UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 76/399632
APPLICANT: HON Technology Inc.
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: LINDA HEBAN JONES, DAY, REAVIS & POGUE 77 WEST WACKER DRIVE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60601-1692
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RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks 2900 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202-3514 ecom113@uspto.gov
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MARK: VENTECH
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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 76/399632
The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the statement of use filed on April 25, 2003, and has determined the following.
The hang tag specimens appear to show the mark identifies a component of the final product rather than the final product itself. If this is true, the applicant must amend the identification of goods to identify the component by its purpose or function and to describe it as “sold as an integral component of chairs,” naming the final product. TMEP §1402.05(a). The proper international class is that of the final product, namely, International Class 20.
The applicant may adopt the following identification of goods, if accurate: fabric with a heat-dissipating weave, sold as an integral component of chairs.
Please note that, while an application may be amended to clarify or limit the identification, additions to the identification are not permitted. 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06. Therefore, the applicant may not amend to include any goods that are not within the scope of goods set forth in the present identification.
If the applicant has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.
/Melvin T. Axilbund/
Melvin T. Axilbund
Examining Attorney, Law Office 113
ecom113@uspto.gov
703/308-9113 extension 196
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Fee Increase Now in Effect
Effective January 1, 2003, the fee for filing an application for trademark registration increased to $335 per International Class. The United States Patent and Trademark Office will not accord a filing date to applications filed on or after that date that are not accompanied by a minimum of $335.
At the same time, the fee for amending an existing application to add an additional class or classes of goods or services became $335 per class added.