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       

 

 

        

*85613502*

    CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:

  BRIDGETTE FITZPATRICK

  HEARST CORPORATION

  300 W 57TH ST FL 42

  NEW YORK, NY 10019-3790

 

 

 

GENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION:

http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm

 

 

    APPLICANT:           Hearst Communications, Inc.  

 

 

 

    CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO:   11178

 

    CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS: 

 trademarks@hearst.com

 

 

 

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.