To: | Lancome Parfums et Beaute & Cie (jennifershmulewitz@paulhastings.com) |
Subject: | TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 76484423 - DUPLEX - N/A |
Sent: | 7/7/03 1:31:47 PM |
Sent As: | ECom106 |
Attachments: |
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 76/484423
APPLICANT: Lancome Parfums et Beaute & Cie
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: JENNIFER SHMULEWITZ PAUL, HASTINGS, JANOFSKY & WALKER LLP 75 EAST 55TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10022
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RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks 2900 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202-3514 ecom106@uspto.gov
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MARK: DUPLEX
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: N/A
CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS: jennifershmulewitz@paulhastings.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 76/484423
The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following.
Search Results
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.
Certificate Required
An application under Trademark Act Section 44(e), 15 U.S.C. §1126(e), must include a copy of a foreign registration from the applicant’s country of origin. The applicant’s country of origin must either be a party to a convention or treaty relating to trademarks to which the United States is also a party, or must extend reciprocal registration rights to nationals of the United States by law. See TMEP §§1002.01 and 1004.
The application does not contain a copy of the foreign registration. Therefore, the applicant must submit a true copy, a photocopy, a certification, or a certified copy of the foreign registration. If the foreign certificate of registration is not written in English, the applicant must provide an English translation. The translator should sign the translation. See TMEP §§1004.01 and 1004.01(b).
Option to Delete Basis
The applicant has filed relying on its claim of a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce under Trademark Act Section 1(b), 15 U.S.C. §1051(b), and on a foreign registration under Section 44(e), 15 U.S.C. §1126(e). The foreign registration alone may serve as the basis for obtaining a U.S. registration resulting from this application. The applicant must advise the examining attorney, however, if the applicant intends to rely solely on the foreign registration as the basis for registration.
Unless the applicant indicates otherwise, this Office will presume that the applicant wishes to rely on Section 1(b) as well as on Section 44(e) as the bases for registration. In this case, although the application may be approved for publication, the mark will not be registered until an acceptable allegation of use has been filed.
The applicant must indicate the date the application declaration was signed. TMEP §804.01(b).
Fee Increase
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.
/Naakwama Ankrah/
Trademark Attorney
Law Office 106
(703) 308-9106, ext. 462
(703) 746-8106 (fax)
Ecom106@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.