To: | International Rectifier Corporation (docketing@farjami.com) |
Subject: | U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 76711944 - COOLIRFET - 040T0952 |
Sent: | 10/24/2012 12:17:34 PM |
Sent As: | ECOM103@USPTO.GOV |
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 76711944
MARK: COOLIRFET
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: Michael Farjami |
CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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APPLICANT: International Rectifier Corporation
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS: |
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TO AVOID ABANDONMENT OF APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION, THE USPTO MUST RECEIVE APPLICANT’S COMPLETE RESPONSE TO THIS LETTER WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE BELOW.
ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 10/24/2012
The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney. Applicant must respond timely and completely to the issue(s) below. 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(a), 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
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.
PLEASE NOTE: Applicant is encouraged to telephone or email the trademark examining attorney to resolve the issues raised below by authorizing an examiner’s amendment.
Applicant must respond to the following requirements.
Identification of goods/services
General Guidelines
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 uses indefinite words such as “accessories,” “components,” “devices,” “equipment,” “materials,” “parts,” “systems” or “products,” such words must be followed by “namely,” followed by a list of the specific goods identified by their common commercial or generic names. See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.03(a).
Unacceptable identification
PLEASE NOTE: Recommended changes and suggestions to applicant’s identification have been highlighted in bold. If the recommended changes and suggestions contain brackets, applicant must remove any brackets from the identification and incorporate the bracketed information into the amended description.
CLASS 009
Applicant filed the following identification:
“Electrical and electronic circuits, component, semiconductors and packages therefor, and devices for power conversion, voltage conversion, power management and/or delivery of power”
Applicant may adopt the following identification of goods, if accurate:
Electrical and electronic circuits, components in the nature of {indicate the nature of the components, e.g., circuit boards, circuit breakers, circuit testers}, semiconductors and packages therefore consisting primarily of {indicate the primary component of the packages, e.g., electric and electronic circuits, electric circuit boards, electric circuit switches}, and devices for power conversion, voltage conversion, power management and/or delivery of power, namely, {indicate the specific type of devices for power conversion, voltage conversion, power management and/or delivery of power, e.g., electric power converters, electric power connectors, electrical power distribution units}
Note:
1. Applicant is encouraged to reference the Manual of Acceptable Identifications of Goods and Services for common commercial names within this class.
2. The identification recommendation above is consistent with the recommendations in applicant’s co-pending applications.
IDENTIFICATION MANUAL AND SCOPE ADVISORIES
For assistance with identifying and classifying goods and/or services in trademark applications, please see the USPTO’s online searchable U.S. Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual at http://tess2.gov.uspto.report/netahtml/tidm.html. See TMEP §1402.04.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MARK
Applicant must submit a concise description of the mark. 37 C.F.R. §2.37; see TMEP §§808 et seq. Applications for marks not in standard characters must include an accurate and concise description of the entire mark that identifies literal elements as well as any design elements. See 37 C.F.R. §2.37; TMEP §§808.01, 808.02, 808.03(b).
The following is suggested, if appropriate:
“The mark consists of the stylized wording COOLIRFET.”
RESPONSE
/Paul Moreno/
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Attorney
Law Office 103
571-272-2651
paul.moreno@uspto.gov
TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: Go to http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp. Please wait 48-72 hours from the issue/mailing date before using TEAS, to allow for necessary system updates of the application. For technical assistance with online forms, e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov. For questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned trademark examining attorney. E-mail communications will not be accepted as responses to Office actions; therefore, do not respond to this Office action by e-mail.
All informal e-mail communications relevant to this application will be placed in the official application record.
WHO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE: It must be personally signed by an individual applicant or someone with legal authority to bind an applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint applicants). If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the response.
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.