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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello learned friends,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have an office action stating the following:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">“applicant has included the term <b>“or” </b>in the identification. However, this term is generally not accepted in identifications when (1) it is unclear whether applicant is using the mark, or intends to use the mark, on all the identified
goods or services; (2) the nature of the goods and services is unclear; or (3) classification cannot be determined from such wording.
<i>See </i>TMEP 1402.03(a).”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A quick scan of the cited TMEP section reveals no such “generally not accepted” language, nor anything directed to “or” vs “and.”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In this case, the original ID is “downloadable or recorded computer software,” which, in my mind, is more clear than “downloadable and recorded computer software” because the latter could either mean that one kind software was either both
downloadable and recorded, or available for either download or as a recorded version. The “or” version makes it clear the software is not both downloadable and recorded.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Am I all wet in thinking about challenging the Examiner on this one?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Seems like a waste of time in any case, but welcome other perspectives.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Steve Zemanick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Four Reasons Legal<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Denver, CO 80238<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:steve@fourreasonslegal.com"><span style="color:#0563C1">steve@fourreasonslegal.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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