United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

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

NO-CALL EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT

Issue date:  August 30, 2019

NO CONFLICTING MARKS FOUND

The USPTO database of registered and pending marks have been searched and no conflicting registered or pending mark has been found that would bar registration under Section 2(d) of the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1052(d) (2012).  Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure § 704.02 (October 2018). 

AMENDMENT

The application has been AMENDED as indicated below.  No prior approval or authorization from Applicant or Applicant’s attorney is required.  TMEP § 707.02. 

If the identification of goods or services has been amended, please note that any future amendments must be in accordance with Trademark Rule of Practice 2.71(a), 37 C.F.R. § 2.71(a) (2019), and TMEP § 1402.06–.07.  See TMEP § 1402.07(e). 

ADVISORY

RECLASSIFICATION OF GOODS

Applicant classified its goods in International Class 10 in the initial filing.  The proper classification for sinks and the listed plumbing products is International Class 11; the record has been accordingly corrected.  TMEP § 707.02.

Please inform the undersigned immediately if there is an objection to any amendment; otherwise, no response is necessary. 

Sincerely,

/Judy Helfman/

Judith M. Helfman

Attorney, Law Office 111

571/272-5892

judy.helfman@uspto.gov

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on August 30, 2019 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88467185

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. 

/Judy Helfman/

Judith M. Helfman

Attorney, Law Office 111

571/272-5892

judy.helfman@uspto.gov

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