To: | Sierra Molecular Corporation (siskind@harveysiskind.com) |
Subject: | TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77111807 - SCENTLOCK - 250.001 |
Sent: | 6/7/07 11:06:10 AM |
Sent As: | ECOM102@USPTO.GOV |
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 77/111807
APPLICANT: Sierra Molecular Corporation
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: |
RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks P.O. Box 1451 Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
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MARK: SCENTLOCK
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: 250.001
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 77/111807
The assigned trademark attorney has reviewed the referenced application and has determined the following:
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.
TELEPHONE INTERVIEW
Applicant is strongly encouraged to call the assigned trademark attorney so that the following issue(s) may be resolved via telephone:
In General
The wording in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it does not specify that the proposed chemical reagents are for non-medical purposes, which is required for International Class 1-goods. TMEP §1402.01. If accurate, Applicant may substitute the following wording, which is consistent with the Office’s ID Manual:
Chemical reagents for non-medical purposes, namely, for use in preserving the pheromones and other proteins that comprise the active components of the scent package in animal urine for molecular analysis, in International Class 1
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.
Applicant must state for the record whether the wording in the proposed mark has any significance in the relevant trade or industry or as applied to the goods described in the application. 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b).
If applicant has questions about its application or needs assistance in responding to this Office Action, please telephone the assigned trademark attorney directly at the number below.
/Ray Thomas/
Ray Thomas Jr., J.D., LL.M.
Trademark Attorney, Law Office 102
United States Patent and Trademark Office
(571) 272-5593
NOTICE OF NEW PROCEDURE FOR E-MAILED OFFICE ACTIONS: In late spring 2007, for any applicant who authorizes e-mail communication with the USPTO, the USPTO will no longer directly e-mail the actual Office action to the applicant. Instead, upon issuance of an Office action, the USPTO will e-mail the applicant a notice with a link/web address to access the Office action using Trademark Document Retrieval (TDR), which is located on the USPTO website at http://portal.gov.uspto.report/external/portal/tow. The Office action will not be attached to the e-mail notice. Upon receipt of the notice, the applicant can then view and print the actual Office action and any evidentiary attachments using the provided link/web address. TDR is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays and weekends. This new process is intended to eliminate problems associated with e-mailed Office actions that contain numerous attachments.
HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS OFFICE ACTION:
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FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY SPECIFIED ABOVE.