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`Vishnu Ramaswamy(vrpatentllc@gmail.com)
`U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 98164919 - SONU SOUNDHEALTH
`May 06, 2024 04:05:51 PM EDT
`tmng.notices@uspto.gov
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`Attachments
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`United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
`Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application
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`U.S. Application Serial No.  98164919
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`Mark:   SONU SOUNDHEALTH
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`Correspondence Address:  
`Vishnu Ramaswamy
`183 Alta Rd.
`Oakland CA 94618
`UNITED STATES
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`Applicant:   Gopi, Paramesh
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`Reference/Docket No.  N/A
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`Correspondence Email Address:   vrpatentllc@gmail.com
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`NONFINAL OFFICE ACTION
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`Response deadline.  File a response to this nonfinal Office action within three months of the “Issue
`date” below to avoid abandonment of the application. Review the Office action and respond using one
`of the links to the appropriate electronic forms in the “How to respond” section below.
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`Request an extension.  For a fee, applicant may request one three-month extension of the response
`deadline prior to filing a response. The request must be filed within three months of the “Issue date”
`below. If the extension request is granted, the USPTO must receive applicant’s response to this letter
`within six months of the “Issue date” to avoid abandonment of the application.
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`Issue date:   May 6, 2024
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`RESPONSE DEADLINE:  WITHIN  THREE MONTHS FROM THE ISSUE DATE ABOVE
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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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`Summary of Issues
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`Entity Clarification
`Identification of Goods
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`Search Results
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`The trademark examining attorney has searched the USPTO database of registered and pending marks
`and has found no conflicting marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d). 15
`U.S.C. §1052(d); TMEP §704.02.
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`Entity Clarification 
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`The name of an individual person appears in the section of the application intended for the trademark
`owner’s name; however, the legal entity is set forth as a corporation. Applicant must clarify this
`inconsistency. TMEP §803.02(a); see 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(2), (a)(3)(i)-(ii), 2.61(b).
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`If applicant is an individual, applicant must request that the legal entity be amended to “individual” and
`must indicate his or her country of citizenship. See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(3)(i); TMEP §803.03(a).
`Alternatively, if applicant is a corporation, applicant must provide the legal name of the corporation
`and U.S. state or foreign country of incorporation or organization. 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(3)(ii); see TMEP
`§803.03(c).
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`If, in response to the above request, applicant provides information indicating that it is not the owner of
`the mark, registration will be refused because the application was void as filed. See 37 C.F.R. §2.71(d);
`TMEP §§803.06, 1201.02(b). An application must be filed by the party who owns or is entitled to use
`the mark as of the application filing date. See 37 C.F.R. §2.71(d); TMEP §1201.02(b).
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`Identification of Goods 
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`The identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified. See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP
`§1402.01.  Applicant must specify the conditions being treated.
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`Applicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate:
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`Class  10:    Medical devices for use in treating or diagnosing sinus conditions and sleep apnea and
`sleep disorders
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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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`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 amended. See 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP
`§1402.06. 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
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`and/or services or add goods and/or services not found or encompassed by those in the original
`application or as acceptably amended. 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).
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`Closing Guidelines
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`For this application to proceed, applicant must explicitly address each refusal and/or requirement in this
`Office action.  For a refusal, applicant may provide written arguments and evidence against the refusal,
`and may have other response options if specified above.  For a requirement, applicant should set forth
`the changes or statements.  Please see the Responding to Office Actions webpage for more information
`and tips on responding.
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`The term “TMEP” refers to the USPTO’s Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure, a manual
`written by USPTO trademark attorneys that explains the laws and procedures applicable to the
`trademark application, registration, and post-registration processes. The USPTO updates the TMEP
`periodically to reflect changes in law, policy, and procedure.
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`An applicant may check the status of or view documents filed in an application or registration using the
`Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system. Enter the application serial number or
`registration number and click on “Status” or “Documents.”
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`Please call or email the assigned trademark examining attorney with questions about this Office action.
`Although an examining attorney cannot provide legal advice, the examining attorney can provide
`additional explanation about the refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) in this Office action. See TMEP
`§§705.02, 709.06.
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`The USPTO does not accept emails as responses to Office actions; however, emails can be used for
`informal communications and are included in the application record. See 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(c), 2.191;
`TMEP §§304.01-.02, 709.04-.05.
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`To check the status of an application/registration, please visit  Trademark Status & Document
`Retrieval (uspto.gov) 
`For online forms and responses, please visit  Response forms | USPTO 
`For a process overview, please visit  Trademark process | USPTO
`For general non-legal information or technical support, please visit  Trademark Assistance Center
`| USPTO
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`Protect yourself against trademark scams!  Learn how at  Protect against trademark scams | USPTO
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`How to respond.   File a response form to this nonfinal Office action or file a request form for an
`extension of time to file a response.  
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`/Dannean Hetzel/
`Dannean Hetzel
`Trademark Attorney
`LO106--LAW OFFICE 106
`(571) 272-8858
`Dannean.Hetzel@USPTO.GOV
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`RESPONSE GUIDANCE
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`Missing the deadline for responding to this letter will cause the application to abandon.  A
`response or extension request must be received by the USPTO before 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
`of the last day of the response deadline.  Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
`system availability could affect an applicant’s ability to timely respond.  For help resolving
`technical issues with TEAS, email TEAS@uspto.gov.
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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
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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 May 6, 2024 for
`U.S. Trademark Application Serial No.  98164919
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`A USPTO examining attorney has reviewed your trademark application and issued an Office
`action.  You must respond to this Office action to avoid your application abandoning.  Follow
`the steps below.  
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`(1)   Read the Office action.  This email is NOT the Office action.  
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`(2)  Respond to the Office action by the deadline using the Trademark Electronic Application
`System (TEAS).  Your response, or extension request, must be received by the USPTO on or
`before 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time of the last day of the response deadline.  Otherwise, your
`application will be abandoned.  See the Office action itself regarding how to respond.  
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`(3)  Direct general questions about using USPTO electronic forms, the USPTO website, the
`application process, the status of your application, and whether there are outstanding deadlines
`to the Trademark Assistance Center (TAC).  
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`After reading the Office action, address any question(s) regarding the specific content to the
`USPTO examining attorney identified in the Office action.  
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`GENERAL GUIDANCE
`Check the status of your application periodically in the Trademark Status &
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`Document Retrieval (TSDR) database to avoid missing critical deadlines.  
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`Update your correspondence email address to ensure you receive important USPTO
`notices about your application.  
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`Beware of trademark-related scams .  Protect yourself from people and companies that
`may try to take financial advantage of you.  Private companies may call you and pretend
`to be the USPTO or may send you communications that resemble official USPTO
`documents to trick you.  We will never request your credit card number or social security
`number over the phone.  Verify the correspondence originated from us by using your
`serial number in our database, TSDR, to confirm that it appears under the “Documents”
`tab, or contact the Trademark Assistance Center.  
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`Hiring a U.S.-licensed attorney .   If you do not have an attorney and are not required to
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`have one under the trademark rules, we encourage you to hire a U.S.-licensed attorney
`specializing in trademark law to help guide you through the registration process.  The
`USPTO examining attorney is not your attorney and cannot give you legal advice, but
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`rather works for and represents the USPTO in trademark matters.   
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