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  76/458924

 

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

 

I.            OFFICE RECORDS

 

            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.

 

II.        FEES PAID PER CLASS

 

            The application identifies goods that may be classified in more than more than three international classes.   Effective January 1, 2003, the filing fee is $335.00 for each class.  37 C.F.R. Section 2.6(a)(1). Therefore, the applicant must either:  (1) restrict the application to the number of classes covered by the fee already paid, or (2) pay the required fee for each additional class.  37 C.F.R. Section 2.86(b); TMEP sections 810.01 and 1113.01. 

 

III.      IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS

 

            The identification of goods is unacceptable as indefinite.  TMEP section 804.  The applicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate:

 

IN INTERNATIONAL CLASS 8;  UTILITY KNIVES.

 

IN INTERNATIONAL CLASS 18;  ALL-PURPOSE SPORT BAGS, DUFFLE BAGS, BACKPACKS, UMBRELLAS, BRIEFCASES, LUGGAGE TAGS, AND LEATHER KEY CHAINS.

 

IN INTERNATIONAL CLASS 25;  CLOTHING, NAMELY, SHIRTS, HATS, JACKETS, FLEECE PULLOVERS, AND SWEATSHIRTS.

 

IN INTERNATIONAL CLASS 28;  STRESS TOYS, NAMELY, STRESS RELIEF BALLS FOR HAND EXERCISE; SPORTING GOODS, NAMELY, GOLF BALLS AND GOLF BAGS.

 

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 804.09.  Therefore, the applicant may not amend to include any goods that are not within the scope of goods set forth in the present identification.

 

IV.            CONCLUSION

 

            All of the issues raised can be resolved by telephone.  Accordingly, the applicant may telephone the examining attorney, instead of submitting a written response, to expedite the application.

 

 

 

 

                                                                   ________________________

Nicholas K.D. Altree

Trademark Attorney

Law Office 108

(703) 308-9108, ext. 132

Fax: (703) 746-8108

nick.altree@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.