UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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SERIAL NO: 76/520061
APPLICANT: Williams, Rodney E.
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: MICHAEL H. JESTER THE LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL H JESTER 505D GRAND CARIBE CSWY CORONADO CA 92118-3303
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RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks 2900 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202-3514 ecom108@uspto.gov
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MARK: 3RD GRIP POLE HOLSTER
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: N/A
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 76/520061
The assigned trademark examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application filed on ^, and has determined the following.
Search Results
The Office records have been searched and no similar registered or pending mark has been found that 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. The applicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate: fishing pole holders worn on the body. TMEP §1402.01.
The applicant must rewrite the identification of goods in its entirety because of the nature and extent of the amendment. 37 C.F.R. §2.74(b).
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.
If the applicant has access to the World Wide Web, it is strongly recommended that it review the Office’s searchable database of the Manual of Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services.
The address for this is http://www.gov.uspto.report/web/offices/tac/doc/gsmanual
Significance of Mark
The applicant must indicate whether the wording “3rd” has any significance or descriptive connotation in the relevant trade or industry or as applied to the goods. 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b).
The applicant must indicate whether the wording “GRIP” has any significance or descriptive connotation in the relevant trade or industry or as applied to the goods. 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b).
Entity
The applicant must indicate his national citizenship for the record. Trademark Act Section 1, 15 U.S.C. §1051; 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(3)(i); TMEP §803.04.
/Amos T. Matthews/
Examining Attorney
Law Office 108
(703) 308-9108 ext. 293
(703) 746-8108 (fax)
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.