UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 76/482080
APPLICANT: Elementis Specialties, Inc.
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: JAMES F. MCKEOWN CROWELL & MORING LLP INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GROUP PO BOX 14300 WASHINGTON DC 200444300 |
RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks 2900 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202-3513 ecom105@uspto.gov
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MARK: BENTROLE
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: 080395.12848
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 76/482080
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 identification of goods is unacceptable as indefinite. The applicant must amend the identification to specify the industry or field in which the goods are intended to be used. TMEP §1402.01.
The applicant may adopt the following identification of goods, if accurate:
Chemicals for use in the manufacture of [indicate general nature item, e.g., adhesives, paper, leather or indicate for a wide variety of goods, if accurate] in Class 1.
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 that are not within the scope of goods set forth in the present identification.
For 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/.
PLEASE NOTE: The issue raised can be resolved by telephone. The applicant may telephone the examining attorney, instead of submitting a written response, to expedite the application.
/Ronald McMorrow/
Examining Attorney
Law Office 105
(703) 308-9105 ext. 136
(703) 872-9825
ecom105@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.
FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY.