UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT

ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 4/1/2008

AMENDMENT: In accordance with the authorization granted by Dennis J. M. Donahue on April 1, 2008, the application has been AMENDED as indicated below.  Please advise the undersigned immediately if there is an objection to the amendment.  Otherwise, no response is necessary.  TMEP §707.

If the identification of goods or services has been amended, please note that any future amendments must be in accordance with 37 C.F.R. 2.71(a); TMEP section 1402.07(e).

The following has been inserted into the body of the application:

No claim is made to the exclusive right to use the word “Sardine” apart from the mark as shown.

/David C. Reihner/, Examining Attorney

Law Office 111, 571-272-9392

571-273-9111 fax. 

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 4/1/2008 FOR

APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 77275665

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

VIEW OFFICE ACTION: Click on this link http://tmportal.gov.uspto.report/external/portal/tow?DDA=Y&serial_number=77275665&doc_type=EXA&mail_date=20080401 (or copy and paste this URL into the address field of your browser), or visit http://tmportal.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 4/1/2008.

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.