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. 

 

Mark:  Altia

Serial Number  76/498236

 

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

 

Identification of Goods 

 

The identification of goods is unacceptable as indefinite. Several goods require further description.  Suggestions are made below.  In addition, the goods are properly classified in several International Classes.  The applicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate:

 

Electric corner sensors for scrape check, namely, [describe sensor and use in further detail]; in International Class 9.

 

Wind screens for vehicles, namely, [describe in further detail, e.g., bug shields];  vehicle seat covers; vehicle mud guards; luggage carriers for vehicles; number plate rims, namely, license plate frames; anti-skid chains, namely, tire chains; door panel edge protectors for vehicles; children’s car seats; body covers, namely, fitted and semi-fitted vehicle covers; land vehicle wheels; land vehicle

 

 

 

bumpers; anti-theft alarms and signals for vehicles; adhesive rubber for repairing land vehicle tire tubes; roof and rear spoilers for vehicles; side-sill protectors, namely, vehicle window sill protectors; electronic retractable corner  poles for vehicles;  in International Class 12.

 

Stickers for automobiles, namely, bumper stickers; in International Class 16.

 

Window curtains for use in vehicles; in International Class 24.

 

Floor coverings for vehicles, namely, [list type of floor coverings by common commercial name, e.g., carpeting, floor mats]; in International Class 27.

 

TMEP §1402.01.

 

Identification Manual

 

For further 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/.

 

Additions to Goods or Services Not Permitted

 

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 or services that are not within the scope of the goods and services recited in the present identification.

 

Classification of Goods 

 

If the applicant adopts the suggested amendments to the identification of goods, the applicant must amend the classification to the International Class given with each recommendation above.  37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(7) and 2.85; TMEP §§1401 et seq.

 

Multiple-Class Application

 

If the applicant prosecutes this application as a combined, or multiple‑class, application, the applicant must comply with each of the following.

 

(1)  The applicant must 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 not covered by the fee already paid.  37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1) and 2.86(a); 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.  

 

 

 

Postal Code

 

The applicant must supply its postal code or equivalent.

 

Translation, Meaning or Significance

 

The applicant must indicate whether ALTIA has any translation, meaning or significance.

 

Search

 

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.

 

Trademark Status Line

 

The Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) database on the USPTO website at http://tarr.uspto.gov provides detailed, up to the minute information about the status and prosecution history of trademark applications and registrations.  The TARR database is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  Status and status date information is also available via push-button telephone at (703) 305‑8747 from 6:30 a.m. until midnight, Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

/Mary E. Crawford/

Trademark Attorney

Law Office 102

(703) 308 – 9102 ext. 162

Email:  ecom102@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.