To: | EPG Business Limited (efstrademarks@taftlaw.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 90348185 - EPIC - GAM39-01001 |
Sent: | May 26, 2021 10:41:37 PM |
Sent As: | ecom118@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. 90348185
Mark: EPIC
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Correspondence Address: TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP ONE INDIANA SQUARE, SUITE 3500
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Applicant: EPG Business Limited
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Reference/Docket No. GAM39-01001
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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: May 26, 2021
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:
IDENTIFICATION OF SERVICES:
The identification of services is not acceptable because wording is indefinite and the services must be clarified. See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §1402.01. Suggested amendments are highlighted below. Applicant may adopt the following wording, if accurate:
Education and training services, namely, _____ (the applicant must specify the mode of instruction and the subject matter, for instance, conducting workshops in the field of gambling); educational services, namely, providing educational information and training services, namely, _____ (the applicant must specify the mode of instruction, for instance, conducting workshops) in the field of gambling; educational services, namely, providing educational information and training services, namely, _____ (the applicant must specify the mode of instruction, for instance, conducting workshops) in the field of risk management, internal business policy, and internal audits; educational services, namely, providing educational information and training services, namely, _____ (the applicant must specify the mode of instruction, for instance, conducting workshops) in the field of fraud investigation and financial crime; educational and entertainment services, namely, providing motivational and educational speakers; educational services, namely, mentoring individuals with gambling problems, in International Class 41.
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.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MARK:
The following description is suggested, if accurate:
The mark consists of the stylized term “EPIC” and design. The term “EPIC” appears in white and each letter appears within a segmented square within a square. The letter “E” appears within a red square located in the upper top left corner. The letter “P” appears within a black square located in the upper right hand corner. The letter “I” appears within a black square within the lower left hand corner, and the letter “C” appears within a red square in the lower right hand corner.
DUAL BASES:
RESPONSE:
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.
How to respond. Click to file a response to this nonfinal Office action.
/Marlene Bell/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 118
571-272-9291
marlene.bell@uspto.gov (for informal inquiries)
RESPONSE GUIDANCE