To: | Homer TLC, Inc. (trade_marks@homedepot.com) |
Subject: | TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77313630 - ALTURA - N/A |
Sent: | 12/13/2007 10:06:06 AM |
Sent As: | ECOM115@USPTO.GOV |
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 77/313630
MARK: ALTURA
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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: Homer TLC, Inc.
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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: 12/13/2007
The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and 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.
Requirement – Translation of Foreign Wording Required
Applicant must submit an English translation of all foreign wording in the mark. 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b); TMEP §809. In the present case, the wording “ALTURA” needs translating for the record. The following translation statement is suggested:
The English translation of the word ALTURA in the mark is “height.”
Requirement – $50 Additional Fee (Application Requirements Not Met)
Applicant must submit an additional application processing fee of $50 per class because the application as filed does not meet the TEAS Plus application requirements in 37 C.F.R. §2.22(a). 37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(iv) and 2.22(b). The following application requirement(s) were not met: a translation of the non-English wording in the mark. Please see the requirement(s) and/or refusal(s) above for more information.
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.
/Daniel Brody/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 115
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
(571) 272-9724
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.