Offc Action Outgoing

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY...IF...?

SMITH, CRAIG

Offc Action Outgoing

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

SERIAL NO: 76/510044

APPLICANT: SMITH, CRAIG

CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:

R. TODD PLASKACZ

PLASKACZ AND ASSOCIATES

451 DALY AVE

OTTAWA, ONTARIO CANADA KIN 6H6

RETURN ADDRESS:

Commissioner for Trademarks

2900 Crystal Drive

Arlington, VA 22202-3514

ecom116@uspto.gov

MARK: WHAT WOULD YOU SAY...IF...?

CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: N/A

CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS:

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.

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 76/510044

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.

Identification of Goods

The identification of goods is unacceptable as indefinite because it is too vague. The applicant may adopt any portion of the following identification that is accurate:

Series of fiction books; series of non-fiction books [indicate topic or field]; and magazines featuring articles [specify type, e.g., computer, travel, in Class 16.

TMEP §1402.01.

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 that are not within the scope of goods set forth in the present identification.

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

/Linda M. King/

Trademark Attorney

Law Office 116

703-306-7907

Linda.King@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.