To: | Valex Corp. (trademark@lockelord.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88622445 - V - 100126400028 |
Sent: | December 13, 2019 09:43:30 AM |
Sent As: | ecom109@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. 88622445
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Applicant: Valex Corp.
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Reference/Docket No. 100126400028
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NONFINAL OFFICE ACTION
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: December 13, 2019
The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney. Applicant must respond timely and completely to the issue(s) below. 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(a), 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
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).
Identification of Goods and Services
The identification of goods and services is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite. See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §1402.01. Applicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate:
Class 06: Metal tubes; Metal tubes for use in the semiconductor fabrication systems; Metal pipes; Metal pipes for use in the semiconductor fabrication systems; Metal fittings for<specify use>; Metal fittings for use in the semiconductor fabrication systems; Metal manifolds for use in the semiconductor fabrication systems; Integrated metal assemblies of tubes, pipes, fittings, and valves for use in the semiconductor fabrication systems
Class 07: Ball valves being parts of machines; Valves being parts of gas distribution system machines; Valves being parts of semiconductor fabrication system machines; Cooling ball valves being parts of water distribution system machines; Cooling ball valves being parts of semiconductor fabrication system machines; machines, namely, Gas sticks composed of an assembly of a ball valve, regulator and pressure gauge; Machines, namely, Water sticks composed of an assembly of valves, regulators and pressure gauges
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.
Although applicant’s mark has been refused registration, applicant may respond to the refusal(s) by submitting evidence and arguments in support of registration.
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.
If the applicant has any questions or needs assistance regarding this action, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.
/FrankLattuca/
Frank Lattuca
Examiing Attorney
Law Office 109
(571) 270-1518
Frank.Lattuca@uspto.gov
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