UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 76/564155
APPLICANT: Goldstar Greetings, Inc.
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: JOSEPH L. SPIEGEL 272 MILL ST POUGHKEEPSIE NY 12601-3112
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RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks 2900 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202-3514
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MARK: GOLDSTAR
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: S151-01
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 76/564155
The wording “and the like” in the identification of goods is unacceptable as indefinite. The applicant must amend the identification to specify the commercial name of the goods. If there is no common commercial name for the product, the applicant must describe the product and its intended uses. TMEP §1402.01.
Please specify the exact nature of such goods—i.e. reciepe cards, 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. §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.
Applicant must specify its state of incorporation. 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(3)(ii); TMEP §§803.03(c) and 803.04.
It appears that the applicant has filed a standard format drawing, If so, the following is required:
Applicant must submit the following standard character claim: “The mark is presented in standard characters without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.” 37 C.F.R. §2.52(a).
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.
/Henry S. Zak/
Examining Attorney
Law Office 108
(703)308-9108 x 149
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.