Offc Action Outgoing

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  76/497644

 

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

 

•            Search of Office records.

The examining attorney has searched the Office records and has found no similar registered or pending mark which bars registration under Trademark Act §2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).  TMEP §704.02.

However, the applicant must respond to the following.

 

1.         Identification (and classification) of goods/services.

In the identification, the applicant must use the common commercial names for the goods, be as complete and specific as possible, and avoid the use of indefinite words and phrases.  If the applicant chooses to use indefinite words––such as “accessories,” “apparatus,” “components,” “devices,” “equipment,” “instruments,” “materials,” “parts,” “products,” or “systems”––then those words must be followed by the word “namely” and the items listed by their common commercial names or by describing the nature and intended use of the items.  TMEP §§1402.01 and 1402.03.

Also, the applicant must list its goods exhaustively, not illustratively. 

The identification of goods/services is unacceptable as indefinite or overbroad.  TMEP §1402.01.  The applicant may adopt the following identification (and classification), if accurate:

Class 3––beauty products includingin the nature of hair accessories, such asnamely clips,[Class 26] pony-tail holders,[Class 26] hair preparations being hair-sticks styling gel; grooming devices, such as brushes,[Class 21] brushes with applicators for applying hair products;[Class 21]and hair productspreparations for cleaning, conditioning, and styling

Class 26––beauty products in the nature of hair accessories, namely hair clips, pony-tail holders, and collapsible hair sticks used for styling and fastening hair in place

Class 21––grooming devices, such asnamely brushes, brushes with applicators for applying hair products

This Office’s Acceptable Identification of Goods & Services Manual is accessible at http://www.gov.uspto.report/web/offices/tac/doc/gsmanual/manual.html (searchable using Ctrl+F).  The applicant should also 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/services that are not within the scope of the goods/services set forth in the present identification.

 

2.         Fee.

If the applicant prosecutes this application as a multiple- (rather than as a single-) class application, the applicant must comply with each of the following:

(a)  The applicant must specifically identify the goods/services in each class and list the goods/services by international class in ascending numerical order.  TMEP §1403.01.

(b)  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.         Disclaimer.

The applicant must, as shown below, disclaim the descriptive wording “locks” apart from the mark. Trademark Act § 6, 15 U.S.C. §1056; TMEP §§1213 and 1213.03(a).  The wording is merely descriptive because it merely describes an ingredient, quality, characteristic, function, feature, purpose, or use of the applicant’s hair-related goods; see Appendix hereto.

The computerized printing format for the Official Gazette requires a standard form for a disclaimer.   TMEP §1213.08(a)(i).  A properly worded disclaimer should read as follows:

No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “locks” apart from the mark as shown.

See In re Owatonna Tool Co., 231 USPQ 493 (Comm’r Pats. 1983).

 

•           Responding to this Office Action.

To respond formally using the Office’s online Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), the applicant should use the “Form Wizard” at http://eteas.gov.uspto.report/V2.0/oa200/WIZARD.htm.

To respond formally via regular mail, the applicant should mail, to the Return Address listed above, correspondence bearing the serial number, law office, and examining attorney’s name on the upper right corner of each page. 

To check the status of an application at any time, the applicant is strongly encouraged to visit the Office’s online Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) system at http://tarr.uspto.gov.  For general and other useful information about trademarks, the applicant may visit the Office’s official Web site at http://www.gov.uspto.report/main/trademarks.htm.  For inquiries or questions about this Office Action, the applicant should contact the assigned Examining Attorney.

Notice of Fee Increase:  Effective January 1, 2003, the fee for filing an application for trademark registration will be increased $10.00 to $335.00 per International Class.  The USPTO will not accord a filing date to applications 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.

/J. Brendan Regan/

Examining Attorney, Law Office 113

(703) 308-9113x420 • brendan.regan@uspto.gov

  

 

                                                    APPENDIX TO OFFICE ACTION

Mark
        LACQUERED LOCKS
Goods and Services
        IC 003. US 001 004 006 050 051 052. G & S: HAIR CARE PREPARATION, NAMELY, A STYLING PRODUCT. FIRST USE: 20010200. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20010200
Mark Drawing Code
        (1) TYPED DRAWING
Serial Number
        76167899
Filing Date
        November 17, 2000
Filed ITU
        FILED AS ITU
Publication for Opposition Date
        August 14, 2001
Registration Number
        2615902
Registration Date
        September 3, 2002
Owner Name and Address
        (REGISTRANT) HIJ, LLC DBA Progressive Beauty Brands LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY MINNESOTA 2700 EAST 28TH STREET Minneapolis MINNESOTA 55406
Disclaimer Statement
        NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE "LOCKS" APART FROM THE MARK AS SHOWN
Type of Mark
        TRADEMARK
Register
        PRINCIPAL
Live Dead Indicator
        LIVE
Attorney of Record
        Gregory C. Golla

 

Mark
        URBAN LOCKS
Goods and Services
        IC 008. US 023 028 044. G & S: Hand-operated hair shears

        IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: electric hair curling irons and flat irons

        IC 011. US 013 021 023 031 034. G & S: hand-held electric hair dryers; stationary hair dryers for commercial use; attachments for hand-held electric hair dryers, namely diffusers

        IC 021. US 002 013 023 029 030 033 040 050. G & S: hair brushes

        IC 026. US 037 039 040 042 050. G & S: hair processing caps and frosting caps
Mark Drawing Code
        (1) TYPED DRAWING
Serial Number
        76427180
Filing Date
        July 3, 2002
Filed ITU
        FILED AS ITU
Publication for Opposition Date
        April 29, 2003
Owner Name and Address
        (APPLICANT) COLUMBIA BEAUTY SUPPLY, INC. CORPORATION NORTH CAROLINA 8001 Tower Point Drive Charlotte NORTH CAROLINA 28227
Disclaimer Statement
        NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE "LOCKS" APART FROM THE MARK AS SHOWN
Type of Mark
        TRADEMARK
Register
        PRINCIPAL
Live Dead Indicator
        LIVE
Attorney of Record
        DALBERT U. SHEFTE

 

Mark
        LITTLE LOCKS
Goods and Services
        IC 026. US 037 039 040 042 050. G & S: Women's and Children's Hair Accessory Products, namely Hair Pins, Hair Clips, Barrettes, Pony Tail Hair Binders, Ornamental Hair Clasps, Headbands, Buckles and Bows. FIRST USE: 20020401. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20020401
Mark Drawing Code
        (1) TYPED DRAWING
Serial Number
        75884772
Filing Date
        January 3, 2000
Filed ITU
        FILED AS ITU
Publication for Opposition Date
        April 17, 2001
Registration Number
        2707432
Registration Date
        April 15, 2003
Owner Name and Address
        (REGISTRANT) CLIP WORKS, INC. CORPORATION MASSACHUSETTS 104 Rosemary Lane Centerville MASSACHUSETTS 02632
Disclaimer Statement
        NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE "LOCKS" APART FROM THE MARK AS SHOWN
Type of Mark
        TRADEMARK
Register
        PRINCIPAL
Live Dead Indicator
        LIVE
Attorney of Record
        Eugene R. Curry