Examiners Amendment

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

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

 

 

 

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT

 

 

Issue date:  February 08, 2020

International Registration No. 1477854

 

Application has been amended as shown below.  As agreed to by the above applicant or attorney on February 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 and/or services are permitted only if they clarify or limit them; amendments that add to or broaden the scope of the goods and/or services are not permitted.  37 C.F.R. §2.71(a).

 

- IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS – Classes 18 & 28:

 

The identification of goods in Classes 18 & 28 is amended to read as follows:

 

-        Leather and imitation leather; leather and imitation leather pouches, bags, key cases and business card cases; skins and hides; luggage; carrying cases; business cases; travelling bags; briefcases; document cases; school bags; carry-all bags; holdalls; backpacks; handbags; shoulder bags; tote bags; athletic bags; beach bags; toiletry bags sold empty; hip bags; belts for luggage; wallets; purses; baby and child carriers worn on the body; leather straps; umbrellas; canes and walking sticks; whips, harnesses and saddlery; clothing for pets; collars for animals; umbrella covers; umbrella handles; umbrella sticks; vanity cases sold empty, in International Class 18; and

 

-        Bags specifically adapted for sports equipment; cases specially adapted for sports bats and rackets; arm pads for athletic use; leg guards for athletic use; elastic shoulder pads for athletic use; elbow guards for athletic use; elbow protectors for riding bicycles; wrist guards for athletic use; hand pads for athletic use; knee guards for athletic use; protective head, shoulder, knee, arm, wrist, waist, chest, groin, leg, and foot padding for athletic use; shin guards for athletic use; supporters, body protectors, body guards and body pads for sports, athletics and fitness; balls as sports equipment; balls for sports; nets for sports; bats for games; rackets and strings for rackets; pucks; golf clubs; golf gloves; golf tees; golf bags; golf balls; golf putting mats; golf driving mats; golf practice nets; golf club covers; golf ball markers; golf ball dispensers; golf training aids, namely, motorized golf chipping practice aid, mechanical putting line aids, putting boards, putting cups, and hand and wrist braces to control flipping of the hand; golf ball retrievers; stands for golf bags; golf accessories, namely, divot repair tools; golf bags covers; soccer goals; football gloves; batting gloves; cricket wicket-keeping gloves; ice hockey gloves; goalkeepers' gloves; swimming gloves; weightlifting gloves; running gloves; baseball gloves; bowling gloves; boxing gloves; climbers' harnesses; body-training apparatus; exercise machines; board games; game cards; tabletop games; parlour games; handheld games consoles; snow sleds for recreational use; puppet theatres and beanbags in the form of playthings; toy sports equipment being toy balls and baseball bats; toy roller skates; gymnastic apparatus; appliances for gymnastics; gymnastic benches; gymnastic training stools; gymnastic vaulting horses; gymnastic parallel bars; gymnastic rings; gymnastic springboards; gymnastic uneven bars; exercise equipment, namely, plyometric boxes, chest pulls, abdominal boards, chest expanders, pulleys, shoulder stretcher using resistance cables, and stationary cycles; playground apparatus and equipment, namely, slides, swing sets, climbing units, sand boxes, spring rockers, carousels, seesaws, playhouses, monkey bars, and rope walls; decorations for Christmas trees; playing cards; hockey skates; ice skates; in-line roller skates; ice skate blades; roller skates; bags for skateboards; skateboard wheels; skateboards; fishing hooks; fishing lines; fishing sinkers; fishing floats; fishing rods; fishing reels; fishing lures; spears for use in fishing; hand-held fishing nets; fishing gaffs; fishing tackle; fishing tackle boxes; fishing buoys; equestrian equipment, namely, rodeo steer roping practice dummies, hurdles, and vaulting dividers; artificial fishing baits; skis; ski edges; ski covers; ski sticks; ski boards; ski bindings and parts therefor; snowboards; surfboards; snowboard bindings; Roller skis; Boards used in the practice of water sports; Skim boards; Surf skis; Surfboard leashes; Bags adapted to carry surfboards; Surfboard covers; surfboard fins; snow shoes; shuttlecocks; table tennis balls; grip tape for rackets; rackets for ball games; nets for games; tables for playing table tennis; table tennis bats; sports equipment, namely, vibration dampeners for rackets; exercise weights; gym exercise balls; trampolines; football goal posts and nets; playthings, namely, inflatable goals for sports; tables for indoor football; Inflatable float lounge chairs and mats for recreational use in water; track and field equipment, namely, batons and discus; bags specially adapted for cricket equipment; cricket bats; leg guards, namely, cricket pads; protective padded body articles for use in playing cricket; protectors for elbows, arms, knees, legs, and groin for use in playing cricket; cricket stumps and bails; cricket nets; bowling machines; hockey sticks; ice hockey sticks; ice hockey pucks; hockey and ice hockey goals and nets; hockey and chest protectors for hockey; goalie pads for hockey and ice hockey; rugby goal posts; sporting equipment, namely, apparatus for use in training for the game of rugby, namely, tackling dummies; basketball backboards; basketball baskets; basketball goals; basketball hoops; basketball nets; volleyball nets; volleyball uprights; volleyball standards; volleyball net antennas; netball goals; netball goalposts; netball nets; aerobic fitness belts; stationery cycles; elastic exercise bands; ankle weights; wrist weights; exercise treadmills; hurdles; javelins; shot puts; discus; poles for use in athletic jumps; vaulting poles; hammers for throws; starting blocks for sports; flippers for swimming; scuba flippers; toy aqua guns; swimming belts; swimming jackets; swimming kick boards; floats for bathing and swimming; play swimming pools; water polo balls; flying disks; swimming equipment, namely, lane ropes and starting blocks; inflatable swimming toys; surf paddles; stand-up paddle board paddles; skateboard paddles; baseball bats; baseball bases; bowling balls; bowling pins; bowling bags adapted for bowling balls; toy bowling mats; skittles; boxing bags; boxing swivels; punching bags; badminton sets; lacrosse sticks; croquet sets, in International Class 28.  See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.01(e).

 

Please note, the identification of goods/services in Class 25 are acceptable as filed/amended.

 

If the applicant has any questions regarding this Examiner’s Amendment, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.  All issues are resolved.

 

/KaranChhina/

Karanendra S. Chhina

Trademark Attorney

Law Office 114

(571) 272-9447

karan.chhina@uspto.gov

 

 

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

 

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

 

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on February 08, 2020 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88370825

 

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. 

 

/KaranChhina/

Karanendra S. Chhina

Trademark Attorney

Law Office 114

(571) 272-9447

karan.chhina@uspto.gov

 

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