Examiners Amendment

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application

 

 

 

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT

 

 

Issue date:  January 07, 2020

 

Per Applicant’s December 16, 2019 communication and this amendment, the identification and classification requirements are satisfied.  TMEP § 713.02.

 

Application has been amended as shown below.  As agreed to by Pei Heng Li on January 7, 2020, the examining attorney has amended the application as shown below.  Please notify the examining attorney immediately of any objections.  TMEP §707.  Otherwise, no response is required.  Id.  In addition, applicant is advised that amendments to the goods are permitted only if they clarify or limit them; amendments that add to or broaden the scope of the goods are not permitted.  37 C.F.R. §2.71(a).

 

IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS

 

The identification of goods in International Classes 006 and 007 is amended to read as follows: 

 

International Class 006:

 

Tool storage chests of metal sold empty; tool accessory trays of metal sold empty; metal socket rails; steel line stopper kits comprised of metal clamps for preventing leakage of automotive fluids; magnetic dishes and trays, made of metal, used for storing and organizing tools, sold empty

 

International Class 007:

 

Automotive and industrial power tools, namely, power-operated impact wrenches; cordless power-operated ratchet wrenches; cordless power drills; power-operated air drills; power-operated air hammer; die grinders being power tools; pencil die grinders being power tools; air power-operated punch tool; electric air-powered sanders, namely, orbital, disc, in-line and jitterbug sanders, belt sanders; power-operated tire buffer; power-operated pinstripe removal tool; power-operated needle scaler; finishing tools, namely, power-operated polisher; power drill bits; cutting and grinding accessories, namely, grinder and finisher kits comprised of grinders, grinder discs, shank adaptor, spanner wrenches all sold as a unit; pneumatic blow guns; parts for pneumatic blow guns, namely, air swivel connectors; laser engraving pens, being parts of machines; transmission boot and joint tools, namely, boot tool, joint clamps, boot installer, air regulator, and rack and pinion tools; motorcycle power jacks; automobile power jacks; truck power jacks; power jack stands; power transmission jacks; hydraulic jacks; engine hoists; engine slings in the nature of cables for engine hoists; valve core and stem tools, namely, power-operated valve core removers; camshaft pulley tool, namely, electric pulley blocks, oil filter crusher, timing belt tension compressor for engines for land vehicles; electric timing belt tension compressor; power-operated lock tool for cam shaft sprockets; brake bleeder pumps other than for vehicles; body repair kits comprised of paint spray guns, abrasive blast cleaning machines, wet-dry vacuums, parts washers, namely, high pressure washer; soldering kits consisting of electric soldering iron, and also tips, stand and cleaning sponge in a storage case all sold as a unit; miniature butane soldering torches; vacuum pumps

 

See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.01(e).

 

What Happens Next: After an examiner’s amendment issues, the trademark examining attorney will usually approve the mark for publication in the Trademark Official Gazette, a weekly online publication of the USPTO. The USPTO will then send a “Notice of Publication” to the applicant specifying the date of publication.

 

The purpose of publishing applicant’s mark in the Trademark Official Gazette is to provide an opportunity to third parties who believe they may be damaged by registration of applicant’s mark to oppose its registration 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 such matters.  If an opposition proceeding is instituted to oppose registration of applicant’s mark, applicant will receive notice.  In such cases, due to the complexity of such matters, applicant may wish to hire an attorney.

 

If the mark is published based upon the actual use of the mark in commerce, or based on a foreign registration, and no party opposes its registration, the USPTO will normally register the mark and issue a registration certificate within approximately twelve (12) weeks after the date the mark was published.

 

For an overview of the time frames for when an applicant should file and the USPTO will issue documents related to a trademark application, see Trademark Application and Post-Registration Process Timelines.  Forms for Statements of Use and extension requests, and additional requirements for intent to use applications, are available online at Intent to Use (ITU) Forms.

 

/Brittany Lee-Richardson/

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 116

571.272.9750

Brittany.Lee-Richardson@uspto.gov

 

 

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

 

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

 

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on January 07, 2020 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88284223

 

Your trademark application has been reviewed by a trademark examining attorney.  As part of that review, the assigned attorney has issued an official letter.  Please follow the steps below.

 

(1)  Read the official letter.  No response is necessary.

 

(2)  Direct questions about the contents of the Office action to the assigned attorney below. 

 

/Brittany Lee-Richardson/

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 116

571.272.9750

Brittany.Lee-Richardson@uspto.gov

 

Direct questions about navigating USPTO electronic forms, the USPTO website, the application process, the status of your application, and/or whether there are outstanding deadlines or documents related to your file to the Trademark Assistance Center (TAC).

 

 

 

GENERAL GUIDANCE

·       Check the status of your application periodically in the Trademark Status & Document Retrieval (TSDR) database to avoid missing critical deadlines.

 

·       Update your correspondence email address, if needed, to ensure you receive important USPTO notices about your application.

 

·       Beware of misleading notices sent by private companies about your application.  Private companies not associated with the USPTO use public information available in trademark registrations to mail and email trademark-related offers and notices – most of which require fees.  All official USPTO correspondence will only be emailed from the domain “@uspto.gov.”