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`eVjump solar inc. (dharmala@evjump.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85143869 - EVJUMP - N/A
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`1/14/2011 6:34:21 AM
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`ECOM106@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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`85143869
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`*85143869*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm
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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: EVJUMP(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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`EVJUMP SOLAR INC.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`EVJUMP SOLAR INC.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(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) eVjump solar inc.(cid:160)(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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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`149 SHEFFIELD
`SALINE, MI 48176-1020
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`dharmala@evjump.com
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`OFFICE ACTION
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`STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER(cid:160)
`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.
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 1/14/2011
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`he 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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`The Office records have been searched and there are no similar registered or pending marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act
`Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d). TMEP §704.02.
`Specimen
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`he web catalog or web page specimen is not acceptable to show trademark use as a display associated with the goods because it fails to include
`a picture or a sufficient textual description of the goods, the mark in close proximity to a picture or textual description of the goods, the
`necessary ordering information, a weblink for ordering the goods; and, thus, appears to be mere advertising material.(cid:160) See In re Sones, 590 F.3d
`1282, 1286-89, 93USPQ2d 1118, 1122-24 (Fed. Cir. 2009); In re Genitope Corp., 78 USPQ2d 1819, 1822 (TTAB 2006); In re Dell Inc., 71
`USPQ2d 1725, 1727-29 (TTAB 2004); TMEP §904.03(h), (i); cf. Lands’ End, Inc. v. Manbeck , 797 F. Supp. 511, 513-14, 24 USPQ2d 1314,
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`1316 (E.D. Va. 1992).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Material that functions merely to tell prospective purchasers about the goods, or to promote the sale of the goods, is not acceptable to show
`trademark use.(cid:160) TMEP §904.04(b).(cid:160) Leaflets, handbills, brochures, advertising circulars and other advertising material, while normally
`acceptable for showing use in connection with services, generally are not acceptable specimens for showing trademark use in connection with
`goods.(cid:160) See In re MediaShare Corp., 43 USPQ2d 1304, 1307 (TTAB 1997); In re Schiapparelli Searle, 26 USPQ2d 1520, 1522 (TTAB 1993);
`TMEP §§904.04(b), (c), 1301.04.
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`However, a web catalog, web page, or similar specimen, which is otherwise a form of advertising, is acceptable to show trademark use as a
`display associated with the goods if it includes (1) a picture of the relevant goods or a textual description that identifies the actual features or
`inherent characteristics of the goods such that the goods are recognizable, (2) the mark appearing sufficiently near the picture or textual
`description of the goods so as to associate the mark with the goods, and (3) information necessary to order the goods (e.g., an order form or a
`phone number, mailing address, or e-mail address for placing orders) or a visible weblink to order the goods.(cid:160) See In re Sones, 590 F.3d at
`1286-89, 1118 USPQ2d at 1122-24; In re Genitope, 78 USPQ2d at 1822; In re Dell, 71 USPQ2d at 1727-29; TMEP §904.03(h), (i); cf. Lands’
`End, 797 F. Supp. at 513-14, 24 USPQ2d at 1316.(cid:160) Without this necessary information, the specimen is mere advertising and is not acceptable to
`show use in commerce for goods.(cid:160) See, e.g., In re Osterberg, 83 USPQ2d 1220, 1222-24 (TTAB 2007); In re Genitope, 78 USPQ2d at 1822.
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`n application based on Trademark Act Section 1(a) must include a specimen showing the applied-for mark in use in commerce for each class
`of goods.(cid:160) Trademark Act Sections 1 and 45, 15 U.S.C. §§1051, 1127; 37 C.F.R. §§2.34(a)(1)(iv), 2.56(a); TMEP §§904, 904.07(a).(cid:160) Section 45
`requires use of the mark “on the goods or their containers or the displays associated therewith or on the tags or labels affixed thereto.” (cid:160) 15 U.S.C.
`§1127; see 37 C.F.R. §2.56(b)(1); TMEP §§904.03, 904.04(b), (c).
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`herefore, applicant must submit the following:
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`(1)(cid:160)(cid:160) A substitute specimen showing the mark in use in commerce for the goods specified in the application; and
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`(2)(cid:160)(cid:160) The following statement, verified with an affidavit or signed declaration under 37 C.F.R. §2.20:(cid:160) “ The substitute specimen was in
`use in commerce at least as early as the filing date of the application.” (cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.59(a); TMEP §904.05.(cid:160) If submitting a specimen
`requires an amendment to the dates of use, applicant must also verify the amended dates.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.71(c).
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`xamples of specimens for goods are tags, labels, instruction manuals, containers, photographs that show the mark on the goods or packaging, or
`displays associated with the goods at their point of sale.(cid:160) TMEP §§904.03 et seq.
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`f applicant responds to this Office action via TEAS, applicant may satisfy this requirement by checking the box for a “signed declaration,”
`and properly signing the form by either (1) choosing an electronic signature consisting of any combination of letters, numbers, spaces and/or
`punctuation marks, preceded and followed by the forward slash (/) symbol (e.g., /john doe/), and entering this in the signature block on the
`response form; or (2) attaching a jpg or pdf image of a declaration under 37 C.F.R. §2.20 (see statements and declaration paragraphs below),
`together with a pen-and-ink signature.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §§2.33(d), 2.193(c)(1)(iii); TMEP §804.05.(cid:160) For both methods, applicant must either personally
`sign or manually enter his/her electronic signature and provide the date of “signing.” (cid:160) TMEP §804.05.
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`f applicant responds to this Office action on paper, via regular mail, applicant may satisfy this requirement by providing the required
`statement above and declaration at the end of the response, personally signed and dated.(cid:160) Id.
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`The undersigned being warned that willful false statements and the like are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C.
`§1001, and that such willful false statements and the like may jeopardize the validity of the application or document or any registration
`resulting there from, declares that the substitute specimen was in use in commerce at least as early as the filing date of the application; all
`statements made of his/her own knowledge are true; and all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true.
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`_____________________________
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`(Print or Type Name and Position)
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`If applicant cannot satisfy the above requirements, applicant may amend the Section 1(a) filing basis (use in commerce) to Section 1(b) (intent to
`use basis), for which no specimen is required.(cid:160) However, should applicant amend the basis to Section 1(b), registration cannot be granted until
`applicant later amends the application back to use in commerce by filing an acceptable allegation of use with a proper specimen.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C.
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`§1051(c); 37 C.F.R. §§2.76, 2.88; TMEP Chapter 1100.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`In order to amend to Section 1(b), applicant must submit the following statement, verified with an affidavit or signed declaration under 37 C.F.R.
`§2.20:(cid:160) “ Applicant has had a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the services listed in the
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`application as of the filing date of the application.” (cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1051(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.34(a)(2), 2.35(b)(1); TMEP §806.03(c).
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`f applicant responds to this Office action via TEAS, applicant may satisfy this requirement by checking the box for a “signed declaration,”
`and properly signing the form by either (1) choosing an electronic signature consisting of any combination of letters, numbers, spaces and/or
`punctuation marks, preceded and followed by the forward slash (/) symbol (e.g., /john doe/), and entering this in the signature block on the
`response form; or (2) attaching a jpg or pdf image of a declaration under 37 C.F.R. §2.20 (see statements and declaration paragraphs below),
`together with a pen-and-ink signature.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §§2.33(d), 2.193(c)(1)(iii); TMEP §804.05.(cid:160) For both methods, applicant must either personally
`sign or manually enter his/her electronic signature and provide the date of “signing.” (cid:160) TMEP §804.05.
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`f applicant responds to this Office action on paper, via regular mail, applicant may satisfy this requirement by providing the following
`statements and declaration at the end of the response, personally signed and dated.(cid:160) Id.
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`STATEMENTS:(cid:160) He/she is properly authorized to execute this application on behalf of the applicant; he/she believes the applicant to be
`entitled to use such mark in commerce; that applicant has had a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with
`the goods and/or services listed in the application as of the application filing date; that the facts set forth in the application are true and
`correct; that to the best of his/her knowledge and belief no other person, firm, corporation, or association has the right to use the mark in
`commerce, either in the identical form thereof or in such near resemblance thereto as to be likely, when used on or in connection with the
`goods/services of such other person, to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive.
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`ECLARATION:(cid:160) The undersigned, being hereby warned that willful false statements and the like so made are punishable by fine or
`imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. §1001, and that such willful false statements and the like may jeopardize the validity of the
`application or any resulting registration, declares that all statements made of his/her own knowledge are true; and all statements made on
`information and belief are believed to be true.
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`_____________________________
`(Signature)
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`____________________________
`(Print or Type Name and Position)
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`____________________________
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`ending a proper response, registration is refused because the specimen does not show the applied-for mark in use in commerce as a service
`mark.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §§1051, 1127; 37 C.F.R. §§2.34(a)(1)(iv), 2.56;TMEP §§904, 904.07(a).
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`TEAS PLUS APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT DOCUMENTS ELECTRONICALLY OR SUBMIT FEE:(cid:160) Applicants who filed their
`application online using the reduced-fee TEAS Plus application must continue to submit certain documents online using TEAS, including
`responses to Office actions.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.23(a)(1).(cid:160) For a complete list of these documents, see TMEP §819.02(b).(cid:160) In addition, such
`applicants must accept correspondence from the Office via e-mail throughout the examination process and must maintain a valid e-mail address.(cid:160)
`37 C.F.R. §2.23(a)(2); TMEP §§819, 819.02(a).(cid:160) TEAS Plus applicants who do not meet these requirements must submit an additional fee of
`$50 per international class of goods and/or services.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(1)(iv); TMEP §819.04.(cid:160) In appropriate situations and where all issues can
`be resolved by amendment, responding by telephone to authorize an examiner’s amendment will not incur this additional fee.
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`Response Guidelines
`If the applicant has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.
`Current status and status date information is available on the United States Patent and Trademark Office web site at www.uspto.gov.(cid:160) In addition,
`all incoming responses and outgoing Office actions may be viewed on the web site.
`No set form is required for response to this Office action.(cid:160) The applicant must respond to each point raised.(cid:160) The applicant should simply set
`forth the required changes or statements and request that the Office enter them.(cid:160) The applicant must sign the response.(cid:160) In addition to the
`identifying information required at the beginning of this letter, the applicant should provide a telephone number to speed up further processing.(cid:160)
`The following legal authorities govern the processing of trademark and service mark applications by the Office:(cid:160) The Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C.
`§§1051 et seq., the Trademark Rules of Practice, 37 C.F.R. Part 2, and the Office’s Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP) (4th
`ed., 2005), available on the United States Patent and Trademark Office web site at http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm.
`“TMEP” refers to the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (4th ed., 2005), available on the United States Patent and Trademark Office
`website at www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm.(cid:160) This is a detailed guidebook written by the Office to explain the laws and procedures that
`govern the trademark application, registration and post registration processes.
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`/Paul F. Gast/
`Paul F. Gast
`Trademark Attorney, Law Office 106
`Phone: (571) 272-9163
`Fax:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(571) 273- 9106
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`TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: (cid:160) Use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) response form at
`http://teasroa.uspto.gov/roa/.(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.
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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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`O UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160) Use the TEAS form at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageE.htm.
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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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`eVjump solar inc. (dharmala@evjump.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85143869 - EVJUMP - N/A
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`1/14/2011 6:34:23 AM
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`ECOM106@USPTO.GOV
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`IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR TRADEMARK APPLICATION
`Your trademark application (Serial No. 85143869) has been reviewed.(cid:160)(cid:160) The examining attorney assigned by the
`United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has written a letter (an “Office Action”) on 1/14/2011 to
`which you must respond.(cid:160) Please follow these steps:
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`. Read the Office letter by clicking on this link OR go to http://tmportal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow and enter your serial number to
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`access the Office letter.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) PLEASE NOTE: The(cid:160)Office letter may not be(cid:160)immediately available but will be(cid:160)viewable within(cid:160)24 hours of this e-mail notification.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`2. Respond within 6 months, calculated from 1/14/2011 (or sooner if specified in the Office letter), using the Trademark Electronic Application
`System Response to Office Action form. If you have difficulty using the USPTO website, contact TDR@uspto.gov.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`3. Contact the examining attorney who reviewed your application with any questions about the content of the office letter:
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`(cid:160)/
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`Paul F. Gast/
`Paul F. Gast
`Trademark Attorney, Law Office 106
`Phone: (571) 272-9163
`Fax:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(571) 273- 9106
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`WARNING
`Failure to file any required response by the applicable deadline will result in the ABANDONMENT of your application.
`Do NOT hit “Reply” to this e-mail notification, or otherwise attempt to e-mail your response, as the USPTO does NOT accept e-mailed
`responses.(cid:160) Instead, please use the Trademark Electronic Application System Response to Office Action form.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)