardware security modules; tamper-resistant computer hardware for the secure management, processing, and storing of data and cryptographic keys; downloadable or recorded computer software and computer hardware for the protection of cryptographic infrastructure;  downloadable or recorded encoded computer programs for security, namely, for data encryption, key management, entity identification, authentication, and warranting; downloadable mobile applications for authorization, authentication, encryption, decryption, identity and access management; print heads for document printers

 

Class 16:

 

Adhesive labels; thermal and dye sublimation transfer ribbons; indent printer ribbons; re-transfer printer ribbons; printer roller cleaning tapes; polyester transfer ribbon, adhesive cleaning tapes and adhesive cleaning rollers for cleaning dust and debris from cards

 

Class 37:

 

Technical support services, namely, technical consultation, advice, and troubleshooting in planning, migration, installation and implementation of equipment for the production and issuance of financial cards, identity cards, smart cards, loyalty cards, transportation cards, secure credentials, and passports; installation, customization, maintenance, and repair of computer hardware; installation, customization, maintenance and repair of equipment for the production and issuance of financial cards, identity cards, smart cards, loyalty cards, transportation cards, secure credentials, and passports

 

Class 41:

 

Training services in the field of information security and cybersecurity, namely, authentication, encryption, public key infrastructure (PKI) and digital certificates; training services in the field of production and issuance of financial cards, identity cards, smart cards, loyalty cards, transportation cards, secure credentials and passports; providing online non-downloadable videos in the fields of information security, cybersecurity, and production and issuance of financial cards, identity cards, smart cards, loyalty cards, transportation cards, secure credentials and passports

 

Class 42:

 

Authentication, issuance, verification, revocation, and management of digital certificates; providing online non-downloadable software for identity and access management and identity federation; providing online non-downloadable software for searching and management of digital certificates from multiple digital certificate authorities and providing information to track their location, expiration, purpose or status, digital receipts, certificate validation, encryption and permissions management services; providing online non-downloadable software to secure interaction between and among users, computer networks, the internet, and connected devices; providing online non-downloadable software for managing internal, external, or federated identity information for access to information resources and applications; providing online non-downloadable software for management of internet of things (IoT)-enabled devices and to facilitate updates and remote diagnostics of internet of things (IOT)-enabled devices; providing online non-downloadable software for data analytics, namely, data aggregation, filtering and edge-analytics for internet of things (IOT)-enabled devices; providing online non-downloadable software for encryption, decryption, authentication and verification of digital signatures, identity management, fraud detection, secure e-mail, and verification and management of digital keys and credentials, namely, public key infrastructure (PKI) and digital certificate issuance, verification, validation, revocation, and management; providing an online, non-downloadable cloud-based enterprise authentication platform featuring flexible authentication capabilities and a broad range of authenticators, assurance levels and access controls; providing online non-downloadable software for access control and identity authentication to control access to websites, mobile devices, kiosks, physical access control systems and other digital and physical resources and for enforcing, restricting and controlling access to cloud, mobile, or network computer resources; providing online non-downloadable software for risk assessment of computers, mobile devices, and users of software, computers, computer networks, websites, mobile devices, kiosks, physical access control systems, and other digital and physical resources; ; providing user authentication services in electronic transactions and communications; software customization, installation and support; technical support services, namely, troubleshooting in the nature of diagnosing computer hardware and software problems; technical support services, namely, technical consultation, advice and troubleshooting in planning, migration and implementation of software and equipment for the production and issuance of financial cards, identity cards, smart cards, loyalty cards, transportation cards, secure credentials and passports; providing information via a website in the fields of information security and cybersecurity, namely, authentication, encryption, public key infrastructure (PKI) and digital certificates; providing information via a website in the fields of production and issuance of financial cards, identity cards, smart cards, loyalty cards, transportation cards, secure credentials and passports; consulting services in the field of internet and information security, namely, in the fields of authentication, encryption, public key infrastructure (PKI) and digital certificates; providing information regarding electronic or online fraud, electronic or online fraud behavior patterns, electronic or online fraud detection rules, electronic or online fraud detection data, methods of combating electronic or online fraud, and electronic or online fraud news, information and data via communications networks; providing information by means of online web links to other web sites for obtaining information regarding electronic or online fraud, electronic or online fraud behavior patterns, methods of combating electronic or online fraud, and electronic or online fraud news, information and data 

 

Class 45: Deleted

 

/Parker Howard/

Examining Attorney

USPTO

Law Office 117

(571) 272-6548

Parker.Howard@uspto.gov

 

 

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

 

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

 

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on July 20, 2020 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88790292

 

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. 

 

/Parker Howard/

Examining Attorney

USPTO

Law Office 117

(571) 272-6548

Parker.Howard@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.”