To: | Astra Navigation, Inc. (tess@kppb.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 90021607 - ASTRANAV M-GPS - A63-06835 |
Sent: | October 06, 2020 10:43:17 AM |
Sent As: | ecom123@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. 90021607
Mark: ASTRANAV M-GPS
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Applicant: Astra Navigation, Inc.
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Reference/Docket No. A63-06835
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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: October 06, 2020
The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned Trademark Examining Attorney. Applicant must respond timely and completely to the issues 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
SUMMARY OF ISSUES TO WHICH APPLICANT MUST RESPOND:
AMENDED CLASSIFICATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF
GOODS AND SERVICES REQUIRED
The USPTO requires such specificity in order for the Trademark Examining Attorney to examine the application properly and make appropriate decisions concerning possible conflicts between the applicant’s mark and other marks. See In re N.A.D. Inc., 57 USPQ2d 1872, 1874 (TTAB 2000); TMEP §1402.03(d).
An application must specify, in an explicit manner, the particular goods or services on or in connection with which Applicant uses, or has a bona fide intention to use, the mark in commerce. See 15 U.S.C. §1051(a)(2), (b)(2); 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §1402.01. Therefore, Applicant should replace “and/or” with “and” in the identification of goods or services, if appropriate, or rewrite the identification with the “and/or” deleted and the goods or services specified using definite and unambiguous language.
Suggested Amendments
Applicant may adopt the following wording, if accurate:
Class 9 – Downloadable computer application software for {further specify type of
navigation, e.g., GPS, air} navigation, {further specify type of localization, e.g., GPS, air} localization and mapping; and downloadable mobile
applications for use in mobile devices for the purpose of generating maps, and/or {further specify type of
localization, e.g., GPS, air} localization and {further specify type of navigation, e.g., GPS, air} navigation
Class 42 – Providing an interactive website for the purposes of providing online
non-downloadable software for mapping, and/or {further specify type of localization, e.g., GPS, air}
localization and {further specify type of navigation, e.g., GPS, air} navigation of {further specify type of data,
e.g., GPS} data and services [remove indefinite wording and specify services by common name] via an interactive website; and providing an
interactive website services for mobile application devices for the purposes of providing featuring technology enabling users to provide
mapping, and/or {further specify type of localization, e.g., GPS, air} localization and {further specify type of navigation, e.g., GPS, air} navigation services for use on mobile devices via mobile applications
Scope Advisory
ID Manual Online
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.
INQUIRY – SIGNIFICANCE OF TERM
HOW TO RESPOND
For this application to proceed, Applicant must explicitly address each requirement in this Office action. 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.
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ASSISTANCE
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.
/Samantha Sherman/
Examining Attorney
Law Office 123
571-270-0903
samantha.sherman@uspto.gov
RESPONSE GUIDANCE