Examiners Amendment

DATABASE SEARCH: The trademark examining attorney has searched the USPTO’s database of registered and pending marks and has found no conflicting marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d). TMEP §704.02; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).

APPLICATION HAS BEEN AMENDED: In accordance with the authorization granted by Jennifer Sickler on January 31, 2012, the trademark examining attorney has amended the application as indicated below. Please advise the undersigned immediately of any objections. Otherwise, no response is necessary. TMEP §707. Any amendments to the identification of goods and/or services may clarify or limit the goods and/or services, but may not add to or broaden the scope of the goods and/or services. 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq.

IDENTIFICATION

The identification of goods is amended to read as follows: “Print materials, namely, magazines, pamphlets and brochures in the field of research, education and athletics, bumper stickers, pens, pen sets, pencils, erasers, pencil toppers, namely, decorative pencil-top ornaments, loose leaf binders, bookmarks, book covers, photographic albums, appointment books, art photographs, namely, photographs that have been computer manipulated and enhanced to contain graphic elements, photos, address books, paper banners, printed paper handheld signs, gift bags, paper shopping bags, plastic shopping bags, magnetic boards, notepads, note pad holders, scrapbooks, catalogs in the field of academic and athletic courses and academic and athletic goods, newsletters in the field of research, education and athletics, notebooks, composition books, picture books, stationery type portfolios, paper gift wrap, calendars, blank cards, paper gift cards, greeting cards, business cards, writing paper and note paper, postcards, decals, paper labels, bank checks, checkbook covers, rubber stamps, books in the field of research, education, and athletics, binders, lithographs and prints, prepaid telephone calling cards, not magnetically encoded, credit cards without magnetic encoding, transferable temporary tattoos, stickers, posters, party goods, namely, paper party favors, paper napkins and paper party decorations, desk accessories, namely, baskets, desk pads, file trays, desk organizers, desk planners, desktop revolving rotary card files, desk calendars, printed paper labels for bottled water.” See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.01(e).

If the applicant has any questions with regards to this Examiner’s Amendment, please call or email the assigned examining attorney.

Lana H. Pham /lhp/

Trademark Attorney

Law Office 115

United States Patent and Trademark Office

(571) 272-9478

Lana.Pham@uspto.gov (informal)

PERIODICALLY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION: To ensure that applicant does not miss crucial deadlines or official notices, check the status of the application every three to four months using Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) at http://tarr.gov.uspto.report/. Please keep a copy of the complete TARR screen. If TARR shows no change for more than six months, call 1-800-786-9199. For more information on checking status, see http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/process/status/.

TO UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS: Use the TEAS form at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/eTEASpageE.htm.