Offc Action Outgoing

IMMUNOGENOMIC

Genova Diagnostics, Inc.

Offc Action Outgoing

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

SERIAL NO: 76/379076

APPLICANT: Great Smokies Diagnostic Laboratory, Inc ETC.

CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:

DAVID M. CARTER

CARTER & SCHNEDLER, P.A.

56 CENTRAL AVENUE, #101

P.O. BOX 2985

ASHEVILLE, NC 28802

RETURN ADDRESS:

Commissioner for Trademarks

2900 Crystal Drive

Arlington, VA 22202-3514

ecom106@uspto.gov

MARK: IMMUNOGENOMIC

CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: GSD-6

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.

OFFICE ACTION

TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, WE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF OUR MAILING OR E-MAILING DATE.

Serial Number 76/379076

This letter responds to the applicant’s communication filed on June 2, 2003 and applicant’s amendment to allege use filed on May 19, 2003.

The examining attorney refuses registration on the Supplemental Register because the proposed mark is incapable of identifying the applicant’s services and distinguishing them from those of others. Trademark Act Section 23, 15 U.S.C. §1091; In re A La Vieille Russie, Inc., 60 USPQ2d 1895 (TTAB 2001); Continental Airlines Inc. v. United Airlines Inc., 53 USPQ2d 1385 (TTAB 1999); In re Log Cabin Homes Ltd., 52 USPQ2d 1206 (TTAB 1999); In re Web Communications, 49 USPQ2d 1478 (TTAB 1998); In re Conus Communications Co., 23 USPQ2d 1717 (TTAB 1992); In re Crown Zellerbach Corp., 229 USPQ 318 (TTAB 1985); In re Hask Toiletries, Inc., 223 USPQ 1254 (TTAB 1984); In re Brock Residence Inns, Inc., 222 USPQ 920 (TTAB 1984); TMEP §1209.01(c).

Applicant’s amendment alleging use is accepted.

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)746-8106 (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.

To check the status of your application at any time, visit the Office’s Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) system at http://tarr.gov.uspto.report/

For general and other useful information about trademarks, you are encouraged to visit the Office’s web site at http://www.gov.uspto.report/main/trademarks.htm

FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY.