Notation to File

NOTE TO THE FILE

SERIAL NUMBER:            88200935

DATE:                                01/28/2019

NAME:                               mribaudo

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From: Smith, Michael T. [mailto:Michael.T.Smith@bskb.com]
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2019 1:46 PM
To: Ribaudo, Michelle <Michelle.Ribaudo@USPTO.GOV>
Cc: MailRoom <Mailroom@BSKB.com>; Kenney, Robert J. <RJK@BSKB.com>; Coutavas, John <John.Coutavas@bskb.com>
Subject: RE: Trademark Application Serial No. 88200935 LD LOUNGE; 3545-0389US1

 

Hi Ms. Ribaudo:

 

Further to your email below, we authorize entry of the proposed amendment to the identification of goods, which we understand will be entered by Examiner’s Amendment.

 

Please do not hesitate to contact us if anything further is needed from us.

 

Thank you for handling this matter informally.

 

Best regards,

Mike Smith

 

Michael T. Smith

Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP

8110 Gatehouse Road, Suite 100 East

Falls Church, Virginia  22040-0747

Tel: 703.205.8048

Fax: 703.205.8050

msmith@bskb.com

www.bskb.com

 

 

From: Ribaudo, Michelle [mailto:Michelle.Ribaudo@USPTO.GOV]
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 5:56 PM
To: MailRoom
Subject: Trademark Application Serial No. 88200935 LD LOUNGE
Importance: High

 

Mr. Kenney,

 

My name is Michelle Ribaudo and I am the Trademark Examining Attorney assigned to application Serial No. 88200935 LD LOUNGE. There is just one minor issue with the application that will need to be addressed prior to moving the application forward.

 

Identification of Goods

 

The identification of goods needs to be amended, specifically the punctuation after the wording “cigarettes”, “electronic cigarettes”, “cigars”, and “cigarette papers” needs to be amended from commas to semicolons.

 

Proper punctuation in identifications is necessary to delineate explicitly each product within a list and to avoid ambiguity. Semicolons are used to separate distinct categories of goods, whereas commas are used to separate a series of related items identified within a particular category of goods. See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §1402.01(a).

 

If accurate, applicant can adopt the language below:

 

International Class 34:    Tobacco; Smoking tobacco; pipe tobacco; cigarettes; electronic cigarettes; cigars; snuff; cigarette papers; cigarette paper tubes; Cigarette lighters not made of precious metal; matches

 

If you have any questions regarding this email, feel free to give me a call at the number provided below. Upon your clarification regarding the identification of goods, we can move the application forward. If I do not receive a response within 3 business days from receipt hereof, I will send you an Office Action regarding the contents herein. Thank you.

 

Sincerely,

 

Michelle Ribaudo, Esq.

Trademark Examining Attorney

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Law Office 126

(571) 270-3962

michelle.ribaudo@uspto.gov

 

Please note that all relevant e-mail communications will be placed in the official application record. Although the trademark examining attorney may provide additional explanation pertaining to the application, the trademark examining attorney may not provide legal advice or statements about applicant’s rights.  See TMEP §§705.02, 709.06.

 

 

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