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`CE Trademark LLC (pctrademarks@perkinscoie.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85942622 - REVOLT - 82883-4004.0
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`9/11/2013 3:44:07 PM
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`ECOM109@USPTO.GOV
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
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`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. 85942622
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK: REVOLT
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) RICHARD T. ROSS
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`*85942622*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
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`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICANT: CE Trademark LLC
`(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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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) PERKINS COIE LLP
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`1201 3RD AVE STE 4900
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) SEATTLE, WA 98101-3099
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`(cid:160) (cid:160) 82883-4004.0
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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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`(cid:160) (cid:160) pctrademarks@perkinscoie.com
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`PRIORITY 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: 9/11/2013
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`DATABASE SEARCH:(cid:160) The trademark examining attorney has searched the USPTO’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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`ISSUES APPLICANT MUST ADDRESS:(cid:160) On September 11, 2013, the trademark examining attorney and (cid:160) Lynne Graybeal discussed the
`issues below.(cid:160) Applicant must timely respond to these issues.(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.62(a); TMEP §§708, 711.
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`RECITATION OF SERVICES
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`he identification of services is indefinite and must be clarified because it identifies service in more than one international class and parts of the
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`identification need to be more specific.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Applicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate:
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`Computer services, namely, providing an online interactive computer database in the fields of film, movies, television programs, radio
`programs, music, entertainment personalities, celebrities, entertainment previews, entertainment trailers, current event news and other
`related entertainment and current event news information,” in class 41 and/or
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`Computer services, namely, _____{specify}; software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for {specify the function of the
`programs, e.g., for use in database management, for use as a spreadsheet, for word processing, etc. and, if software is content - or field-
`specific, the field of use}; providing infrastructure as a service (IAAS) services, namely ____{specify, i.e., providing computer software
`platforms for creating, managing, and deploying cloud computing infrastructure services, providing web-based use of virtualized
`computer hardware, networking, and storage equipment on a utility computing basis, namely, providing virtual computer systems and
`virtual computer environments through cloud computing, etc.}; platform as a service (PAAS) featuring computer software platforms
`for {specify the function of the programs, e.g., for use in database management, for use as a spreadsheet, for word processing, etc. and, if
`software is content - or field-specific, the field of use}; computer services, namely, providing an interactive web site featuring technology that
`allows users to consolidate and manage social networks, accounts, and connections to existing and emerging application programming interfaces
`(APIs),” in class 42.
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`lease note that providing databases is a service that is classified in the service class of the subject matter of the database, e.g., providing a
`database in the field of financial information is classified in class 36.(cid:160) Databases pertaining to entertainment and current event news related
`subjects are classified in class 41.
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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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`or assistance with identifying and classifying goods and services in trademark applications, please see the USPTO’s online searchable U.S.
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`Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual at http://tess2.uspto.gov/netahtml/tidm.html. (cid:160) See TMEP §1402.04.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`REQUIREMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL CLASS(ES)
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`or an application with more than one international class, called a “multiple-class application,” an applicant must meet all the requirements
`below for those international classes 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)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(2)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`LIST GOODS AND/OR SERVICES BY INTERNATIONAL CLASS:(cid:160) Applicant must list the goods and/or services by international
`class.
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`PROVIDE FEES FOR ALL INTERNATIONAL CLASSES:(cid:160) Applicant must submit an application filing fee for each international
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`goods
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`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/tm_fee_info.jsp).
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`ee 15 U.S.C. §§1051(b), 1112, 1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §§2.34(a)(2)-(3), 2.86(a); TMEP §§1403.01, 1403.02(c).
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`SSISTANCE
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`f 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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`/Chrisie Brightmire King/
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`Trademark Attorney
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`Law Office 109
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`(571) 272-9179
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`chrisie.king@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 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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`response.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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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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`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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`To:
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`Subject:
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`Sent:
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`Sent As:
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`Attachments:
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`CE Trademark LLC (pctrademarks@perkinscoie.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85942622 - REVOLT - 82883-4004.0
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`9/11/2013 3:44:08 PM
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`ECOM109@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
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`ON 9/11/2013 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 85942622
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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 9/11/2013 (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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