To: | Factory Electronics Management Corp (akostencki@nklawflorida.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 90513351 - WICOM TECHNOLOGIES - N/A |
Sent: | September 09, 2021 02:58:28 PM |
Sent As: | ecom123@uspto.gov |
Attachments: | Attachment - 1 Attachment - 2 Attachment - 3 Attachment - 4 Attachment - 5 |
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application
U.S. Application Serial No. 90513351
Mark: WICOM TECHNOLOGIES
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Applicant: Factory Electronics Management Corp
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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: September 09, 2021
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 USPTO DATABASE OF MARKS
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.
Amendments to the Identification of Goods Required
The identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified to further specify the purpose and/or use of the goods in addition to the aviation field. See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §1402.01. See the bold text below for options for acceptable amendments.
For assistance with identifying and classifying goods 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 identification, if accurate:
Headsets for remote communication for use in aviation
Disclaimer Required
The word “technology” is defined as “Electronic or digital products and systems”. http://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=technology. The goods in the application are headsets. A headset is a type of electronic device that also is comprised of other electronic goods. See http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headset; http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/headset; http://www.lexico.com/en/definition/headset. Accordingly, a headset is a type of technology. Thus, the wording the wording “TECHNOLOGIES” in the mark names the types of goods in the application and merely describes of a quality, characteristic, function, feature, purpose, or use of applicant’s goods.
Applicant may respond to this issue by submitting a disclaimer in the following format:
No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “TECHNOLOGIES” apart from the mark as shown.
For an overview of disclaimers and instructions on how to provide one using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), see the Disclaimer webpage.
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.
/Rebecca T. Caysido/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 123
571-270-0926
Rebecca.Caysido@uspto.gov
RESPONSE GUIDANCE