To: | VERSAFLEX, INC. (sean@bradleyip.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88587839 - BRIDGEFLEX - 499.045 |
Sent: | September 26, 2019 02:54:10 PM |
Sent As: | ecom121@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. 88587839
Mark: BRIDGEFLEX
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Applicant: VERSAFLEX, INC.
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Reference/Docket No. 499.045
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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: September 26, 2019
SEARCH OF OFFICE’S DATABASE OF MARKS
The trademark examining attorney has searched the Office’s database of registered and pending marks and has found no conflicting marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d). TMEP §704.02; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).
DETAILS OF ISSUES
IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS – AMENDMENT
Applicant’s applied-for goods consist of the following:
Class 002: Exterior surface protective coatings; Coatings for metal protection; Polymer coatings for metal; Anti-corrosive coatings; Coatings to inhibit metal corrosion; Coatings for exterior metal surfaces
The wording highlighted in bold above is indefinite because the nature of goods is unclear e.g., type of coating. See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.03.
Applicant may adopt the following suggestions highlighted in bold with additional examination notes appearing in italics and within curly {brackets}, if accurate:
Class 002: Exterior surface protective coatings; protective coatings for metal surfaces; protective polymer coatings for metal surfaces; Anti-corrosive coatings; anti-corrosive coatings to inhibit metal corrosion; anti-corrosive coatings for exterior metal surfaces
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.
RESPONSE GUIDELINES
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.
How to respond. Click to file a response to this nonfinal Office action
/Courtney M. Caliendo/
Courtney M. Caliendo
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 121 - USPTO
Courtney.Caliendo@uspto.gov
571-270-1871
RESPONSE GUIDANCE