UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 76/466380
APPLICANT: Motion Control Engineering, Inc.
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: BRIAN R. MCGINLEY SONNENSCHEIN NATH & ROSENTHAL P.O. BOX #061080 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606-1080
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RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks 2900 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202-3513 ecom103@uspto.gov
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MARK: I
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: 70012200.004
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 76/466380
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. §1052(d). TMEP §704.02.
However, the applicant should note the following informality.
The term “system” in the identification of goods is unacceptable as indefinite. The applicant must amend the identification by listing the major parts of the system and describing the nature and use of the system. TMEP §1402.03(a). In addition, the wording “component parts therefor” is unacceptable as indefinite and overbroad because it does list the specific component parts. The applicant may delete the wording or amend as follows: “..and parts sold therewith.”
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. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06. Therefore, the applicant may not amend to include any goods that are not within the scope of goods set forth in the present identification. The applicant should refer to the “Trademark Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual” which is accessible through the PTO’s web site (http://www.gov.uspto.report/web/offices/tac/doc/gsmanual/) for suggested language.
Stephanie M. Davis, Esq.
Examining Trademark Attorney
Law Office 103
703.308.9103 ext. 210 - voice
703.746.8103 - facsimile
ecom103@uspto.gov
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