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  76/511656

 

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

 

I.            OFFICE RECORDS

 

            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. Section 1052(d).  TMEP section 1105.01.

 

II.            DRAWING PAGE CONTAINS GRAY SHADING

 

            The drawing page is unacceptable because the drawing contains gray shading.  The requirements for a special‑form drawing, in addition to the heading, are as follows.

 

            (1) The drawing must appear in black and white; no color is permitted.

 

            (2)  Every line and letter must be black and clear.

 

            (3)  The use of gray to indicate shading is unacceptable.

 

            (4)  The lining must not be too fine or too close together.

 

(5)  The preferred size of the area in which the mark is displayed is 2 1/2 inches (6.1 cm.) high and 2 1/2 inches (6.1 cm.) wide.  In no case may it be larger than 4 inches (10.3 cm.) high or 4 inches (10.3 cm.) wide.

 

(6)  If the reduction of the mark to the required size renders any details illegible, the applicant may insert a statement in the application to describe the mark and these details.

 

37 C.F.R. Sections 2.51 and 2.52; TMEP section 807.05.  The Office will enforce these drawing requirements strictly.  TMEP section 807.  If the applicant submits a substitute drawing page using stippling for shading purposes, the applicant must state for the record that “the stippling is for shading purposes only.”  37 C.F.R. Section 2.37; TMEP section 807.09(e).

 

III.            CLASSIFICATION OF SERVICES

 

            The applicant must amend to classify the services in International Class 43.

 

IV.            CONCLUSION

 

            If the applicant has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please do not hesitate to telephone the assigned examining attorney.

 

 

 

/Nicholas K.D. Altree/

Trademark Attorney

Law Office 108

(703) 308-9108, ext. 132

Fax: (703) 746-8108

nick.altree@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.