To: | Hearst Communications, Inc. (trademarks@hearst.com) |
Subject: | U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85613502 - HOUSE BEAUTIFUL - 11178 |
Sent: | 7/30/2012 2:06:39 PM |
Sent As: | ECOM103@USPTO.GOV |
Attachments: |
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 85613502 MARK: HOUSE BEAUTIFUL | |
CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: |
GENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION: http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm |
APPLICANT: Hearst Communications, Inc. | |
CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: 11178 CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS: | |
EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT
ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 7/30/2012
DATABASE SEARCH: The trademark examining attorney has searched the USPTO’s database of registered and pending marks and has found no conflicting marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d). TMEP §704.02; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).
APPLICATION HAS BEEN AMENDED: In accordance with the authorization granted by TMEP Section 707.02, 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.
Claim of Ownership of Prior Registrations
The following claim of ownership is added to the record:
Applicant is the owner of U.S. Registration Nos. 0273427, 3021426, 3152302, and others.
See 37 C.F.R. §2.36; TMEP §812.
/Seth A. Rappaport/
Seth A. Rappaport
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 103
Phone: (571) 270-1508
Fax: (571) 270-2508
Email: seth.rappaport@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.uspto.gov/. 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.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/.
TO UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS: Use the TEAS form at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageE.htm.