To: | College Park Industries, Inc. (docket@patlaw.com) |
Subject: | U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 87039721 - AXIS - CPI-19319/16 |
Sent: | 9/8/2016 2:15:42 PM |
Sent As: | ECOM111@USPTO.GOV |
Attachments: | Attachment - 1 |
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 87039721
MARK: AXIS
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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: College Park Industries, Inc.
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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: 9/8/2016
TEAS PLUS OR TEAS REDUCED FEE (TEAS RF) APPLICANTS – TO MAINTAIN LOWER FEE, ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET, INCLUDING SUBMITTING DOCUMENTS ONLINE: Applicants who filed their application online using the lower-fee TEAS Plus or TEAS RF application form must (1) file certain documents online using TEAS, including responses to Office actions (see TMEP §§819.02(b), 820.02(b) for a complete list of these documents); (2) maintain a valid e-mail correspondence address; and (3) agree to receive correspondence from the USPTO by e-mail throughout the prosecution of the application. See 37 C.F.R. §§2.22(b), 2.23(b); TMEP §§819, 820. TEAS Plus or TEAS RF applicants who do not meet these requirements must submit an additional processing fee of $50 per international class of goods and/or services. 37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1)(v), 2.22(c), 2.23(c); TMEP §§819.04, 820.04. However, in certain situations, TEAS Plus or TEAS RF applicants may respond to an Office action by authorizing an examiner’s amendment by telephone without incurring this additional fee.
Identification of Goods
Prosthetic limbs, namely, [indicate type, e.g., arms, feet, legs]; prosthetic limb components and parts, namely, [specify, ex. feet, ankle joints, knee joints, socket attachment blocks, pyramid adapters, pylons, etc.], in class 10.
For assistance with identifying and classifying goods and services in trademark applications, please see the USPTO’s online searchable U.S. Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual. See TMEP §1402.04.
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TENTH EDITION, VERSION 2016 OF THE NICE AGREEMENT: Effective January 1, 2016, the Tenth Edition, version 2016 of the Nice Agreement changed the classification of certain goods and services used in identifications. See Nice Classification, 10th ed., version 2016 (NCL 10-2016); TMEP §1401.02(a). Applications filed on or after January 1, 2016 must comply with the new 2016 version. See 37 C.F.R. §2.85(e)(1); TMEP §1401.12. Applications filed prior to January 1, 2016 must comply with the edition of the Nice Agreement in effect as of the application filing date; however, applicants of such applications may voluntarily choose to comply with the new 2016 version. See 37 C.F.R. §2.85(e)(1)-(2); TMEP §1401.12. If applicant chooses to comply with the new 2016 version, the entire identification must comply with this version. See 37 C.F.R. §2.85(e)(2); TMEP §1401.12. The USPTO’s online U.S. Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual provides classification information for the new 2016 version as well as information for previous editions in notes to specific entries. See TMEP §1402.04.
Telephone for Clarification Recommended
Search Results
The trademark examining attorney has searched the Office’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).
/Inga Ervin/
Inga Ervin
Law Office 111
571-272-9379
571-273-9379 (fax)
Inga.Ervin@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.