UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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SERIAL NO: 76/677402
MARK: HALT
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: |
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: Highmark Foundation
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS: |
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TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, THE OFFICE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE.
The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following.
The recitation of services is unacceptable as indefinite. The applicant may adopt the following recitation, if accurate: educational services, namely, conducting [indicate specific mode of instructions, e.g., classes, seminars, conferences, workshops] in the field of bullying, the prevention of bullying and bullying related activities, in class 41. TMEP §1402.11.
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.
For assistance with identifying and classifying goods and/or services in trademark applications, please see the online searchable Manual of Acceptable Identifications of Goods and Services at http://tess2.gov.uspto.report/netahtml/tidm.html.
NOTICE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW EDITION OF THE NICE AGREEMENT - CHANGES TO CLASSIFICATION APPLY TO APPLICATIONS FILED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 2, 2007: Effective January 1, 2007, the Ninth Edition of the Nice Agreement brought about significant changes to the classification of certain goods and services. All applications filed on or after January 2, 2007, must comply with the classification specified in the Ninth Edition. For applications filed before January 2, 2007, compliance with the Ninth Edition is optional; and any such applicants who opt to follow the Ninth Edition must advise the assigned trademark examining attorney. The USPTO’s online Acceptable Identifications of Goods and Services Manual, located at http://tess2.gov.uspto.report/netahtml/tidm.html, has been updated to reflect the classification changes in the ninth edition.
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.
/Inga Ervin/
Trademark Examining Attorney
United States Patent & Trademark Office
Law Office 111
571 272-9379
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.