Examiners Amendment

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT

ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 2/19/2015

INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION NO. 0292472

APPLICATION HAS BEEN AMENDED:  In accordance with the authorization granted by Venus Griffith Trunnel on February 18, 2015, the trademark examining attorney has amended the application as indicated below.  Please advise the undersigned immediately of any objections.  Otherwise, no response is necessary.  TMEP §707.  Any amendments to the identification of goods and/or services may clarify or limit the goods and/or services, but may not add to or broaden the scope of the goods and/or services.  37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq.

Identification of Goods

The identification of goods in International Class 021 is amended to read as follows (change in bold):  “Small portable household and kitchen utensils, namely, and pan scrapers, rolling pins, spatulas, turners, and whisks; small portable household and kitchen utensils, namely, baking mats, basting spoons, battery-operated cookie presses, hand-operated coffee grinders and pepper mills, garlic presses, grater for kitchen use, pastry cutter, pastry rollers, sieves for household purposes, tea balls, tea infusers, tea strainers, disposable table plates, lunch bags not of paper; combs; cleaning sponges; cleaning brushes for household use; hairbrushes; brush-making materials; cleaning cloths; steel wool; beverage glassware; porcelain mugs; earthenware mugs; drinking glasses; bottles sold empty; insulating sleeve holder for bottles; coasters of plastic; bottle openers; jugs; brushes for cleaning containers; shoe brushes; electric toothbrushes; clothes brushes; toothbrushes; coffee services not of precious metal; non-electric coffee pots; menu card holders; make-up containers sold empty; fruit bowls; cooking pots; ornamental boxes of glass; bowls; corkscrews; sponges for household purposes; toilet sponges; flasks not of precious metal; oil cruet not of precious metal; crumb trays; fitted vanity case; currycomb; fitted picnic baskets; hand-operated pepper mills; pepper pots not of precious metal; powder compacts not of precious metal sold empty; goblets; baskets for household use, namely, laundry baskets for household use; wicker baskets for household use; trays for household use; decanters; decanter holders; saucepan; egg cups not of precious metal; pitchers; pots not of precious metal; knife rests; soap holders; napkin ring and napkin holder; tableware other than knives, forks and spoons, namely, serving trays, pepper pots, sugar bowls, salt cellars, egg cups, towel holders, napkin rings and trays; drinking glasses; Christmas figurines of ceramic material; towel dispensers for household use; household articles, namely, trash cans; bathing accessories, namely, bath sponges; bath brushes; buckets made of plastic for storing bath toys; small decorative bottles of glass; porcelain decorations for cakes; decorative prisms of crystal; ceramic decorative tiles; pots for cotton.”  See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.01(e).

The remaining International Classes of Goods are unchanged.

/Kevin A. Mittler/

Examining Attorney

Law Office 107

571-272-6003

kevin.mittler@uspto.gov

PERIODICALLY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION:  To ensure that applicant does not miss crucial deadlines or official notices, check the status of the application every three to four months using the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system at http://tsdr.gov.uspto.report/.  Please keep a copy of the TSDR status screen.  If the status shows no change for more than six months, contact the Trademark Assistance Center by e-mail at TrademarkAssistanceCenter@uspto.gov or call 1-800-786-9199.  For more information on checking status, see http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/process/status/.

TO UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:  Use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) form at http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR

U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION

USPTO OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) HAS ISSUED

ON 2/19/2015 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO.79149105

Please follow the instructions below:

(1)  TO READ THE LETTER:  Click on this link or go to http://tsdr.gov.uspto.report/, enter the U.S. application serial number, and click on “Documents.”

The Office action may not be immediately viewable, to allow for necessary system updates of the application, but will be available within 24 hours of this e-mail notification.

(2)  QUESTIONS:  For questions about the contents of the Office action itself, please contact the assigned trademark examining attorney.  For technical assistance in accessing or viewing the Office action in the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system, please e-mail TSDR@uspto.gov.

WARNING

PRIVATE COMPANY SOLICITATIONS REGARDING YOUR APPLICATION:  Private companies not associated with the USPTO are using information provided in trademark applications to mail or e-mail trademark-related solicitations.  These companies often use names that closely resemble the USPTO and their solicitations may look like an official government document.  Many solicitations require that you pay “fees.” 

Please carefully review all correspondence you receive regarding this application to make sure that you are responding to an official document from the USPTO rather than a private company solicitation.  All official USPTO correspondence will be mailed only from the “United States Patent and Trademark Office” in Alexandria, VA; or sent by e-mail from the domain “@uspto.gov.”  For more information on how to handle private company solicitations, see http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/solicitation_warnings.jsp.