UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

 

 

 

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  76/421470

 

 

The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following.

 

No Conflicting Mark Noted

The examining attorney has searched the Office records and has found no similar registered or pending mark which would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. Section 1052(d).  TMEP section 1105.01.

 

Amendment of the Identification of Goods and Services

The wording “printed instruction guides and newsletters” in the identification of goods is unacceptable as indefinite because the applicant must indicate the subject matter thereof.  The applicant may amend this wording to “printed instruction guides and newsletters in the field of <specify subject matter>,” if accurate.  TMEP §1402.01.

 

The wording “instruction guides and newsletters transmitted via electronic mail” in the identification of goods is too broad because this is a service and the applicant must provide the subject matter thereof.  The classification of this service depends on the subject matter.  The applicant may add another class to the applicant and amend to adopt the following, if accurate:  providing educational information for children through electronic instruction guides and newsletters via electronic mail in the field of <specify subject matter>, in International Class ___.  TMEP §§1402.01 and 1402.03. 

 

Please Note:  The applicant may wish to consult the on-line identification manual on the PTO web site for a list of acceptable identification of goods and services at www.gov.uspto.report/web/offices/tac/doc/gsmanual.

 

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 or services that are not within the scope of the goods and services recited in the present identification.

 

Additional Class

If the applicant prosecutes this application as a combined, or multiple‑class, application, the applicant must comply with each of the following.

 

(1)  The applicant must list the goods and services by international class with the classes listed in ascending numerical order.  TMEP section 1113.01.

 

(2)  The applicant must submit a filing fee for each international class of goods and services not covered by the fee already paid.  37 C.F.R. Sections 2.6(a)(1) and 2.86(b); TMEP sections 810.01 and 1113.01.  Effective January 10, 2000, the fee for filing a trademark application is $325 for each class.  This applies to classes added to pending applications as well as to new applications filed on or after that date.  

 

 

Communication Encouraged

If the applicant has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office Action, please telephone or email the assigned examining attorney.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/Sophia S. Kim/

Examining Attorney

US Trademark Office

Law Office 106

703-308-9106 x236

703-308-7192 fax

sophia.kim@uspto.gov

 

 

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.