UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

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

 

 

 

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT

 

ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 8/12/2015

 

 

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 applicant’s attorney, Lauren Arnold, on August 12, 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.

 

AMENDED IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS – CLASSES 008, 016, 020, AND 026

 

The identification of goods in International Classes 008, 016, 020, and 026 is amended to read as follows: 

 

• International Class 008: Hand operated needle threaders; needle threaders; Seam rippers; Tailor's awls; Tools for hiding or removing stray threads; Thread tweezers; Stuffing tools for handicraft; Scissors and shears; Thread clippers; Rotary cutters; Blades for rotary cutters; Cases for rotary cutters; Slash cutters; Yarn cutters; Buttonhole cutters; Electric irons in the nature of hand-held ironing and pressing irons for use in handicraft and parts and fittings therefor; Covers for electric flat irons; Iron shoes, namely, flatiron shields and removable sole plate covers for fabric pressing irons, with the aforementioned being in the nature of iron covers specially adapted for electric irons to protect materials from damage while ironing

 

• International Class 016: Adhesives for stationery or household purposes; Stationery; Writing implements; Fabric folding pens and parts and fittings therefor; Tracer pens; Dressmakers' marking pencils and pens; Tailors' chalks; Chalks of wheels; Ink erasers; Rubber erasers; Pencil sharpeners; Mechanical pencil leads; Iron-on transfer pencil; Rulers for handicraft; Cutting mats; Tracing sheet made of mesh fabric; Tracing paper; Transfer papers for tailoring and dressmaking; Adhesive sheets to provisionally fix fabric pieces to preview the design and color arrangements; Heat-sensitive adhesive tape; Printed templates and patterns for handicraft; Printed matter, namely, magazines, books, printed periodicals, newsletters, and brochures in the fields of handicraft; Embroidery design patterns; Thumbtacks; Transparent silicon treated paper used for ironing fusible motifs for sewing and appliques

 

• International Class 020: Display racks; non-metal bag handles; Interlinings for making cases of textile, namely, plastic molds for use in making textile cases; Non-metal clips for use in handicraft; Clips for use in handicraft, namely, clips made primarily of plastic and also including metal

 

• International Class 026: Needles; Knitting needles; Sewing needles; Crochet hooks; Marking pins; Fork pins; Holders for knitting needle; Caps for knitting needle; Knitting implements; Stitch holders; Stitch markers; Yarn bobbins; Knitting counters; Knitting registers; Cases for needles and pins; Bead accessory makers; Weaving sticks; French knitting spools; Bead loom; Sewing thimbles; Pin and needle cushions; Magnet pin holders; Tracing wheels; Bodkins; Loop turners; Loop pressing bars; Tracing spatulas; Stitch guide; Sewing and knitting gauges; Bias tape making implements, namely, bias tape makers in the nature of sewing aids for making bias tape; Fabric tapes for sewing purpose; A tower with spindles used to hold spools of thread and bobbins; Fusible webs with cording for creating piping; Pom pom making implements, namely, support frame for making pom poms; Flower looms, a hand tools for making a flower-shaped knitting; Needle felting tools and parts and fittings therefor; Mats for needle felting; Molds for needle felting; Hairpin-lacing crochet looms; Tatting shuttles being a hand tool for making a knotted lace; Bead embroidery tools and parts and fittings therefor; Embroidery punch needles; Bead accessory making kits consisting primarily of beads other than for making jewelry; Basket frames; Fusible interlinings for making fabric straps, namely, fusible fabric-binding tape of fiber for sewing purposes; Fusible fabric-gathering tapes for use in sewing, namely, in making gatherings of fabric and ribbons for decoration; Embroidery hoop

 

See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.01(e).

 

Note: The identification for International Classes 006, 009, 021, and 023 is unchanged by this amendment.

 

 

 

/Kevin S. Corwin/

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 112

571-270-1521 (Voice)

571-270-2521 (Fax)

Kevin.Corwin@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.uspto.gov/.  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.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/.

 

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