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`SERIAL NUMBER: (cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)
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`86819744
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`DATE: (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)
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`02/24/2016
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`NAME: (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)
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`jchery1
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`NOTE: (cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Discussed ID with:
`Searched:(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)(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)(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)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)Google(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)(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)Senior Atty
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)Lexis/Nexis(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)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)Managing Atty
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)OneLook
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)Wikipedia
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)Acronym Finder(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)(cid:160)Other:
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)Protest evidence reviewed
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`Checked:(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)(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)(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)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)Geographic significance(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)Surname(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)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(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)Managing Atty(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)Translation
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`Discussed Geo. Sig. with:
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)Senior Atty
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)ID with ID/CLASS mailbox
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)Checked list of approved Canadian attorneys and agents
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`Discussed file with
`Attorney/Applicant via:
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)phone(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)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)X(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)email(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)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)Left message with
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)Attorney/Applicant
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)Requested Law Library search(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) for:(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)(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)and entered changes in TRADEUPS
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`(cid:160)X(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)Issued Examiner’s Amendment
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`DO NOT PRINT(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)Added design code in TRADEUPS
`PRINT(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)(cid:160)Description of the mark
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)Translation statement(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)Re-imaged standard character
`(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)(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)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)drawing
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)Negative translation statement
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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) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)Consent of living individual(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)Contacted TM MADRID ID/CLASS
`
`(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)(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)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)about misclassified definite ID
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)Changed TRADEUPS to:
`
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)OTHER:
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`From: laperle@apple.com [mailto:laperle@apple.com]
`Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 1:08 AM
`To: Chery, Jeffrey <Jeffrey.Chery@USPTO.GOV>
`Cc: trademarkdocket@apple.com
`Subject: Re: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Applications - APPLE NEWS (86819744), 86819975 (APPLE NEWS FORMAT),
`86819991 (APPLE NEWS PUBLISHER)
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`(cid:160)D
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`ear Jeffrey,
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`(cid:160)T
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`hank you for the email below.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
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`We agree to the suggested amendments and the disclaimers. (cid:160)Please proceed on the basis you propose below.
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`(cid:160)B
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`y the way, I also submitted a response to the Office Action for APPLE NEWS in Class 41earlier today (Ser. No.(cid:160)86819705).
`(cid:160)In that action I merely amended the Class 41 language to the following:
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`(cid:160)P
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`roviding websites featuring information in the field of entertainment, music, sports, news, and arts and culture
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`(cid:160)B
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`est regards,
`Tom
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`On Feb 23, 2016, at 11:58 AM, Chery, Jeffrey <Jeffrey.Chery@USPTO.GOV> wrote:
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`(cid:160)G
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`ood afternoon,(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`I am the examining attorney reviewing U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Applications Serial Nos. 86819744 (APPLE NEWS),
`86819975 (APPLE NEWS FORMAT), and 86819991 (APPLE NEWS PUBLISHER). I have identified the following issues that I believe
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`can be resolved via email for each application.(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`1.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) 86819744 (APPLE NEWS):(cid:160) The identification of services needs to be amended to clarify the nature of the services. Applicant may
`adopt the following if applicable:
`(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)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)
`Class 42: Computer services, namely, providing a user-customized feed of news, sports, weather, commentary, and
`other information, content from periodicals, blogs, and websites, and other text, audio, video, and multimedia
`content; providing search engines for obtaining data via the internet and other electronic communications networks;
`providing online non-downloadable application development software, and(cid:160) technical(cid:160) support and consultation services for developing
`computer applications
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`2.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) 86819975 (APPLE NEWS FORMAT):(cid:160) The word “FORMAT” must also be disclaimed in registering your mark as it is descriptive of
`the services the applicant offers.
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`No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “NEWS FORMAT” apart from the mark as shown.
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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)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)
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`3.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) 86819991 (APPLE NEWS PUBLISHER):
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`a.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) Identification of services:(cid:160) The identification of services needs to be amended to clarify the nature of the services. Applicant may
`adopt the following if applicable:
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`(cid:160)C
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`lass 42: Providing online non-downloadable software used to create, prepare, format, update, publish, deliver, manage, and promote
`content for viewing on mobile devices and computers;(cid:160) Technicalsupport and consultation services for developing computer
`applications and providing computer software information online relating to the creation, preparation, formatting, updating, publication,
`delivery, management, and promotion of content for viewing on mobile devices and computers; providing online non-downloadable
`software used in connection with online advertising, advertising campaign management, market research, and monitoring readership,
`user engagement, advertising exposure, and consumer response;(cid:160) Technical(cid:160) support and consultation services for developing
`computer applications and providing computer software information online relating to online advertising, advertising campaign
`management, market research, and monitoring readership, user engagement, advertising exposure, and consumer response
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`b.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) Disclaimer of “NEWS PUBLISHER”: (cid:160) The wording “NEWS PUBLISHER” must disclaimed in registering your mark as it is
`descriptive of the services the applicant offers.
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`No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “NEWS PUBLISHER” apart from the mark as shown.
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`These changes can be made on my end through an Examiner’s Amendment once you confirm agreement with the above changes.
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`(cid:160)P
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`lease respond to this email by Wednesday, February 24, 2016.
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`(cid:160)R
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`egards,(cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`Jeffrey Chery
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`United States Patent and Trademark Office(cid:160)
`Alexandria, VA 22314
`Tel: (571) 272-5657
`jeffrey.chery@uspto.gov

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