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: 4/7/2008

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

OFFICE SEARCH - 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

Applicant is encouraged to telephone the trademark examining attorney to resolve the issue raised below.

 

Identification of Goods in International Class  009

The wording digital interfaces” in the identification of goods is indefinite and and applicant must state the use of the digital interfaces, e.g., for computers, if accurate.  TMEP §1402.01.   The Examining Attorney suggests the following, if accurate:

 

International Class 009             Power supplies, converters, and parts thereof; magnet power supplies; battery chargers; programmable DC power supplies; digital interfaces for (state use, e.g., computers); and bipolar operational amplifiers

 

Remove Parenthesis from the Identification

Applicant must remove any parentheses from the identification of goods when providing its response, and incorporate the parenthetical information into the description.  Generally, parentheses and brackets should not be used in identifications.  Parenthetical information is only permitted in identifications if it serves to explain or translate the matter immediately preceding the parenthetical phrase in such a way that it does not affect the clarity of the identification, e.g., “obi (Japanese sash).”  TMEP §1402.12.

 

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.

 

The trademark examining attorney examines identifications of goods for acceptability in accordance with the Rules of Practice in Trademark Cases and USPTO policies and procedures in effect at the time registration is sought.  Descriptions of goods found in earlier-filed applications and registrations are not always determinative on the issue of acceptability of such identifications in the present time.  For guidance on writing identifications of goods, please use the online searchable Manual of Acceptable Identifications of Goods and Services at http://tess2.gov.uspto.report/netahtml/tidm.html, which is frequently updated in accordance with prevailing rules and policies.  See TMEP §§702.03(a)(iv) and 1402.04.

 

Advisory – Failure to Respond – Abandonment of Specific Goods

If the Applicant should fail to respond to this Office action within the six month time limit, then the following goods will be deleted from the application: digital interfaces

 

 

The application will then proceed forward for the following goods:

 

International Class 009   Power supplies, converters, and parts thereof; magnet power supplies; battery chargers; programmable DC power supplies; and bipolar operational amplifiers

 

 

 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a).

 

If the 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.

 

USPTO

/Odessa Bibbins/

Attorney Advisor

Law Office 105

Tel:  571-272-9425

Fax:571-273-9425

 

 

 

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 4/7/2008 FOR

APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 77365818

 

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=77365818&doc_type=OOA&mail_date=20080407 (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 4/7/2008.

 

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.