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`WEWORK COMPANIES INC. (trademarks@fenwick.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86084940 - WELIVE - 30473-00070
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`12/23/2013 4:31:46 PM
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`ECOM112@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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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) LINDA M. GOLDMAN
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) FENWICK & WEST LLP
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`801 CALIFORNIA ST
`(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) MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94041-1990
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`*86084940*
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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)(cid:160) U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 86084940
`(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) MARK: WELIVE
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICANT: WEWORK COMPANIES INC.
`(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) 30473-00070
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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) trademarks@fenwick.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: 12/23/2013
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`he applicant or applicant’s counsel is encouraged to contact the trademark examining attorney at kyle.peete@uspto.gov to resolve the issues
`below via an Examiner’s Amendment.
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`earch Results
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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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`Identification of Goods/Services
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` portion of the identification of goods/services is unacceptable and must be clarified because it is too broad.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160)(cid:160) The Office
`requires a degree of particularity necessary to clearly identify the goods and/or services covered by a mark.(cid:160) See In re Omega SA, 494 F.3d 1362,
`1365, 83 USPQ2d 1541, 1543-44 (Fed. Cir. 2007).(cid:160) Descriptions of goods and services in applications must be specific, explicit, clear and
`concise.(cid:160) TMEP §1402.01; see Cal. Spray-Chem. Corp. v. Osmose Wood Pres. Co. of Am., 102 USPQ 321, 322 (Comm’r Pats. 1954); In re
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`Cardinal Labs., Inc., 149 USPQ 709, 711 (TTAB 1966).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`For 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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`pplicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate, changes in bold italics:
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`International Class 009:(cid:160) Computer application software for mobile phones and handheld computers, namely, software for members of a
`residential community to participate in social networking, engage in virtual communities, manage their community membership, make
`rent payments, and sign up for and manage use of amenities such as library, media room, theater, gym, concierge, restaurants, cafes,
`kitchen
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`International Class 038:(cid:160) Digital network telecommunications services; providing multiple user wireless access to the Internet;
`Telecommunications services, namely, electronic transmission of data and digital messaging via mobile handheld devices and via wired
`and wireless communication devices; telecommunications services, namely, enabling users to electronically transmit messages, text,
`multimedia content, videos, audio, animation and images via a global computer network; providing online forums, chat rooms and
`electronic bulletin boards for transmission of messages among users in the field of residential communities, neighborhood attractions
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`and general interest; electronic bulletin board services(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`International Class 042:(cid:160) Computer services, namely, creating an on-line community for registered users to participate in discussions, get
`feedback from their peers, form virtual communities, and engage in social networking; providing a web hosting platform for members
`of a residential community to participate in social networking, engage in virtual communities, manage community membership, make
`rent payments, and sign up for and manage use of amenities such as library, media room, theater, gym, concierge, restaurants, cafes,
`kitchen; computer services, namely, hosting on-line web facilities for others for organizing and conducting online introductions,
`meetings, gatherings and interactive discussions; computer services, namely, hosting an interactive website which allow the user to
`publish and share their own content and images, and interact with others, on-line; computer services, namely, cloud hosting provider
`services; computer services, namely, on-site and remote management of IT systems; installation, updating and maintenance of computer
`software; rental of web servers; server hosting; technical support services, namely, troubleshooting of computer software problems;
`technical support services, namely, troubleshooting in the nature of diagnosing computer hardware and software problems
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`International Class 043:(cid:160) Providing community centers for social gatherings and meetings; rental of social function facilities for business
`and social events,(cid:160) namely, {specify nature of event, e.g., wedding receptions, birthday parties, etc.}; providing day care services; pet
`day care services; café and restaurant services; cafeteria services; catering services; providing of food and drink; providing conference,
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`exhibition and meeting facilities(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`International Class 045:(cid:160) online social networking services; personal concierge services for others comprising making requested personal
`arrangements and reservations, running errands and providing customer specific information to meet individual needs, all rendered in
`residential complexes
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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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`Partial Abandonment
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`f applicant should fail to respond to this Office action within the six-month period for response, then the identified goods and/or services
`highlighted above will be deleted from the application.(cid:160) The application will then proceed with the remaining goods and/or services only.(cid:160) 37
`C.F.R. §2.65(a).
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`/Kyle Christopher Peete/
`Trademark Attorney(cid:160) [Law Office 112]
`(571) 272-8275 (Phone)(cid:160)
`(571) 273-8275 (Fax)
`kyle.peete@uspto.gov (Preferred)
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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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
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`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)
`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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`WEWORK COMPANIES INC. (trademarks@fenwick.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86084940 - WELIVE - 30473-00070
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`12/23/2013 4:31:47 PM
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`ECOM112@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 12/23/2013 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 86084940
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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 12/23/2013 (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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