Offc Action Outgoing

On May 4, 2001, action on this application was suspended pending the disposition of Application Serial No. 75878543. The referenced application has abandoned and prosecution has been resumed. The refusal under Section 2(d) has been withdrawn. Therefore, registration is refused as follows.

The examiner has considered the applicant’s amended identification and has found it unacceptable. Therefore, the identification requirement is maintained and the refusal to register is made FINAL.

IDENTIFICATION OF SERVICES

Descriptions of goods and services should use the common, ordinary name for the goods and/or services. TMEP §1402.01. If there is no common, ordinary name for the goods and/or services, applicant should describe the goods and/or services using wording that would be generally understood by the average person. See Cal. Spray-Chem. Corp. v. Osmose Wood Pres. Co. of Am., 102 USPQ 321, 322 (Comm’r Pats. 1954); Schenley Indus., Inc. v. Battistoni, 112 USPQ 485, 486 (Comm’r Pats. 1957); TMEP §1402.01.

An in depth knowledge of the relevant field should not be necessary for understanding a description of the goods and/or services. TMEP §1402.01. “[T]echnical, high-sounding verbiage” should be avoided. Cal. Spray-Chem., 102 USPQ at 322.

The Office requires a degree of particularity necessary to identify clearly goods and/or services covered by a mark. See In re Omega SA, 494 F.3d 1362, 1365, 83 USPQ2d 1541, 1543-44 (Fed. Cir. 2007). Descriptions of goods and services in applications must be specific, explicit, clear and concise. TMEP §1402.01; see Cal. Spray-Chem. Corp. v. Osmose Wood Pres. Co. of Am., 102 USPQ 321, 322 (Comm’r Pats. 1954); In re Cardinal Labs., Inc., 149 USPQ 709, 711 (TTAB 1966).

The identification of services is indefinite and must be clarified because the exact nature of the services is unclear. See TMEP §1402.01. Applicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate:

Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable communication software to access http://atlas/netacgi/nph-brs?sect2=THESOFF&sect3=PLURON&pg1=ALL&s1=data+transfer&l=MAX&sect1=IDMLICON&sect4=HITOFF&op1=AND&d=TIDM&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2Ftidm.html&r=0&f=S - h0#h0 http://atlas/netacgi/nph-brs?sect2=THESOFF&sect3=PLURON&pg1=ALL&s1=data+transfer&l=MAX&sect1=IDMLICON&sect4=HITOFF&op1=AND&d=TIDM&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2Ftidm.html&r=0&f=S - h2#h2data stored on hand-held computer device and http://atlas/netacgi/nph-brs?sect2=THESOFF&sect3=PLURON&pg1=ALL&s1=data+transfer&l=MAX&sect1=IDMLICON&sect4=HITOFF&op1=AND&d=TIDM&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2Ftidm.html&r=0&f=S - h1#h1 http://atlas/netacgi/nph-brs?sect2=THESOFF&sect3=PLURON&pg1=ALL&s1=data+transfer&l=MAX&sect1=IDMLICON&sect4=HITOFF&op1=AND&d=TIDM&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2Ftidm.html&r=0&f=S - h3#h3transfer data to another device, in International Class 042.

Although identifications of goods may be amended to clarify or limit the goods, adding to or broadening the scope of the goods 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 that are not within the scope of the goods set forth in the present identification.

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.gov.uspto.report/netahtml/tidm.html. See TMEP §1402.04.

RESPONSE GUIDELINES FOR A FINAL ACTION

If applicant fails to respond to this final action within six months of the mailing date, the application will be abandoned. 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a). Applicant may respond to this final action by:

(1) submitting a response that fully satisfies all outstanding requirements, if feasible (37 C.F.R. §2.64(a)); and/or

(2) filing an appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, with an appeal fee of $100 per class (37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(18) and 2.64(a); TMEP §§715.01 and 1501 et seq.; TBMP Chapter 1200).

In certain circumstances, a petition to the Director may be filed to review a final action that is limited to procedural issues, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §2.63(b)(2). 37 C.F.R. §2.64(a). See 37 C.F.R. §2.146(b), TMEP §1704, and TBMP Chapter 1201.05 for an explanation of petitionable matter. The petition fee is $100. 37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(15).

Cheryl Clayton

/CAC/

Examining Attorney

Law Office 102

571-272-9254

RESPOND TO THIS ACTION: Applicant should file a response to this Office action online using the form at http://www.gov.uspto.report/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.