UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

 

 

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT/PRIORITY ACTION

 

OFFICE SEARCH:  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 704.02.   

 

TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, WE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF OUR MAILING OR E-MAILING DATE.   This case will be given priority as an amended case if you respond to the requirements stated below within two months. 

 

Serial Number 76/449010  WRIGHT ULTRA

 

EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT

 

In accordance with the authorization granted by the above applicant or attorney on March 18, 2003, the application has been AMENDED as indicated below.  If the identification of goods or services has been amended, please note that any future amendments must be in accordance with 37 C.F.R. 2.71(a); TMEP section 1402.07(e).  Please advise the undersigned if there is an objection to the amendment.

 

I.  IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS:

 

The identification of goods is amended to read as follows:

 

                        -  Hand tools, namely, wrenches, in International Class 8.

 

PRIORITY ACTION

 

 

This case will be given priority as an amended case if you respond to the requirements stated below within two months.

 

I.  BONA FIDE INTENT TO USE STATEMENT REQUIRED:

 

The applicant must submit the following statement:

 

The applicant has had a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the goods or services listed in the application since the filing date of the application.

 

Trademark Act Section 1(b), 15 U.S.C. §1051(b).  This statement must be verified with an affidavit or a declaration under 37 C.F.R. §2.20.  Trademark Act Section 1(b), 15 U.S.C. §1051(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(2)(i); TMEP §§806.01(b) and 804.02.

 

-  DECLARATION:

 

The following is a properly worded declaration under 37 C.F.R. Section 2.20 to support the above statement.  At the end of the above statement, the applicant should submit this declaration signed by a person properly authorized to sign on behalf of the applicant.

 

The undersigned, being hereby warned that willful false statements and the like so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. 1001, and that such willful false statements may jeopardize the validity of the application or any resulting registration, declares that the facts set forth in this application are true; all statements made of his/her own knowledge are true; and all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true.

 

 

            _____________________________

                            (Signature)

 

            _____________________________

             (Print or Type Name and Position)

 

            _____________________________

                                            (Date)

 

 

If the applicant has any questions regarding this Priority Action, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.

 

Karanendra S. Chhina

Trademark Attorney

Law Office 114

(703) 308-9114 x441

 

 

 

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