To:
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`Subject:
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`Sent As:
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`Attachments:
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`Life Spine, LLC (bowmanassociates@sbcglobal.net)
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 78858783 - GHOST - LSP019
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`9/17/2006 6:43:39 PM
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`ECOM109@USPTO.GOV
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`(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)
`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(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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`Life Spine, LLC
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`78/858783
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`*78858783*
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`RETURN ADDRESS: (cid:160)
`Commissioner for Trademarks
`P.O. Box 1451
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
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`Please provide in all correspondence:
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`.(cid:160) Filing date, serial number, mark and
`applicant's name.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`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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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
`(cid:160) BRUCE J. BOWMAN
`(cid:160) BOWMAN & ASSOCIATES
`(cid:160) 1016 3RD AVE SW STE 205
`(cid:160) CARMEL, IN 46032-7607
`(cid:160)
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`GHOST
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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) LSP019
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160)(cid:160) bowmanassociates@sbcglobal.net
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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-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) 78/858783
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`The assigned trademark examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and has determined the following:
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`o 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. §1052(d).(cid:160) TMEP §704.02.
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`elephone Response Suggested
`PLEASE NOTE:(cid:160) Applicant is encouraged to telephone the trademark examining attorney to resolve the issues raised below.
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`Identification of Goods
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`The identification of goods is unacceptable as indefinite.(cid:160) The applicant may adopt one (1) or more of the following identifications, if accurate:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Implants consisting of artificial materials, namely, orthopedic devices for the spine, spinal body replacement devices, intravertebral
`body replacement devices, spinal interbody devices, in Class 10;
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`Prosthetic and filling materials, namely, artificial materials for use in the replacement of bones, namely, orthopedic devices for the
`spine, spinal body replacement devices, intravertebral body replacement devices, spinal interbody devices, in Class 10.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`TMEP §1402.01.
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`ote:(cid:160) While an application may be amended to clarify or limit the identification, additions to the identification are not permitted.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R.
`§2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06.(cid:160) Therefore, the applicant may not amend to include any goods and/or services that are not within the scope of the
`goods and/or services recited in the present identification.
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`ote:(cid:160) For assistance with identifying goods and/or services in trademark applications, please see the online searchable Manual of Acceptable
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`Identifications of Goods and Services at http://tess2.uspto.gov/netahtml/tidm.html.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Significance of Ghost
`The applicant must indicate whether “ghost” has any significance in the relevant trade. (cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b).
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`f the applicant has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.
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`/Gina M. Fink/
`Trademark Attorney - Law Office 109
`Phone: (571) 272-9275
`Law Office 109 Fax: (571) 273-9109
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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 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
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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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