To: | The Fashionistas (darin@ckptlaw.com) |
Subject: | TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77582992 - F2 - N/A |
Sent: | 12/30/2008 11:27:55 PM |
Sent As: | ECOM117@USPTO.GOV |
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 77/582992
MARK: F2
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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: The Fashionistas
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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: 12/30/2008
The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney. Applicant must respond timely and completely to the issue(s) below. 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62, 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
SEARCH
The Office records have been searched and there are no similar registered or pending marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d). TMEP §704.02.
IDENTIFICATION
Applicant applied for the following wording in International Class 36: Fashion education and career mentorship
Education services, namely, providing classes, seminars, workshops in the field of fashion; Education services, namely, mentoring in the field of fashion careers-- in International Class 41
Note, if applicant accepts any of the suggested identifications, Applicant must amend the application to classify the goods or services in the listed International Class following the suggested identification. 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(7) and 2.85; TMEP §§1401.02(a) and 1401.03(b).
Advisory Comments on Amending the Identification
Identification Manual
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. See TMEP §1402.04.
Indefinite Terms
Moreover, each identification must be specific and all-inclusive; therefore, applicant should refrain from using open-ended wording such as “including” or “and the like” and replace this wording with "namely" followed by the respective goods or services listed by their common commercial names. TMEP §§1402.01 and 1402.03(a). The identification must be specific and all-inclusive.
Amending Identification/Broadening Scope
PLEASE NOTE:
If applicant has questions about its application or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned trademark examining attorney. (The examining attorney’s email address below is for informal correspondence only. See the end of this letter for response instructions. Emailed responses will not be accepted.)
/C. Skye Young/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 117
Ph: (571) 272-9713
Fx: (571) 273-9117
Em: skye.young@uspto.gov
RESPOND TO THIS ACTION: Applicant should file a response to this Office action online using the form at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/eTEASpageD.htm, waiting 48-72 hours if applicant received notification of the Office action via e-mail. For technical assistance with the form, please e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov. For questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned examining attorney. Do not respond to this Office action by e-mail; 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.