UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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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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`78/935946
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`Home Box Office, Inc.
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`*78935946*
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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) ERIN S. HENNESSY
`(cid:160) TIME WARNER INC.
`(cid:160) 1 TIME WARNER CTR FL 14
`(cid:160) NEW YORK, NY 10019-6038
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`ENTOURAGE
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`(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)
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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) 78/935946
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`HIS IS A FINAL ACTION
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`This letter responds to the applicant’s communication filed on March 28, 2007.
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`he applicant (1) amended the identification of goods and (2) noted the cancellation of the cited
`registration.(cid:160) Number 2 is acceptable.(cid:160) Therefore, the refusal under Section 2(d) has been rendered moot.
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`dentification of Goods Remains Indefinite and Unacceptable
`Applicant’s amendments to the identification of goods are acceptable except as follows:
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`“ images held in electronic format, namely images related to a comedic television
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`series in the nature of downloadable electronic photographs, electronic
`photographs and graphics stored or recorded on electronic or computer media”: (cid:160)
`since it appears that applicant is listing “electronic photographs” twice,
`applicant is advised to substitute the connector “and” for the comma after the
`first instance of “electronic photographs”, i.e., “ images held in electronic format,
`namely, images related to a comedic television series in the nature of downloadable
`electronic photographs and electronic photographs and graphics stored or recorded
`on electronic or computer media”
`“ downloadable ring tones and downloadable ring backs; pre-recorded video clips,
`pre-recorded audio clips, animated ringers, video ringers, audio shorts, video
`shorts and animated screensavers, all via a global computer network and featuring
`content from or relating to an ongoing comedic television series”: (cid:160) “ring backs” is
`indefinite and should be amended to “ring back tones”. (cid:160) Furthermore,
`since all the items in the list are downloadable via a global computer
`network and feature content from or relating to the television series, the
`use of a semi-colon after “ring backs” is inappropriate and should be
`amended to a comma, i.e., “ downloadable ring tones and downloadable ring back
`tones, pre-recorded video clips, pre-recorded audio clips, animated ringers, video
`ringers, audio shorts, video shorts and animated screensavers, all downloadable via
`a global computer network and featuring content from or relating to an ongoing
`comedic television series”
`“ downloadable pre-recorded audio, video, video, text and graphics held in
`electronic personal computers and handheld wireless devices featuring content from
`ore relating to a comedic ongoing television series”: (cid:160) the term “video” is repeated. (cid:160)
`Thus, one instance of the term should be deleted.(cid:160) Furthermore, the term “ore” should
`be corrected to “or”.
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`pplicant may adopt the following, if accurate (the examining attorney’s suggestions and requirements
`are highlighted in bold type):
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`Pre-recorded audiotapes, videotapes, compact discs and DVDs, all featuring an
`ongoing comedic television series; images held in electronic format, namely images
`related to a comedic television series in the nature of downloadable electronic
`photographs and electronic photographs and graphics stored or recorded on electronic or
`computer media; electronic game programs; downloadable ring tones and downloadable
`ring back tones, pre-recorded video clips, pre-recorded audio clips, animated ringers,
`video ringers, audio shorts, video shorts and animated screensavers, all downloadable
`via a global computer network and featuring content from or relating to an ongoing
`comedic television series; downloadable pre-recorded audio, video, [] text and graphics
`held in electronic personal computers and handheld wireless devices featuring content
`from or relating to a comedic ongoing television series; in International Class 9.
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`MEP §1402.01.
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`lease note that, 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 that are not within the scope of goods set forth in the present
`identification.
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`For assistance with identifying goods and/or services in trademark applications, please see the online
`searchable Manual of Acceptable Identifications of Goods and Services at
`http://tess2.uspto.gov/netahtml/tidm.html.
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`he requirement for an acceptable description of goods is made FINAL.
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`If applicant does not respond within six months of the mailing date of this final action, then the services to
`which the final refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) apply will be deleted and the application will proceed
`forward for the remaining services.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a).
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`pplicant may respond to this final action by:(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(1)(cid:160)(cid:160) submitting a response that fully satisfies all outstanding requirements, if feasible (37 C.F.R.
`§2.64(a)); or
`(2)(cid:160)(cid:160) filing an appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, with an appeal fee of $100 per class (37
`C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(18) and 2.64(a); TMEP §§715.01 and 1501 et seq.; TBMP Chapter 1200).
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`In certain circumstances, a petition to the Director may be filed to review a final action that is limited to
`procedural issues, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §2.63(b)(2).(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.64(a).(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.146(b),
`TMEP §1704, and TBMP Chapter 1201.05 for an explanation of petitionable matter.(cid:160) The petition fee is
`$100.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(15).
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`/Yong Oh (Richard) Kim/
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 115
`(571) 272-9476
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`NOTICE OF NEW PROCEDURE FOR E-MAILED OFFICE ACTIONS:(cid:160) In late spring 2007, for
`any applicant who authorizes e-mail communication with the USPTO, the USPTO will no longer directly
`e-mail the actual Office action to the applicant.(cid:160) Instead, upon issuance of an Office action, the USPTO
`will e-mail the applicant a notice with a link/web address to access the Office action using Trademark
`Document Retrieval (TDR),(cid:160)which is located on the USPTO website at
`http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow.(cid:160) The Office action will not be attached to the e-mail notice.(cid:160)
`Upon receipt of the notice, the applicant can then view and print the actual Office action and any
`evidentiary attachments using the provided link/web address.(cid:160) TDR is available 24 hours a day, seven
`days a week, including holidays and weekends.(cid:160) This new process is intended to eliminate problems
`associated with e-mailed Office actions that contain numerous attachments.
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`OW 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
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`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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