| To: | LESLIE'S POOLMART, INC. (TRADEMARKS@LRLAW.COM) |
| Subject: | TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 78323010 - LESLIE'S - 41769-2 |
| Sent: | 5/16/04 6:21:09 PM |
| Sent As: | ECom111 |
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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SERIAL NO: 78/323010
APPLICANT: LESLIE'S POOLMART, INC.
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: CHRISTY L.E. HUBBARD LEWIS AND ROCA, LLP SUITE 1900 40 N. CENTRAL AVENUE PHOENIX, AZ 85004 |
RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks 2900 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202-3514
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MARK: LESLIE'S
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: 41769-2
CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS: TRADEMARKS@LRLAW.COM |
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 78/323010
The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following.
Search Results
The examining attorney has searched the Office records and has found no similar registered or pending mark which would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d). TMEP §704.02.
Applicant must clarify whether the name in the mark identifies a particular living individual. If the name LESLIE shown in the mark identifies a particular living individual, then applicant must submit a signed, written consent from that individual, authorizing applicant to register the name. In addition, applicant must submit the following statement for the record:
“LESLIE identifies a particular living individual whose consent is of record.”
However, if the name does not identify a living individual, then applicant must submit the following statement for the record:
“LESLIE does not identify a particular living individual.”
Trademark Act Section 2(c), 15 U.S.C. §1052(c); TMEP §§813 and 1206.
Fee Increase
Fee increase effective January 1, 2003
Effective January 1, 2003, the fee for filing an application for trademark registration will be increased to $335.00 per International Class. The USPTO will not accord a filing date to applications that are filed on or after that date that are not accompanied by a minimum of $335.00.
Additionally, the fee for amending an existing application to add an additional class or classes of goods/services will be $335.00 per class for classes added on or after January 1, 2003.
A prompt response will expedite prosecution.
/Carolyn V.C. Gray/
Examining Attorney
Law Office 111
(703) 308-9111 ext. 133
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.