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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  76/480343

 

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

 

The examining attorney will not search the Office records or decide on the merits of the application for any International Classes except Classes 11 and 37 until the applicant responds.  37 C.F.R. §2.61(b); TMEP §704.02.

 

Identification of Goods

The identification of goods is unacceptable as indefinite.  TMEP section 1402.   The applicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate:

 

Damper fluids, namely [specify common commercial name of fluids, e.g.:  fuel oil], in International Class 4.

 

Metal gas cans; metal loading ramps for use with motorcycles; metal pegs; metal pipes;  universal mounting brackets made of metal; metal t-handle air mixture screws, metal engine stands; metal strapping or http://atlas/netacgi/ - h0http://atlas/netacgi/ - h2tie downs, in International Class 6.

 

Motorcycle parts and accessories, namely, air and oil filters for motors and engines for off-road bikes; stainless steel oil filters; wide peg assemblies, namely [specify major component parts and/or purpose], exhaust pipes; power operated fork seal installation tools , namely [specify common commercial name of tools]; power operated master link assembly tools, namely [specify common commercial name of tools]; engine or motor mufflers; power operated screw drivers, and shock sag tools, namely [specify common commercial name of tools], suspension tools namely [specify common commercial name of tools], power operated valve adjusting tool namely [specify common commercial name of tools], power driven wrenches, in International Class 7.

 

Manually operated fork seal installation tools, namely [specify common commercial name of tools]; manually operated master link assembly tools, namely [specify common commercial name of tools]; hand tools, namely, screw drivers, safety wire pliers, seal drivers, shock sag tools, namely [specify common commercial name of tools], spoke wrenches,  steering stabilizer bullet tools namely [specify common commercial name of tools, suspension tools namely [specify common commercial name of tools], manually operated valve adjusting tool namely [specify common commercial name of tools], hand tool, namely wrenches, manually operated spring pullers in International Class 8.

 

Motorcycle parts and accessories, namely, computer mounts, computers, computer guards, disk protectors, fork oil level gauges; highway safety cones, namely nylon cones, delrin cones, exhaust pipe protectors, rotor protectors, in International Class 9.

 

Headlights and tail lights for motorcycles, in International Class 11.

 

Rollcharts, namely [specify, e.g.:  paper maintenance charts], in International Class 16.

 

Motorcycle parts and accessories, namely handle bar clamps, billet style supercross clamps, protaper handlebars, renthal handlebars, delrin handlebar ends, bar mount cones, hand guards, chains, chain breaker tools, chain buffers, chain guides, chain rollers, handlebar bar clamps, triple clamps, road bike triple clamps, triple clamp kits comprised [specify major component of kit], clutch levers, dashboards, crowns, dampers, fenders, flag mounts, folding shifters, foot pegs, fork guards, fork cartridge holders, foot peg assemblies, frame guards, fuel tanks, gas tanks, handle bar grips, hand guards, license plate mounts, handle bar control levers, shift levers, lower bar mounts; spring perches for handlebars and levers; brake pins, bike stands, seat covers, skid plates, spark arrestors, sprockets, steering stabilizers, , steering stabilizer kits comprised [specify primary content of kit], steering stabilizer large knobs, steering stabilizer link arm pullers, steering stabilizer towers, stabilizers, throttle tubes, shark fins, stainless steel brake pins, motorcycle stands, dirt tires, sand tires, paddle tires, motorcycle wheels, tool kits, namely [specify, eg: wheel bearing kits for use with motorcycles]; inner tubes for tires, in International Class 12.

 

Decals, graphics kits comprised of pressure sensitive http://atlas/netacgi/ - h9http://atlas/netacgi/ - h11graphics for application to motorcycles, stickers, in International Class 16.

 

Backpacks, fanny packs, fender mounted tool bags sold empty, gear bags sold empty, tool bags sold empty, in International Class 18.

 

Non-metal gas cans; non-metal pegs, non-metal pipes; non-metal universal mounting brackets; non-metal t-handle air mixture screws, in International Class 20.

 

Non-metal strapping or http://atlas/netacgi/ - h0http://atlas/netacgi/ - h2tie downs, in International Class 22.

 

The applicant must specify the common commercial name and/or purpose of the following goods and properly classify the goods according to the guidelines set forth in the Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual located at http://www.gov.uspto.report/web/offices/tac/doc/gsmanual/. 

 

“steering scotts; Scotts stabilizer, swingarm pads, whip mounts.”

 

The wording “RENTHAL,” “DELRIN” and “PRO TAPER” in the identification of goods are registered marks.  See enclosed copies of Registration Nos. 1007043, 0597795, and 2565279 respectively.  The applicant may not use registered marks in the identification of goods.  TMEP §1402.09.  Likewise, the applicant may not use it’s trademark in the identification of goods.  Therefore, the applicant must amend the identification by substituting the common commercial name of the goods.

 

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. Section 2.71(a); TMEP section 1402.09.  Therefore, the applicant may not amend to include any goods that are not within the scope of goods set forth in the present identification.

 

Recitation of Services

The recitation of services is unacceptable as indefinite.  TMEP section 1402.11.  The applicant may adopt the following recitation, if accurate:

 

Retail store  and distributorship services featuring motorcycles, in International Class 35.

 

Service and repair of motorcycles, in International Class 37.

 

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. Section 2.71(a); TMEP section 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.

 

Multiple-Class Application

If the applicant prosecutes this application as a combined, or multiple‑class, application based on use in commerce under Trademark Act Section 1(a), 15 U.S.C. §1051(a), the applicant must comply with each of the following:

 

(1)  The applicant must specifically identify the goods in each class and list the goods by international class with the classes listed in ascending numerical order.  TMEP §1403.01.

 

(2)  The applicant must submit a filing fee for each international class of goods/services not covered by the fee already paid.  37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1) and 2.86(b); TMEP §§810.01 and 1403.01.  Effective January 1, 2003, the fee for filing a trademark application is $335 for each class.  This applies to classes added to pending applications as well as to new applications filed on or after that date.  

 

(3)  The applicant must submit: 

 

(a) dates of first use and first use in commerce and one specimen for each class that includes goods or services based on use in commerce under Trademark Act Section 1(a).  The dates of use must be at least as early as the filing date of this application, 37 C.F.R. §§2.34(a)(1) and 2.86(a), and the specimen(s) must have been in use in commerce at least as early as the filing date of the application, and/or

 

(b) a statement of a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with all the goods or services specified in each class that includes goods or services based on a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce under Trademark Act Section 1(b), where such statement was not included for the goods or services in the original application.

 

(4)  The applicant must submit an affidavit or a declaration under 37 C.F.R. §2.20 signed by the applicant to verify (3) above.  37 C.F.R. §§2.59(a) and 2.71(c).

 

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

 

Tricia McDermott Thompkins /TMT/

Trademark Attorney

Law Office 114

Phone No.: 703-308-9114 x263

Fax No.: 703-746-8114/6506

Email: ecom114@uspto.gov

 

 

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.