UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 76/056033
APPLICANT: General Signal Corporation
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: JOHN H. WEBER BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP WASHINGTON SQUARE 1050 CONNECTICUT AVE NW , STE 1100 WASHINGTON DC 20036-5304 |
RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks 2900 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202-3514 ecom106@uspto.gov
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MARK: PRO-SHOP
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: N/A
CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS:
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Please provide in all correspondence:
1. Filing date, serial number, mark and applicant's name. 2. Date of this Office Action. 3. Examining Attorney's name and Law Office number. 4. Your telephone number and e-mail address.
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Serial Number 76/056033
This letter responds to the applicant’s communication filed on March 27, 2003.
The proposed amendment to seek registration on the Supplemental Register is unacceptable. An application filed under Trademark Act Section 1(b), 15 U.S.C. §1051(b), on the basis of a bona fide intent to use the mark in commerce, may not be amended to the Supplemental Register until the applicant files an acceptable amendment to allege use under 37 C.F.R. §2.76 or an acceptable statement of use under 37 C.F.R. §2.88. 37 C.F.R. §2.47(c); TMEP §§815.02, 816.02 and 1102.03.
If the applicant timely files an acceptable amendment to allege use or statement of use and an amendment to the Supplemental Register, the effective filing date of the application is the date on which the amendment to allege use or statement of use was filed. 37 C.F.R. §2.75(b); TMEP §§206.01, 816.02 and 1102.03. A new search of the Office records for references would be done at that time.
The following authorities govern the processing of trademark and service mark applications: The Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. §§1051 et seq., the Trademark Rules of Practice, 37 C.F.R. Part 2, and the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP).
/Edward Nelson/
Examining Attorney
Law Office 106
(703) 308-9106, ext. 197
(703) 308-8106 (fax no.)
How to respond to this Office Action:
To respond formally using the Office’s Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), visit http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/index.html and follow the instructions.
To respond formally via E-mail, visit http://www.gov.uspto.report/web/trademarks/tmelecresp.htm and follow the instructions.
To respond formally via regular mail, your response should be sent to the mailing Return Address listed above and include the serial number, law office and examining attorney’s name on the upper right corner of each page of your response.
FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY.