Examiners Amendment

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

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

 

 

 

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT

 

ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 2/10/2016

 

APPLICATION HAS BEEN AMENDED:  In accordance with the authorization granted by Terence P. O'Brien, Esq. on February 4, 2016, 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.

 

IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS

 

The identification of goods in Classes 25 and 28 are amended to read as follows: 

 

International Class 25: 

 

Athletic clothing, namely, shoes, footwear, sandals, flip flops, athletic socks, headwear, namely, hats, caps, ball caps, headbands, bandannas, straw hats, knit hats, visors, athletic tops, jerseys, polo shirts, jackets, warm-up jackets, fleece pullovers, hooded sweatshirts, belts, pants, shorts, warm-up suits, wristbands, sports uniforms, namely, basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, soccer, tennis, football and golf uniforms, basketball racer-back tops, football compression girdles, softball racer-back tops, tennis racer-back tops, and tennis skirts

 

International Class 28:

 

Sporting goods, namely, ball bats, baseball bats and softball bats, baseball batting cages, ball gloves, namely, baseball gloves and softball gloves, ball mitts, namely, baseball mitts, softball mitts and catcher's mitts, ball pitching machines, batting tees, baseballs, baseball bases, grip tapes for baseball bats, bat weights, baseball batting training apparatus in the nature of a batting chute, batting gloves, catcher's nets, baseball training apparatus in the nature of backboards, dimpled baseballs, baseball glove lacing, ball glove mallets, baseball glove oil, indoor baseballs, knee wedges, perforated baseballs, pine tar rags for use with baseball bats, ball pitching machine covers, pitching screens to be used in connection with ball pitching machines, rosin bags for use with baseballs, bags specially adapted for sports equipment in the nature of golf bags, racquet equipment bags, bat bags, backpacks, gear bags in the nature of bags specifically adapted for sports equipment, balls, namely, volleyballs, basketballs, footballs, baseballs, softballs, tennis balls and golf balls, baseball training apparatus, namely, running chute trainers, baseball strike counters for use by umpires for tracking the number of balls and strikes thrown by a pitcher in an at-bat in the nature of a handheld mechanical device, balls for tee ball, umpire brushes for baseball plates, practice nets, practice baseballs, eye black for reducing sun glare for sports activities, golf tees, golf balls, tennis racquets, platform tennis gloves, vibration dampeners for racquets, foam balls, jumbo balls, overgrips, replacement grips, sports protective equipment, namely, forearm pads, elbow pads, hand pads, neck rolls, shoulder pads, chest protectors, knee pads, leg guards, shin guards, thigh pads and throat protectors, hockey sticks, hockey stick blades, hockey stick grips, hockey facemasks, hockey gloves, lacrosse sticks, lacrosse stick heads, lacrosse stick handles, lacrosse gloves, lacrosse stick string kits, lacrosse stick mesh, golf gloves, racquetball gloves

 

See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.01(e).

 

The identification of goods in Classes 9 and 18 remain unchanged.

 

If applicant has questions regarding this Examiner’s Amendment, please telephone or e-mail the assigned trademark examining attorney.  All relevant e-mail communications will be placed in the official application record.  See 2.191; TMEP §§304.01-.02, 709.04-.05.  Further, although the trademark examining attorney may provide additional explanation pertaining to this Examiner’s Amendment, the trademark examining attorney may not provide legal advice or statements about applicant’s rights.  See TMEP §§705.02, 709.06.

 

/Jeane Yoo/

Examining Attorney

Law Office 120

(571) 272-5021

Jeane.Yoo@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.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 2/10/2016 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO.86596681

 

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.