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`Apple Inc. (trademarkdocket@apple.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 87809618 - PARK - N/A
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`4/5/2018 7:27:58 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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`*87809618*
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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.    87809618
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`MARK: PARK
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`CORRESPONDENT
`ADDRESS:
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`     KAREN MARIE
`KITTERMAN
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`    APPLE INC.
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`     ONE APPLE PARK
`WAY
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`     MS: 169-3IPL
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`CUPERTINO, CA
`95014
`APPLICANT: Apple Inc.
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`CORRESPONDENT’S
`REFERENCE/DOCKET
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`CORRESPONDENT E-
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`MAIL ADDRESS:       
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`trademarkdocket@apple.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.   A RESPONSE
`TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE TRADEMARK ELECTRONIC APPLICATION SYSTEM (TEAS) MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE
`MIDNIGHT EASTERN TIME OF THE LAST DAY OF THE RESPONSE PERIOD.
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`ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 4/5/2018
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`DATABASE SEARCH:  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).  TMEP §704.02; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).
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`ISSUES APPLICANT MUST ADDRESS:  On April 3, 2018, the trademark examining attorney and KAREN MARIE KITTERMAN
`discussed the issues below.  Applicant must timely respond to these issues.  See 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.62(a); TMEP §§708, 711.
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`Identification of Services
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`The identification of services is indefinite and must be clarified according to the explanations and suggestions below.  In particular, applicant
`must specify the type(s) of goods presented in its retail stores and must indicate what is toured in its guided tours as noted below.  See TMEP
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`§1402.01.  
`Applicant may adopt the following for its identification of services, if accurate, providing additional specificity where indicated.
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`“Retail store services featuring {specify types of goods made available in retail stores, for example, “computers and personal
`electronic devices”}; product demonstrations provided in-store; arranging and conducting of commercial, trade, and business
`conferences, shows, and exhibitions,” in International Class 35;
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`“Education services, namely, conducting classes, workshops, and seminars in the field of computers, computer software, online services,
`information technology, internet website design, music, photography and video products and consumer electronics; Education services,
`namely, arranging professional workshop and training courses; computer education training services; training in the use and operation of
`computers, computer software and consumer electronics; arranging, organizing, conducting, and presenting concerts, live performances,
`and entertainment special events; conducting guided tours of {specify, for example, “museums”} ,” in International Class 41;
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`“Restaurant services,” in International Class 43.
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`While the suggested wording above provides examples of wording that meets the Office’s requirements for specificity, it does not provide every
`possible acceptable identification.  Applicant must ensure that any identification submitted is accurate, concise, properly classified, and does not
`include goods or services not included in the identification submitted with the application as originally filed.  Although identifications of goods
`and/or services may be amended to clarify or limit the goods and/or services, adding to or broadening the scope of the goods and/or services is
`not permitted.  37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq., 1402.07.  Therefore, applicant may not amend the identification to include
`goods and/or services that are not within the scope of the goods and/or services set forth in the present identification.
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`For assistance with identifying and classifying goods and/or services in trademark applications, please see the online searchable Manual of
`Acceptable Identifications of Goods and Services at U.S. Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual (ID Manual).  See TMEP
`§1402.04.
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`Partial Abandonment Advisory
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`If applicant does not respond to this Office action within the six-month period for response, the application will proceed with the following
`services only.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a)-(a)(1); TMEP §718.02(a).
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`“Product demonstrations provided in-store; arranging and conducting of commercial, trade, and business conferences, shows, and
`exhibitions,” in International Class 35;
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`“Education services, namely, conducting classes, workshops, and seminars in the field of computers, computer software, online services,
`information technology, internet website design, music, photography and video products and consumer electronics; Education services,
`namely, arranging professional workshop and training courses; computer education training services; training in the use and operation of
`computers, computer software and consumer electronics; arranging, organizing, conducting, and presenting concerts, live performances,
`and entertainment special events,” in International Class 41;
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`“Restaurant services,” in International Class 43.
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`Response to Office Action
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`To expedite prosecution of the application, applicant is encouraged to file its response to this Office action online via the Trademark Electronic
`Application System (TEAS), which is available at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/index.jsp.  If applicant has technical questions about the
`TEAS response to Office action form, applicant can review the electronic filing tips available online at
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/e_filing_tips.jsp and e-mail technical questions to TEAS@uspto.gov.
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`/Kristin M. Dahling/
`Kristin M. Dahling
`Trademark Examining Attorney, LO105
`kristin.dahling@uspto.gov (preferred)
`(571) 272-8277
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`TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:   Go to http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp.   
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`Please wait at least 72 hours from the issue/mailing date before using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), to allow for
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`necessary system updates of the application.  
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`For technical assistance with online forms, e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov.  For questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned
`trademark examining attorney.  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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`All informal e-mail communications relevant to this application will be placed in the official application record.
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`WHO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE:  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).  If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the
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`response.  
`PERIODICALLY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION:   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/.   Please keep a copy of the TSDR status screen.   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.   For more information on checking
`status, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/.
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`TO UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:  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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`Apple Inc. (trademarkdocket@apple.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 87809618 - PARK - N/A
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`4/5/2018 7:28:00 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 4/5/2018 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 87809618
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`Please follow the instructions below:
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`(1)  TO READ THE LETTER:  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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`The 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)  TIMELY RESPONSE IS REQUIRED:  Please carefully review the Office action to determine (1) how to respond, and (2) the applicable
`response time period.  Your response deadline will be calculated from 4/5/2018 (or sooner if specified in the Office action).  A response
`transmitted through the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) must be received before midnight Eastern Time of the last day of the
`response period.   For information regarding response time periods, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/responsetime.jsp.
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`Do 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. 
`Instead,
`the USPTO recommends that you respond online using the TEAS response form located at
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp.
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`(3)  QUESTIONS:  For questions about the contents of the Office action itself, please contact the assigned trademark examining attorney.  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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`Failure to file the required response by the applicable response deadline will result in the ABANDONMENT of your application.  For
`more information regarding abandonment, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/abandon.jsp.
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`PRIVATE COMPANY SOLICITATIONS REGARDING YOUR APPLICATION:  Private companies not associated with the USPTO are
`using information provided in trademark applications to mail or e-mail trademark-related solicitations.  These companies often use names that
`closely resemble the USPTO and their solicitations may look like an official government document.  Many solicitations require that you pay
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`“fees.”   
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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.  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.”   For more information on how to handle
`private company solicitations, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/solicitation_warnings.jsp.
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