Offc Action Outgoing

SOLETON

NIPPON CHEMIPHAR CO., LTD.

Offc Action Outgoing

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

SERIAL NO: 76/526230

APPLICANT: NIPPON CHEMIPHAR CO., LTD.

CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:

CYNTHIA CLARKE WEBER

SUGHRUE MION, PLLC

2100 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W.

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20037

RETURN ADDRESS:

Commissioner for Trademarks

2900 Crystal Drive

Arlington, VA 22202-3514

ecom114@uspto.gov

MARK: SOLETON

CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: S7679

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 76/526230

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

No Conflicting Marks Noted

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.

Ownership of Prior Registration

If the applicant is the owner of Registration No. 2075167, the applicant must submit a claim of ownership. 37 C.F.R. Section 2.36; TMEP section 812.

Advisory Regarding Duplicate Registrations

Should the applicant delete the Section 1(b), this application and Registration No. 2075167 would be duplicates. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will not issue duplicate registrations. TMEP §703.

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

Tricia McDermott Thompkins /TMT/

Trademark Attorney

Law Office 114

Phone No.: 703-308-9114 x263

Fax No.: 703-746-8114/6506

Email: ecom114@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.