To: | Howard Foundation (mdenison@mdslaw.com) |
Subject: | TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 76079841 - NEW DIMENSION R WEIGHT CARE PROGRAM - N/A |
Sent: | 1/28/2007 10:58:49 AM |
Sent As: | ECOM115@USPTO.GOV |
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 76/079841
APPLICANT: Howard Foundation
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: |
RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks P.O. Box 1451 Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
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MARK: NEW DIMENSION R WEIGHT CARE PROGRAM
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: N/A
CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS: |
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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MAILING/E-MAILING DATE INFORMATION: If the mailing or e-mailing date of this Office action does not appear above, this information can be obtained by visiting the USPTO website at http://tarr.gov.uspto.report/, inserting the application serial number, and viewing the prosecution history for the mailing date of the most recently issued Office communication.
Serial Number 76/079841
In an action dated October 25, 2001 action on this application was suspended pending the cancellation of U.S. Registration No. 2285287. U.S. Registration No. 2285287 has been renewed. Therefore, the suspension of this application has been lifted. The refusal under Trademark Act Section 2(d) is maintained and continued.
The requirement that the applicant amend the application to enter a disclaimer of the phrase WEIGHT CARE PROGRAM is maintained and continued.
Upon subsequent review, the examining attorney has reviewed the application and determined the following.
The application identifies applicant as a register charity under the laws of England and Whales, which is unacceptable as an entity designation in the U.S. TMEP §803.03(i). The applicant must indicate the U.S. equivalent of its entity type or provide a description of the nature of the entity.
No set form is required for response to this Office action. However, Applicant’s response should adhere to the following general guidelines:
Applicant should include the following information on all correspondence with the Office:
/Toni Y. Hickey/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 115
(571) 272-9475 phone
(571) 273-9115 fax
HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS OFFICE ACTION:
STATUS OF APPLICATION: To check the status of your application, visit the Office’s Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) system at http://tarr.uspto.gov.
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GENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION: For general information about trademarks, please visit the Office’s website at http://www.gov.uspto.report/main/trademarks.htm
FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY SPECIFIED ABOVE.