To: | Safariland, LLC (trademark@kanekessler.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88881099 - D - N/A |
Sent: | December 03, 2020 11:38:09 AM |
Sent As: | ecom104@uspto.gov |
Attachments: | Attachment - 1 |
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application
U.S. Application Serial No. 88881099
Mark: D
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Applicant: Safariland, LLC
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Reference/Docket No. N/A
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FINAL 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) and/or Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals (ESTTA). A link to the appropriate TEAS response form and/or to ESTTA for an appeal appears at the end of this Office action.
Issue date: December 03, 2020
This Office acknowledges the receipt of applicant’s communication dated November 30, 2020, in which applicant amended the identification of goods.
The examining attorney maintains now makes FINAL the following requirement:
IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS REQUIREMENT
The identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because the wording “gear bags” is unclear with respect to the nature of the bags. See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §1402.01. Applicant must specify the field of use in which the goods are used or intended to be used, or the specific purpose of the goods. See TMEP §1402.01.
Applicant may adopt the following wording, if accurate:
Class 18: Backpack and all-purpose {SPECIFY TYPE, e.g., carrying, sport, athletic} bags
An applicant may only amend an identification to clarify or limit the goods, but not to add to or broaden the scope of the goods. 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq., 1402.07.
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
For this application to proceed, applicant must explicitly address each refusal and/or requirement in this Office action. For a refusal, applicant may provide written arguments and evidence against the refusal, and may have other response options if specified above. For a requirement, applicant should set forth the changes or statements. Please see “Responding to Office Actions” and the informational video “Response to Office Action” for more information and tips on responding.
Please call or email the assigned trademark examining attorney with questions about this Office action. Although an examining attorney cannot provide legal advice, the examining attorney can provide additional explanation about the refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) in this Office action. See TMEP §§705.02, 709.06.
The USPTO does not accept emails as responses to Office actions; however, emails can be used for informal communications and are included in the application record. See 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(c), 2.191; TMEP §§304.01-.02, 709.04-.05.
How to respond. Click to file a request for reconsideration of this final Office action that fully resolves all outstanding requirements and refusals and/or click to file a timely appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) with the required filing fee(s).
/Donald Johnson/
Donald O. Johnson
Examining Attorney
Law Office 104
571-272-7831
don.johnson@uspto.gov
RESPONSE GUIDANCE