UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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SERIAL NO: 76/523456
APPLICANT: FINANCIERE CONTRAST S.A.S.
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: JAMES C. LYDON 100 DAINGERFIELD ROAD SUITE 100 ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
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RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks 2900 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202-3514 ecom114@uspto.gov
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MARK: SEGURA
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: BONN-108
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 76/523456
The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following.
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.
The following informalities, however, must be addressed.
The applicant must submit an English translation of the mark. 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b); TMEP §809.
The applicant has filed asserting a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce under Trademark Act Section 1(b), 15 U.S.C. §1051(b), and claiming priority under Section 44(d), 15 U.S.C. §1126(d), based on a foreign application. Under these circumstances, the applicant may rely solely on its intent to use the mark in commerce as the basis for registration and not the expected foreign registration, and still claim the benefit of the priority filing date. If the applicant chooses to do so, this Office will approve the case for publication without waiting for the applicant to submit the foreign registration. Of course, the application must be in condition for publication in all other respects. Moreover, while the application may be approved for publication, the mark will not be registered until an acceptable allegation of use has been filed.
If the applicant wishes to proceed relying on the applicant’s intent to use the mark in commerce as the sole basis for registration, with the claim of priority, the applicant should so advise the examining attorney. TMEP §§806.02(f) and 806.04(b).
If the applicant does not so indicate, this Office will presume that the applicant wishes to rely on the foreign registration as an additional basis for registration and will expect the applicant to submit a true copy, a photocopy, a certification, or a certified copy of the foreign registration and, if appropriate, an English translation. It is customary for the translator to sign the translation. TMEP §§1004.01 and 1004.01(b).
An application under Trademark Act Section 44(e), 15 U.S.C. §1126(e), must include a copy of a foreign registration from the applicant’s country of origin. The applicant’s country of origin must either be a party to a convention or treaty relating to trademarks to which the United States is also a party, or must extend reciprocal registration rights to nationals of the United States by law. See TMEP §§1002.01 and 1004.
The application does not contain a copy of the foreign registration. Therefore, the applicant must submit a true copy, a photocopy, a certification, or a certified copy of the foreign registration. If the foreign certificate of registration is not written in English, the applicant must provide an English translation. The translator should sign the translation. See TMEP §§1004.01 and 1004.01(b).
The identification of goods as to International Classes 003 and 009 is unacceptable because it refers to goods properly classified in more than one International Class. The applicant may adopt one or more of the following identification formats, if accurate:
IC 003: Perfumery, ethereal perfume oils, perfume;
IC 009: Protective motorcycle helmets, spectacles, sunglasses, sport goggles for use in (name sports activity), optical goods, namely, (specify goods by their common commercial names, e.g., Optical lenses in International Class 009; Optometric instruments for locating the optical center of ophthalmic lenses in International Class 10; etc.);
PLEASE NOTE: Proper classification of the goods is dependent upon further clarification of the goods.
To the extent the suggested identification of goods or services is incomplete or inaccurate, the applicant is advised that the Trademark Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual is accessible via the USPTO homepage at www.uspto.gov under the heading Trademarks and the subheadings Guidance and Manuals and Legal Resources. 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. Section 2.71(b); TMEP section 804.09. Therefore, the applicant may not amend to include any goods that are not within the scope of the goods recited in the present identification.
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.
New Trademark Rules pertaining to drawings went into effect on November 2, 2003. The new rules may be found at 37 C.F.R. §2.52 et seq. and information regarding these rules may be found in Exam Guide 01-03.
All applications filed on or after November 2, 2003, must comply with the new drawing rules. For applications filed before November 2, 2003, the new rules are optional. Applicants opting to amend their drawing to comply with the new rules must advise the assigned Examining Attorney.
If the applicant has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.
/AKhan/
Trademark Attorney
Law Office 114
(703) 308-9114 x-196
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.