To: | Rivian IP Holdings, LLC (steve@coatesip.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88801980 - RIVIAN - N/A |
Sent: | April 22, 2020 11:18:14 AM |
Sent As: | ecom110@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. 88801980
Mark: RIVIAN
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Applicant: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
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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 22, 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.
No Conflicting Marks
The application may not proceed to registration until the applicant responds to the following.
Identification of Services – International Class 35
Identification of Services – International Class 37
Suggested Identifications of Services
Applicant may substitute the following wording, and adopt any of the following, if accurate:
Providing purchase advisory and consultancy services to consumers for the purchase of land vehicles; providing an online directory information service featuring information regarding vehicles and charging stations in the nature of classified advertisements; retail store services in the fields of vehicles, vehicle parts, and vehicle charging stations in International Class 35; and/or
Providing maintenance and repair services for vehicles; vehicle repair consultation; vehicle maintenance consultation; vehicle battery charging; vehicle customization services, namely, building custom vehicles in the nature of custom rebuilding of existing land vehicles and structural parts therefor; electric vehicle charging station services; vehicle repair and maintenance; vehicle detailing; vehicle service stations; vehicle painting in International Class 37; and/or
Vehicle customization services, namely, custom building of automobiles in International Class 40; and/or
Providing an online non-downloadable directory information service in the nature of directory publications featuring information regarding vehicles and charging stations in International Class 41.
Advisory – Identification of Goods and/or Services
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.
Insufficient Fee
The application identifies goods and/or services that are classified in at least three classes; however, applicant submitted a fee sufficient for only two classes. In a multiple-class application, a fee for each class is required. 37 C.F.R. §2.86(a)(2), (b)(2); TMEP §§810.01, 1403.01. For more information about adding classes to an application, see the Multiple-class Application webpage.
Therefore, applicant must either (1) restrict the application to the number of classes covered by the fees already paid, or (2) submit the fees for each additional class.
The fee for adding classes to a TEAS Standard application is $275 per class. See 37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(1)(iii). For more information about adding classes to an application, see the Multiple-class Application webpage.
Multiple-class Application Requirements
(1) List the goods and/or services by their international class number in consecutive numerical order, starting with the lowest numbered class.
(2) Submit a filing fee for each international class not covered by the fee(s) already paid (view the USPTO’s current fee schedule) or restrict the application to the number of classes covered by the fees already paid.
See 37 C.F.R. §2.86(a); TMEP §§1403.01, 1403.02(c).
For an overview of the requirements for a Section 1(b) multiple-class application and how to satisfy the requirements online using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) form, see the Multiple-class Application webpage.
How to respond. Click to file a response to this nonfinal Office action.
The USPTO does not accept emails as responses to Office actions; however, emails can be used for informal communications and are included in the application record. See 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(c), 2.191; TMEP §§304.01-.02, 709.04-.05.
/Andrea Koyner Nadelman/
Trademark Examining Attorney
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Law Office 110
(571) 272-9370
andrea.nadelman@uspto.gov
RESPONSE GUIDANCE