Offc Action Outgoing

THERMAL RECONDITIONING

HELEN OF TROY TEXAS CORPORATION

Offc Action Outgoing

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

SERIAL NO: 76/446996

APPLICANT: HELEN OF TROY TEXAS CORPORATION

CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:

STEWART L. GITLER, ESQ.

HOFFMAN, WASSON & GITLER, PC

2361 JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY, SUITE 522

ARLINGTON, VA 22202

RETURN ADDRESS:

Commissioner for Trademarks

2900 Crystal Drive

Arlington, VA 22202-3514

MARK: THERMAL RECONDITIONING

CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: T-8187

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 76/446996

9/3/03 final refusal has been vacated,in light,of your Supplemental Register conversion.

The examining attorney refuses registration on the Supplemental Register because the proposed mark is incapable of identifying applicant’s goods and distinguishing them from those of others. Trademark Act Section 23, 15 U.S.C. §1091; In re Boston Beer Co. L.P., 198 F.3d 1370, 53 USPQ2d 1056 (Fed. Cir. 1999); In re Gould Paper Corp., 834 F.2d 1017, 5 USPQ2d 1110 (Fed. Cir. 1987); In re Northland Aluminum Products, Inc., 777 F.2d 1556, 227 USPQ 961 (Fed. Cir. 1985); In re Central Sprinkler Co., 49 USPQ2d 1194 (TTAB 1998); In re Stanbel Inc., 16 USPQ2d 1469 (TTAB 1990), aff’d, 20 USPQ2d 1319 (Fed. Cir. 1991); In re Hask Toiletries, Inc., 223 USPQ 1254 (TTAB 1984); In re Armour & Co., 220 USPQ 76 (TTAB 1983); In re Cosmetic Factory, Inc., 208 USPQ 443 (TTAB 1980); TMEP §1209.01(c).

Applicant’s mark comprises a highly descriptive and/or generic trade term within the relevant hair treatment industry and trade,as evidenced by the previous record Exhibits A-1 through A-10. Applicant’s goods are expressly utilized in the thermal reconditioning procedure on the prospective customer or product user’s hair.

Upon receipt of an appropriate amendment,this case will be reviewed on the Supplemental Register.

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Trademark Examining Attorney-Law Office 106

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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 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.