(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`YUKA SUGAR
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`1 INFINITE LOOP # MS36-4TM
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`*85120231*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`85120231
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICATION SERIAL NO.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(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)(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)
`(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)
`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) Apple Inc.(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)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`N/A(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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`STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER(cid:160)
`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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`(cid:160)I
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE:
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`The 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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`POTENTIAL SECTION 2(d) REFUSAL – LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION
`The trademark examining attorney has searched the Office’s database of registered and pending marks and has found no similar registered mark
`that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d).(cid:160) TMEP §704.02; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).(cid:160) However, marks in prior-filed pending
`applications may present a bar to registration of applicant’s mark.
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`(cid:160)T
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`he filing dates of pending Application Serial Nos. 77779664 and 77779673 precede applicant’s filing date. (cid:160) See attached referenced
`applications.(cid:160) If one or more of the marks in the referenced applications register, applicant’s mark may be refused registration under Trademark
`Act Section 2(d) because of a likelihood of confusion with the registered mark(s).(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); 37 C.F.R. §2.83; TMEP §§1208 et
`seq.(cid:160) Therefore, upon receipt of applicant’s response to this Office action, action on this application may be suspended pending final disposition
`of the earlier-filed referenced applications.
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`(cid:160)I
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`n response to this Office action, applicant may present arguments in support of registration by addressing the issue of the potential conflict
`between applicant’s mark and the marks in the referenced applications. (cid:160) Applicant’s election not to submit arguments at this time in no way
`limits applicant’s right to address this issue later if a refusal under Section 2(d) issues.
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`(cid:160)A
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`pplicant must respond to the requirement(s) set forth below.
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`(cid:160)I
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`DENTIFICATION OF SERVICES
`Applicant’s services are identified as “Personal and social services rendered by others to meet the needs of individuals, namely, online social
`networking and introduction services; online social networking services, namely, facilitating social interaction among individuals, social
`introductions, and for finding persons with particular hobbies, interests and backgrounds; providing a social networking website; security
`services for the protection of property, namely, monitoring of computerized data for security purposes” in International Class 45.
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`(cid:160)A
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`pplicant must clarify the wording “providing a social networking website” in the identification of services by adding “for entertainment
`purposes,” if accurate. (cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.
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`(cid:160)A
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`pplicant may adopt the following recitation of services, if accurate [the examining attorney’s suggestions appear in bold, underlined text]:
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
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`(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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`Class 45:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Personal and social services rendered by others to meet the needs of individuals, namely, online social networking and
`introduction services; online social networking services, namely, facilitating social interaction among individuals, social
`introductions, and for finding persons with particular hobbies, interests and backgrounds; providing a social networking
`website for entertainment purposes; security services for the protection of property, namely, monitoring of computerized
`data for security purposes
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`(cid:160)A
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`n applicant may amend an identification of services only to clarify or limit the services; adding to or broadening the scope of the 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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`(cid:160)I
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`D Manual Online
`For 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.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.04.
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`(cid:160)I
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`f applicant has questions about the application or this Office action, please telephone the assigned trademark examining attorney at the telephone
`number below.
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)
`
`/Amy L. Kertgate/
`Law Office 113
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Office: 571-272-1943
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: (cid:160) Use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) response form at
`http://teasroa.uspto.gov/roa/.(cid:160) Please wait 48-72 hours from the issue/mailing date before using TEAS, to allow for necessary system updates of
`the application.(cid:160) For technical assistance with online forms, e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov.
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`(cid:160)W
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`HO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE:(cid:160) It must be personally signed by(cid:160)an individual applicant or(cid:160)someone with legal authority to bind an
`applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint applicants).(cid:160)(cid:160)If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the
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`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 Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) at
`http://tarr.uspto.gov/. (cid:160) Please keep a copy of the complete TARR screen. (cid:160) If TARR shows no change for more than six months, 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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`(cid:160)T
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`O UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160) Use the TEAS form at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageE.htm.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Print: Dec 1?, 2111!}
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`17179664
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`Status
`OPPOSITION PENDING
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`Ward Mark
`THEAPPLE
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`Standard Character Mark
`Yes
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`Type of Marl:
`SERVICE MARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[4]
`STANDARD CHARACTER I\-LARK
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`Owner
`Affinity Labs Inc. CORPORATION DELAWARE ?99 Market Street, Suite 500
`San Francisco CALIFORNIA 94103
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`Goodafservices
`G & 3: Providing
`100 101 102.
`US
`IC 035.
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
`news and information on job opportunities and career counseling.
`First Use: 2002/O6/30. First Use In Commerce: 2002/O6f30.
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`Guudsfservines
`G & S: Providing
`100 101.
`US
`IC 045.
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
`online social networking services to those in the field of education.
`First Use: ZOOZHOEHSO. First Use In Commerce: ZOOZHOE/30.
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`Goodslservices
`G & 3: Providing
`100 I01 10?.
`US
`IC 041.
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
`news and information on matters of interest to persons in the field of
`education. First Use: ZOOZKOEFSO. First Use In Commerce: 2002fO6!30.
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`Filing Date
`2009HO7H13
`
`Examining Attorney
`MULLEN, MARK T.
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`.fl'i.'t0H"IBy' Of RBl‘.'I'.'II"d
`Andrew Baum
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`THEAPPLE
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`11119613
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`Status
`OPPOSITION PENDING
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`Ward Mark
`THEAPPLE
`
`Standard Character Mark
`No
`
`Type of Mark
`SERVICE MARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
`
`Mark Drawing Code
`[3] DESIGN PLUS woRDS, LETTERS ANDjoR NUMBERS
`
`Owner
`Affinity Labs Inc. CORPORATION DELAWARE 199 Market Street, Suite 500
`San Francisco CALIFORNIA 94103
`
`Goodeiservices
`G & 3: Providing
`100 101 102.
`US
`IC 035.
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
`news and information on job opportunities and career counseling.
`First Use: 2002/O6/30. First Use In Commerce: 2002/O6f30.
`
`Guudsiservines
`G & S: Providing
`100 101.
`US
`IC 045.
`Class Statue -- ACTIVE.
`online social networking services to those in the field of education.
`First Use: ZOOZHOEHSO. First Use In Commerce: ZOOZHOE/30.
`
`Goodsiservices
`G & 3: Providing
`100 lOl I01.
`US
`IC 041.
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
`news and information on matters of interest to persons in the field of
`education. First Use: ZOOBKOEFSO. First Use In Commerce: 2009fO6!30.
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`Description of Mark
`The mark consists of a design of an apple on top of a book. To the
`right of this design is the wording "THEAPPLE"
`in stylized format.
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`colors Claimed
`Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
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`Filing Date
`2009107113
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`777?9fi?3
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`Examining Attnmey
`MULLEN, MARK T.
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`Attorney of Record
`Andrew Baum
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`QTAPPLE