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| From: ECom116 [mailto:Ecom116@USPTO.GOV]
Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2004 8:35 AM To: fxs@infodomini.com Subject: TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 78359312 - WSOP - N/A UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
OFFICE ACTION TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, WE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF OUR MAILING OR E-MAILING DATE. Serial Number 78/359312 The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following. Search Results 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. §1052(d). TMEP §704.02. Identification of Goods/Recitation of Services The identification is unacceptable as indefinite because the nature of the goods and/or services is unclear. TMEP §1402.01. Specifically, the wording “poker tournaments” appears to possibly refer to services, while the indefinite wording “games” refers to goods in class 28 The applicant must amend the identification to clearly explain the nature of the services and to specify the type of games. Applicant must reclassify the goods and/or services and add a class, as appropriate. Applicant may adopt the following identification of goods and services, if accurate: Cards games (which are classified in international class 28) Equipment sold as a unit for playing card games (classified in international class 28) Entertainment services in the nature of poker tournaments (in international class 41). For further assistance regarding an acceptable listing of goods and/or services, please see the on line searchable Manual of Acceptable Identifications of Goods and Services, at http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/tac/doc/gsmanual/. Please note that, while an application may be amended to clarify or limit the identification, additions to the identification are not permitted. 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06. Therefore, the applicant may not amend to include any goods or services that are not within the scope of the goods and services recited in the present identification. Combined Applications The application identifies goods and/or services that may be classified in several international classes. Therefore, the applicant must either: (1) restrict the application to the number of class (es) covered by the fee already paid, or (2) pay the required fee for each additional class (es). 37 C.F.R. §2.86(a)(2); TMEP §§810.01, 1401.04, 1401.04(b) and 1403.01. Effective January 1, 2003, the fee for filing a trademark application is $335 for each class. This applies to classes added to pending applications as well as to new applications filed on or after that date. 37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(1). If the applicant prosecutes this application as a combined, or multiple class, application, the applicant must comply with each of the following. (1) The applicant must list the goods/services by international class with the classes listed in ascending numerical order. TMEP §1403.01. (2) The applicant must submit a filing fee for each international class of goods/services not covered by the fee already paid. 37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1) and 2.86(a); TMEP §§810.01 and 1403.01. Effective January 1, 2003, the fee for filing a trademark application is $335 for each class. This applies to classes added to pending applications as well as to new applications filed on or after that date. Response Guidelines No set form is required for response to this Office action. The applicant must respond to each point raised. The applicant should simply set forth the required changes or statements and request that the Office enter them. The applicant must sign the response. In addition to the identifying information required at the beginning of this letter, the applicant should provide a telephone number to speed up further processing. NOTICE: TRADEMARK OPERATION RELOCATING OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2004 The Trademark Operation is relocating to Alexandria, Virginia, in October and November 2004. Effective October 4, 2004, all Trademark-related paper mail (except documents sent to the Assignment Services Division for recordation, certain documents filed under the Madrid Protocol, and requests for copies of trademark documents) must be sent to: Commissioner for Trademarks P.O. Box 1451 Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
Trademark Attorney, Law Office 116 current phone no.: 703-306-7915 phone no. as of 10/18/04: 571-272-9135 How to respond to this Office Action: To respond formally using the Office’s Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), visit http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html and follow the instructions. To respond formally via regular mail, your response should be sent to the mailing Return Address listed above and include the serial number, law office and examining attorney’s name on the upper right corner of each page of your response. To check the status of your application at any time, visit the Office’s Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) system at http://tarr.uspto.gov/ For general and other useful information about trademarks, you are encouraged to visit the Office’s web site at http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY. Directory: wp-content -> uploads -> 2014 2014 -> For want of a nail 2014 -> Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act of 2014 2014 -> Ihbb asian Championships 2014 middle school bowl Round 4 First Quarter 2014 -> Ihbb european Championships 2014 Bowl Round 4 First Quarter 2014 -> International History Bee and Bowl 2013-14 Asian Division Question Set Bowl Round Six 2014 -> Coffs harbour eisteddfod vocal syllabus 2014 -> Listen News Programs Schedule pledge now 2014 -> Slow club announce third album complete surrender 2014 -> Members of The War of 1812 Society in Virginia participate in a Plaque unveiling at the Old Donation Episcopal Church in Virginia Beach The program: Below the Master of Ceremonies, Dr Thomas Whetstone presides Download 24.19 Kb. Share with your friends:
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