To: | NINGBO PULI TOOLS CO., LTD (info@trademark-cn.com) |
Subject: | TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77306941 - DEXTRA - N/A |
Sent: | 2/4/2008 12:55:42 PM |
Sent As: | ECOM108@USPTO.GOV |
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 77/306941
MARK: DEXTRA
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: |
RESPOND TO THIS ACTION: http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/eTEASpageD.htm
GENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION: http://www.gov.uspto.report/main/trademarks.htm
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APPLICANT: NINGBO PULI TOOLS CO., LTD
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS: |
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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: 2/4/2008
The assigned trademark examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and has determined the following:
Search Results
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.
The identification of goods is unacceptable as indefinite. Applicant must clarify the identification of goods by specifying types of hand tools. TMEP §1402.01.
Furthermore, examining attorney proposes a number of minor changes to applicant’s language for uniformity purposes and in order to improve the clarity of the identification of goods. Please see identification suggestions below.
Applicant may adopt the following identification of goods, if accurate:
Class 8: “Files; Nail drawers, namely, carpenters’ pincers; Saws; Wrenches; Hand tools, namely, {specify item e.g., planers, drills, shovels}; Hand tools, namely, gouges; Screwdrivers; Bits for hand drills; Nippers; Hand tools, namely, rams.”
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.
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.
If applicant has questions about its application or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned trademark examining attorney directly at the number below.
/Jennifer M. Hetu/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 108
Phone: (571) 272-4858
Fax: (571) 273-9108
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.