Examiners Amendment

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

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

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT

Issue date:  January 16, 2020

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 Michael Dowd on January 13, 2020, 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).

The identification of goods is amended to read as follows:  “Paper; writing pads of paper; notebooks; file folders; paper binders; appointment books; office desk accessories, namely, desk pads; paper shredders; boxes, cartons, storage containers, and packaging containers made of paper or cardboard; copy paper; notepads; adhesive note paper; folders; binder clips; paper clips; paper fasteners; push pins; filler paper; binders; protective covers for sheets of paper and pages of books; glue for stationery or household use; glue sticks for stationery or household use; glue pens for stationery purposes; pen or pencil holders; pen and pencil cases and boxes; letter trays; paper clip holders; file boxes for storage of magazines; staplers; erasers; writing instruments; pens; pencils; highlighter pens; envelopes; adhesive packing tape for stationery or household use; mailing labels; shipping labels; paper hole punches; hanging folders; file marking tabs; notebook dividers; index dividers; file pockets; adhesive materials for office use; adhesive tapes for stationery or household purposes; adhesive tape dispensers; correcting tapes; calendars; daily planners; highlighting markers; file trays; paper hole punches; cardboard; packing paper; pencil sharpeners; book covers; rubber bands; drawing rulers; drafting rulers; clipboards; bookmarks; magnetic boards; magnetic boards for scheduling activities and appointments.”  See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.01(e).

/Kamal Bal/

Kamal S. Bal

Examining Attorney

Law Office 112

571-272-5645

kamal.bal@uspto.gov

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on January 16, 2020 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88675292

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. 

/Kamal Bal/

Kamal S. Bal

Examining Attorney

Law Office 112

571-272-5645

kamal.bal@uspto.gov

Direct questions about navigating USPTO electronic forms, the USPTO website, the application process, the status of your application, and/or whether there are outstanding deadlines or documents related to your file to the Trademark Assistance Center (TAC).

GENERAL GUIDANCE

·         Check the status of your application periodically in the Trademark Status & Document Retrieval (TSDR) database to avoid missing critical deadlines.

·         Update your correspondence email address, if needed, to ensure you receive important USPTO notices about your application.

·         Beware of misleading notices sent by private companies about your application.  Private companies not associated with the USPTO use public information available in trademark registrations to mail and email trademark-related offers and notices – most of which require fees.  All official USPTO correspondence will only be emailed from the domain “@uspto.gov.”