UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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SERIAL NO: 76/571664
APPLICANT: HASBRO, INC.
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: |
RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks 2900 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202-3514
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MARK: WEEBLES WOBBLE, BUT THEY DON'T FALL DOWN ETC.
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: N/A
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.
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Serial Number 76/571664 – WEEBLES WOBBLE, BUT THEY DON’T FALL DOWN!
The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following.
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.
The Trademark Rules pertaining to drawings were amended on November 2, 2003. For applications filed prior to November 2, 2003, applicants may follow either the new standard character drawing rules or the typed drawing rules in force prior to their amendment on November 2, 2003. Exam Guide 01-03, section I.A.9.
For applications filed on or after November 2, 2003, the applicant must comply with the new standard character drawing rules. As such, the 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).
OWNERSHIP OF PRIOR REGISTRATION
If the applicant is the owner of Registration No. 992,426, the applicant must submit a claim of ownership. 37 C.F.R. §2.36; TMEP §812. See attached registration. Also, Registration No. 452,726 (claimed in the application) does not appear to be a valid registration. For this reason, the applicant should delete this registration number from the claim of ownership. Otherwise, the applicant should provide the Office with information regarding this registration number.
A properly worded claim of ownership should read as follows:
The applicant is the owner of U.S. Registration No. 992,426.
TELEPHONE FOR ASSISTANCE
If the applicant has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.
NOTICE: TRADEMARK OPERATION RELOCATING OCTOBER & 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.
To reach the undersigned attorney by telephone after October 21, 2004, please call (571) 272 - 9147. Thank you.
/Alicia P. Collins/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 115
(703) 308-9115 ext. 486
(703) 872-9217 (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 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.