UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 79125619
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK: AUPEO!
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICANT: Aupeo GmbH
`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO :(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`*79125619*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) Fierdag,Hanno
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) Ackerstraße 11
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) 10115 Berlin
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) FED REP GERMANY
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`OFFICE ACTION
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`STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER
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`NTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION NO. 1148732
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`TRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS NOTIFICATION:(cid:160) TO AVOID ABANDONMENT
`OF THE REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF PROTECTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL
`REGISTRATION, THE USPTO MUST RECEIVE A COMPLETE RESPONSE TO THIS
`PROVISIONAL FULL REFUSAL NOTIFICATION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE “DATE ON
`WHICH THE NOTIFICATION WAS SENT TO WIPO (MAILING DATE)” LOCATED ON THE
`WIPO COVER LETTER ACCOMPANYING THIS NOTIFICATION.
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`n addition to the Mailing Date appearing on the WIPO cover letter, a holder (hereafter “applicant”) may
`confirm this Mailing Date using the USPTO’s Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system
`at http://tsdr.uspto.gov/.(cid:160) To do so, enter the U.S. application serial number for this application and then
`select “Documents.” (cid:160) The Mailing Date used to calculate the response deadline for this provisional full
`refusal is the “Create/Mail Date” of the “IB-1rst Refusal Note.”
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`his is a PROVISIONAL FULL REFUSAL of the request for extension of protection of the mark in the
`above-referenced U.S. application.(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §1141h(c).(cid:160) See below in this notification (hereafter
`“Office action”) for details regarding the provisional full refusal.
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`he referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160) Applicant
`must respond timely and completely to the issue(s) below.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(a),
`2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
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`EARCH OF OFFICE’S DATABASE OF MARKS
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`The trademark examining attorney has searched the Office’s database of registered and pending marks
`and has found no conflicting marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d).(cid:160) TMEP
`§704.02; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).
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`DENTIFICATION OF SERVICES
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`n general, the identification of services contains parentheses.(cid:160) Generally, parentheses and brackets should
`not be used in identifications.(cid:160) Parenthetical information is permitted in identifications only if it serves to
`explain or translate the matter immediately preceding the parenthetical phrase in such a way that it does
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`not affect the clarity of the identification, e.g., “obi (Japanese sash).” (cid:160) TMEP §1402.12.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Therefore, applicant must remove the parentheses from the identification of services and incorporate the
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`parenthetical information into the description.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Class 038: The wording “telecommunications” and “phonographic recordings, image, text, signals” in
`the identification of services is indefinite and must be clarified because the exact nature of the services is
`unknown.(cid:160) The wording beginning with “phonographic recordings” appears to refer to goods instead of
`services.
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`lass 041: Applicant must specify its “education, training and entertainment services,” “radio or
`television entertainment,” “entertainment via computer or other means of dissemination,” “sporting and
`cultural activities,” “production of shows,” “organization of competitions,” “arranging and conducting
`of conferences, colloquiums and congresses,” “entertainment offered on-line on a computer network,” as
`the exact nature of the services is unknown.(cid:160) Applicant must specify the format and subject area for its
`education services, e.g., classes, seminars in the field of music, sports, etc.(cid:160) Applicant must also specify
`the subject area for its training and competitions, e.g., sports, music, etc.(cid:160) Applicant must clarify that it is
`producing the radio or television entertainment or clarify the nature of the entertainment, e.g., radio
`entertainment in the nature of live radio personality performances, television news shows, etc.(cid:160) Applicant
`must clarify that it is “organizing” community sporting and cultural activities or give the specific
`activities, e.g., dance concerts, live musical performances, etc.(cid:160) Applicant must clarify the type of shows,
`e.g., television, theatrical and specify that its conferences, colloquiums and congresses are not for
`commercial or business purposes.
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`ee 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.03.
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`n an application filed under Trademark Act Section 66(a), an applicant may not change the classification
`of goods and/or services from that assigned by the International Bureau in the corresponding international
`registration.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.85(d); TMEP §§1401.03(d), 1904.02(b).(cid:160) Further, in a multiple-class Section
`66(a) application, an applicant may not transfer goods and/or services from one existing international class
`to another.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.85(d); see TMEP §§1402.07(a), 1904.02(c).
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`herefore, any modification to this wording must identify services in International Classes 038 and 041,
`the classification specified in the application for these services.
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`pplicant may adopt the following amended identification, if accurate:
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`·(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Telecommunications services, namely, {SPECIFY by type, e.g., via mobile phones, email, etc.
`}; broadcasting of radio and television programmes; musical broadcasting, electronic transmission
`or streaming of phonographic sounds, images, text, signals, providing information relating to
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`telecommunications networks, including the internet; electronic transmission of data, images,
`audio, video and documents; connection and access to electronic communications networks, for
`the transmission or reception of data, sounds, music, videos and multimedia documents; paging
`services by radio,
`telephone or other means of electronic communication,
`rental of
`telecommunications apparatus, communications via computer terminals; mobile radiotelephony(cid:160)
`[INT. CLASS 038]
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`Education, namely {SPECIFY by format and subject area, e.g., providing seminars and classes
`in the field of music, sports, etc.}, training in the field of {SPECIFY subject area, e.g., computers,
`sports, etc.} and entertainment services, namely, {SPECIFY by type, e.g., live musical concerts,
`ballet performances, etc.}; production of radio or television entertainment; entertainment via
`computer or other means of dissemination, namely, {SPECIFY type, e.g., providing online video
`games, providing online information about a recording artist, etc.} ; organizing community
`sporting and cultural activities; publication of books, magazines and newspapers; production of {
`theatrical, etc.} shows; film production; organisation of
`SPECIFY type, e.g.,
`television,
`competitions for education or entertainment purposes, namely, {SPECIFY subject area of
`competition, e.g., music, sports competitions, etc.}, arranging and conducting of conferences,
`colloquiums and congresses, not for business or commercial purposes; organization of exhibitions
`for cultural and educational purposes; providing online electronic games and entertainment via a
`computer network, namely, {SPECIFY entertainment by type, e.g., providing online interviews
`featuring celebrities in the music industry, providing entertainment information, etc.}(cid:160)
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`CLASS 041]
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`n applicant may amend an identification of goods and services only to clarify or limit the goods and
`services; adding to or broadening the scope of the goods and/or services is not permitted.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R.
`§2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq., 1402.07 et seq.
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`or assistance with identifying and classifying goods and/or services in trademark applications, please see
`the USPTO’s online searchable U.S. Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual at
`http://tess2.uspto.gov/netahtml/tidm.html. (cid:160) See TMEP §1402.04.
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`XPLANATION OF MARK’S SIGNIFICANCE REQUIRED
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`the
`in
`significance
`any
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`“AUPEO”
`the wording
`specify whether
`pplicant must
`telecommunications/entertainment industries or as applied to the services described in the application, or if
`such wording is a “term of art” within applicant’s industry.(cid:160) Applicant must also clarify whether this
`wording has any foreign translation.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b); TMEP §814.
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`ailure to respond to a request for information is an additional ground for refusing registration.(cid:160) See In re
`Cheezwhse.com, Inc., 85 USPQ2d 1917, 1919 (TTAB 2008); In re DTI P’ship LLP, 67 USPQ2d 1699,
`1701 (TTAB 2003); TMEP §814.
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`WHO IS PERMITTED TO RESPOND TO THIS PROVISIONAL FULL REFUSAL:(cid:160) Any response
`to this provisional refusal must be personally signed by an individual applicant, all joint applicants, or
`someone with legal authority to bind a juristic applicant (e.g., a corporate officer or general partner).(cid:160) 37
`C.F.R. §§2.62(b), 2.193(e)(2)(ii); TMEP §712.01.(cid:160) If applicant hires a qualified U.S. attorney to respond
`on his or her behalf, then the attorney must sign the response.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §§2.193(e)(2)(i), 11.18(a);
`TMEP §§611.03(b), 712.01.(cid:160) Qualified U.S. attorneys include those in good standing with a bar of the
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`highest court of any U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other federal territories and
`possessions of the United States.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §§2.17(a), 2.62(b), 11.1, 11.14(a); TMEP §§602, 712.01.(cid:160)
`Additionally, for all responses, the proper signatory must personally sign the document or personally enter
`his or her electronic signature on the electronic filing.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.193(a); TMEP §§611.01(b),
`611.02.(cid:160) The name of the signatory must also be printed or typed immediately below or adjacent to the
`signature, or identified elsewhere in the filing.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.193(d); TMEP §611.01(b).
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`n general, foreign attorneys are not permitted to represent applicants before the USPTO (e.g., file written
`communications, authorize an amendment to an application, or submit legal arguments in response to a
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`requirement or refusal).(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §11.14(c), (e); TMEP §§602.03-.03(b), 608.01.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`DESIGNATION OF DOMESTIC REPRESENTATIVE:(cid:160) The USPTO encourages applicants who do
`not reside in the United States to designate a domestic representative upon whom any notice or process
`may be served.(cid:160) TMEP §610; see 15 U.S.C. §§1051(e), 1141h(d); 37 C.F.R. §2.24(a)(1)-(2).(cid:160) Such
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`designations may be filed online at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`If applicant has questions regarding this Office action, please telephone or e-mail the assigned trademark
`examining attorney.(cid:160) All relevant e-mail communications will be placed in the official application record;
`however, an e-mail communication will not be accepted as a response to this Office action and will not
`extend the deadline for filing a proper response.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.191; TMEP §§304.01-.02, 709.04-.05.(cid:160)
`Further, although the trademark examining attorney may provide additional explanation pertaining to the
`refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) in this Office action, the trademark examining attorney may not provide
`legal advice or statements about applicant’s rights. (cid:160) See TMEP §§705.02, 709.06.
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`ote: The Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) database on the USPTO website at
`http://tsdr.uspto.gov/ is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and provides status information about
`trademark and service mark applications and registrations.(cid:160) To view this information, enter the application
`serial number or registration number and click on “Status.”
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`/Toby E. Bulloff/
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 117
`(571) 270-1531
`toby.bulloff@uspto.gov
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`TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: (cid:160) Go to http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp. (cid:160) Please
`wait 48-72 hours from the issue/mailing date before using the Trademark Electronic Application System
`(TEAS), to allow for necessary system updates of the application.(cid:160) For technical assistance with online
`forms, e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov.(cid:160) For questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned
`trademark examining attorney.(cid:160) E-mail communications will not be accepted as responses to Office
`actions; therefore, do not respond to this Office action by e-mail.
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`ll informal e-mail communications relevant to this application will be placed in the official
`application record.
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`HO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE:(cid:160) It must be personally signed by an individual applicant or
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`someone with legal authority to bind an applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint
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`applicants).(cid:160) If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the response.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`PERIODICALLY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION: (cid:160) To ensure that applicant does
`not miss crucial deadlines or official notices, check the status of the application every three to four months
`using the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system at http://tsdr.uspto.gov/. (cid:160) Please keep
`a copy of the TSDR status screen. (cid:160) If the status shows no change for more than six months, contact the
`Trademark Assistance Center by e-mail at TrademarkAssistanceCenter@uspto.gov or call 1-800-786-
`9199. (cid:160) For more information on checking status, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/.
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`O UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160) Use the TEAS form at
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.
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