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: 10/15/2007

 

PLEASE NOTE:  Applicant is encouraged to telephone the trademark examining attorney to resolve the issue(s) raised below.

 

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

 

Search Result

 

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.

 

Identification of Goods

 

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 “equipment,” such words must be followed by “namely,” followed by a list of the specific goods identified by their common commercial or generic names.  TMEP §§1402.01 and 1402.03(a).

 

The applicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate: 

 

Semiconductor wafer processors, in international class 9.

 

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.

Classification

 

If applicant adopts the suggested amendment of the goods and/or services, then applicant must amend the classification to International Class 9.  37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(7) and 2.85; TMEP §§1401 et seq.

 

Applicant must adopt the appropriate international classification number for the goods and services identified in the application.  The United States uses the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks, established by the World Intellectual Property Organization to classify goods and services.  37 C.F.R. §6.1; TMEP §§1401 et seq.

 

Significance of Wording

 

The applicant must indicate whether MILLIOS has any significance in the relevant trade or any meaning in a foreign language.  37 C.F.R. Section 2.61(b).  The applicant must also explain whether the mark is a surname of anyone involved or associated with the applicant.

 

Please note that failure to comply with a request pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b) is an independent basis for refusal and may result in the refusal of the entire application.  See In re DTI P'ship LLP, 67 USPQ2d 1699, 1701 (TTAB 2003). 

 

 

 

/Alex Seong Keam/

Attorney

Law Office 114

Phone: 571-272-9176

Fax for Responses: 571-273-9114

 

 

RESPOND TO THIS ACTION: If there are any questions about the Office action, please contact the assigned examining attorney. A response to this Office action should be filed using the form available at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/eTEASpageD.htm. If notification of this Office action was received via e-mail, no response using this form may be filed for 72 hours after receipt of the notification. Do not attempt to respond by e-mail as 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 10/15/2007 FOR

APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 77226992

 

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

  

VIEW OFFICE ACTION: Click on this link http://portal.gov.uspto.report/external/portal/tow?DDA=Y&serial_number=77226992&doc_type=OOA&mail_date=20071015 (or copy and paste this URL into the address field of your browser), or visit http://portal.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 10/15/2007.

 

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.