*77715815* · pto form 2196 (rev 9/2005) omb no. 0651-0056 (exp 09/30/2011) revocation of...
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To: Twitter, Inc. ([email protected])
Subject: U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77715815 - TWEET - 25980-00070
Sent: 7/1/2009 9:00:28 PM
Sent As: [email protected]
Attachments: Attachment - 1Attachment - 2Attachment - 3Attachment - 4Attachment - 5Attachment - 6
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE SERIAL NO: 77/715815 MARK: TWEET
*77715815* CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: Karen A. Webb Fenwick & West LLP Silicon Valley Center 801 California Street Mountain View CA 94041
RESPOND TO THIS ACTION:http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm GENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION:http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm
APPLICANT: Twitter, Inc.
CORRESPONDENT’SREFERENCE/DOCKET NO: 25980-00070 CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]
OFFICE ACTION TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, THE OFFICE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THISOFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE. ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 7/1/2009
The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney. Applicantmust 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. PRIOR PENDING APPLICATION The trademark examining attorney has searched the Office’s database of registered and pending marksand has found no similar registered mark that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d). TMEP §704.02; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(d). However, marks in prior-filed pending applications maypresent a bar to registration of applicant’s mark.
The filing dates of pending Application Serial Nos. 77695071, 77697186, and 77701645 precedeapplicant’s filing date. See attached referenced applications. If the marks in the referenced applicationsregister, applicant’s mark may be refused registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d) because of alikelihood of confusion between the two marks. See 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); 37 C.F.R. §2.83; TMEP§§1208 et seq. Therefore, upon receipt of applicant’s response to this Office action, action on thisapplication may be suspended pending final disposition of the earlier-filed referenced applications. In response to this Office action, applicant may present arguments in support of registration byaddressing the issue of the potential conflict between applicant’s mark and the marks in the referencedapplications. Applicant’s election not to submit arguments at this time in no way limits applicant’sright to address this issue later if a refusal under Section 2(d) issues. Action on this application will be suspended pending the disposition of Application Serial Nos.7769507, 77697186, and 77701645 upon receipt of the applicant’s response resolving the following. IDENTIFICATION OF SERVICES FOR INTERNATIONAL CLASS 38 The identification of services is indefinite and must be clarified because the type of telecommunicationservices must be specified. See TMEP §1402.01. Applicant may adopt the following identification, ifaccurate:
Telecommunication services, namely, __________ [please specify type (e.g. transmission ofweb casts)]; telecommunications services, namely, providing online and telecommunicationfacilities for real-time interaction between and among users of computers, mobile and handheldcomputers, and wired and wireless communication devices; enabling individuals to send andreceive messages via email, instant messaging or a website on the internet in the field of generalinterest; providing on-line chat rooms and electronic bulletin boards for transmission ofmessages among users in the field of general interest; providing an online community forum forusers to share information, photos, audio and video content about themselves, their likes anddislikes and daily activities, to get feedback from their peers, to form virtual communities, andto engage in social networking, in International Class 38.
Please note that the services in International Classes 41 and 45 are acceptable as written in theapplication.
Identifications of goods and/or services can be amended only to clarify or limit the goods and/orservices; 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 identificationto include goods and/or services that are not within the scope of the goods and/or services set forth inthe present identification. For assistance with identifying and classifying goods and/or services in trademark applications, pleasesee the online searchable Manual of Acceptable Identifications of Goods and Services athttp://tess2.uspto.gov/netahtml/tidm.html. See TMEP §1402.04.
/Tarah Hardy Ludlow/Trademark AttorneyLaw Office 110571-272-9361571-273-9110 fax
RESPOND TO THIS ACTION: Applicant should file a response to this Office action online using theform at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm, waiting 48-72 hours if applicant receivednotification of the Office action via e-mail. For technical assistance with the form, please [email protected]. For questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned examiningattorney. Do not respond to this Office action by e-mail; the USPTO does not accept e-mailedresponses. If responding by paper mail, please include the following information: the application serial number, themark, the filing date and the name, title/position, telephone number and e-mail address of the personsigning the response. Please use the following address: Commissioner for Trademarks, P.O. Box 1451,Alexandria, VA 22313-1451. STATUS CHECK: Check the status of the application at least once every six months from the initialfiling date using the USPTO Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) onlinesystem at http://tarr.uspto.gov. When conducting an online status check, print and maintain a copy ofthe complete TARR screen. If the status of your application has not changed for more than six months,please contact the assigned examining attorney.
To: Twitter, Inc. ([email protected])
Subject: U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77715815 - TWEET - 25980-00070
Sent: 7/1/2009 9:00:30 PM
Sent As: [email protected]
Attachments:
IMPORTANT NOTICE
USPTO OFFICE ACTION HAS ISSUED ON 7/1/2009 FORAPPLICATION SERIAL NO. 77715815
Please follow the instructions below to continue the prosecution of your application: VIEW OFFICE ACTION: Click on this linkhttp://tmportal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow?DDA=Y&serial_number=77715815&doc_type=OOA&mail_date=20090701(or copy and paste this URL into the address field of your browser), or visithttp://tmportal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow and enter the application serial number to accessthe Office action. PLEASE NOTE: The Office action may not be immediately available but will be viewable within 24hours of this notification. RESPONSE MAY BE REQUIRED: You should carefully review the Office action to determine (1) ifa response is required; (2) how to respond; and (3) the applicable response time period. Your responsedeadline will be calculated from 7/1/2009. Do NOT hit “Reply”to this e-mail notification, or otherwise attempt to e-mail your response, asthe USPTO does NOT accept e-mailed responses. Instead, the USPTO recommends that yourespond online using the Trademark Electronic Application System response form athttp://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm. HELP: For technical assistance in accessing the Office action, please [email protected]. Please contact the assigned examining attorney with questions about the Officeaction.
WARNING
1. The USPTO will NOT send a separate e-mail with the Office action attached. 2. Failure to file any required response by the applicable deadline will result in
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PTO Form 2196 (Rev 9/2005)
OMB No. 0651-0056 (Exp 09/30/2011)
Revocation of Attorney/Domestic Representative and/orAppointment of Attorney/Domestic Representative
The table below presents the data as entered.Input Field Entered
SERIAL NUMBER 77715815
ATTORNEY DOCKETNUMBER
25980-00070
MARK SECTION
MARK TWEET
ATTORNEY SECTION
ORIGINAL ADDRESS
TANDA L. NEUNDORFFENWICK & WEST LLP801 CALIFORNIA STMOUNTAIN VIEW, CA [email protected]
CORRESPONDENCE SECTION
ORIGINAL ADDRESS
TANDA L. NEUNDORFFENWICK & WEST LLP801 CALIFORNIA STMOUNTAIN VIEW, CA [email protected]
NEW OTHER APPOINTEDATTORNEYS all other attorneys of the firm
NEW ATTORNEY ADDRESS
STATEMENT TEXT
By submission of this request, the undersignedREVOKES the power of attorney currently of record,as listed above, and hereby APPOINTS the followingnew attorney.
NAME Karen A. Webb
FIRM NAME Fenwick & West LLP
INTERNAL ADDRESS Silicon Valley Center
STREET 801 California Street
CITY Mountain View
STATE California
COUNTRY United States
POSTAL/ZIP CODE 94041
PHONE (650) 988-8500
FAX (650) 938-5200
EMAIL [email protected]
ATTORNEY AUTHORIZED TOCOMMUNICATE VIA E-MAIL YES
ATTORNEY DOCKET NUMBER 25980-00070
NEW CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS
NAME Karen A. Webb
FIRM NAME Fenwick & West LLP
INTERNAL ADDRESS Silicon Valley Center
STREET 801 California Street
CITY Mountain View
STATE California
COUNTRY United States
POSTAL/ZIP CODE 94041
PHONE (650) 988-8500
FAX (650) 938-5200
EMAIL [email protected]
AUTHORIZED TO COMMUNICATEVIA E-MAIL YES
SIGNATURE SECTION
SIGNATURE /kaw/
SIGNATORY NAME Karen A. Webb
SIGNATORY DATE 05/29/2009
SIGNATORY POSITION Attorney of record, California bar member
FILING INFORMATION SECTION
SUBMIT DATE Fri May 29 15:11:45 EDT 2009
TEAS STAMP
USPTO/RAA-63.197.243.249-20090529151145640539-77715819-400f49ddb72e01583938ad8bed9e79af2-N/A-N/A-20090529145648413325
PTO Form 2196 (Rev 9/2005)
OMB No. 0651-0056 (Exp 09/30/2011)
Revocation of Attorney/Domestic Representative and/orAppointment of Attorney/Domestic Representative
To the Commissioner for Trademarks:MARK: TWEETSERIAL NUMBER: 77715815ATTORNEY DOCKET NUMBER 25980-00070
The original attorneyTANDA L. NEUNDORFFENWICK & WEST LLP801 CALIFORNIA STMOUNTAIN VIEW, CA [email protected]
Original Correspondence Address :TANDA L. NEUNDORFFENWICK & WEST LLP801 CALIFORNIA STMOUNTAIN VIEW, CA [email protected]
By submission of this request, the undersigned REVOKES the power of attorney currently of record, aslisted above, and hereby APPOINTS the following new attorney. In addition, any additional previously-appointed attorneys that are currently listed in the application are replaced with the new "Other AppointedAttorneys" listed below.
Newly Appointed Attorney:Karen A. WebbFenwick & West LLPSilicon Valley Center801 California StreetMountain View, California 94041United States(650) 988-8500(650) 938-5200
Other Appointed Attorneys:
all other attorneys of the firm
The following is to be used as the correspondence address:Karen A. WebbFenwick & West LLPSilicon Valley Center801 California StreetMountain View, California 94041United States
(650) 988-8500(650) [email protected]
Signature: /kaw/ Date: 05/29/2009Signatory's Name: Karen A. WebbSignatory's Position: Attorney of record, California bar member
Serial Number: 77715815Internet Transmission Date: Fri May 29 15:11:45 EDT 2009TEAS Stamp: USPTO/RAA-63.197.243.249-20090529151145640539-77715819-400f49ddb72e01583938ad8bed9e79af2-N/A-N/A-20090529145648413325
PTO Form 1478 (Rev 9/2006)
OMB No. 0651-0009 (Exp 12/31/2008)
Trademark/Service Mark Application, Principal Register
Serial Number: 77715815Filing Date: 04/16/2009
The table below presents the data as entered.Input Field Entered
SERIAL NUMBER 77715815
MARK INFORMATION
*MARK TWEET
STANDARD CHARACTERS YES
USPTO-GENERATED IMAGE YES
LITERAL ELEMENT TWEET
MARK STATEMENTThe mark consists of standard characters,without claim to any particular font, style,size, or color.
REGISTER Principal
APPLICANT INFORMATION
*OWNER OF MARK Twitter, Inc.
*STREET 539 Bryant Street., Suite 402
*CITY San Francisco
*STATE(Required for U.S. applicants)
California
*COUNTRY United States
*ZIP/POSTAL CODE(Required for U.S. applicants only)
94107
LEGAL ENTITY INFORMATION
TYPE corporation
STATE/COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION Delaware
GOODS AND/OR SERVICES AND BASIS INFORMATION
*INTERNATIONAL CLASS 038
*IDENTIFICATION
Telecommunication services;telecommunications services, namely,providing online and telecommunicationfacilities for real-time interaction betweenand among users of computers, mobile andhandheld computers, and wired and wirelesscommunication devices; enabling individualsto send and receive messages via email,instant messaging or a website on the internetin the field of general interest; providing on-line chat rooms and electronic bulletin boardsfor transmission of messages among users inthe field of general interest; providing anonline community forum for users to shareinformation, photos, audio and video contentabout themselves, their likes and dislikes anddaily activities, to get feedback from theirpeers, to form virtual communities, and toengage in social networking.
FILING BASIS SECTION 1(b)
*INTERNATIONAL CLASS 041
*IDENTIFICATIONProviding on-line journals, namely, blogsfeaturing user-defined content.
FILING BASIS SECTION 1(b)
*INTERNATIONAL CLASS 045
*IDENTIFICATION
Online social networking services; providinga website on the internet for the purpose ofsocial networking; providing on-linecomputer databases and on-line searchabledatabases in the field of social networking.
FILING BASIS SECTION 1(b)
ATTORNEY INFORMATION
NAME Tanda L. Neundorf
FIRM NAME Fenwick & West LLP
STREET 801 California Street
INTERNAL ADDRESS Silicon Valley Center
CITY Mountain View
STATE California
COUNTRY United States
ZIP/POSTAL CODE 94041
PHONE 650-988-8500
FAX 650-938-5200
EMAIL ADDRESS [email protected]
AUTHORIZED TO COMMUNICATE VIA EMAIL Yes
OTHER APPOINTED ATTORNEY all other attorneys
CORRESPONDENCE INFORMATION
NAME Tanda L. Neundorf
FIRM NAME Fenwick & West LLP
STREET 801 California Street
INTERNAL ADDRESS Silicon Valley Center
CITY Mountain View
STATE California
COUNTRY United States
ZIP/POSTAL CODE 94041
PHONE 650-988-8500
FAX 650-938-5200
EMAIL ADDRESS [email protected]
AUTHORIZED TO COMMUNICATE VIA EMAIL Yes
FEE INFORMATION
NUMBER OF CLASSES 3
FEE PER CLASS 325
*TOTAL FEE DUE 975
*TOTAL FEE PAID 975
SIGNATURE INFORMATION
SIGNATURE /Santosh Jayaram/
SIGNATORY'S NAME Santosh Jayaram
SIGNATORY'S POSITION Vice President, Business Operations
DATE SIGNED 04/16/2009
PTO Form 1478 (Rev 9/2006)
OMB No. 0651-0009 (Exp 12/31/2008)
Trademark/Service Mark Application, Principal Register
Serial Number: 77715815Filing Date: 04/16/2009
To the Commissioner for Trademarks:
MARK: TWEET (Standard Characters, see mark)The literal element of the mark consists of TWEET.The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font, style, size, or color.
The applicant, Twitter, Inc., a corporation of Delaware, having an address of 539 Bryant Street., Suite 402 San Francisco, California 94107 United Statesrequests registration of the trademark/service mark identified above in the United States Patent andTrademark Office on the Principal Register established by the Act of July 5, 1946 (15 U.S.C. Section 1051et seq.), as amended, for the following:
International Class 038: Telecommunication services; telecommunications services, namely,providing online and telecommunication facilities for real-time interaction between and among users ofcomputers, mobile and handheld computers, and wired and wireless communication devices; enablingindividuals to send and receive messages via email, instant messaging or a website on the internet in thefield of general interest; providing on-line chat rooms and electronic bulletin boards for transmission ofmessages among users in the field of general interest; providing an online community forum for users toshare information, photos, audio and video content about themselves, their likes and dislikes and dailyactivities, to get feedback from their peers, to form virtual communities, and to engage in socialnetworking.Intent to Use: The applicant has a bona fide intention to use or use through the applicant's relatedcompany or licensee the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods and/or services.(15 U.S.C. Section 1051(b)).
International Class 041: Providing on-line journals, namely, blogs featuring user-defined content.Intent to Use: The applicant has a bona fide intention to use or use through the applicant's relatedcompany or licensee the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods and/or services.(15 U.S.C. Section 1051(b)).
International Class 045: Online social networking services; providing a website on the internet for thepurpose of social networking; providing on-line computer databases and on-line searchable databases inthe field of social networking.Intent to Use: The applicant has a bona fide intention to use or use through the applicant's relatedcompany or licensee the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods and/or services.(15 U.S.C. Section 1051(b)).
The applicant hereby appoints Tanda L. Neundorf and all other attorneys of Fenwick & West LLP Silicon Valley Center 801 California Street Mountain View, California 94041 United Statesto submit this application on behalf of the applicant.Correspondence Information: Tanda L. Neundorf
Fenwick & West LLP
Silicon Valley Center
801 California Street
Mountain View, California 94041
650-988-8500(phone)
650-938-5200(fax)
[email protected] (authorized)
A fee payment in the amount of $975 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 3class(es).
Declaration
The undersigned, being hereby warned that willful false statements and the like so made are punishable byfine or imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. Section 1001, and that such willful false statements, andthe like, may jeopardize the validity of the application or any resulting registration, declares that he/she isproperly authorized to execute this application on behalf of the applicant; he/she believes the applicant tobe the owner of the trademark/service mark sought to be registered, or, if the application is being filedunder 15 U.S.C. Section 1051(b), he/she believes applicant to be entitled to use such mark in commerce;to the best of his/her knowledge and belief no other person, firm, corporation, or association has the rightto use the mark in commerce, either in the identical form thereof or in such near resemblance thereto as tobe 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; and that all statements made of his/her own knowledge are true; andthat all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true.
Signature: /Santosh Jayaram/ Date Signed: 04/16/2009Signatory's Name: Santosh JayaramSignatory's Position: Vice President, Business Operations
RAM Sale Number: 4887RAM Accounting Date: 04/17/2009
Serial Number: 77715815Internet Transmission Date: Thu Apr 16 19:46:04 EDT 2009TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-63.197.243.249-20090416194604383888-77715815-40095f25d206fd21ca4bad1e2c4cc6970-DA-4887-20090416143631373164
