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  76/532027

 

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

 

No Conflicting Marks Found

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 704.02.

 

Identification of Goods - Indefinite

The identification of goods is unacceptable as indefinite because the applicant must specify the type or use of the preparation.  The applicant may refer to the attached printouts from the Trademark ID Manual and must amend the identification. For additional assistance regarding an acceptable listing of goods and/or services, please see the on‑line searchable Manual of Acceptable Identifications of Goods and Services, at http://www.gov.uspto.report/web/offices/tac/doc/gsmanual/.   TMEP §1402.01.

 

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.

 

Entity – Foreign

Applicant’s entity type requires clarification.  In the “Applicant’s Entity Type” section of the application, applicant identifies itself as “aktieselskab”, which is not an acceptable designation because it is not the United States equivalent.

 

Applicant must specify the type of entity applying, e.g., a corporation, an unincorporated association, a partnership or a joint venture.  In addition, applicant must specify the U.S. state under which it is organized or, if a foreign entity, the country in which it is organized.  37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(3); TMEP §§803.03 et seq.

 

Inquiry on Significance

The applicant must indicate whether the wording "VACSOLO" has any significance in the relevant trade, industry, as applied to the goods, any geographical significance, or any meaning in a foreign language.  37 C.F.R. Section 2.61(b).

 

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

 

 

/Cheryl L. Steplight/

Trademark Attorney

Law Office 103

202.581.2054 x198

703.746.8103 (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.

 

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.