| To: | American Tire Distributors, Inc. (nytrademarks@kslaw.com) |
| Subject: | U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77597344 - TIREBUYER.COM - 14816-104002 |
| Sent: | 3/23/2010 7:57:58 AM |
| Sent As: | ECOM106@USPTO.GOV |
| Attachments: |
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
| SERIAL NO: 77/597344 MARK: TIREBUYER.COM | |
| CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: |
GENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION: http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm |
| APPLICANT: American Tire Distributors, Inc. | |
| CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: 14816-104002 CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS: | |
EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT
ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 3/23/2010
OFFICE SEARCH: The examining attorney has searched the Office’s database of registered and pending marks and has found no conflicting marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d). 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); TMEP §704.02.
AMENDMENT: In accordance with the authorization granted by Kathleen McCarthy on March 22, 2010, the application has been AMENDED as indicated below. Please advise the undersigned examining attorney immediately if there is an objection to the amendment. Otherwise, no response is necessary. TMEP §707.
If the identification of goods and/or services has been amended, please note that any future amendments must be in accordance with 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a) and TMEP §1402.07(e).
The following disclaimer statement is added to the record:
No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “Tire” and “.com” apart from the mark as shown.
See 15 U.S.C. §1056(a); TMEP §§1213, 1213.08(a)(i).
The description of the mark statement is amended as follows:
“TIREBUYER” is amended to “the words Tire and Buyer.”
The following legal authorities govern the processing of trademark and service mark applications by the Office: The Trademark Act of 1946, 15 U.S.C. §§1051 et seq.; The Trademark Rules of Practice, 37 C.F.R. Part 2; and the Office’s Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP) (6th ed. 2009). These legal resources are available online at http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm.
/Edward Nelson/
Trademark Attorney
Law Office 106
(571) 272-9202
(fax) (571) 273-9106
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.