To: | SAFECO, Inc. (mgraham@lng-patent.com) |
Subject: | TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 78580474 - BLOVES - 60042.M1/669 |
Sent: | 9/26/05 10:16:13 PM |
Sent As: | ECOM108@USPTO.GOV |
Attachments: |
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 78/580474
APPLICANT: SAFECO, Inc.
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: |
RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks P.O. Box 1451 Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
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MARK: BLOVES
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: 60042.M1/669
CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS: |
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 78/580474
The assigned trademark examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and has determined the following.
Search Results -- No Conflicting Marks Found
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.
However, before the application can proceed, applicant must address the following issues.
Procedural Issues
The current wording used to describe the services is unacceptable as it describes goods that are properly classified in more than one class. Specifically, the goods “protective gloves for commercial and industrial use” properly belong in Class 009. The goods “gloves for medical use” properly belong in Class 010.
The examining attorney suggests the following amendment(s), if accurate:
Class 009:
Protective gloves for commercial and industrial use in International Class 009;
and/or
Class 010:
Protective gloves for medical use in International Class 010.
Additions to Identification Not Permitted-Goods
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.
For assistance with identifying 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.
If applicant prosecutes this application as a combined, or multiple-class application, then applicant must comply with each of the following for those goods based on an intent to use the mark in commerce under Trademark Act Section 1(b):
(1) Applicant must list the goods by international class with the classes listed in ascending numerical order. TMEP § 1403.01; and
(2) Applicant must submit a filing fee for each international class of goods not covered by the fee already paid (current fee information should be confirmed at http://www.uspto.gov). 37 C.F.R. §2.86(a)(2); TMEP §§810 and 1403.01.
3) Significance of Mark
The applicant must indicate whether the mark BLOVES has any geographical, historical, foreign or any other meaning other than service mark significance. 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b); TMEP§808.01(c).
To check status information, please use either http://tarr.uspto.gov, or call 703-305-8747 (Monday-Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 12 midnight, EST). If additional information regarding the status of an application or registration is required, callers may telephone the Trademark Assistance Center (TAC) at (703) 308-9000 or (800) 786-9199 and request a status check. TAC is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday, except on holidays.
Copies of Documents
The applicant may view and download any or all documents contained in the electronic file wrapper of all pending trademark applications, as well as many registrations via the Trademark Document Retrieval (TDR) system available online at: <http://portal.gov.uspto.report/external/portal/tow>. Currently, you can access all pending applications and all Madrid Protocol filings, and also many registrations, via TDR. The USPTO is in the process of converting all remaining registrations into a digital format, to permit future TDR access. This conversion process is expected to take several years.
Downloads are converted into PDF format and may be viewed with any PDF viewer, including the free Adobe Reader.
If the applicant has any questions regarding this Office action, please call the examining attorney.
/Dahlia George/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 108
571-272-5879 voice
571-273-9108 fax
HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS OFFICE ACTION:
STATUS OF APPLICATION: To check the status of your application, visit the Office’s Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) system at http://tarr.uspto.gov.
VIEW APPLICATION DOCUMENTS ONLINE: Documents in the electronic file for pending applications can be viewed and downloaded online at http://portal.gov.uspto.report/external/portal/tow.
GENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION: For general information about trademarks, please visit the Office’s website at http://www.gov.uspto.report/main/trademarks.htm
FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY SPECIFIED ABOVE.