UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

 

 

 

OFFICE ACTION

 

TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, THE OFFICE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE.

 

ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 3/6/2009

 

 

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

 

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.

 

Applicant is encouraged to telephone the assigned trademark examining attorney to resolve the issues raised in this Office action.

 

 

Identification of Goods

THIS REQUIREMENT APPLIES ONLY TO THE GOODS SPECIFIED THEREIN

The identification of goods is unacceptable because the applicant must: 1.) indicate that its compact discs are “blank” or specify the subject matter featured on them; and 2.) specify the nature of its “recorders”, “crossovers”, “equalizers” and “remote controls”.  The applicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate:  “Home, mobile, marine, audio, video and computer electronic products and accessories therefor, namely ambience and surround sound processors, amplifiers, antennas for radio and television, audio sound enhancers, audio and video power cords, plugs, jacks, adaptors, connectors, wires, cables, band separators, electronic power supply units, power inverters, and selectors, blank compact discs, compact discs featuring [indicate subject matter, i.e. music], DVD players, adapters and recorders namely, [specify, i.e. video recorders], sound crossovers, electronic power supply units, graphic or sound equalizers, microphones, preamplifiers, remote controls for [indicate specific devices, i.e. radios, televisions, stereos], signal processors, subwoofers, cell phones, telephones, transformers, stereo tuners, televisions, tweeters, video stabilizing and picture enhancing controls, video switching units and junction boxes, volume and level controls, walkie-talkies, and wired and wireless headphones, wired and wireless head sets, loudspeakers, and audio and video receivers and transmitters, in International Class 9.”  TMEP §1402.01.

 

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 goods that are not within the scope of goods set forth in the present identification.

 

For assistance regarding an acceptable listing of goods and/or services, please see the on‑line searchable Manual of Acceptable Identifications of Goods and Services, at http://www.gov.uspto.report/web/offices/tac/doc/gsmanual/.

 

[If applicant does not respond to this Office action within the six-month period for response, then the following goods will be deleted from the application:  “compact disk, recorders, crossovers, equalizers, remote controls.”  The application will then proceed with the remaining goods only.  37 C.F.R. §2.65(a).]

 

 

If the applicant has any questions or requires assistance in responding to this Office Action, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.

 

 

/Richard F. White/

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 109

Telephone:  (571) 272-9442

Fax:  (571) 273-9109

 

 

RESPOND TO THIS ACTION: Applicant should file a response to this Office action online using the form at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/eTEASpageD.htm, waiting 48-72 hours if applicant received notification of the Office action via e-mail.  For technical assistance with the form, please e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov.  For questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned examining attorney.  Do not respond to this Office action by e-mail; 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.

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                

IMPORTANT NOTICE

USPTO OFFICE ACTION HAS ISSUED ON 3/6/2009 FOR

APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 76694691

 

Please follow the instructions below to continue the prosecution of your application:

  

VIEW OFFICE ACTION: Click on this link http://tmportal.gov.uspto.report/external/portal/tow?DDA=Y&serial_number=76694691&doc_type=OOA&mail_date=20090306 (or copy and paste this URL into the address field of your browser), or visit http://tmportal.gov.uspto.report/external/portal/tow and enter the application serial number to access the Office action.

 

PLEASE NOTE: The Office action may not be immediately available but will be viewable within 24 hours of this notification.

 

RESPONSE MAY BE REQUIRED: You should carefully review the Office action to determine (1) if a response is required; (2) how to respond; and (3) the applicable response time period. Your response deadline will be calculated from 3/6/2009.

 

Do NOT hit “Reply” to this e-mail notification, or otherwise attempt to e-mail your response, as the USPTO does NOT accept e-mailed responses.  Instead, the USPTO recommends that you respond online using the Trademark Electronic Application System response form at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/eTEASpageD.htm.

 

HELP: For technical assistance in accessing the Office action, please e-mail

TDR@uspto.gov.  Please contact the assigned examining attorney with questions about the Office action. 

 

        WARNING

1. The USPTO will NOT send a separate e-mail with the Office action attached.

 

2. Failure to file any required response by the applicable deadline will result in the ABANDONMENT of your application.