To: | CDF Corporation (mail@pandisciolaw.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 90112292 - DEFENDER - CDF/TM-35 |
Sent: | December 17, 2020 04:59:27 PM |
Sent As: | ecom107@uspto.gov |
Attachments: | Attachment - 1 Attachment - 2 Attachment - 3 Attachment - 4 Attachment - 5 |
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application
U.S. Application Serial No. 90112292
Mark: DEFENDER
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Applicant: CDF Corporation
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Reference/Docket No. CDF/TM-35
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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 17, 2020
The examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following.
Database search. The 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.
Fees paid per class. The application identifies services that are classified in at least two classes; however, applicant submitted a fee sufficient for only one class. In a multiple-class application, a fee for each class is required. 37 C.F.R. §2.86(a)(2), (b)(2); TMEP §§810.01, 1403.01. For more information about adding classes to an application, see the Multiple-class Application webpage.
Therefore, applicant must either (1) restrict the application to the number of classes covered by the fees already paid, or (2) submit the fees for each additional class.
The fee for adding classes to a TEAS Standard application is $275 per class. See 37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(1)(iii). For more information about adding classes to an application, see the Multiple-class Application webpage.
Identification of goods. The wording in the identification of goods must be clarified because it is indefinite and/or identifies goods that may be classified in more than one international class. See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §1402.01. Applicant may, for example, substitute the following identification, if accurate:
In International Class 20; non-rigid, plastic inserts for use as intermediate bulk container liners, placed between the intermediate bulk containers and the contents of the intermediate bulk containers, for use in the food, paint and coating industries.
In International Class 22; non-rigid, disposable liners for intermediate bulk containers, placed between the intermediate bulk containers and the contents of the intermediate bulk containers, for use in the food, paint and coating industries.
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.
If applicant has any questions or needs assistance responding to this Office action, please do not hesitate to contact the examining attorney.
/Nicholas K. D. Altree/
Trademark Examining Attorney
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Law Office 107
571-272-9336
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