| To: | RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC. (weese_fisher@msn.com) |
| Subject: | TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 76477343 - CIP - N/A |
| Sent: | 3/23/03 7:54:39 PM |
| Sent As: | ECom115 |
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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SERIAL NO: 76/477343
APPLICANT: RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: ARTHUR W. FISHER, III ARTHUR W FISHER III P A 5553 W WATERS AVE STE 316 TAMPA FL 33634-1210
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RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks 2900 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202-3513 ecom115@uspto.gov
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MARK: CIP
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: N/A
CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS: weese_fisher@msn.com |
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 76/477343
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.
The wording “interest bearing account” in the recitation of services is unacceptable as indefinite. The applicant must amend the recitation to specify the common commercial name of the services or to indicate their nature. TMEP §1402.11. The applicant may adopt the following amended language, if accurate:
· Interest bearing checking and savings account services (International Class 36)
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 services that are not within the scope of the services recited in the present identification.
The applicant must indicate whether the wording “CIP” has any significance in the relevant trade or industry or as applied to the goods/services. 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b).
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.
/Tracy L. Fletcher/
Examining Attorney
Law Office 115
Phone: (703) 308-9115 ext. 205
Facsimile: (703) 872-9875
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.