To: | First National of Nebraska, Inc. (kargo@fnni.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88804506 - 1 - N/A |
Sent: | May 20, 2020 09:38:44 AM |
Sent As: | ecom108@uspto.gov |
Attachments: |
0United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application
U.S. Application Serial No. 88804506
Mark: 1
|
|
Correspondence Address:
|
|
Applicant: First National of Nebraska, Inc.
|
|
Reference/Docket No. N/A
Correspondence Email Address: |
|
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: May 20, 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.
Search of office’s database of marks. The trademark examining attorney has searched the USPTO’s database of registered and pending marks and has found no conflicting marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d). TMEP §704.02; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(d). However, applicant must respond to the requirement(s) set forth below.
Requirement – Identification of Services
The wording “leasing services” in the identification of services must be clarified because it doesn’t identify the services with sufficient specificity. See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §1402.01. Leasing services are in principle classified in the same classes as the services provided by means of the leased objects, e.g., leasing of construction equipment is in Class 37, leasing of telephones is in Class 38, and leasing of motor vehicles are in Class 39. However, hire or lease-purchase financing services are classified in Class 36 as a financial service
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.
Applicant may adopt the following wording, if accurate [changes are shown in bold typeface]:
CLASS 36 – “Financing services; financial services, namely, providing financial analysis, consultation, planning and management, commercial and consumer lending and real estate leasing services, mortgage lending, loan financing, financial investment services, namely, providing investment analysis, consultation, planning, management, advisory, brokerage, banking, and research services with respect to stocks, mutual funds, securities, bonds, commodities, real estate and other instruments of investment; investment of funds for others; credit and debit card authorization services; payment processing services, namely, credit card and debit card transaction authorization and processing services; electronic payment, namely, electronic processing and transmission of ACH, electronic check, electronic payments, invoice, bill, and tax payment data; credit card, debit card and electronic check transaction processing services; cash management; home equity loan services; financing and loan services for vehicles, machinery, and equipment; providing personal loans and lines of credit; online banking services; on-line banking services accessible by means of downloadable mobile applications; safety deposit box services; checking account services; savings account services; ATM banking services; trust management account services; banking services featuring the provision of certificates of deposit; mutual fund brokerage services; management of mutual funds; providing information in the field of employee financial benefit plans and administration of employee financial benefit plans for clients via the Internet; providing information in the field of banking, credit card and debit card services, credit card, debit card and electronic check transaction processing services, financial management, investment brokerage, investment management, financial investment in the field of securities, mutual funds, certificates of deposit, financial portfolio management, insurance, accounts payable debiting services, mortgage banking, mortgage lending, mortgage brokerage, commercial lending, consumer lending, issuing letters of credit, foreign exchange services, financial treasury management services, trust management accounts services, cash management services, online banking, bill payment services, and tax payment processing services; currency exchange services; individual retirement account services; providing interactive banking, financial and investment consultation and information via global computer networks, internal computer information networks, and telecommunication networks for the electronic, telephonic and telefacsimile transmission of voice, data, multi-media, graphics, video, photo and audio information; issuance of traveler's checks, bank checks, credit cards, and prepaid debit cards; and providing money wire transfer services, information and verification regarding such wire transfers.”
Advisory – Partial Abandonment
If applicant does not respond to this Office action within the six-month period for response, the following services will be deleted from the application: “leasing services.” The application will then proceed with all the remaining services identified in the identification. See 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a)-(a)(1); TMEP §718.02(a).
How to respond. Click to file a response to this nonfinal Office action.
/Miroslav Novakovic/
Trademark Examining Attorney
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Phone: (571) 272-2866
E-mail: miroslav.novakovic@uspto.gov
RESPONSE GUIDANCE