UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 76/662602
MARK: THE AMAZING BIBLE RA
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RESPOND TO THIS ACTION: http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/eTEASpageD.htm
GENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION: http://www.gov.uspto.report/main/trademarks.htm
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APPLICANT: The United Methodist Publishing House
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS: |
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EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT/PRIORITY ACTION
TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, THE OFFICE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE.
OFFICE SEARCH: 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. Section 1052(d). TMEP section 704.02.
AMENDMENT: In accordance with the authorization granted by Barth Derosa on July 30, 2007, the application has been AMENDED as indicated below. Please advise the undersigned immediately if there is an objection to the amendment.
If the identification of goods or services has been amended, please note that any future amendments must be in accordance with 37 C.F.R. 2.71(a); TMEP section 1402.07(e).
The identification of goods is amended to read as follows:
International Class 9: Pre-recorded video and audio cassettes and DVDs in the fields of religion, Christianity, and family values.
The goods in Class 16 are acceptable.
The application will be given priority as an amended application if a response to the requirements stated below is received within two months of the issue/mailing date.
The following issues were discussed in communication with Barth Derosa on July 30, 2007.
The recitation of services in Class 41 are unacceptable as indefinite. The applicant must clarify the field of information provided. The Applicant may adopt the following, if accurate:
International Class 41: Providing instructional and educational information in the field of [specify the field, e.g. Christian education, religious instruction]; and/or
International Class 45: Providing information about ministerial services related to the Bible and Christianity.
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. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06. Therefore, the applicant may not amend to include any services that are not within the scope of the services recited in the present identification.
If applicant prosecutes this application as a combined, or multiple-class application, applicant must comply with each of the following for those goods and/or services based on an intent to use the mark in commerce under Trademark Act Section 1(b):
(1) Applicant must list the goods and/or services by international class with the classes listed in ascending numerical order; and
(2) Applicant must submit a filing fee for each international class of goods and/or services not covered by the fee already paid (current fee information should be confirmed at http://www.uspto.gov).
37 C.F.R. §2.86(a)(2); TMEP §§810 and 1403.01.
/Bridgett G. Smith/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 115
(571) 272-9482 voice
(571)273-9482 fax
RESPOND TO THIS ACTION: If there are any questions about the Office action, please contact the assigned examining attorney. A response to this Office Action should be filed using the Office’s Response to Office action form available at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/eTEASpageD.htm. If notification of this Office action was received via e-mail, no response using this form may be filed for 72 hours after receipt of the notification. Do not attempt to respond by e-mail as the USPTO does not accept e-mailed responses.
If responding by paper mail, please include the following information: the application serial number, the mark, the filing date and the name, title/position, telephone number and e-mail address of the person signing the response. Please use the following address: Commissioner for Trademarks, P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313-1451.
STATUS CHECK: Check the status of the application at least once every six months from the initial filing date using the USPTO Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) online system at http://tarr.uspto.gov. When conducting an online status check, print and maintain a copy of the complete TARR screen. If the status of your application has not changed for more than six months, please contact the assigned examining attorney.