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`Apple Inc. (trademarkdocket@apple.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86393745 - PAY - N/A
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`3/2/2015 1:28:59 PM
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`ECOM105@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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`*86393745*
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`CLICK 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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`U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. (cid:160) 86393745
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`ARK: PAY
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`CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) THOMAS R. LA PERLE
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) Apple Inc
`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) 1 Infinite Loop
`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) Cupertino, CA 95014-2083
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`APPLICANT: Apple Inc.
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`CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO :(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)
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`trademarkdocket@apple.com
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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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`OFFICE ACTION
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 3/2/2015
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`THIS IS A FINAL ACTION.
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`INTRODUCTION
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`his Office action is in response to applicant’s communication filed on February 8, 2015 .
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`n a previous Office action dated December 23, 2014 applicant was required to satisfy the following requirement(s):(cid:160) amend the identification of
`services and disclaim descriptive wording in the mark.
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`ased on applicant’s response, the disclaimer requirement has been satisfied.
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`fter careful consideration of applicant’s response, the trademark examining attorney maintains and now makes FINAL the identification of
`services requirement in the summary of issues below.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.63(b); TMEP §714.04.
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`UMMARY OF ISSUES MADE FINAL that applicant must address:
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`IDENTIFICATION OF SERVICES
`IDENTIFICATION OF SERVICES
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`pplicant has classified the following services in International Class 36:(cid:160) “financial services, namely,…transmitting…verifying, and
`authenticating mobile payments; providing electronic access to credit and debit card information.” (cid:160) However, the proper classifications for these
`items are International Classes 38 and 45.
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`herefore, applicant may respond by (1) adding one or more of the above international class(es) to the application, and reclassifying the above
`services accordingly; or (2) deleting the services in International Class 36 (identified above) from the application.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §§2.86, 6.1;
`TMEP §§1403.02 et seq.(cid:160) If applicant adds one or more international classes to the application, applicant must comply with the multiple-class
`requirements specified in this Office action.
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`pplicant may adopt the following identification of services, if accurate:(cid:160)(cid:160)
`International Class 36: Financial services, namely, providing electronic processing, credit card verification and facilitating of credit card
`transactions and electronic mobile payments via a global computer network, and contactless transactions with retailers, merchants, and
`vendors via mobile and wearable devices; bill payment services; financial transaction services, namely, providing secure commercial
`transactions; debit and credit card services; electronic payment services involving electronic processing and subsequent transmission of bill
`payment data
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`nternational Class 38: Provision of access to data or documents stored electronically in central files for remote consultation in the nature
`of providing electronic access to credit and debit card information
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`nternational Class 45: Identification verification services, namely, providing authentication of personal identification and mobile payment
`information via the Internet
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`ee TMEP §1402.01.
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`n applicant may only amend an identification to clarify or limit the services, but not to add to or broaden the scope of the 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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`his requirement is made FINAL.
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`DVISORY: MULTIPLE – CLASS APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
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`he application identifies goods and/or services in more than one international class; therefore, applicant must satisfy all the requirements below
`for each international class based on Trademark Act Sections 1(b) and 44:
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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 the goods and/or services by their international class number in consecutive numerical order, starting with the lowest
`numbered class.
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`Submit a filing fee for each international class not covered by the fee(s) already paid (view the USPTO’s current fee schedule at
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/tm_fee_info.jsp).(cid:160) The application identifies goods and/or services that are classified in at least 3
`classes; however, applicant submitted a fee sufficient for only 1 class.(cid:160) Applicant must either submit the filing fees for the classes not
`covered by the submitted fees or restrict the application to the number of classes covered by the fees already paid.
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`ee 15 U.S.C. §§1051(b), 1112, 1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(6)-(7), 2.34(a)(2)-(3), 2.86(a); TMEP §§1403.01, 1403.02(c).
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`or an overview of the requirements for a Sections 1(b) and 44 multiple-class application and how to satisfy the requirements online using the
`Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) form, please go to http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/law/multiclass.jsp.
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`ESPONSE GUIDELINES
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`pplicant must respond within six months of the date of issuance of this final Office action or the services to which the final requirement applies
`will be deleted from the application by Examiner’s Amendment. (cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a); see 15 U.S.C. §1062(b).
`The application will then proceed for the following services:(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`International Class 36: (cid:160)(cid:160) Bill payment services; financial transaction services, namely, providing secure commercial transactions; debit and credit
`card services; electronic payment services involving electronic processing and subsequent transmission of bill payment data
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`pplicant may respond by providing one or both of the following:
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`(1)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`A response that fully satisfies all outstanding requirements and/or resolves all outstanding refusals.
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`(2)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`An appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, with the appeal fee of $100 per class.
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`7 C.F.R. §2.63(b)(1)-(2); TMEP §714.04; see 37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(18); TBMP ch. 1200.
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`n certain rare circumstances, an applicant may respond by filing a petition to the Director pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §2.63(b)(2) to review
`procedural issues.(cid:160) TMEP §714.04; see 37 C.F.R. §2.146(b); TBMP §1201.05; TMEP §1704 (explaining petitionable matters).(cid:160) The petition fee
`is $100.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(15).
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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. §§2.62(c), 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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`/David H. Aleskow/
`David H. Aleskow
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 105
`571-272-7895
`David.Aleskow@uspto.gov
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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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`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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`Apple Inc. (trademarkdocket@apple.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86393745 - PAY - N/A
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`3/2/2015 1:29:00 PM
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`ECOM105@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 3/2/2015 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 86393745
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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 3/2/2015 (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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