UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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SERIAL NO: 76/508417
APPLICANT: ORBSEAL LLC
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: MICHAEL K. BOYER ORSCHELN MANAGEMENT CO CHIEF PATENT COUNSEL 2000 US HWY 63 SOUTH MOBERLY, MISSOURI 65270 |
RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks 2900 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202-3514 ecom111@uspto.gov
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MARK: TSM
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: OB002-ITU-B
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 76/508417
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.
Recitation of Services
The recitation of services is unacceptable as indefinite because they are classified in more than one international class. The applicant may adopt the following recitation, if accurate. TMEP §1402.11.
Class 35: Providing business management services in the field automotive industry.
Class 40: Manufacture of adhesives, coatings and sealants for the automotive industry.
Class 42: Design and engineering services for the automotive industry.
Combined Applications
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/services 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/services 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.
RESPONSE
The following authorities govern the processing of trademark and service mark applications: The Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 1051 et seq., the Trademark Rules of Practice, 37 C.F.R. Part 2, and the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP).
If the applicant has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.
/Margery A. Tierney/
Examining Attorney, Law Office 111
703-536-5277
fax: (703)746-6402
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.