Examiners Amendment

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

 

 

Serial Number  78/948119

 

 

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT

 

OFFICE RECORDS SEARCH:  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.

 

ADVISORY – AMENDMENTS TO GOODS/SERVICES:  If the identification of goods and/or services has been amended below, any future amendments must be in accordance with 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a) and TMEP §1402.07(e).

 

AMENDMENT(S) AUTHORIZED:  As authorized by Lawrence Grossberg on January 4, 2007, the application is amended as noted below.  If applicant disagrees with or objects to any of the amendments below, please notify the undersigned trademark examining attorney immediately.  Otherwise, no response is necessary.  TMEP §707.

 

Entity

Yuka Hasegawa is a citizen of Japan.

 

Name

The name YUKA identifies a living individual whose consent is of record.

 

Specimen

The original label specimen is acceptable.

 

Identification

The amended identification is acceptable.

 

Drawing

The amended drawing, submitted via facsimile transmission at the examining attorney’s request, is acceptable.

 

Status Check

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 (571) 272-9250 or (800) 786-9199 and request a status check.  TAC is open from 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 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.

 

TEAS Plus

TEAS PLUS APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT DOCUMENTS ELECTRONICALLY OR SUBMIT FEE:  TEAS Plus applicants should submit the following documents using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/index.html:  (1) responses to Office actions; (2) preliminary amendments; (3) changes of correspondence address; (4) changes of owner’s address; (5) appointments and revocations of attorney; (6) amendments to allege use; (7) statements of use; (8) requests for extension of time to file a statement of use, and (9) requests to delete a §1(b) basis.  If any of these documents are filed on paper, they must be accompanied by a $50 per class fee.  37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1)(iv) and 2.23(a)(i).  NOTE:  In addition to the above, applicant must also continue to accept correspondence from the Office via e-mail throughout the examination process in order to avoid the additional fee.  37 C.F.R. §2.23(a)(2).

 

Questions About This Action

If the applicant has any questions regarding this Office action, please call the examining attorney.

 

/Brian Pino/

Examining Attorney

Law Office 114

571.272.9209

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