UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK: APPLE(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`THOMAS R. LA PERLE(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`APPLE INC.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`CUPERTINO, CA 95014-2083(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICANT:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160) Apple Inc.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(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)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`TM 10077(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(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)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`OFFICE ACTION
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`O AVOID ABANDONMENT, THE OFFICE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS
`OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE.
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE:
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`The assigned trademark examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and has determined
`the following:
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`he Office records have been searched and no similar registered or pending mark has been found that
`would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).(cid:160) TMEP §704.02.
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`mendment to Identification of Goods
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`he identification of goods requires the following amendments:
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`he wording “computer gaming machines” and “operating system programs and utilities” are indefinite
`and must be clarified.(cid:160) Applicant must specify the common commercial or generic name for the goods.(cid:160) If
`there is no common commercial or generic name, applicant must describe the product and intended
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`consumer as well as its main purpose and intended uses.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`In the identification of goods, applicant must use the common commercial or generic names for the goods,
`be as complete and specific as possible, and avoid the use of indefinite words and phrases.(cid:160) If applicant
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`RESPOND TO THIS ACTION:
`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm
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`ENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION:
`http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm
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`77/172511
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`uses indefinite words such as “accessories,” “apparatus” “components,” “devices,” “equipment,”
`“materials,” “parts,” “systems” or “products,” such words must be followed by “namely,” followed by
`a list of the specific goods identified by their common commercial or generic names.(cid:160) TMEP §§1402.01
`and 1402.03(a).(cid:160) Thus, the applicant must amend the wording “car audio apparatus” and “parts and
`accessories for mobile telephones” by specifying the types of goods under each relevant category.
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`The wording “a full line of electronic and mechanical parts and fittings for portable and handheld digital
`electronic devices for recording, organizing, transmitting, receiving, manipulating, playing and reviewing
`text, data, image, audio and video files” and “a full line of computer software for business, home,
`education, and developer use; computer software for use in organizing, transmitting, receiving,
`manipulating, playing and reviewing text, data, image, audio, and video files” in the identification of
`goods must be clarified because they are too broad and could include goods in other international classes.(cid:160)
`An identification of goods comprising a full line of products must be classifiable in one international class.
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`(cid:160) TMEP §1402.03(c).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The wording “digital data” in the identification of goods must be clarified because it is too broad and
`could include goods in other international classes.(cid:160) TMEP §§1402.01 and 1402.03.(cid:160) Digital media is
`classified under International Class 9 and electronic mail and digital media transmission services are
`classified under International Class 38.(cid:160) The wording “electronic mail” requires further clarification as the
`nature of the good or service is unclear; software for electronic mail is classified under International Class
`9.
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`he wording “telecommunications software” requires further clarification as to the function of the
`software.(cid:160) In addition, applicant must indicate the relevant field of the “downloadable audio and video
`files, movies, ring tones, video games, television programs, pod casts, and audio books via the internet and
`wireless devices.”
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`pplicant may adopt any or all of the following identification, if accurate.(cid:160) TMEP §1402.01.
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`lass 9:(cid:160) Computer hardware; computer hardware, namely, server, desktop, laptop and notebook
`computers; computer memory hardware; computer disc drives; optical disc drives; computer hardware,
`software and computer peripherals for communication between multiple computers and between
`computers and local and global computer networks; computer networking hardware; set top boxes;
`computer hardware and computer software for the reproduction, processing and streaming of audio, video
`and multimedia content; computer hardware and software for controlling the operation of audio and video
`devices and for viewing, searching and/or playing audio, video, television, movies, photographs and other
`digital images, and other multimedia content; computer monitors; liquid crystal displays; flat panel display
`monitors; computer keyboards, cables, modems; computer mice; electronic docking stations; stands
`specially designed for holding computer hardware and portable and handheld digital electronic devices;
`batteries; rechargeable batteries; battery chargers; battery packs; power adapters for computers; electrical
`connectors, wires, cables, and adaptors; wired and wireless remote controls for computers and portable
`and handheld digital electronic devices; headphones and earphones; stereo headphones; in-ear
`headphones; stereo amplifier and speaker base stations; stereo speakers; audio speakers; microphones; car
`audio apparatus, namely, [insert types of goods, e.g. stereos, tuners, etc…]; sound systems comprising
`remote controls, amplifiers, loudspeakers and components thereof; automobile stereo adapters; audio
`recorders; radio receivers; radio transmitters; electronic memory card readers; personal digital assistants;
`portable digital audio and video players; electronic organizers; cameras; telephones; mobile phones;
`videophones; computer gaming machines [specify whether good is with or without video output];
`handheld and mobile digital electronic devices for the sending and receiving of telephone calls, electronic
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`mail and other digital data, namely, digital media in the field of [insert relevant field]; MP3 and other
`digital format audio and video players; portable and handheld digital electronic devices for recording,
`organizing, transmitting, receiving, manipulating, playing and reviewing text, data, image, audio and
`video files; a full line of electronic and mechanical parts and fittings for portable and handheld digital
`electronic devices for recording, organizing, transmitting, receiving, manipulating, playing and reviewing
`text, data, image, audio and video files; parts and accessories for mobile telephones, namely, [insert types
`of goods, e.g. keyboards, etc…]; mobile telephone covers; mobile telephone cases; mobile telephone cases
`made of leather or imitations of leather; mobile telephone covers made of cloth or textile materials;
`carrying cases, sacks, and bags, all for use with computers and portable and handheld digital electronic
`devices; computer programs, namely, operating system programs and utilities; a full line of computer
`software for business, home, education, and developer use; computer software for use in organizing,
`transmitting, receiving, manipulating, playing and reviewing text, data, image, audio, and video files;
`computer programs for personal information management; database management software; character
`recognition software; electronic mail and messaging software; telecommunications software, namely,
`[specify function of software]; database synchronization software; computer programs for accessing,
`browsing and searching online databases; computer software to develop other computer software;
`computer software for use as a programming interface; computer software for use in network server
`sharing; local and wide area networking software; computer software for matching, correction, and
`reproduction of color; computer software for use in digital video and audio editing; computer software for
`use in enhancing text and graphics; computer software for use in font justification and font quality;
`computer software for use to navigate and search a global computer information network; computer
`software for use in word processing and database management; word processing software incorporating
`text, spreadsheets, still and moving images, sounds and clip art; computer software for use in authoring,
`downloading, transmitting, receiving, editing, extracting, encoding, decoding, playing, storing and
`organizing audio, video, still images and other digital data; computer software for analyzing and
`troubleshooting other computer software; children's educational software; computer game software;
`computer graphics software; computer search engine software; website development software; computer
`software for remote viewing, remote control, communications and software distribution within personal
`computer systems and across computer networks; computer programs for file maintenance and data
`recovery; computer software for recording and organizing calendars and schedules, to-do lists, and contact
`information; computer software for clock and alarm clock functionality; computer software and
`prerecorded computer programs for personal information management; electronic mail and messaging
`software; computer programs for accessing, browsing and searching online databases; computer software
`and firmware for operating system programs; blank computer storage media; user manuals in
`electronically readable, machine readable or computer readable form for use with, and sold as a unit with,
`all the aforementioned goods; downloadable electronic publications in the nature of books, magazines,
`pamphlets, brochures, newsletters, journals and magazines in the fields of sporting and cultural events,
`computer hardware and software applications, telecommunications, K-12 education and university-level
`subjects, education, music, film, video games, and a wide range of topics of general interest;
`downloadable audio and video files, movies, ring tones, video games, television programs, pod casts and
`audio books via the internet and wireless devices in the field of [insert relevant field or subject matter];
`instructional manuals packaged in association with the above; and/or
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`lass 38:(cid:160) Electronic mail and digital media transmission services.
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`or assistance with identifying and classifying goods and/or services in trademark applications, please see
`the online searchable Manual of Acceptable Identifications of Goods and Services at
`http://tess2.uspto.gov/netahtml/tidm.html.
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`lease note that, while the identification of goods and/or services may be amended to clarify or limit the
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`goods and/or services, adding to the goods and/or services or broadening the scope of the goods and/or
`services is not permitted.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06.(cid:160) Therefore, applicant may not amend the
`identification to include goods and/or services that are not within the scope of the goods and/or services
`set forth in the present identification.
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`f applicant prosecutes this application as a combined, or multiple-class application, applicant must
`comply with each of the following for those goods and/or services based on an intent to use the mark in
`commerce under Trademark Act Section 1(b):
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`(1)(cid:160)(cid:160) Applicant must list the goods and/or services by international class with the classes listed in
`ascending numerical order; and
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`(2)(cid:160)(cid:160) Applicant must submit a filing fee for each international class of goods and/or services not
`covered by the fee already paid (current fee information should be confirmed at
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`http://www.uspto.gov).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`37 C.F.R. §2.86(a)(2); TMEP §§810 and 1403.01.
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`esponse
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`f applicant has questions about its application or needs assistance in responding to this Office action,
`please telephone the assigned trademark examining attorney directly at the number below.
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`o expedite prosecution of this application, applicant is encouraged to file its response to this Office
`action through the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), available at
`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html.
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`/Angela Gaw/
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 104
`Phone:(cid:160) (571) 272-1347
`Fax:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(571) 273-9104
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`RESPOND TO THIS ACTION: If there are any questions about the Office action, please contact the
`assigned examining attorney. A response to this Office Action should be filed using the Office’s
`Response to Office action form available at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm.(cid:160) If notification
`of this Office action was received via e-mail, no response using this form may be filed for 72 hours after
`receipt of the notification.(cid:160) Do not attempt to respond by e-mail as the USPTO does not accept e-
`mailed responses.
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`f responding by paper mail, please include the following information: the application serial number, the
`mark, the filing date and the name, title/position, telephone number and e-mail address of the person
`signing the response.(cid:160) Please use the following address: Commissioner for Trademarks, P.O. Box 1451,
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1451.
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`TATUS CHECK: Check the status of the application at least once every six months from the initial
`filing date using the USPTO Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) online system
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`at http://tarr.uspto.gov.(cid:160) When conducting an online status check, print and maintain a copy of the
`complete TARR screen.(cid:160) If the status of your application has not changed for more than six months, please
`contact the assigned examining attorney.
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