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77701645 77695071 77403982

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To: Twitter, Inc. (trademark@fenwick.com)
Subject: U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77804841 - RETWEET - 25980-
00070
Sent: 9/18/2009 2:07:35 PM
Sent As: ECOM110@USPTO.GOV
Attachments:

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

SERIAL NO: 77/804841

MARK: RETWEET
*77804841*
CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
KAREN A. WEBB RESPOND TO THIS ACTION:
FENWICK & WEST LLP http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm
801 CALIFORNIA ST
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94041-1990 GENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION:
http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm

APPLICANT: Twitter, Inc.

CORRESPONDENT’S
REFERENCE/DOCKET NO:
25980-00070
CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS:
trademark@fenwick.com

OFFICE ACTION
TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, THE OFFICE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS
OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE.

ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 9/18/2009

The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following.

Prior Pending Applications

Although the examining attorney has searched the Office records and has found no similar registered
marks which would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. Section 1052(d), the
examining attorney encloses information regarding pending Application Serial Nos. 77724346,
77802071, 77797006, 77697186, 77749897, 77746004, 77725866, 77701645, 77695071, . 37 C.F.R.
Section 2.83.

There may be a likelihood of confusion between the applicant's mark and the marks in the above noted
applications under Section 2(d) of the Act. The filing date of the referenced applications precede the
applicant's filing date. If the earlier?filed applications mature into a registration, the examining
attorney may refuse registration under Section 2(d).

Action on this application will be suspended pending the disposition of these application upon the
applicant’s response to the office action.

IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS/SERVICES

The identification of services for class 38 is indefinite and must be clarified because the type of
telecommunication services must be specified. See TMEP §1402.01. Applicant may adopt the
following identification, if accurate:

Telecommunication services, namely, __________ [please specify type (e.g. transmission of

web casts)]; transmission of messages; electronic message sending, receiving and forwarding;
telecommunications services, namely, providing online and telecommunication facilities for
real-time interaction between and among users of computers, mobile and handheld computers,
and wired and wireless communication devices; enabling individuals to send and receive
messages via email, instant messaging or a website on the internet in the field of general
interest; providing on-line chat rooms and electronic bulletin boards for transmission of
messages among users in the field of general interest; providing an online community forum for
users to share information, photos, audio and video content about themselves, their likes and
dislikes and daily activities, to get feedback from their peers, to form virtual communities, and
to engage in social networking, in International Class 38.
The class 41 and 45 listing of services is acceptable as is.

For assistance with identifying and classifying 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. See TMEP §1402.04.

Identifications of goods and/or services can be amended only to clarify or limit the goods and/or
services; 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 identification
to include goods and/or services that are not within the scope of the goods and/or services set forth in
the present identification.
MULTIPLIE CLASS APPLICATIONS – ADDITIONAL FEES

If applicant prosecutes this application as a combined, or multiple-class application, then applicant must
comply with each of the following for those goods and/or services based on an intent to use the mark in
commerce under Trademark Act Section 1(b):

(1) Applicant must list the goods and/or services by international class; and

(2) Applicant must submit a filing fee for each international class of goods and/or services not
covered by the fee already paid (current fee information should be confirmed at
http://www.uspto.gov).

See 37 C.F.R. §§2.34(a)(2)-(3), 2.86(a); TMEP §§1403.01, 1403.02(c).

The filing fee for adding classes to an application is as follows:

(1) $325 per class, when the fees are submitted with a response filed online via the
Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html;
or

(2) $375 per class, when the fees are submitted with a paper response.

37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(1)(i)-(a)(1)(ii); TMEP §810.

If the applicant has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please
telephone the assigned examining attorney.

/rebecca smith/
Rebecca Smith
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Law Office 110
(571) 272-9223

RESPOND TO THIS ACTION: Applicant should file a response to this Office action online using the
form at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm, waiting 48-72 hours if applicant received
notification of the Office action via e-mail. For technical assistance with the form, please e-mail
TEAS@uspto.gov. For questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned examining
attorney. Do not respond to this Office action by e-mail; the USPTO does not accept e-mailed
responses.

If responding by paper mail, please include the following information: the application serial number, the
mark, the filing date and the name, title/position, telephone number and e-mail address of the person
signing 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 initial
filing date using the USPTO Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) online
system at http://tarr.uspto.gov. When conducting an online status check, print and maintain a copy of
the 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. (trademark@fenwick.com)
Subject: U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77804841 - RETWEET - 25980-
00070
Sent: 9/18/2009 2:07:38 PM
Sent As: ECOM110@USPTO.GOV
Attachments:

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR TRADEMARK

APPLICATION

Your trademark application (Serial No. 77804841) has been reviewed. The
examining attorney assigned by the United States Patent and Trademark Office
(“USPTO”)has written a letter (an “Office action”)on 9/18/2009 to which you must
respond (unless the Office letter specifically states that no response is required).
Please follow these steps:

1. Read the Office letter by clicking on this link

http://tmportal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow?DDA=Y&serial_number=77804841&doc_type=OOA&mail_date
OR go to http://tmportal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow and enter your serial number to access
the Office letter. If you have difficulty accessing the Office letter, contact TDR@uspto.gov.

PLEASE NOTE: The Office letter may not be immediately available but will be viewable within 24
hours of this e-mail notification.

2. Contact the examining attorney who reviewed your application if you have any questions about the
content of the Office letter (contact information appears at the end thereof).

3. Respond within 6 months, calculated from 9/18/2009 (or sooner if specified in the Office letter),
using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Response to Office Action form. If you
have difficulty using TEAS, contact TEAS@uspto.gov.

ALERT:
Failure to file any required response by the applicable deadline will result in the
ABANDONMENT (loss) 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.