UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 76/473638
APPLICANT: Metal Building Components, L.P.
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: KAY LYN SCHWARTZ GARDERE WYNNE SEWELL LLP 1601 ELM STREET, SUITE 3000 DALLAS, TEXAS 75201-4761
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RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks 2900 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202-3514 ecom114@uspto.gov
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MARK: TRI-LOK
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: 61908-75
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 76/473638
PLEASE NOTE: All of the issues raised can be resolved by telephone. The applicant may telephone the examining attorney, instead of submitting a written response, to expedite the application.
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.
Ownership of prior registrations
If the applicant is the owner of Registration Nos. 1613519, 1686076, 1950005, and 2161830, the applicant must submit a claim of ownership. 37 C.F.R. §2.36; TMEP §812.
Entity
The applicant must specify the names and the national citizenship or the state or country of organization or incorporation of the general partners. 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(3)(iii); TMEP §§803.03(b) and 803.04.
Fee Increase
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.
/Eugenia K. Martin/
Eugenia K. Martin
Examining Attorney
Law Office 114
(703) 308-9114 x122
ecom114@uspto.gov
(703) 746-8114 (fax)
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.