UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 76/455322
APPLICANT: Harris Corporation
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: DONALD S. SHOWALTER HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP ONE EAST BROWARD BOULEVARD FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33301
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RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks 2900 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202-3513 ecom103@uspto.gov
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MARK: DEXSTAR
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: 621020.01336
CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS:
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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.
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Serial Number 76/455322
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 704.01.
However, the applicant should note the following issues:
IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS
The identification of goods is unacceptable as indefinite. The applicant must amend the identification to specify the nature of the goods. TMEP section 1402. The applicant may adopt the following identification of goods, if accurate: “[Specify type, e.g., radio, television, etc.] broadcast transmitters and exciters and parts therefor.”
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(b); TMEP section 1402.06. Therefore, the applicant may not amend to include any goods or services that are not within the scope of goods/services set forth in the present identification.
The applicant must indicate whether the wording “DEXSTAR” has any significance in the relevant trade, industry, as applied to the goods, any geographical significance, or any meaning in a foreign language. 37 C.F.R. 2.61(b).
ADVISORY: 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.
/Susan Stiglitz/
Trademark Attorney
Law Office 103
703-308-9103, ext. 233
703-746-8103 (fax)
ecom103@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.
FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY.