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`International Business Machines Corporat ETC. (ibmtm@us.ibm.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 79124764 - IBM PUREDATA - IBM 1402472
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`12/2/2014 3:25:29 PM
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`ECOM108@USPTO.GOV
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`ARK: IBM PUREDATA
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`U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. (cid:160) 79124764
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`CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) LEONORA HOICKA
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`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP
`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) NORTH CASTLE DRIVE
`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY - TRADEMARKS
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`(cid:160) (cid:160) ARMONK, NY 10504
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`*79124764*
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`LICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS
`LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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`VIEW YOUR APPLICATION FILE
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`APPLICANT: International Business Machines Corporat
`ETC.
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`CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET
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`CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160) IBM 1402472
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`ibmtm@us.ibm.com
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`OFFICE ACTION
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`STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER
`TO AVOID ABANDONMENT OF APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION, THE USPTO MUST RECEIVE APPLICANT’S
`COMPLETE RESPONSE TO THIS LETTER WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE BELOW.
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 12/2/2014
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`INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION NO. 1146527
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`Upon further consideration of the application, the following has been determined:
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`Clarification of the Identification of Goods
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`he examining attorney required the applicant to clarify and amend the goods in the application and the applicant responded with an amended
`Identification of Goods.(cid:160) The proposed amendments with respect to the identification of goods cannot be accepted because some of the wording
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`remains indefinite and requires further clarification.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The proposed amended identification of goods now reads (underlined wording requiring clarification):
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`Computer hardware and software appliances; computer hardware and computer software for use in data analytics, namely, computer
`hardware and computer software for providing an analytics platform for storing, managing and analyzing massive volumes of data;
`computer hardware, namely, computers, computer servers and computer storage apparatus, namely, high-speed storage subsystems for
`storage and backup of electronic data either locally or via a telecommunications network; computer programs for connecting networks and
`computer systems, computer servers and apparatus for storage of different kinds; operating system software; computer programs for
`connecting computers to each other and for allowing computer activities across a global computer network; computer programs for the
`management of systems, software and processes in an information technology environment; computer hardware and computer software,
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`namely, a set or family of computer systems, namely, pre-integrated and optimized computer processors, storage servers, network
`equipment and computer peripherals, computer programs or software for data management; computer hardware and computer software,
`namely, computer infrastructure systems, computer architecture platform systems and computer network business activity systems and
`software for providing integrated expertise, integration and adjustment for a given workload and delivering a streamlined user
`experience; downloadable instruction manuals sold with the goods in this class
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`pplicant must indicate specific goods with respect to the underlined wording above.(cid:160) The following is suggested:
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`Computer hardware and software appliances, NAMELY {SPECIFY WHAT SOFTWARE APPLIACNES ARE_____}; computer
`hardware and computer software for use in data analytics, namely, computer hardware and computer software for providing an analytics
`platform for storing, managing and analyzing massive volumes of data; computer hardware, namely, computers, computer servers and
`computer storage apparatus, namely, high-speed storage subsystems for storage and backup of electronic data either locally or via a
`telecommunications network; computer programs for connecting networks and computer systems, computer servers and apparatus for
`storage of different kinds, NAMELY {SPECIFY WHAT APPARATUS IS, E.G., BLANK ELECTRONIC STORAGE MEDIA, ETC.};
`operating system software; computer programs for connecting computers to each other and for allowing computer activities across a global
`computer network; computer programs for the management of systems, software and processes in an information technology environment;
`computer hardware and computer software, namely, a set or family of computer systems, namely, pre-integrated and optimized computer
`processors, storage servers, network equipment IN THE NATURE OF {SPECIFY, E.G., COMPUTER NETWORK SERVERS,
`NETWORK SWITCHES, ETC.} and computer peripherals, computer programs or software for data management; computer hardware and
`computer software, namely, computer infrastructure system OPERATING SOFTWARE, computer architecture platform OPERATING
`systems PROGRAMS and computer network business activity systems and software for providing integrated expertise, integration and
`adjustment for a given workload and delivering a streamlined user experience; downloadable instruction manuals sold with the goods in
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`LEASE NOTE:(cid:160) some of the wording is too vague to ascertain the goods.(cid:160) For example, “computer network business activity systems” is
`unacceptable as indefinite.(cid:160) Similarly, wording such as “software appliances” is unacceptable because it is not clear what applicant is referring
`to.(cid:160) Applicant may consider deleting this wording from the identification of goods, or reviewing the manual below (see link) for reference
`regarding acceptable wording for goods.
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`n applicant may only amend an identification to clarify or limit the goods and/or services, but not to add to or broaden the scope of the goods
`and/or services.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq., 1402.07.
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`or 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 at http://tess2.uspto.gov/netahtml/tidm.html. (cid:160) See TMEP §1402.04.
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`/CarynGlasser/
`Trademark Examining Attorney
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`Phone:(cid:160) (571) 270-1517
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`O 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 someone with legal authority to bind an
`applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint applicants).(cid:160) If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the
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`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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`TO UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160) Use the TEAS form at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.
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`To:
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`Subject:
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`International Business Machines Corporat ETC. (ibmtm@us.ibm.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 79124764 - IBM PUREDATA - IBM 1402472
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`12/2/2014 3:25:30 PM
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`ECOM108@USPTO.GOV
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
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`IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR
`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`USPTO OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) HAS ISSUED
`ON 12/2/2014 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 79124764
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`Please follow the instructions below:
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`1)(cid:160) TO READ THE LETTER:(cid:160) Click on this link or go to http://tsdr.uspto.gov, enter the U.S. application serial number, and click on
`“Documents.”
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`he Office action may not be immediately viewable, to allow for necessary system updates of the application, but will be available within 24
`hours of this e-mail notification.
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`2)(cid:160) TIMELY RESPONSE IS REQUIRED:(cid:160) Please carefully review the Office action to determine (1) how to respond, and (2) the applicable
`response time period.(cid:160) Your response deadline will be calculated from 12/2/2014 (or sooner if specified in the Office action).(cid:160) For information
`regarding response time periods, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/responsetime.jsp.
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`o NOT hit “Reply” to this e-mail notification, or otherwise e-mail your response because the USPTO does NOT accept e-mails as
`responses to Office actions.(cid:160)
`Instead, the USPTO recommends that you respond online using the Trademark Electronic Application System
`(TEAS) response form located at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp.
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`3)(cid:160) QUESTIONS:(cid:160) For questions about the contents of the Office action itself, please contact the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160) For
`technical assistance in accessing or viewing the Office action in the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system, please e-mail
`TSDR@uspto.gov.
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`WARNING
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`ailure to file the required response by the applicable response deadline will result in the ABANDONMENT of your application.(cid:160) For
`more information regarding abandonment, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/abandon.jsp.
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`PRIVATE COMPANY SOLICITATIONS REGARDING YOUR APPLICATION:(cid:160) Private companies not associated with the USPTO are
`using information provided in trademark applications to mail or e-mail trademark-related solicitations.(cid:160) These companies often use names that
`closely resemble the USPTO and their solicitations may look like an official government document.(cid:160) Many solicitations require that you pay
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`“fees.” (cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Please carefully review all correspondence you receive regarding this application to make sure that you are responding to an official document
`from the USPTO rather than a private company solicitation.(cid:160) All official USPTO correspondence will be mailed only from the “United States
`Patent and Trademark Office” in Alexandria, VA; or sent by e-mail from the domain “@uspto.gov.” (cid:160) For more information on how to handle
`private company solicitations, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/solicitation_warnings.jsp.
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