Examiners Amendment

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

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

 

 

 

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT

 

ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 3/6/2019

 

 

APPLICATION HAS BEEN AMENDED:  In accordance with the authorization granted by Ken Sapp, a corporate officer of Compass Manufacturing International LLC, on March 6, 2019, 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 may clarify or limit the goods, but may not add to or broaden the scope of the goods.  37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq.

 

 

IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS

 

Class 11: Automatic faucets; Automatic flush valves for toilets; Bath tubs and shower trays; Bathroom exhaust fans; Decorative table-top water fountains; Decorative water fountains; Disinfectant dispensers for toilets; Drainage water treatment tanks; Dryers for the removal of water vapor from compressed air and gases; Faucet aerators; Faucet handles; Faucet sprayers; Faucets; Filters for drinking water; Flexible pipes being parts of basin plumbing installations; Flexible pipes being parts of bath plumbing installations; Flexible pipes being parts of shower plumbing installations; Flexible pipes being parts of sink plumbing installations; Floor water fountains; Hand held shower heads; Hand showers; Hand-held showers; Hot water tanks; Hybrid water heater; Kitchen sink sprayers; Kitchen sinks; Lawn sprinkler systems comprising pumps, valves and filters; Manually-operated plumbing valves; Mixer faucets for water pipes; Plumbing fitting, namely, vacuum release safety valve for flow shutoff in pools and spas; Plumbing fittings, namely, aerators for faucets; Plumbing fittings, namely, baffles; Plumbing fittings, namely, bibbs; Plumbing fittings, namely, cocks; Plumbing fittings, namely, couplers; Plumbing fittings, namely, drains; Plumbing fittings, namely, faucet filters; Plumbing fittings, namely, fresh water fills for recreational vehicles; Plumbing fittings, namely, shower control valves; Plumbing fittings, namely, sink strainers; Plumbing fittings, namely, spouts; Plumbing fittings, namely, traps; Plumbing fittings, namely, tub control valves; Plumbing fittings, namely, valves; Plumbing fixtures, namely, shower mixers; Plumbing fixtures, namely, shower sprayers; Plumbing fixtures, namely, sink sprayers; Plumbing fixtures, namely, sink traps; Plumbing supplies, namely, sink strainers; Portable showers; Portable toilets; Shower and bath cubicles; Shower bases; Shower control fittings, namely, escutcheons; Shower doors; Shower enclosures; Shower faucet extensions; Shower head sprayers; Shower heads; Shower panels; Shower platforms; Shower stands; Shower surrounds; Shower trays; Shower tubs; Showers; Single lever fixtures for lavatories and sinks; Sink drainer system comprised of a drain tray, sink mount, kick stand and rod; Sink pedestals; Sinks; Sinks integrated into counters or countertops; Solar water heaters; Stainless steel bottom grids specially adapted and shaped for use in sinks; Strainers for plumbing drains; Strainers for water lines; Tap water faucets; Taps being faucets; Toilet accessories, namely, handles that are affixed to toilet seats; Toilet accessories, namely, plastic handles that are affixed to toilet seats; Toilet bowls; Toilet conversion kits for converting a single-flush toilet into a dual-flush toilet; Toilet seat adaptors for children in the nature of a plastic device that is specially adapted to rest on a toilet seat; Toilet seats; Toilet stool units with a washing water squirter; Toilet tank balls; Toilet tanks; Toilet trainer seats, namely, smaller training seats for attachment to full-size toilets and toilet seats for training purposes; Toilets; Wall water fountains; Water faucet spout; Gas and electric ranges; gas and electric stoves; gas and electric cooking ovens; gas, induction and electric counter cooktops; wine coolers, namely, refrigerated cabinets containing racks for wine bottles and storage shelves; range hoods; refrigerators; water coolers; microwave ovens; air conditioners; split system air conditioners; heat pumps; combination air conditioners and heat pumps sold as a unit; forced air furnaces; air handlers consisting of a blower and heating or cooling elements; household electronic air cleaners; freezers; ice maker machines; water purification units; dehumidifiers; clothes dryers; electronic air purifiers

 

 

What Happens Next

 

After the trademark examining attorney issues the examiner’s amendment, applicant will not receive a registration on the Principal Register for the applied-for mark until the mark makes it through the publication process and opposition period.  The publication process starts once the trademark examining attorney issues the examiner’s amendment and the mark is approved for publication in the USPTO’s Trademark Official Gazette, a weekly online publication.  The USPTO will then send a “Notice of Publication” to the applicant specifying the date its mark will publish in this publication.

 

The USPTO publishes applicant’s mark in the Trademark Official Gazette to provide third parties who believe they may be damaged by registration of applicant’s mark an opportunity to oppose registration of that mark within thirty (30) days from the publication date.  An “opposition” is similar to a federal court proceeding, but this proceeding is held before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, a USPTO administrative tribunal of administrative judges who issue decisions on these matters.  If a third party opposes registration of applicant’s mark by instituting an opposition proceeding, the USPTO will send applicant notice of this opposition.  When this occurs, an applicant may wish to hire an attorney due to the complexity of these proceedings.

 

If no one opposes registration of the mark, and the mark was published based upon an applicant’s actual use of the mark in commerce or on a foreign registration, the USPTO generally registers the mark and issues a registration certificate within approximately twelve (12) weeks after the publication date.

 

 

/Jacquelyn A. Jones/

Jacquelyn A. Jones

Examining Attorney

Law Office 120

(571) 272-4432

Jacquelyn.jones@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 3/6/2019 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO.88214550

 

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.