To: | Life Spine, LLC (bowmanassociates@sbcglobal.net) |
Subject: | TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 78858783 - GHOST - LSP019 |
Sent: | 9/17/2006 6:43:39 PM |
Sent As: | ECOM109@USPTO.GOV |
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 78/858783
APPLICANT: Life Spine, LLC
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: |
RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks P.O. Box 1451 Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
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MARK: GHOST
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: LSP019
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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MAILING/E-MAILING DATE INFORMATION: If the mailing or e-mailing date of this Office action does not appear above, this information can be obtained by visiting the USPTO website at http://tarr.gov.uspto.report/, inserting the application serial number, and viewing the prosecution history for the mailing date of the most recently issued Office communication.
Serial Number 78/858783
The assigned trademark examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and has determined the following:
No Conflicting Marks Noted
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.
PLEASE NOTE: Applicant is encouraged to telephone the trademark examining attorney to resolve the issues raised below.
Identification of Goods
The identification of goods is unacceptable as indefinite. The applicant may adopt one (1) or more of the following identifications, if accurate:
Implants consisting of artificial materials, namely, orthopedic devices for the spine, spinal body replacement devices, intravertebral body replacement devices, spinal interbody devices, in Class 10;
Prosthetic and filling materials, namely, artificial materials for use in the replacement of bones, namely, orthopedic devices for the spine, spinal body replacement devices, intravertebral body replacement devices, spinal interbody devices, in Class 10.
TMEP §1402.01.
Note: While an application may be amended to clarify or limit the identification, additions to the identification are not permitted. 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06. Therefore, the applicant may not amend to include any goods and/or services that are not within the scope of the goods and/or services recited in the present identification.
Note: 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.
The applicant must indicate whether “ghost” has any significance in the relevant trade. 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b).
If the applicant has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.
/Gina M. Fink/
Trademark Attorney - Law Office 109
Phone: (571) 272-9275
Law Office 109 Fax: (571) 273-9109
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.