UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`79118001
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`Total Compliance Ltd(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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`37a Chippenham Mews
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`*79118001*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICATION SERIAL NO.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK: TOTAL COMPLIANCE(cid:160)(cid:160)(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) APPLICANT:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160) Total Compliance Ltd(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO :(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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`N/A(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(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)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`UNITED KINGDOM(cid:160)(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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`OFFICE ACTION
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`STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER
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`NTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION NO. 1129529
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`STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS NOTIFICATION:(cid:160) TO AVOID ABANDONMENT OF THE REQUEST FOR
`EXTENSION OF PROTECTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION ABOVE, THE USPTO MUST RECEIVE A COMPLETE
`RESPONSE TO THIS REFUSAL WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE “DATE ON WHICH THE NOTIFICATION WAS SENT TO WIPO
`(MAILING DATE)” LOCATED ON THE WIPO COVER LETTER ACCOMPANYING THIS NOTIFICATION.
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`he “Mailing Date” appearing on the WIPO cover letter may also be found through the USPTO’s Trademark Status and Document Retrieval
`(TSDR) system at http://tsdr.uspto.gov/.(cid:160) Please enter the U.S. Application Serial Number for this application and select “Documents.” (cid:160) The
`“Mailing Date” is the “Create/Mail Date” of the “IB-1rst Refusal Note.”
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`his is a PROVISIONAL FULL REFUSAL of the request for extension of protection of the mark in the above-referenced U.S. application.(cid:160)
`See 15 U.S.C. §1141h(c).
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`HO IS PERMITTED TO RESPOND TO THIS PROVISIONAL FULL REFUSAL:(cid:160) Applicant may respond directly to this provisional
`refusal Office action if applicant is not represented by an authorized attorney.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.193(e)(2)(ii).(cid:160) Otherwise, applicant’s authorized
`attorney must respond on applicant’s behalf. (cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.193(e)(2)(i).(cid:160) However, the only attorneys who are authorized to sign
`responses and practice before the USPTO in trademark matters are as follows:
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`(1)(cid:160) Attorneys in good standing with a bar of the highest court of any U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other
`federal territories and possessions of the United States.
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`(2)(cid:160) Canadian agents/attorneys who represent applicants located in Canada and (a) are registered with the USPTO and in good standing
`as patent agents or (b) have been granted reciprocal recognition by the USPTO.
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`ee 37 C.F.R. §§2.17(e), 2.62(b), 11.1, 11.5(b)(2), 11.14(a), (c); TMEP §§602, 712.03.
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`oreign attorneys, other than authorized Canadian attorneys, are not permitted to represent applicants before the USPTO.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R.
`§§2.17(e), 11.14(c), (e); TMEP §602.03-.03(b).(cid:160) That is, foreign attorneys may not file written communications, authorize an amendment to an
`application, or submit legal arguments in response to a requirement or refusal, among other things.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §11.5(b)(2); TMEP
`§§602.03(c), 608.01.(cid:160) If applicant is represented by such a foreign attorney, applicant must respond directly to this provisional refusal Office
`action.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.193(e)(2)(ii).
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`ESIGNATION OF DOMESTIC REPRESENTATIVE:(cid:160) The USPTO encourages applicants who do not reside in the United States to
`designate a domestic representative upon whom notices or process may be served.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §§1051(e), 1141h(d); 37 C.F.R. §2.24(a)(1)-(2); see
`TMEP §610.(cid:160) Such designations may be filed online at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/index.jsp.(cid:160)
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`HE APPLICATION HAS BEEN PROVISIONALLY REFUSED AS SPECIFIED BELOW.
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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(s) 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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`ECTION 2(d) REFUSAL – LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION
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`egistration of the applied-for mark is refused because of a likelihood of confusion with the mark in U.S. Registration No. 3352223.(cid:160) Trademark
`Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); see TMEP §§1207.01 et seq.(cid:160) See the enclosed registration.
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`rademark Act Section 2(d) bars registration of an applied-for mark that so resembles a registered mark that it is likely that a potential consumer
`would be confused or mistaken or deceived as to the source of the goods and/or services of the applicant and registrant.(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).(cid:160)
`The court in In re E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 476 F.2d 1357, 177 USPQ 563 (C.C.P.A. 1973) listed the principal factors to be considered
`when determining whether there is a likelihood of confusion under Section 2(d).(cid:160) See TMEP §1207.01.(cid:160) However, not all of the factors are
`necessarily relevant or of equal weight, and any one factor may be dominant in a given case, depending upon the evidence of record.(cid:160) In re
`Majestic Distilling Co., 315 F.3d 1311, 1315, 65 USPQ2d 1201, 1204 (Fed. Cir. 2003); see In re E. I. du Pont, 476 F.2d at 1361-62, 177 USPQ at
`567.
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`n this case, the following factors are the most relevant:(cid:160) similarity of the marks, similarity of the goods and/or services, and similarity of trade
`channels of the goods and/or services.(cid:160) See In re Opus One, Inc., 60 USPQ2d 1812 (TTAB 2001); In re Dakin’s Miniatures Inc. , 59 USPQ2d
`1593 (TTAB 1999); In re Azteca Rest. Enters., Inc., 50 USPQ2d 1209 (TTAB 1999); TMEP §§1207.01 et seq.
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`he registered mark is TOTAL COMPLIANCE NETWORK covering "Administration of employee drug testing programs; developing,
`implementing, and administering drug policy conformance programs for others; business consultation services in the field of drug policy
`conformance”; “Reviewing standards and practices of others to ensure conformance with drug policies, laws and regulations”; and “Employee
`drug testing".
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`he applicant's mark TOTAL COMPLIANCE and design is similar to the cited mark visually and phonetically, differing primarily by the
`absence of the disclaimed word "NETWORK" in the cited mark.(cid:160) The mere deletion of wording from a registered mark may not be sufficient to
`overcome a likelihood of confusion.(cid:160) See In re Mighty Leaf Tea, 601 F.3d 1342, 94 USPQ2d 1257 (Fed. Cir. 2010); In re Optica Int'l, 196 USPQ
`775, 778 (TTAB 1977); TMEP §1207.01(b)(ii)-(iii).(cid:160) Applicant's mark does not create a distinct commercial impression because it contains the
`same common wording as registrant's mark, and there is no other wording to distinguish it from registrant's mark.
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`he addition of a design element to the proposed mark also is insufficient to distinguish the marks.(cid:160) For a composite mark containing both words
`and a design, the word portion may be more likely to be impressed upon a purchaser’s memory and to be used when requesting the goods and/or
`services.(cid:160) In re Dakin’s Miniatures, Inc. , 59 USPQ2d 1593, 1596 (TTAB 1999); TMEP §1207.01(c)(ii); see In re Viterra Inc., 671 F.3d 1358,
`1362, 101 USPQ2d 1905, 1908, 1911 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (citing CBS Inc. v. Morrow, 708 F. 2d 1579, 1581-82, 218 USPQ 198, 200 (Fed. Cir
`1983)).(cid:160) Thus, although such marks must be compared in their entireties, the word portion is often considered the dominant feature and is
`accorded greater weight in determining whether marks are confusingly similar, even where the word portion has been disclaimed.(cid:160) In re Viterra
`Inc., 671 F.3d at 1366, 101 USPQ2d at 1911 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (citing Giant Food, Inc. v. Nation’s Foodservice, Inc. , 710 F.2d 1565, 1570-71,
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`218 USPQ2d 390, 395 (Fed. Cir. 1983)).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Moreover, the services of the respective parties are similar in kind and/or closely related.(cid:160) Analyzing the applicant’s and registrant’s goods
`and/or services for similarity and relatedness is based on the description of the goods and/or services set forth in the application and registration
`at issue, not on extrinsic evidence of actual use.(cid:160) See Octocom Sys. Inc. v. Hous. Computers Servs. Inc., 918 F.2d 937, 942, 16 USPQ2d 1783,
`1787 (Fed. Cir. 1990); see also Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Packard Press Inc., 281 F.3d 1261, 1267, 62 USPQ2d 1001, 1004 (Fed. Cir. 2002);
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`Tuxedo Monopoly, Inc. v. Gen. Mills Fun Grp. Inc., 648 F.2d 1335, 1337, 209 USPQ 986, 988 (C.C.P.A. 1981).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Absent restrictions in an application and/or registration, the identified goods and/or services are presumed to travel in the same channels of trade
`to the same class of purchasers.(cid:160) Citigroup Inc. v. Capital City Bank Grp., Inc., 637 F.3d 1344, 1356, 98 USPQ2d 1253, 1261 (Fed. Cir. 2011);
`Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Packard Press Inc., 281 F.3d at 1268, 62 USPQ2d at 1005.(cid:160) Additionally, unrestricted and broad identifications are
`presumed to encompass all goods and/or services of the type described.(cid:160) See In re Jump Designs, 80 USPQ2d 1370, 1374 (TTAB 2006); In re
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`Linkvest S.A., 24 USPQ2d 1716, 1716 (TTAB 1992).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`In this case, the identification set forth in the application and registration(s) has no restrictions as to nature, type, channels of trade, or classes of
`purchasers.(cid:160) Therefore, it is presumed that these goods and/or services travel in all normal channels of trade, and are available to the same class
`of purchasers.(cid:160) Further, the application uses broad wording to describe the services and this wording is presumed to encompass all goods and/or
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`services of the type described, including those in registrant’s more narrow identification. (cid:160)(cid:160)
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`For instance, applicant’s various business, investigation, education and legal services must be presumed to encompass those concerning drug
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`policies or similar employee policies and compliance and record keeping issues relating thereto.(cid:160) Such services are likely to move in the same
`channels of trade to the same classes of purchasers as the registrant’s services. (cid:160) For example, both the applicant's and registrant’s products
`would likely be marketed to corporations, government agencies and other organizations.(cid:160) The refusal does not encompass those services which
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`lack potential overlap with the cited registration, e.g., services in Classes 36 and 39, gambling services, advertising, etc.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Given the similarities of the marks and services, consumers are likely to conclude that the services are somehow related or emanate from the
`same source.(cid:160) Accordingly, because confusion is likely, registration is refused under Trademark Act Section 2(d) based on a likelihood of
`confusion.
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`lthough applicant’s mark has been refused registration, applicant may respond to the refusal(s) by submitting evidence and arguments in
`support of registration.(cid:160) If the applicant chooses to respond to the refusal to register, the applicant must also respond to the following
`informalities.
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`ESCRIPTION OF MARK REQUIRED
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`pplicant must submit an accurate and concise description of the literal and design elements in the mark.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.37; see TMEP
`§§808.01, 808.02.(cid:160) The following is suggested, if accurate:
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`The mark consists of the wording “TOTAL COMPLIANCE” in stylized font to the right of a design of a circle within a square.
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`ISCLAIMER REQUIRED
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`pplicant must disclaim the descriptive wording “COMPLIANCE” apart from the mark as shown because it merely describes the purpose or
`subject matter of the services.(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §1056(a); TMEP §§1213, 1213.03(a).
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` disclaimer does not physically remove the disclaimed matter from the mark, but rather is a written statement that applicant does not claim
`exclusive rights to the disclaimed wording and/or design separate and apart from the mark as shown in the drawing.(cid:160) TMEP §§1213, 1213.10.
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`he Office can require an applicant to disclaim an unregistrable part of a mark consisting of particular wording, symbols, numbers, design
`elements, or combinations thereof.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1056(a).(cid:160) Under Trademark Act Section 2(e), the Office can refuse registration of an entire mark
`if the entire mark is merely descriptive, deceptively misdescriptive, or primarily geographically descriptive of the goods and/or services.(cid:160) 15
`U.S.C. §1052(e).(cid:160) Thus, the Office may require an applicant to disclaim a portion of a mark that, when used in connection with the goods and/or
`services, is merely descriptive, deceptively misdescriptive, primarily geographically descriptive, or otherwise unregistrable (e.g., generic).(cid:160) See
`TMEP §§1213, 1213.03.
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`ailure to comply with a disclaimer requirement can result in a refusal to register the entire mark.(cid:160) TMEP §1213.01(b).
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`n this case, the term “COMPLIANCE” refers to “conformity in fulfilling official requirements” (see attached online dictionary excerpt).(cid:160)
`Applicant has identified goods/services encompassing those relating to regulatory compliance or other types of compliance.(cid:160) This nature is
`reflected in the attached excerpt from applicant’s website promoting use of applicant’s services in achieving compliance efforts.
`(cid:160) As such, the
`referenced wording is merely descriptive because it states the nature of some or all of the applicant’s services. (cid:160) See In re Omaha National Corp.,
`819 F.2d 1117, 2 USPQ2d 1859 (Fed. Cir. 1987); In re Newport Fastener Co. Inc., 5 USPQ2d 1064, 1067 n. 4 (TTAB 1987); TMEP
`§1213.08(c).
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` properly worded disclaimer should read as follows:
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`“No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “COMPLIANCE” apart from the mark as shown.”
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`DENTIFICATION OF SERVICES
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`he identification of services is indefinite and must be clarified.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant must specify the common commercial or
`generic name for the services as indicated below, along with their subject matter, as warranted(cid:160) If there is no common commercial or generic
`name, applicant must describe the service and intended consumer as well as its main purpose and intended uses.(cid:160) In particular:
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`lass 35:
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`. “Organisation, operation and supervision of loyalty and incentive schemes” – The purpose and service nature of the services must be clarified
`within the scope of Class 35, e.g., “organisation, operation and supervision of loyalty and incentive schemes for others for commercial,
`promotional and/or advertising purposes”.
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`. “Trade fairs; opinion polling” – The nature of the services must be further clarified within Class 35, e.g., “Conducting, arranging and
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`organizing trade fairs for commercial and advertising purposes” and “Conducting public opinion polls”.
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`lass 36:
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`Financial, banking and fiduciary services” – The nature of the “financial” and “fiduciary” services is indefinite and must be amended to
`specify the common commercial name of the individual services, e.g., “Financial advice and consultancy services” or “Fiduciary services,
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`namely, fiduciary representative services”. (cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Class 39:
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`cceptable as written.
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`lass 41:
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`. “Gambling, betting, gaming and casino services, including such services provided on-line” – The nature of the “gaming” services must be
`clarified, e.g., “Gaming services in the nature of casino gaming”. (cid:160) The Office requires a degree of particularity necessary to identify clearly
`goods and/or services covered by a mark.(cid:160) See In re Omega SA, 494 F.3d 1362, 1365, 83 USPQ2d 1541, 1543-44 (Fed. Cir. 2007).(cid:160) Descriptions
`of goods and services in applications must be specific, explicit, clear and concise.(cid:160) TMEP §1402.01; see In re Cardinal Labs., Inc., 149 USPQ
`709, 711 (TTAB 1966); Cal. Spray-Chem. Corp. v. Osmose Wood Pres. Co. of Am., 102 USPQ 321, 322 (Comm’r Pats. 1954).
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`(cid:160) The “training”
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`services must be clarified to indicate their subject matter, e.g., “Educational services, namely, providing (indicate form of educational activity,
`e.g., classes, seminars, workshops) and training in the field (specify subject matter, e.g., automobile repair, tax preparation)”.
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`lass 42:
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`he wording is ambiguous and could encompass services in other classes, e.g., “Storage services for archiving electronic data,” in Class 39. (cid:160)
`Applicant must clarify the particular services within the scope of Class 42, e.g., “Electronic data storage not relating to telecommunications,
`namely, recording data for others on optical, digital and magnetic media for electronic storage,” in Class 42.
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`lass 45:
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`Licensing services” – The subject matter of the licensing services must be specified within the scope of Class 45, e.g., “licensing of intellectual
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`pplicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate:(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`“Advertising; business management; business administration and business consultancy services; providing office functions;
`organisation, operation and supervision of loyalty and incentive schemes for others for commercial, promotional and/or
`advertising purposes; advertising services provided via the Internet; production of television and radio advertisements;
`accountancy; auctioneering; conducting, arranging and organizing trade fairs for commercial and advertising purposes;
`conducting public opinion polls; data processing services not relating to telecommunications; provision of business information,
`not relating to telecommunications; business services namely procuring qualified persons to act as directors for offshore and
`onshore companies; business consultancy services relating to facilitating the incorporation of offshore and onshore companies;
`information, advice and consultancy in respect of all the aforementioned services; shareholder record keeping services,” in Class
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`"Financial advice and consultancy services, banking services and fiduciary services, namely, fiduciary representative services;
`offshore banking; information, advice and consultancy in respect of all the aforementioned services," in Class 36.
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`“Arranging travel visas for persons travelling abroad,” in Class 39.
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`“Gambling services, betting services, gaming services in the nature of casino gaming and casino services, including such
`services provided on-line; Educational services, namely, providing (indicate form of educational activity, e.g., classes, seminars,
`workshops) and training in the field (specify subject matter, e.g., automobile repair, tax preparation); providing information,
`advice and consultancy in respect of all the aforementioned services,” in Class 41.
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`“Electronic data storage not relating to telecommunications, namely, recording data for others on optical, digital and magnetic
`media for electronic storage,” in Class 42.
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`“Legal services; licensing of intellectual property; detective agency services; providing information, advice and consultancy in
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`respect of all the aforementioned services,” in Class 45.
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`lease note that, while the identification of goods/services may be amended to clarify or limit the goods/services, adding to the goods or
`broadening the scope of the goods/services is not permitted.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06.(cid:160) Therefore, applicant may not amend the
`identification to include goods/services that are not within the scope of the goods/services set forth in the present identification.
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`oreover, the international classification of goods and/or services in applications filed under Trademark Act Section 66(a) cannot be changed
`from the classification given to the goods and/or services by the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization in the
`corresponding international registration.(cid:160) TMEP §§1401.03(d), 1401.04 and 1904.02(b).
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`or assistance with identifying goods and/or services in trademark applications, please see the online searchable Manual of Acceptable
`Identifications of Goods and Services at http://tess2.uspto.gov/netahtml/tidm.html.
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`f the applicant has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please e-mail or telephone the assigned examining
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`/SMP/
`Steven M. Perez
`Trademark Attorney
`Law Office 101
`(571) 272-5888
`steven.perez@uspto.gov
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`TO 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 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(cid:160)questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160)(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(cid:160)an individual applicant or(cid:160)someone with legal authority to bind an
`applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint applicants).(cid:160)(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 Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) at
`http://tarr.uspto.gov/. (cid:160) Please keep a copy of the complete TARR screen. (cid:160) If TARR shows no change for more than six months, 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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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
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`Word Mark
`TOTAL COMPLIANCE NETWORK
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`Standard Character Marl:
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`Registration Number
`3352223
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`Date Registered
`2OO7x12x11
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`Total Compliance Network, Inc. CORPORATION FLORIDA 3300 University
`Drive. #903 Coral Springs FLORIDA 33065
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`Goodsfserviees
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`IC 035.
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`US
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`Adminiszration Of employee drug testing programs: developing,
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`Disclaimer Statement
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`Section 2f Statement
`2 [F] ENTIRE MARK
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`Filing Date
`2006f06f06
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`Examining Attorney
`STEIN,
`JAMES
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`Attorney of Record
`Kevin P. Crosby
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`Synonyms: acquiescence. bnddabiltty, cornplilancy,
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