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`U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88559819 - NEWS+ - N/A
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`September 09, 2019 03:20:35 PM
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`ecom117@uspto.gov
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`United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
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`Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application
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`U.S. Application Serial
`No. 88559819
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`Mark:   NEWS+
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`Correspondence Address: 
`THOMAS R. LA PERLE
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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
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`Applicant:   Apple Inc.
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`Reference/Docket No. N/A
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`Correspondence Email
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`NONFINAL OFFICE ACTION
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`The USPTO must receive applicant’s response to this letter within six months of the issue date below or the application will be
`abandoned.  Respond using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS).   A link to the appropriate TEAS response form appears at the
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`end of this Office action.   
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`Issue date:  September 09, 2019
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`The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney.  Applicant must respond timely and completely to
`the issue(s) below.  15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(a), 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
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`SEARCH OF OFFICE’S DATABASE OF MARKS
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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).  TMEP §704.02; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).
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`IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS AND/OR SERVICES
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`Some of the wording in the identification of goods/services is indefinite and must be clarified. See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §1402.01.  
`Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:   
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`035:  Retail store services in the field of books, magazines, periodicals, newsletters, journals and other publications on a wide range of
`topics of general interest, provided via the Internet and other computer, electronic and communications networks; subscription services,
`namely, providing subscriptions to text, data, image, audio, video, and multimedia content, provided via the Internet and other electronic
`and communications networks; providing subscription services of downloadable pre-recorded text, data, image, audio, video, and
`multimedia content for a fee or pre-paid subscription, via the Internet and other electronic and communications networks.
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`Applicant’s goods and/or services may be clarified or limited, but may not be expanded beyond those originally itemized in the application or
`as acceptably narrowed.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §§1402.06, 1904.02(c)(iv).  Applicant may clarify or limit the identification by inserting
`qualifying language or deleting items to result in a more specific identification; however, applicant may not substitute different goods and/or
`services or add goods and/or services not found or encompassed by those in the original application or as acceptably narrowed.  See TMEP
`§1402.06(a)-(b).  The scope of the goods and/or services sets the outer limit for any changes to the identification and is generally determined by
`the ordinary meaning of the wording in the identification.  TMEP §§1402.06(b), 1402.07(a)-(b).  Any acceptable changes to the goods and/or
`services will further limit scope, and once goods and/or services are deleted, they are not permitted to be reinserted.  TMEP §1402.07(e). 
`Additionally, for applications filed under Trademark Act Section 66(a), the scope of the identification for purposes of permissible
`amendments is limited by the international class assigned by the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization
`(International Bureau); and the classification of goods and/or services may not be changed from that assigned by the International Bureau.  37
`C.F.R. §2.85(d); TMEP §§1401.03(d), 1904.02(b).  Further, in a multiple-class Section 66(a) application, classes may not be added or goods
`and/or services transferred from one existing class to another.  37 C.F.R. §2.85(d); TMEP §1401.03(d).
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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.  See TMEP §1402.04.
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`Intent to Perfect 44(d) BASIS
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`The application specifies both an intent to use basis under Trademark Act Section 1(b) and a claim of priority under Section 44(d) based on a
`foreign application.  See 15 U.S.C. §§1051(b), 1126(d); 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(2), (a)(4).  However, no copy of a foreign registration has been
`provided even though the application indicates applicant’s intent to rely on Section 44(e) as an additional basis for registration.   See 15 U.S.C.
`§1126(e).
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`An application with a Section 44(e) basis must include a true copy, photocopy, certification, or certified copy of a foreign registration from an
`applicant’s country of origin.   15 U.S.C. §1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3)(ii); TMEP §§1004, 1004.01, 1016.  In addition, an applicant’s country
`of origin must be a party to a convention or treaty relating to trademarks to which the United States is also a party, or must extend reciprocal
`registration rights to nationals of the United States by law.  15 U.S.C. §1126(b); TMEP §§1002.01, 1004.
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`Therefore, applicant must provide a copy of the foreign registration from applicant’s country of origin when it becomes available.   TMEP
`§1003.04(a).  A copy of a foreign registration must consist of a document issued to an applicant by, or certified by, the intellectual property office
`in applicant’s country of origin.   TMEP §1004.01.  If applicant’s country of origin does not issue registrations or Madrid Protocol certificates of
`extension of protection, applicant may submit a copy of the Madrid Protocol international registration that shows that protection of the
`international registration has been extended to applicant’s country of origin.   TMEP §1016.  In addition, applicant must also provide an English
`translation if the foreign registration is not written in English.  37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3)(ii); TMEP §1004.01(a)-(b).  The translation should be
`signed by the translator.  TMEP §1004.01(b).
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`If the foreign registration has not yet issued, or applicant requires additional time to procure a copy of the foreign registration (and English
`translation, as appropriate), applicant should so inform the trademark examining attorney and request that the U.S. application be suspended until
`a copy of the foreign registration is available.  TMEP §§716.02(b), 1003.04(b).
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`If applicant cannot satisfy the requirements of a Section 44(e) basis, applicant may request that the mark be approved for publication based solely
`on the Section 1(b) basis.  See 15 U.S.C. §§1051(b), 1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §2.35(b)(1); TMEP §§806.02(f), 806.04(b), 1003.04(b).  Although the
`mark may be approved for publication on the Section 1(b) basis, it will not register until an acceptable allegation of use has been filed.  See 15
`U.S.C. §1051(c)-(d); 37 C.F.R. §§2.76, 2.88; TMEP §1103.  Please note that, if the U.S. application satisfied the requirements of Section 44(d) as
`of the U.S. application filing date, applicant may retain the priority filing date under Section 44(d) without perfecting the Section 44(e) basis,
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`provided there is a continuing valid basis for registration.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.35(b)(3)-(4); TMEP §§806.02(f), 806.04(b).  
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`Alternatively, applicant has the option to amend the application to rely solely on the Section 44(e) basis and request deletion of the Section 1(b)
`basis.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.35(b)(1); TMEP §806.04.  The foreign registration alone may serve as the basis for obtaining a U.S. registration.  See 37
`C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3); TMEP §806.01(d).
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`TEAS PLUS OR TEAS REDUCED FEE (TEAS RF) APPLICANTS – TO MAINTAIN LOWER FEE, ADDITIONAL
`REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET, INCLUDING SUBMITTING DOCUMENTS ONLINE:  Applicants who filed their application online
`using the lower-fee TEAS Plus or TEAS RF application form must (1) file certain documents online using TEAS, including responses to Office
`actions (see TMEP §§819.02(b), 820.02(b) for a complete list of these documents); (2) maintain a valid e-mail correspondence address; and (3)
`agree to receive correspondence from the USPTO by e-mail throughout the prosecution of the application.  See 37 C.F.R. §§2.22(b), 2.23(b);
`TMEP §§819, 820.  TEAS Plus or TEAS RF applicants who do not meet these requirements must submit an additional processing fee of $125
`per class of goods and/or services.  37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1)(v), 2.22(c), 2.23(c); TMEP §§819.04, 820.04.  However, in certain situations, TEAS
`Plus or TEAS RF applicants may respond to an Office action by authorizing an examiner’s amendment by telephone or e-mail without incurring
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`How to respond.   Click to file a response to this nonfinal Office action    
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`/Hsu, Fong/
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`Trademark Examining Attorney
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`Law Office 117
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`U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
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`Office:  (571) 272-2001
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`Fax:  (571) 272-2002
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`RESPONSE GUIDANCE
`Missing the response deadline to this letter will cause the application to abandon.   A response or notice of appeal must be received by
`the USPTO before midnight Eastern Time of the last day of the response period.   TEAS and ESTTA maintenance or unforeseen
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`circumstances could affect an applicant’s ability to timely respond.   
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`Responses signed by an unauthorized party are not accepted and can cause the application to abandon.  If applicant does not have an
`attorney, the response must be signed by the individual applicant, all joint applicants, or someone with legal authority to bind a juristic
`applicant.  If applicant has an attorney, the response must be signed by the attorney.
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`If needed, find contact information for the supervisor of the office or unit listed in the signature block.
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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 Serial No. 88559819 - NEWS+ - N/A
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`September 09, 2019 03:20:37 PM
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`ecom117@uspto.gov
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`United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
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`USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE
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`Office Action (Official Letter) has issued
`on September 09, 2019 for
`U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88559819
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`Your trademark application has been reviewed by a trademark examining attorney.  As part of that review, the assigned attorney has issued an
`official letter that you must respond to by the specified deadline or your application will be abandoned.  Please follow the steps below.
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`(1)  Read the official letter.
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`(2)   Direct questions about the contents of the Office action to the assigned attorney below.   
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`/Hsu, Fong/
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`Trademark Examining Attorney
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`Law Office 117
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`U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
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`Office:  (571) 272-2001
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`Fax:  (571) 272-2002
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`Direct questions about navigating USPTO electronic forms, the USPTO website, the application process, the status of your application, and/or
`whether there are outstanding deadlines or documents related to your file to the Trademark Assistance Center (TAC).
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`(3)  Respond within 6 months (or earlier, if required in the Office action) from September 09, 2019, using the Trademark Electronic
`Application System (TEAS).  The response must be received by the USPTO before midnight Eastern Time of the last day of the response
`period.  See the Office action for more information about how to respond.
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`GENERAL GUIDANCE
`·       Check the status of your application periodically in the Trademark Status & Document Retrieval (TSDR) database to avoid missing critical
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`·       Update your correspondence email address, if needed, to ensure you receive important USPTO notices about your application.
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`·       Beware of misleading notices sent by private companies about your application.  Private companies not associated with the USPTO use
`public information available in trademark registrations to mail and email trademark-related offers and notices – most of which require fees.  
`All official USPTO correspondence will only be emailed from the domain “@uspto.gov.”
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