To:
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`Subject:
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`Sent:
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`Wayans, Marlon (hachy@5-dcomics.com)
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77011024 - PARODY PACKS - N/A
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`2/28/07 4:48:36 PM
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`Sent As:
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`ECOM110@USPTO.GOV
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`Attachments:
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) SERIAL NO:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICANT:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`77/011024
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`Wayans, Marlon
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`*77011024*
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`RETURN ADDRESS:(cid:160)
`Commissioner for Trademarks
`P.O. Box 1451
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
`(cid:160) WAYANS, MARLON
`(cid:160) 1555 VINE ST # 212
`(cid:160) LOS ANGELES, CA 90028-7359
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`PARODY PACKS
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO :(cid:160)(cid:160) N/A
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160)(cid:160) hachy@5-dcomics.com
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`Please provide in all correspondence:
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`.(cid:160) Filing date, serial number, mark and
`applicant's name.
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`2.(cid:160) Date of this Office Action.
`3.(cid:160) Examining Attorney's name and
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Law Office number.
`4. Your
`telephone number and e-mail
`address.
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`OFFICE ACTION
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`ESPONSE TIME LIMIT:(cid:160) TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, THE OFFICE MUST RECEIVE A
`PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE MAILING OR E-
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`MAILING DATE.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`MAILING/E-MAILING DATE INFORMATION:(cid:160) 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.
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`erial Number(cid:160) 77/011024
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`he assigned trademark examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and has determined
`the following.
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`earch Results
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`he Office records have been searched and no similar registered or pending mark has been found that
`would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).(cid:160) TMEP §704.02.
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`pplicant must respond to the following informalities.
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`dentification of Goods
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`he identification of goods in IC 16 is unacceptable as indefinite because the terms “BOOKS;
`MAGAZINES; JOURNALS; BOOKLETS; PAMPHLETS” need additional clarification and specifity.
`TMEP §§1402.01.(cid:160) Suggestions and explanation is incorporated into the identification proposed below.(cid:160)
`The Applicant may adopt any or all of the following identifications, if accurate:
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`OSTERS; CALENDARS; DESK PADS; TEMPORARY TATTOOS; STICKERS; BUMPER
`STICKERS; DECALS; IRON-ON PLASTIC TRANSFERS; NOTE CARDS; POSTCARDS; GREETING
`CARDS; HOLIDAY CARDS; PAPER GIFT BAGS; ANNOUNCEMENT CARDS; INVITATION
`CARDS; TRADING CARDS; STATIONARY; NOTE PADS; WRITING TABLETS; NOTEBOOKS;
`FOLDERS; BOOKMARKS; PAPER PENNANTS; BINDERS; WRITING PAPER; ENVELOPES;
`APPOINTMENT BOOKS; ADDRESS BOOKS; SCRAPBOOKS; COLORING BOOKS; PAPER
`FLAGS; RUBBER STAMPS; PAPER BANNERS; PENS; PENCILS; CRAYONS; MARKERS;
`ERASERS; DECORATIVE PENCIL-TOP ORNAMENTS; DRAWING AND DRAFTING RULERS,
`PENCIL SHARPENERS; BOOK COVERS; PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS; PICTORIAL PRINTS; ART
`PRINTS; CARTOON PRINTS; ANIMATED CELS; PERSONAL ORGANIZERS; PAPER WEIGHTS,
`JOKE BOOKS; BOOKS,
`PAPER CLIP HOLDERS; COMIC BOOKS; COMIC STRIPS;
`MAGAZINES, JOURNALS, BOOKLETS, PAMPHLETS, AND BROCHURES FEATURING
`MUSIC, COMEDY, DRAMA, ACTION, ADVENTURE, ANIMATION AND HUMOR.(cid:160) IC 16
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`f applicant adopts the suggested amendment of the goods, then applicant must amend the classification to
`the appropriate International Classes, and/or amend to add additional classes.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. Sections
`2.32(a)(7) and 2.85; TMEP §§805 and 1401 et seq.
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`n the identification, the applicant must use the common commercial names for the goods and/or services,
`be as complete and specific as possible and avoid the use of indefinite words and phrases.(cid:160) If the applicant
`chooses to use indefinite terms, such as “accessories,” “components,” “devices,” “equipment,”
`“materials,” “parts,” “systems” and “products,” then those words must be followed by the word
`“namely” and the goods listed by their common commercial names. (cid:160) TMEP §§1402.01 and 1402.03(a).(cid:160)
`Moreover, the identification of goods must also be specific and all-inclusive; therefore, applicant should
`refrain from using such terms such as “including” or “and the like” and replace this wording with
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`"namely" followed by the good and/or services listed by their common commercial names.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`To the extent the suggested identification of goods/services is incomplete or inaccurate, the applicant is
`advised that the Trademark Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual is accessible via the
`USPTO homepage at www.uspto.gov under the heading Trademarks and the subheadings Guidance and
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`Manuals and Legal Resources or at http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/tac/doc/gsmanual./(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Please note that, while the identification of goods/services may be amended to clarify or limit the
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`goods/services, adding to the goods/services or broadening the scope of the goods/services is not
`permitted.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06.(cid:160) Therefore, applicant may not amend the identification to
`include goods/services that are not within the scope of the goods/services set forth in the present
`identification.
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`isclaimer
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`pplicant must disclaim the descriptive wording “PACKS” apart from the mark as shown, because it
`merely describes the applicant’s goods, namely packs of printed goods and materials. (cid:160) Trademark Act
`Section 6, 15 U.S.C. §1056; TMEP §§1213 and 1213.03(a).(cid:160) The computerized printing format for the
`Office’s Trademark Official Gazette requires a standardized format for a disclaimer.(cid:160) TMEP
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`§1213.08(a)(i).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The following is the standard format used by the Office:
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`No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “PACKS” apart from the mark as shown.
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`ee In re Owatonna Tool Co., 231 USPQ 493 (Comm’r Pats. 1983).
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`he Office can require an applicant to disclaim exclusive rights to an unregistrable part of a mark, rather
`than refuse registration of the entire mark.(cid:160) Trademark Act Section 6(a), 15 U.S.C. §1056(a).(cid:160) Under
`Trademark Act Section 2(e), 15 U.S.C. §1052(e), the Office can refuse registration of the entire mark
`where it is determined that the entire mark is merely descriptive, deceptively misdescriptive, or primarily
`geographically descriptive of the goods.(cid:160) Thus, the Office may require the disclaimer of a portion of a
`mark which, when used in connection with the goods or services, is merely descriptive, deceptively
`misdescriptive, primarily geographically descriptive, or otherwise unregistrable (e.g., generic).(cid:160) TMEP
`§1213.03(a).(cid:160) If an applicant does not comply with a disclaimer requirement, the Office may refuse
`registration of the entire mark.(cid:160) TMEP §1213.01(b).
`A “disclaimer” is thus a written statement that an applicant adds to the application record that states that
`applicant does not have exclusive rights, separate and apart from the entire mark, to particular wording
`and/or to a design aspect.(cid:160) The appearance of the applied-for mark does not change.
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`f applicant has questions about its application or needs assistance in responding to this Office action,
`please telephone the assigned trademark examining attorney directly at the number below.
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`/Sanjeev Vohra/
`Sanjeev Vohra
`Examining Attorney
`Law Office 110
`571.272.5885 - Work
`571.273.5885 - Fax
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`HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS OFFICE ACTION:
`ONLINE RESPONSE:(cid:160) You may respond using the Office’s Trademark Electronic Application
`System (TEAS) Response to Office action form available on our website at
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`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html.(cid:160) If the Office action issued via e-mail, you must wait 72
`hours after receipt of the Office action to respond via TEAS.(cid:160) NOTE:(cid:160) Do not respond by e-mail.(cid:160)
`THE USPTO WILL NOT ACCEPT AN E-MAILED RESPONSE.
`REGULAR MAIL RESPONSE:(cid:160) 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. (cid:160) NOTE:(cid:160) The filing date of the response will be the date of receipt in the
`Office, not the postmarked date.(cid:160) To ensure your response is timely, use a certificate of mailing.(cid:160) 37
`C.F.R. §2.197.
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`TATUS 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.
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`IEW 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.
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`ENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION: For general information about trademarks, please visit
`the Office’s website at http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm
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`OR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE
`ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY SPECIFIED ABOVE.
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