UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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SERIAL NO: 78/322071
APPLICANT: ROCO MODELLSPIELWAREN GESELLSCHAFT MIT B ETC.
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*78322071* |
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: STEWART J BELLUS COLLARD AND ROE 1077 NORTHERN BLVD ROSLYN, NY 11576
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RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks 2900 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202-3514
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MARK: PROFESSIONAL
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: N/A
CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS:
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Please provide in all correspondence:
1. Filing date, serial number, mark and applicant's name. 2. Date of this Office Action. 3. Examining Attorney's name and Law Office number. 4. Your telephone number and e-mail address.
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Serial Number 78/322071
The assigned trademark examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application filed on 3 November 2003, 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 applicant must respond to the following requirement(s).
Identification of Goods/Services
The identification of goods is unacceptable because of the indefinite terms “toys” and “games.” The applicant must therefore amend the identification to list the specific toys and games included. TMEP §1402.01.
The applicant is advised that the Trademark Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual is accessible via the USPTO homepage at www.uspto.gov under the heading Trademarks and the subheadings Guidance and Manuals and Legal Resources or at http://www.gov.uspto.report/web/offices/tac/doc/gsmanual./
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.
Request for Information
The nature of the goods is not clear from the present record. In order to allow proper identification and classification of the goods on which the applicant intends to use the mark, the applicant must submit samples of advertisements or promotional materials for goods of the same type. If such materials are not available, the applicant must submit a photograph of similar goods and must describe the nature, purpose and channels of trade of the goods on which the applicant has asserted a bona fide intent to use the mark. 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b); TMEP §§814 and 1402.01(d).
Significance of Mark
The applicant must indicate whether “PROFESSIONAL” has any significance in the relevant trade, any geographical significance, or any meaning in a foreign language. 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b). Are the goods of a “professional” caliber?
Certificate Required
If the applicant is asserting §44(e) as a basis for registration (based on the foreign registration that will issue from the application that the applicant relied on for priority), the applicant must submit a true copy, a photocopy, a certification, or a certified copy of a foreign registration from the applicant’s country of origin. The applicant’s country of origin must either be a party to a convention or treaty relating to trademarks to which the United States is also a party, or must extend reciprocal registration rights to nationals of the United States by law. See TMEP §§1002.01, 1003.03 and 1004.
If the foreign certificate of registration is not written in English, the applicant must provide an English translation. The translator should sign the translation. See TMEP §§1004.01 and 1004.01(b).
If the applicant has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.
/Katherine Stoides/
Examining Attorney
Law Office 110
(703) 308-9110 ext.166
How to respond to this Office Action:
To respond formally using the Office’s Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), visit http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/index.html and follow the instructions.
To respond formally via regular mail, your response should be sent to the mailing Return Address listed above and include the serial number, law office and examining attorney’s name on the upper right corner of each page of your response.
FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY.