Examiners Amendment

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

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

 

 

 

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT

 

ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 12/29/2014

 

 

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).

 

The applicant’s Voluntary Amendment of November 4, 2014 is accepted.

 

APPLICATION HAS BEEN AMENDED:  In accordance with the authorization granted by Tommas Balducci on December 29, 2014, 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. 

 

COLOR CLAIM/DESCRIPTION AMENDED

 

The following statements describing color in the mark are added to the record:

 

The colors blue and black are claimed as a feature of the mark. 

 

The mark consists of the stylized word ANKER, with the letters in black and a shaded blue triangle as part of the letter A.

 

37 C.F.R. §2.52(b)(1); TMEP §807.07(a)(i), (a)(ii).

 

CLAIM OF OWNERSHIP OF PRIOR REGISTRATIONS ADDED

 

The following claim of ownership is added to the record (copies attached):

 

            Applicant is the owner of U.S. Registration Nos. 4086553 and 4330247.

 

See 37 C.F.R. §2.36; TMEP §812.

 

 

TRANSLATION STATEMENT ADDED

 

The following translation statement is added to the record:

 

            The English translation of the word “ANKER” in the mark is “anchor”.

 

See 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(9), 2.61(b); TMEP §§809, 809.03.

 

 

 

 

/Ellen F Burns/

Examining Attorney

Law Office 116

(571) 272-9098

ellen.burns@uspto.gov

(email for informal communications only)

 

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 Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) form at http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.

 

 

 

 

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

 

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR

U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION

 

USPTO OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) HAS ISSUED

ON 12/29/2014 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO.86393551

 

Please follow the instructions below:

 

(1)  TO READ THE LETTER:  Click on this link or go to http://tsdr.gov.uspto.report/, enter the U.S. application serial number, and click on “Documents.”

 

The Office action may not be immediately viewable, to allow for necessary system updates of the application, but will be available within 24 hours of this e-mail notification.

 

(2)  QUESTIONS:  For questions about the contents of the Office action itself, please contact the assigned trademark examining attorney.  For technical assistance in accessing or viewing the Office action in the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system, please e-mail TSDR@uspto.gov.

 

WARNING

 

PRIVATE COMPANY SOLICITATIONS REGARDING YOUR APPLICATION:  Private companies not associated with the USPTO are using information provided in trademark applications to mail or e-mail trademark-related solicitations.  These companies often use names that closely resemble the USPTO and their solicitations may look like an official government document.  Many solicitations require that you pay “fees.” 

 

Please carefully review all correspondence you receive regarding this application to make sure that you are responding to an official document from the USPTO rather than a private company solicitation.  All official USPTO correspondence will be mailed only from the “United States Patent and Trademark Office” in Alexandria, VA; or sent by e-mail from the domain “@uspto.gov.”  For more information on how to handle private company solicitations, see http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/solicitation_warnings.jsp.