UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

 

 

 

OFFICE ACTION

 

RESPONSE TIME LIMIT:  TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, THE OFFICE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE MAILING OR E-MAILING DATE. 

 

MAILING/E-MAILING DATE INFORMATION:  If the mailing or e-mailing date of this Office action does not appear above, this information can be obtained by visiting the USPTO website at http://tarr.uspto.gov/, inserting the application serial number, and viewing the prosecution history for the mailing date of the most recently issued Office communication.

 

Serial Number  78/815823

 

The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following.

 

NO CONFLICTING MARKS NOTED

 

The examining attorney has searched the Office records and has found no similar registered or pending mark which would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. Section 1052(d).  TMEP section 704.02.

 

 

 

 

UNACCEPTABLE IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS

 

The application lists the goods, “alarm clocks; belt buckles of precious metal (for clothing); bolo ties with precious metal tips; bracelets; busts of precious metal; candle snuffers of precious metal; candlesticks of precious metal; charms; clocks; earrings; jewelry; jewelry cases of precious metal; jewelry chains; key rings of precious metal; lapel pins; letter openers of precious metal; neck chains; necklaces; necktie fasteners; non-monetary coins; ornamental pins; pendants; rings; slides for bolo ties; stop watches; tie clips; tie fasteners; tie tacks; wall clocks; watch bands; watch cases; watch chains; watch straps; watches; wedding bands; wristwatches” in International Class 14.   

 

The applicant must remove any parentheses from the identification of goods and incorporate the parenthetical information into the description.  Generally, parentheses and brackets should not be used in identifications.  TMEP §1402.12.

 

To follow is the examining attorney’s suggestion concerning the applicant’s identification of goods.  The applicant may amend the application pursuant to the examining attorney’s suggestion, if accurate:

 

“Alarm clocks; belt buckles of precious metal for clothing; bolo ties with precious metal tips; bracelets; busts of precious metal; candle snuffers of precious metal; candlesticks of precious metal; charms; clocks; earrings; jewelry; jewelry cases of precious metal; jewelry chains; key rings of precious metal; lapel pins; letter openers of precious metal; neck chains; necklaces; necktie fasteners; non-monetary coins; ornamental pins; pendants; rings; slides for bolo ties; stop watches; tie clips; tie fasteners; tie tacks; wall clocks; watch bands; watch cases; watch chains; watch straps; watches; wedding bands; wristwatches” in International Class 14.   

 

APPLICANT MAY NOT EXCEED SCOPE OF PRESENT IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS

 

While an application may be amended to clarify or limit the identification of goods, additions to the identification are not permitted.  37 C.F.R. Section 2.71(b).  TMEP section 1402.06.  Therefore, the applicant may not amend to include any goods that are not within the scope of the present identification.

 

NAME OR TITLE OF AN INDIVIDUAL

 

The applicant must clarify whether the name in or title the mark identifies a particular living individual. 

 

If the name or title in the mark identifies a particular living individual, then applicant must submit the following: 

 

(1)   a signed, written consent from that individual, authorizing applicant to register the name as a trademark with the USPTO; and

 

(2)   a statement that “Jack Sparrow identifies a living individual whose consent is of record.”

 

However, if the name or title in the mark does not identify a living individual, then applicant must submit a statement that “Jack Sparrow does not identify a living individual.”  Trademark Act Section 2(c), 15 U.S.C. §1052(c); TMEP §§813 and 1206.

 

CHANGE OF ADDRESS (FOR INFORMATION ONLY)

 

Applicants may file address change correspondence via a form on TEAS.  Address changes may be performed on up to 20 cases at a time.  The Trademark Office strongly encourages applicants to use this form, available online at: http://eteas.uspto.gov/V2.0/ca200/WIZARD.htm

 

 

/Sonya B. Stephens/

Trademark Attorney

Law Office 109

(571) 272-9352 phone

(571) 273-9109 fax*

*fax no. for official responses only

 

 

HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS OFFICE ACTION:

• ONLINE RESPONSE:  You may respond using the Office’s Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Response to Office action form available on our website at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html.  If the Office action issued via e-mail, you must wait 72 hours after receipt of the Office action to respond via TEAS.  NOTE:  Do not respond by e-mail.  THE USPTO WILL NOT ACCEPT AN E-MAILED RESPONSE.
• REGULAR MAIL RESPONSE:  To respond by regular mail, your response should be sent to the mailing return address above, and include the serial number, law office number, and examining attorney’s name.  NOTE:  The filing date of the response will be the date of receipt in the Office, not the postmarked date.  To ensure your response is timely, use a certificate of mailing.  37 C.F.R. §2.197.

 

STATUS OF APPLICATION: To check the status of your application, visit the Office’s Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) system at http://tarr.uspto.gov.

 

VIEW APPLICATION DOCUMENTS ONLINE: Documents in the electronic file for pending applications can be viewed and downloaded online at http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow.

 

GENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION: For general information about trademarks, please visit the Office’s website at http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm

 

FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY SPECIFIED ABOVE.