UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 76/552144
APPLICANT: Wahl Clipper Corporation
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: HAROLD V. STOTLAND SEYFARTH SHAW SUITE 4200, 55 EAST MONROE STREET CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60603-5803
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RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks 2900 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202-3514
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MARK: TOPLINER
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: 536000
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 76/552144
The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following.
I. OFFICE RECORDS
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.
II. IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS
The identification of goods is unacceptable as indefinite. TMEP section 804. The applicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate:
In International Class 8; animal clippers, namely, ____(indicate the type of animal clippers, e.g., animal nail clippers, animal hair clippers, etc.).
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 goods set forth in the present identification.
For the applicant’s convenience, the Trademark Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual can be found online at: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/tac/doc/gsmanual/. It offers a searchable list of acceptable identifications and classifications, and although it is not an exhaustive list, it is nonetheless a very useful guide in formulating acceptable identifications.
III. CONCLUSION
The applicant may telephone the examining attorney, instead of submitting a written response, to expedite the application.
/Nicholas K.D. Altree/
Trademark Attorney
Law Office 108
(703) 308-9108, ext. 132
Fax: (703) 746-8108
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 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.