To: | KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (bassam.ibrahim@bipc.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88474148 - KANEBO - 0080279-613 |
Sent: | October 03, 2019 02:25:09 PM |
Sent As: | ecom103@uspto.gov |
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United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application
U.S. Application Serial No. 88474148
Mark: KANEBO
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Correspondence Address: BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC
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Applicant: KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Reference/Docket No. 0080279-613
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The USPTO must receive applicant’s response to this letter within six months of the issue date below or the application will be abandoned. Respond using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS). A link to the appropriate TEAS response form appears at the end of this Office action.
Issue date: October 03, 2019
TEAS PLUS OR TEAS REDUCED FEE (TEAS RF) APPLICANTS – TO MAINTAIN LOWER FEE, ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET, INCLUDING SUBMITTING DOCUMENTS ONLINE: Applicants who filed their application online using the lower-fee TEAS Plus or TEAS RF application form must (1) file certain documents online using TEAS, including responses to Office actions (see TMEP §§819.02(b), 820.02(b) for a complete list of these documents); (2) maintain a valid e-mail correspondence address; and (3) agree to receive correspondence from the USPTO by e-mail throughout the prosecution of the application. See 37 C.F.R. §§2.22(b), 2.23(b); TMEP §§819, 820. TEAS Plus or TEAS RF applicants who do not meet these requirements must submit an additional processing fee of $125 per class of goods and/or services. 37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1)(v), 2.22(c), 2.23(c); TMEP §§819.04, 820.04. However, in certain situations, TEAS Plus or TEAS RF applicants may respond to an Office action by authorizing an examiner’s amendment by telephone or e-mail without incurring this additional fee.
This application was approved for publication on September 4, 2019. See 37 C.F.R. §2.80. However, approval of the application has been withdrawn to address the issue(s) below. See TMEP §706.01. The trademark examining attorney apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause applicant.
Identification of Goods
Class 8
The identification “Bladed or pointed hand tools, namely, … knives” is indefinite and must be clarified to further specify the nature of the knives, e.g., “knives for hobby use,” “knives being tableware.”
Bladed or pointed hand tools, namely, scissors, knives, razors, hand-operated hair clippers and hand operated cutting tools; eyelash curlers; pedicure sets; manicure sets; tweezers; cuticle nippers; nail files; electric or non-electric nail polishers
Class 18
The identification “Bags, namely, … trunks” is indefinite and must be clarified to further specify the nature of the trunks, e.g., travelling trunks, trunks being luggage.
Bags, namely, folding briefcases, shoulder bags, Gladstone bags, briefcases, suitcases, carry-on bags, trunks, handbags, Boston bags, backpacks, rucksacks, cosmetic bags sold empty, reusable shopping bags and wheeled shopping bags; pouches, namely, purses, key cases, wallets, ticket pouches and business card cases; vanity cases sold empty
Class 25
The identification “collar protectors” is not sufficiently specific. Applicant must describe the nature of its collar protectors, e.g., “collar protector strips for application to clothing collars,” “Collar protector pads for application to clothing collars.”
In the identification of “mufflers” is indefinite and must be clarified to further specify the nature of the goods, e.g., mufflers as neck scarves.
Clothing, namely, coats, sweaters, shirts, nightwear, underwear, swimwear, swimming caps, camisoles, T-shirts, kimonos, obis, sleep masks, aprons, collar protectors, socks, stockings, puttees, gaiters, fur stoles, shawls, scarves, gloves, mittens, neckties, neckerchieves, thermal supporters, namely, thermal socks and thermal underwear, mufflers, ear muffs, nightcaps and headwear; footwear.
All other Classes are acceptable as submitted.
For assistance with identifying and classifying goods and services in trademark applications, please see the USPTO’s online searchable U.S. Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual. See TMEP §1402.04.
Attorney bar information required. Applicant’s attorney must provide the following bar information: (1) his or her bar membership number, if the bar provides one; (2) the name of the U.S. state, commonwealth, or territory of his or her bar membership; and (3) the year of his or her admission to the bar. 37 C.F.R. §2.17(b)(3). This information is required for all U.S.-licensed attorneys who are representing trademark applicants at the USPTO. Id. If the attorney’s bar does not issue bar membership numbers, applicant must state this for the record. See id.
To provide bar information. Applicant’s attorney should respond to this Office action by using the appropriate TEAS response form and provide his or her bar information in the “Attorney Information” page of the form, within the bar information section. See 37 C.F.R. §2.17(b)(1)(ii). Bar information provided in any other area of the form will be viewable by the public in USPTO records.
Attorney statement required. Applicant’s attorney must provide the following statement: “I am an attorney who is an active member in good standing of the bar of a U.S. state (including the District of Columbia and any U.S. Commonwealth or territory).” See 37 C.F.R. §2.17(b)(3). This is required for all U.S.-licensed attorneys who are representing trademark applicants at the USPTO. Id.
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/Kevon L. Chisolm/
Kevon L. Chisolm
Examining Attorney, Law Office 103
571-272-9270
kevon.chisolm@uspto.gov
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