Examiners Amendment

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

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

 

 

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT

 

Issue date:  May 14, 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 applicant’s attorney, David P. Cooper, on May 14, 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).

 

 

AMENDED IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS

 

The identification of goods is amended to read as follows: 

 

International Class 19:   building and construction materials, namely, wood panels and composite panels composed primarily of nonmetal materials and marine grade wood panels and composite panels composed primarily of nonmetal materials for marine and coastal environments

 

International Class 20:   wood products, namely, wood panels and composite panels and marine grade wood panels and composite panels for use in further manufacturing in marine and coastal environment fields

 

See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.01(e).

 

 

DEPOSIT ACCOUNT CHARGED

 

The amended application identifies goods that are classified in 2 classes; however, the fees submitted are sufficient for only one class.  In a multiple-class application, a fee for each class is required.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.86(a)(2); TMEP §§810.01, 1403.01.  Thus, in accordance with the written authorization granted by applicant, the additional fees have been charged to the specified deposit account.  TMEP §§405.03, 810.01.

 

 

DISCLAIMER

 

The following disclaimer statement is added to the record:

 

No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “MARINE GUARD” apart from the mark as shown.

 

See 15 U.S.C. §1056(a); TMEP §§1213, 1213.03(c), 1213.08(a)(i).

 

/Steven W. Ferrell Jr./

Examining Attorney

Law Office 121

(571) 270-3424

steven.ferrell@uspto.gov

 

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

 

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

 

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on May 14, 2020 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88801059

 

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. 

 

/Steven W. Ferrell Jr./

Examining Attorney

Law Office 121

(571) 270-3424

steven.ferrell@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.”