Offc Action Outgoing

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  76/436294

 

The examining attorney has carefully reviewed the applicant’s response to the first Office action containing amendments and arguments in favor of registration.  The clarification of the entity and citizenship of the applicants has been entered into the record.  The refusal made in the previous Office action is withdrawn.  As to the other outstanding issues, the examining attorney has determined the following.

 

Description of Mark Required

 

The applicant must submit a concise description of the mark.  37 C.F.R. §2.37; TMEP §§808 et seq.  The statement may be in the following form:

 

The mark consists of a three dimensional design of a pig wearing a lei and saddle concrete statute on top of a wooded wheelbarrow bearing the words “CAROLINA STREET.”

 

 

 

 

For Your Information - Fee increase effective January 1, 2003

Effective January 1, 2003, the fee for filing an application for trademark registration will be increased to $335.00 per International Class.  The USPTO will not accord a filing date to applications that are filed on or after that date that are not accompanied by a minimum of $335.00. 

 

Additionally, the fee for amending an existing application to add an additional class or classes of goods/services will be $335.00 per class for classes added on or after January 1, 2003.

 

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

 

/Jason F. Turner/

Examining Attorney

Law Office 108

(703) 308-9108 Ext. 247

(703) 746-8108 (Fax)

ecom108@uspto.gov

(703) 305-8747 (Status)

 

 

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.