Examiners Amendment

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT

Issue date:  November 29, 2021

USPTO database searched; no conflicting marks found.  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.

Application has been amended as shown below.  As agreed to by Benjamin Costa on November 29, 2021, the examining attorney has amended the application as shown below.  Please notify the examining attorney immediately of any objections.  TMEP §707.  Otherwise, no response is required.  Id.  In addition, applicant is advised that amendments to the goods and/or services are permitted only if they clarify or limit them; amendments that add to or broaden the scope of the goods and/or services are not permitted.  37 C.F.R. §2.71(a).

IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS – Class 9 Only

The identification of goods in Class 9 is amended to read as follows: 

Class 9

Downloadable payment authentication and secure transaction software; Downloadable software for processing electronic payments and digital asset transfers; Downloadable software for creating stored value accounts; Downloadable software for transmission, storage, and retrieval of financial data; Downloadable software that allows third parties to provide electronic transfer of a virtual currency; Downloadable software that allows third parties to provide electronic funds transfer; Downloadable computer software for use as a cryptocurrency wallet; Downloadable computer application software for blockchain-based platforms, namely, software platforms for distributed applications and software using a consensus engine incorporating blockchain technology for securing data with cryptographic information; Downloadable user identity authentication and verification software; Downloadable user identity authentication and verification software for purposes of uniqueness verification, identity verification, cryptocurrency wallet creation, cryptocurrency deposit, and associated regulatory requirements; Computers and electronic devices for user identity authentication and verification; Computers and electronic devices for user identity authentication and verification for purposes of uniqueness verification, identity verification, cryptocurrency wallet creation, cryptocurrency deposit, and associated regulatory requirements; Identification equipment for individuals, namely, optical apparatus and instrumentation for recording and processing sound, images, and data; Identification equipment for individuals, namely, optical apparatus and instrumentation for recording and processing sound, images, and data for purposes of uniqueness verification, identity verification, cryptocurrency wallet creation, cryptocurrency deposit, and associated regulatory requirements; Computers and electronic devices for the dispensing cryptocurrency and generating cryptocurrency wallets, and downloadable computer software for operating such devices; Data terminals, namely, mobile data terminals, handheld terminals, countertop terminals, portable terminals; Point of sale terminals, in International Class 9.

See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.01(e).

/Sharon A. Meier/

Trademark Attorney, LO 112

571-272-9195 - phone

sharon.meier1@uspto.gov

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on November 29, 2021 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 90552374

A USPTO examining attorney has reviewed your trademark application and issued an Office action.  You may be required to respond to this Office action.  Follow the steps below.

(1)  Read the Office action HERE.  This email is NOT the Office action.

(2)  Respond to the Office action, if a response is required.  Respond by the deadline using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS).  Your response must be received by the USPTO on or before 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time of the last day of the response period.  Otherwise, your application will be abandoned.  See the Office action itself regarding how to respond.

(3)  Direct general questions about using USPTO electronic forms, the USPTO website, the application process, the status of your application, and whether there are outstanding deadlines to the Trademark Assistance Center (TAC).

After reading the Office action, address any question(s) regarding the specific content to the USPTO examining attorney identified in the Office action.

GENERAL GUIDANCE

·       Check the status of your application periodically in the Trademark Status & Document Retrieval (TSDR) database to avoid missing critical deadlines.

·       Update your correspondence email address to ensure you receive important USPTO notices about your application.

·       Beware of misleading notices sent by private companies about your application.  Private companies not associated with the USPTO may mail or email you trademark-related offers and notices – most of which require fees.  The USPTO will only email official USPTO correspondence from the domain “@uspto.gov.”

·       Hiring a U.S.-licensed attorney.  If you do not have an attorney and are not required to have one under the trademark rules, we encourage you to hire a U.S.-licensed attorney specializing in trademark law to help guide you through the registration process.  The USPTO examining attorney identified above is not your attorney and cannot give you legal advice, but rather works for and represents the USPTO in trademark matters.