UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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SERIAL NO: 76/592252
APPLICANT: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellsch ETC.
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: |
RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks P.O. Box 1451 Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
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MARK: PORSCHE
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: 11291/050002
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 76/592252
The assigned trademark examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application filed on May 14, 2004, and has determined the following.
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.
However, the applicant should note the following informality:
The identification of goods is unacceptable as indefinite because some of the wording is overly broad and could refer to goods for which the applicant does not seek protection. The applicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate:
Pill boxes, vases, flasks for perfume, small domestic utensils, namely, [specify the types of utensils contemplated, e.g., pot and pan scrapers, rolling pins, spatulas, turners, whisks, etc.], general dinnerware, hairbrushes and combs and leather coasters, in International Class 21.
TMEP section 1402.01.
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 1402.01. 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 your convenience, current status and status date information is available, via push button telephone, for all federal trademark registration and application records maintained in the automated Trademark Reporting and Monitoring (TRAM) system. The information may be accessed by calling (703) 305‑8747 from 6:30 a.m. until midnight, Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, and entering a seven‑digit registration number or eight‑digit application number, followed by the "#" symbol, after the welcoming message and tone. Callers may request information for up to five registration number or application number records per call. Also, applicants may retrieve information about pending and registered trademarks from the USPTO’s database by simply entering a valid trademark serial number or registration number at: http://tarr.uspto.gov. Additionally, applicants may contact the Trademark Assistance Center at: 703-308-9000.
If you need information regarding the application process or applying for a Trademark, please access other resources on the Trademark Web page such as: Frequently-Asked Questions or Basic Facts about Trademarks. More detailed information is available in the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure and the Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual.
Applicants should note that they may now file changes of correspondence address via a new form on TEAS. Address changes may be performed on up to 20 cases at a time. The Trademark Office strongly encourages applicants to use this time-saving form that is available online at: http://eteas.gov.uspto.report/V2.0/ca200/WIZARD.htm
If the applicant has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.
The USPTO Trademark Operations will be moving to the new Alexandria, Virginia campus in October and November 2004. During that time, you are strongly encouraged to communicate with the USPTO through the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) which can be found at www.uspto.gov .
Effective October 4, 2004, all Trademark-related paper mail must be sent to:
Commissioner for Trademarks
P.O. Box 1451
Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
My Law Office moved on 10/19/04. To reach me by phone after that date call (571) 272-9268.
To submit a fax response to this Office action after that date, send your response to the Law Office fax number, namely (571) 273-9103.
ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE NOTE: TRADEMARK OPERATION RELOCATION
The Trademark Operation has relocated to Alexandria, Virginia. 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, attorneys and other Trademark customers are strongly encouraged to correspond with the USPTO online via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/index.html.
/Ronald E. Aikens/
Trademark Attorney, Law Off. 103
(571) 272-9268 (wk)
(571) 273-9268 (fax)
Ron.Aikens@USPTO.gov
How to respond to this Office Action:
You may respond formally using the Office's Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Response to Office Action form (visit http://eteas.gov.uspto.report/V2.0/oa242/WIZARD.htm and follow the instructions therein, but you must wait until at least 72 hours after receipt if the office action issued via e-mail). PLEASE NOTE: Responses to Office Actions on applications filed under the Madrid Protocol (Section 66(a)) CANNOT currently be filed via TEAS.
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.