Offc Action Outgoing

ENERGY WISE

FAN-FI INTERNATIONAL INC.

Offc Action Outgoing

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

SERIAL NO: 76/567199

APPLICANT: FAN-FI INTERNATIONAL INC.

*76567199*

CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:

TOD R. NISSLE

TOD R. NISSLE P.C.

PO BOX 55630

PHOENIX AZ 85078-5630

RETURN ADDRESS:

Commissioner for Trademarks

2900 Crystal Drive

Arlington, VA 22202-3514

MARK: ENERGY WISE

CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: 940-T-23

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 76/567199

The assigned trademark examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application filed on ^, and has determined the following.

Standard Character Drawing Claim

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).

Disclaimer

Applicant must insert a disclaimer of ENERGY in the application because the term indicates the subject matter of the printed instructional materials. Trademark Act Section 6, 15 U.S.C. §1056; TMEP §§1213 and 1213.08(a)(i).

The following is the accepted standard format for a disclaimer:

No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “ENERGY” apart from the mark as shown.

Search of Office Records

The Office records have been searched and no similar registered or pending mark has been found that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d). TMEP §704.02.

/Brendan D. McCauley/

Brendan D. McCauley

Examining Attorney

Law Office 114

703-308-9114 X165

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.

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.