To: | NIBCO Inc. (ptomail@priceheneveld.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88636231 - SURE SEAL - NIB001 T485 |
Sent: | November 26, 2019 03:04:12 PM |
Sent As: | ecom117@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. 88636231
Mark: SURE SEAL
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Applicant: NIBCO Inc.
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Reference/Docket No. NIB001 T485
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EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT
Issue date: November 26, 2019
USPTO database searched; no conflicting marks found. The trademark examining attorney searched the USPTO database of registered and pending marks and found no conflicting marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d). 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); TMEP §704.02.
Application has been amended as shown below. As agreed to by Aaron Wong on 11/25/2019, 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
The identification of goods is amended to read as follows:
· Class 6: Manually operated metal valves, not for use in the oil and gas drilling industry
· Class 9: Automatic valves, not for use in the oil and gas drilling industry
See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.01(e).
DISCLAIMER
The following disclaimer statement is added to the record:
No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “SEAL” apart from the mark as shown.
See 15 U.S.C. §1056(a); TMEP §§1213, 1213.08(a)(i).
MARK DESCRIPTION
The following description of the mark is added to the record:
The mark consists of the literal element “SURE SEAL” in all capital letters between two straight horizontal lines: one positioned on top and the other positioned below.
See 37 C.F.R. §2.37; TMEP §§808 et seq.
Becker, Joseph (Trademark)
/Joseph Becker/
Trademark Examining Attorney, Law Office 117
United States PTO
(571) 270-5493
Joseph.Becker1@uspto.gov