UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 76/476926
APPLICANT: National Public Radio, Inc.
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: MARI DENNEHY NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO 635 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW STE 1 WASHINGTON DC 20001-3752
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RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks 2900 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202-3514 ecom103@uspto.gov
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MARK: NPR
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: N/A
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 76/476926
The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following.
No Conflicting 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 704.02.
Recitation of Service - Indefinite
The recitation of services is unacceptable as indefinite because the applicant must clarify “educational” and “entertainment” services. The applicant may refer to the attached printouts from the Trademark ID Manual and must amend the recitation. For additional assistance regarding an acceptable listing of goods and/or services, please see the on‑line searchable Manual of Acceptable Identifications of Goods and Services, at http://www.gov.uspto.report/web/offices/tac/doc/gsmanual/. TMEP §1402.11.
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 or services that are not within the scope of the goods and services recited in the present identification.
Ownership of Prior Registrations
The applicant is the owner of Registration Nos. 2599948, 2642841, and 1053082 and must submit a claim of ownership. 37 C.F.R. Section 2.36; TMEP section 812.
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.
/Cheryl L. Steplight/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 103
202.581.2054 ext. 198
703.746.8103 (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.