UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 76/652841
APPLICANT: Pass Laboratories, Inc.
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: |
RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks P.O. Box 1451 Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
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MARK: PASS
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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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MAILING/E-MAILING DATE INFORMATION: If the mailing or e-mailing date of this Office action does not appear above, this information can be obtained by visiting the USPTO website at http://tarr.gov.uspto.report/, inserting the application serial number, and viewing the prosecution history for the mailing date of the most recently issued Office communication.
Serial Number 76/652841
The assigned trademark examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and has determined the following:
Search Results
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.
Identification of Goods
The current wording used to describe the goods needs clarification because the nature of the goods is unclear from the present record. In the identification of goods, applicant must use the common commercial or generic names for the goods, be as complete and specific as possible, and avoid the use of indefinite words and phrases. If applicant chooses to use indefinite terms such as "accessories," "components," "devices," "equipment," "materials," "parts," "systems" and "products," then such terms must be followed by the word "namely" and a list of the specific goods identified by their common commercial or generic names. TMEP §§1402.01 and 1402.03(a).
Applicant may adopt the following identification of goods, if accurate:
“Electronic amplification devices, namely, _____________ [specify common commercial name] for audio systems,” in International Class 9. 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.
Applicant has submitted a special form drawing and must delete the standard character claim from the application. An applicant can make a standard character claim only if the mark on the drawing is presented without any claim to a particular font, style, size or color. 37 C.F.R. §2.52(b); TMEP §807.03(c).
In the present case, the standard character claim is inappropriate because the drawing contains stylized lettering.
If the applicant has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.
/Naakwama Ankrah/
Trademark Attorney Advisor
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Law Office 109
Tel: 571-272-9315
Fax:571-273-9109
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