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  76/451983

 

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

 

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.

 

Identification of Goods

The identification of goods is unacceptable as indefinite.  The applicant must amend the identification to specify the common commercial name of the goods.  If there is no common commercial name, the applicant must describe the product and its intended uses.  TMEP section 804.

 

The identification of goods is unacceptable as indefinite.  The applicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate: 

 

Jellies, jams, and fruit sauces; edible oils and fats, and soy based beverages used as milk substitute in International Class 29; and

 

Chips made of rice; chips made of corn; pasta; confectionaries, namely, candy and ice cream; salad dressing; sauces; condiments, namely, ketchup, mayonnaise and mustard; vinegar, rice based beverages used as a milk substitute in International Class 30; and

 

             Fruit juices and soft drinks in International Class 32.

 

The suggested identifications are based on the applicant’s original identification of goods.  Th examining attorney clarified some items and moved other items to the correct classes.  If the suggested identifications are not accurate, please refer to the Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual found at www.uspto.gov for additional listings of goods and services.  If the applicant needs further assistance with acceptable wording, please contact the examining attorney.

 

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. Section 2.71(a); TMEP section 804.09.  Therefore, the applicant may not amend to include any goods or services that are not within the scope of goods or services set forth in the present identification.

 

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

 

 

 

/Dawn Feldman Lehker/

Trademark Attorney

United States Patent and Trademark Office

(703) 308-9111 ext. 132

F(703) 308-7182

ecom111@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.