To: | O'Gorman & Young, Inc. (rsmith@mccarter.com) |
Subject: | TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 76482523 - ERIC - 61404/00001 |
Sent: | 6/19/03 11:38:05 AM |
Sent As: | ECom111 |
Attachments: |
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 76/482523
APPLICANT: O'Gorman & Young, Inc.
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: ROBERT W. SMITH MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP FOUR GATEWAY CENTER 100 MULBERRY STREET NEWARK, NJ 07101-0652 |
RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks 2900 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202-3514 ecom111@uspto.gov
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MARK: ERIC
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: 61404/00001
CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS: rsmith@mccarter.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 76/482523
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. Section 1052(d). TMEP section 1105.01.
The recitation of services is unacceptable as indefinite. The applicant must amend the recitation to indicate the nature of the services and their particular field. TMEP section 1301.05.
The applicant may adopt the following recitation of services, if accurate:
Insurance consortium services for the group purchasing of property, health, life and casualty insurance for the New Jersey Public School system in International Class 35.
If the suggested identification is not accurate, please refer to the Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual found at www.uspto.gov for additional listings of goods and services. If the applicant needs further assistance with acceptable wording, please contact the examining attorney.
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 804.09. Therefore, the applicant may not amend to include any goods or services that are not within the scope of goods or services set forth in the present identification.
If the applicant has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this office action, please contact the examining attorney.
/Dawn Feldman Lehker/
Trademark Attorney
United States Patent and Trademark Office
(703) 308-9111 ext. 132
F(703)746-8111
ecom111@uspto.gov
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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.
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