UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

 

 

 

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT

 

 

ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 1/23/2008

 

 

OFFICE SEARCH:  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. Section 1052(d).  TMEP section 704.02.  

 

AMENDMENT: In accordance with the authorization granted by Robert E. Lee on January 23, 2007, 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).

 

Identification of Goods

 

The identification of goods is amended to read as follows:  “Pharmaceutical preparations for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases and blood disorders” in Class 5. TMEP §1402.01(e).

 

Significance of Mark

 

 

The following statement is added to the record:

 

The wording “Effient” has no significance other than trademark significance in the applicant’s trade or industry, any geographical significance, or any meaning in a foreign language.  37 C.F.R. §2.61(b).

 

Claim of ownership over prior pending applications

 

Applicant’s claim of ownership of Application Serial Nos. 78883436, 77152959, 77161011, 77152902, and 77160988 will not be printed on any registration that may issue from this application because only claims of ownership of pertinent live registrations are printed.  If the claimed pending applications register before this application, then applicant may claim ownership of them by registration numbers.  37 C.F.R. §2.36; TMEP §812.

 

 

 

 

/Ahsen Khan/

Law Office 113

(571) 272 1479

ahsen.khan@uspto.gov

 

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 1/23/2008 FOR

APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 77302610

 

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=77302610&doc_type=EXA&mail_date=20080123 (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 1/23/2008.

 

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.