UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

 

 

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT/PRIORITY ACTION

 

OFFICE SEARCH:  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.   

 

TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, WE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF OUR MAILING OR E-MAILING DATE.   This case will be given priority as an amended case if you respond to the requirements stated below within two months. 

 

FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY.

 

 

Serial Number 76/569346

 

EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT

 

In accordance with the authorization granted by Deena Levy Weinhouse on July, the application has been AMENDED as indicated below.  If the identification of goods or services has been amended, please note that any future amendments must be in accordance with 37 C.F.R. 2.71(a); TMEP section 1402.07(e).  Please advise the undersigned if there is an objection to the amendment.   

 

The following standard character drawing claim is added to the record:

 

The mark is presented in standard characters without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.

 

37 C.F.R. §2.52(a).

 

 

 

PRIORITY ACTION

 

This case will be given priority as an amended case if you respond to the requirements stated below within two months.

 

1. Identification of Goods

THIS REQUIREMENT APPLIES TO CLASS(ES) 9 ONLY.

 

The applicant will adopt the following identification of goods:  Pre-recorded audio [SPECIFY type of audio recording, e.g., tapes, cassettes] and video recordings [SPECIFYY type of video recording, e.g., tapes, cassettes] featuring [SPECIFY subject matter EXCLUDING monster trucks and related subjects, see attached prior filed pending application], in Class 9.

 

2. Disclaimer

The applicant will make the following disclaimer:  No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “ENTERTAINMENT” apart from the mark as shown.

 

Trademark Act Section 6, 15 U.S.C. §1056; TMEP §1213.

 

3. Entity

Applicant will specify its entity type and citizenship.  For example, an applicant can apply as an individual, a partnership, a corporation or a joint venture.  37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(3); TMEP §§802.03 et seq.  If applicant is an individual, then applicant must indicate his or her national citizenship for the record.  37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(3)(i).  If applicant is a corporation or association, then applicant must set forth the U.S. state or country (for foreign applicants only) under whose laws applicant is organized.  37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(3)(ii).  If applicant is a partnership or joint venture, then applicant must list the names and the national citizenship or the U.S. state or country (for foreign applicants only) of organization or incorporation of all the general partners or joint venturers, as well as specify the state or country under whose laws the partnership or joint venture is organized.  37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(3)(ii) and (iii).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTICE:  TRADEMARK OPERATION RELOCATING OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2004

 

The Trademark Operation is relocating to Alexandria, Virginia, in October and November 2004.  Effective October 4, 2004, all Trademark-related paper mail (except documents sent to the Assignment Services Division for recordation, certain documents filed under the Madrid Protocol, and requests for copies of trademark documents) must be sent to:

 

Commissioner for Trademarks

P.O. Box 1451

Alexandria, VA  22313-1451

 

Applicants, registration owners, attorneys and other Trademark customers are strongly encouraged to correspond with the USPTO online via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), at www.uspto.gov.

 

 

/Vivian Micznik First/

Vivian Micznik First

Trademark Attorney, Law Office 114

703-308-9114 ext. 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.

 

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