UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 76/528045
APPLICANT: Elco Laboratories, Inc.
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: SEAN C. FIFIELD LORD, BISSELL & BROOK 115 SOUTH LASALLE STREET CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60603
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RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks 2900 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202-3514 ecom106@uspto.gov
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MARK: ELCO
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: 4918300-0006
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 76/528045
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.
The recitation of services should be amended to substitute marketing in lieu of sale.
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 services that are not within the scope of the services recited in the present identification.
Per Rule 2.61(b),does any of the design elements have any meaning or significance within the relevant industry or trade?
Fee Increase
Fee increase effective January 1, 2003
Effective January 1, 2003, the fee for filing an application for trademark registration will be increased to $335.00 per International Class. The USPTO will not accord a filing date to applications that are filed on or after that date that are not accompanied by a minimum of $335.00.
Additionally, the fee for amending an existing application to add an additional class or classes of goods/services will be $335.00 per class for classes added on or after January 1, 2003.
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