UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

 

 

 

OFFICE ACTION

 

RESPONSE TIME LIMIT:  TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, THE OFFICE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE MAILING OR E-MAILING DATE. 

 

 

Serial Number  76/621896

 

The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following.

 

NO CONFLICTING MARKS NOTED

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.

 

TRANSLITERATION/TRANSLATION OF MARK

The applicant must submit a transliteration of the mark.  The following is an example of a properly worded transliteration:  "The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to (insert wording) and this means TEN THOUSAND in English.  37 C.F.R. Section 2.61(b); TMEP section 809.

 

GRAY IN DRAWING

Applicant must clarify whether the gray tones in the drawing are intended to indicate the color gray.  TMEP §807.07(e).

 

(1)   If the color gray is a feature of the mark, then applicant must submit a color claim and description for all the colors in the mark, including black and/or white, as follows:  “The color(s) [specify gray, black and/or white] are features of the mark.  The color(s) [name of color(s)] appear in [specify where the colors appear].”  37 C.F.R. §§2.52(b) and (b)(1); TMEP §§807.07(a)(i) and (a)(ii).

 

(2)   If the color gray is intended to indicate shading or contrast only, then applicant must submit a statement that “the mark is not in color.”

 

TELEPHONE CALL SUGGESTED

PLEASE NOTE: All of the issues raised can be resolved by telephone.  The applicant may telephone the examining attorney, instead of submitting a written response, to expedite the application. 

 

 

/Tanya Amos/

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 113

(571) 272-9423 Phone

(571) 273-9423 Fax

 

 

HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS OFFICE ACTION:

• ONLINE RESPONSE:  You may respond formally using the Office’s Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Response to Office Action form (visit http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/index.html and follow the instructions, but if the Office Action has been issued via email, you must wait 72 hours after receipt of the Office Action to respond via TEAS).
• REGULAR MAIL RESPONSE:  To respond by regular mail, your response should be sent to the mailing return address above and include the serial number, law office number and examining attorney’s name in your response.

 

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.