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`Apple Inc. (trademarkdocket@apple.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86663019 - MUSIC - N/A
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`9/19/2015 8:03:04 PM
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`ECOM116@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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`*86663019*
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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) 86663019
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`ARK: MUSIC
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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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`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: 9/19/2015
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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 raised below.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62, 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
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`he Office records have been searched and there are no similar registered or pending marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act
`Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d). TMEP §704.02.
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`UMMARY OF ISSUES that applicant must address:
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`·(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) RECITATION OF SERVICES
`·(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) PARTIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION
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`IDENTIFICATION OF SERVICES
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) The identification of services is indefinite and must be clarified as to the wording listed below, as noted.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`matching users for the transfer of music, audio, video, and multimedia by means of telecommunications networks – The nature of these services
`is completely unclear. (cid:160) Matching services which are in the nature of referral services belong in international class 35.(cid:160) The examining attorney is
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`unable to ascertain the nature of these services, however, applicant is encouraged to telephone the examining attorney for further assistance.
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`providing access to websites, databases, electronic bulletin boards, on-line forums, directories, music, and video and audio programs – This
`wording is indefinite as the type of access must be specified and furthermore, the nature of “video and audio programs” is unclear in this
`context.(cid:160) If accurate, applicant may amend this wording to the following:
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`roviding telecommunications access to websites, databases, electronic bulletin boards, on-line forums, directories, music, and audio and video
`content programs on the Internet
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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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`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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`ARTIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION
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`f applicant does not respond to this Office action within the six-month period for response, the following services will be deleted from the
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`atching users for the transfer of music, audio, video, and multimedia by means of telecommunications networks;
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`roviding access to websites, databases, electronic bulletin boards, on-line forums, directories, music, and video and audio programs(cid:160)(cid:160)
`The application will then proceed with the following remaining services ONLY:
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`roadcasting and transmission of voice, data, images, music, audio, video, multimedia, television, and radio by means of telecommunications
`networks;
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`roadcast and transmission of streamed music, audio, video, and multimedia content by means of telecommunications networks
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`ee 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a)-(a)(1); TMEP §718.02(a).
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`RESPONSE GUIDELINES
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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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`pplicant is encouraged to telephone or e-mail the assigned trademark examining attorney to resolve the issues raised in this Office action by
`examiner’s amendment. (cid:160) Although the USPTO will not accept a formal response by e-mail, an applicant may communicate informally by phone
`or e-mail with the trademark examining attorney to agree to a proposed amendment to the application that will immediately place the application
`in condition for publication for opposition, issuance of a registration, or suspension.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.62(c); TMEP §707.
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`/Nora Buchanan Will/
`Examining Attorney
`Law Office 116
`phone 571-272-9135
`fax 571-273-9135
`Informal email only:
`nora.will@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
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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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`Apple Inc. (trademarkdocket@apple.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86663019 - MUSIC - N/A
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`9/19/2015 8:03:06 PM
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`ECOM116@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 9/19/2015 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 86663019
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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 9/19/2015 (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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