UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 76/612210
APPLICANT: DEGUSSA AG
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: |
RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks P.O. Box 1451 Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
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MARK: PLANIPRON
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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 76/612210
The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following.
Search Results
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.
Identification of Goods
The following requirement pertains to International Class 1:
The wording “tanning substances” in the identification of goods is unacceptable as indefinite. The applicant may amend this wording to “tanning agents for use in the manufacture of leather,” if accurate. TMEP §1402.01. The remainder of International Class 1 is accepted as filed.
International Class 5:
The identification of goods is unacceptable as indefinite. The applicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate: Pharmaceutical preparations for the treatment of _____ [applicant is required to identify the illnesses or conditions that the goods are intended to treat]; veterinary preparations for the treatment of _____ [applicant is required to identify the illnesses or conditions that the goods are intended to treat]; disinfectants for hygienic purposes; preparations for destroying vermin; fungicides and herbicides for agricultural, domestic and medical use. TMEP §1402.01.
Please note that, while the identification of goods may be amended to clarify or limit the goods, adding to the goods or broadening the scope of the goods is not permitted. 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06. Therefore, applicant may not amend the identification to include goods that are not within the scope of the goods set forth in the present identification.
Recitation of Services
The recitation of services is unacceptable as indefinite. The applicant must amend the recitation to indicate the nature of the services and their particular field. TMEP §1402.11. Classification of services will be dependent upon the subject matter of the services. 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(7) and 2.85; TMEP §§1401.02(a) and 1401.03(b).
Please note that, while the identification of services may be amended to clarify or limit the services, adding to the services or broadening the scope of the services is not permitted. 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06. Therefore, applicant may not amend the identification to include services that are not within the scope of the services set forth in the present identification.
Entity
The applicant must indicate what type of entity is applying, for example, an individual, partnership, corporation or joint venture. 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(3); TMEP §803.03.
Option to Delete Basis
Applicant must advise the trademark examining attorney whether applicant intends to rely solely on the foreign registration as the basis for registration. The foreign registration alone may serve as the basis for obtaining a U.S. registration resulting from this application.
Unless applicant indicates otherwise, this Office will presume that the applicant wishes to rely on both Section 1(b) and Section 44(e) as the bases for registration. In this case, although the application may be approved for publication, the mark will not register until an acceptable allegation of use has been filed.
Significance of Mark
Applicant must specify whether “Planipron” has any significance in the specific field or trade or industry, any geographical significance, or any meaning in a foreign language. 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b).
The following legal authorities govern the processing of trademark and service mark applications by the Office: The Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. §§1051 et seq., the Trademark Rules of Practice, 37 C.F.R. Part 2, and the Office’s Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP) (3rd ed., Rev. 2, May 2003), available on the United States Patent and Trademark Office web site at http://www.gov.uspto.report/main/trademarks.htm.
Applicant should include the following information on all correspondence with the Office: (1) the name and law office number of the trademark examining attorney; (2) the serial number of this application; (3) the mailing date of this Office action; and, (4) applicant's telephone number. 37 C.F.R. §2.194(b)(1); TMEP §302.03(a).
Effective January 31, 2005 and pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, Pub. L. 108-447, the following are the fees that will be charged for filing a trademark application:
(1) $325 per international class if filed electronically using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS); or
(2) $375 per international class if filed on paper
These fees will be charged not only when a new application is filed, but also when payments are made to add classes to an existing application. If such payments are submitted with a TEAS response, the fee will be $325 per class, and if such payments are made with a paper response, the fee will be $375 per class.
The new fee requirements will apply to any fees filed on or after January 31, 2005.
NOTICE: 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.
Edward Nelson
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 106
(571) 272-9202
(fax) 571-273-9106
HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS OFFICE ACTION:
STATUS OF APPLICATION: To check the status of your application, visit the Office’s Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) system at http://tarr.uspto.gov.
VIEW APPLICATION DOCUMENTS ONLINE: Documents in the electronic file for pending applications can be viewed and downloaded online at http://portal.gov.uspto.report/external/portal/tow.
GENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION: For general information about trademarks, please visit the Office’s website at http://www.gov.uspto.report/main/trademarks.htm
FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY SPECIFIED ABOVE.