To: | Hastings Manufacturing Company (trademark@leydig.com) |
Subject: | U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85899507 - H HASTINGS PREMIUM FILTERS - 277974 |
Sent: | 2/25/2014 9:30:10 AM |
Sent As: | ECOM101@USPTO.GOV |
Attachments: | Attachment - 1 Attachment - 2 Attachment - 3 Attachment - 4 Attachment - 5 Attachment - 6 |
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 85899507
MARK: H HASTINGS PREMIUM FILTERS
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: |
CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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APPLICANT: Hastings Manufacturing Company
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS: |
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OFFICE ACTION
TO AVOID ABANDONMENT OF APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION, THE USPTO MUST RECEIVE APPLICANT’S COMPLETE RESPONSE TO THIS LETTER WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE BELOW.
ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 2/25/2014
This Office action is in response to applicant’s communication filed on January 22, 2014.
Upon reconsideration, the Section 2(d) likelihood of confusion refusal based on U.S. Registration Nos. 2032087, 2040277 and 3024445 is withdrawn. Also, the applicant’s amended Class 011 identification of goods and disclaimer statement have been entered.
However, the applicant must respond to the following requirements:
Identification of Goods – Clarification Required – Class 007
Applicant may adopt the following identification of goods, if accurate:
“Oil, air, fuel, and coolant filters for motors and engines; [insert clarification of “filters for fluids in hydraulic systems,” e.g., hydraulic fluid filters for motors and engines]; [insert clarification of “filters for transmissions,” e.g., transmission filters for motors and engines]; filters for engine turbochargers, in International Class 007.”
For assistance with identifying and classifying goods and/or services in trademark applications, please see the online searchable Manual of Acceptable Identifications of Goods and Services at http://tess2.gov.uspto.report/netahtml/tidm.html. See TMEP §1402.04.
This requirement is continued and maintained.
Ownership of Prior Registrations
If applicant is the owner of U.S. Registration Nos. 2032087, 2040277 and 3024445, then applicant must submit a claim of ownership. 37 C.F.R. §2.36; TMEP §812.
The following standard format is suggested:
Applicant is the owner of U.S. Registration Nos. 2032087, 2040277 and 3024445.
See attached copies of U.S. Registration Nos. 2032087, 2040277 and 3024445.
/Andrew Rhim/
Andrew Rhim
Law Office 101
Phone (571) 272-9711
E-mail: andrew.rhim@uspto.gov
TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: Go to http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp. Please wait 48-72 hours from the issue/mailing date before using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), to allow for necessary system updates of the application. For technical assistance with online forms, e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov. For questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned trademark examining attorney. E-mail communications will not be accepted as responses to Office actions; therefore, do not respond to this Office action by e-mail.
All informal e-mail communications relevant to this application will be placed in the official application record.
WHO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE: It must be personally signed by an individual applicant or someone with legal authority to bind an applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint applicants). If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the response.
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 TEAS form at http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.