UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 77/000917
APPLICANT: M & C TOY CENTRE LIMITED
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: |
RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks P.O. Box 1451 Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
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MARK: PAULA
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: CHU/T213/00/
CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS: |
Please provide in all correspondence:
1. Filing date, serial number, mark and applicant's name. 2. Date of this Office Action. 3. Examining Attorney's name and Law Office number. 4. Your telephone number and e-mail address.
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MAILING/E-MAILING DATE INFORMATION: If the mailing or e-mailing date of this Office action does not appear above, this information can be obtained by visiting the USPTO website at http://tarr.gov.uspto.report/, inserting the application serial number, and viewing the prosecution history for the mailing date of the most recently issued Office communication.
Serial Number 77/000917
The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following.
Search Results
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.
The identification of goods is unacceptable as indefinite. The applicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate:
Computer game software; video game software; series of pre-recorded video and audio cassettes featuring cartoons; series of pre-recorded compact discs and digital video discs featuring cartoons; electronic publications in the field of video games, computer games, cartoons and general entertainment.
Electric-fans; flashlights; lanterns; apparatus for lighting, namely, [list goods by common commercial name, e.g., lamps.
International Class 14
Precious metals and their alloys and goods in precious metals or coated therewith, namely, rings, bracelets, earrings and necklaces; jewellery; precious stones; watches and clocks; chronographs and chronometers.
International Class 16
Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials, not included in other classes; namely, [list goods by common commercial name, e.g., boxes and bags; printed matter, namely, [specify type and subject matter, e.g, magazines featuring cartoons]; stationery; photographs; instructional and teaching material in the field of [specify subject matter, e.g., animation, cartoons]; artists materials, namely, [list by common commercial name, e.g., pens, pencils, paints, and canvas]; comic books; cartoon books; children's books; magazines featuring characters from action adventure and animation, posters featuring cartoon characters.
International Class 18
Leather and imitations of leather, and goods made of these materials, namely, [list goods by common commercial name, e.g., suitcases, briefcases; animal skins and hides; trunks; attaché cases; travelling bags; carry-all bags; handbags; wallets; suitcases; waist bags; school-book bags; umbrella; parasols; and leather key chains.
International Class 20
Furniture, mirrors, picture frames; drawer pulls of plastic, wood, cork, reed, cane, wicker, horn, bone, ivory, whalebone, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, meerschaum and substitutes for all these materials; plastic key chains; and sleeping bags.
International Class 21
Mugs, cups; rice bowl; dishes; household or kitchen utensils and containers, namely, [list by common commercial name. e.g., spatulas, pots and pans; beverage glassware; porcelain and earthenware mugs, plates, and bowls.
International Class 24
Textiles and textile goods, namely, [list by common commercial name, e.g., bed blankets]; textile bed and table covers; shower curtain; textile sheets for making sleeping bags; and towels.
International Class 25
Clothing, namely, [list by common commercial name. e.g., t-shirts]; footwear and headwear.
International Class 41
The recitation of services for Class 41 is acceptable as is
TMEP §1402.01.
Please note that, while the identification of goods may be amended to clarify or limit the goods, adding to the goods or broadening the scope of the goods is not permitted. 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06. Therefore, applicant may not amend the identification to include goods that are not within the scope of the goods set forth 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.
Claim of Ownership
If the applicant is the owner of Registration No 2289622, the applicant must submit a claim of ownership. 37 C.F.R. §2.36; TMEP §812.
In all correspondence to the Patent and Trademark Office, the applicant should list the name and law office of the examining attorney, the serial number of this application, the mailing date of this Office action, and the applicant’s telephone number.
/John E. Michos/
Trademark Attorney
Law Office 105
571 272-9197
HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS OFFICE ACTION:
STATUS OF APPLICATION: To check the status of your application, visit the Office’s Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) system at http://tarr.uspto.gov.
VIEW APPLICATION DOCUMENTS ONLINE: Documents in the electronic file for pending applications can be viewed and downloaded online at http://portal.gov.uspto.report/external/portal/tow.
GENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION: For general information about trademarks, please visit the Office’s website at http://www.gov.uspto.report/main/trademarks.htm
FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY SPECIFIED ABOVE.