UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

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

 

 

 

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT

 

 

ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 6/4/2012

 

The trademark examining attorney is amending the application as follows.  No prior approval or authorization from applicant or applicant’s attorney is required.  TMEP §707.02.

 

Amended Mark Description

The following amended description of the mark is added to the record:

 

The colors blue and white are claimed as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of the words “AMERICAN EXPRESS” in blue, outlined in white inside a blue box. The words are staggered: “AMERICAN” is left justified and the word “EXPRESS” is right justified.

 

See 37 C.F.R. §2.37; TMEP §§808 et seq.

The above amendment addresses all outstanding procedural issues.  Upon entry of the amendment, the application will be approved for publication.

 

                       

 

/Kimberly Frye/

Examining Attorney

Law Office 113

(p)571-272-9430

(f) 571-273-9430

(e) kimberly.frye@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 Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) at http://tarr.gov.uspto.report/.  Please keep a copy of the complete TARR screen.  If TARR shows no change for more than six months, 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 TEAS form at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/eTEASpageE.htm.

 

 

 

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR

U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION

 

USPTO LETTER (AN OFFICE ACTION) HAS ISSUED ON 6/4/2012 FOR

SERIAL NO. 85610013

 

Please follow the instructions below:

 

TO READ OFFICE LETTER: Click on this link or go to http://portal.gov.uspto.report/external/portal/tow and enter the application serial number to access the Office letter

 

PLEASE NOTE: The Office letter may not be immediately available but will be viewable within 24 hours of this e-mail notification.

 

HELP: For technical assistance in accessing the Office correspondence, please e-mail TDR@uspto.gov.  Please contact the assigned examining attorney with questions about the Office letter.