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  76/467113

 

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

 

TRANSLITERATION

 

The applicant must submit a transliteration of the non-latin characters and a translation of the non-English wording in the mark.  37 C.F.R. Section 2.61(b); TMEP Section 809.  The statement shall read as follows:  The non-latin characters in the mark transliterate to ______ (specify), and this means “” in English.  37 C.F.R. Section 2.61(b); TMEP section 809.

 

NO SIMILAR MARKS FOUND

 

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.

 

If the applicant has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.

 

 

 

 

 

 

                      /Dezmona J. Mizelle/

Dezmona J. Mizelle

Trademark Attorney

Law Office 110

703.308.9110, ext. 259

703.746.6203  [Fax]

ecom110@uspto.gov [Formal  responses only]

Dezmona.Mizelle@uspto.gov

 

NOTICE - INCREASE IN TRADEMARK FILING FEE

 

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 accept 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.

 

A Final Rule amending the Rules of Practice in Trademark Cases to provide for this fee increase was published in the Federal Register on November 27, 2002 (67 Fed. Reg. 70,847 (2002)).

 

 

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.