To:
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`Subject:
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`Notch Development AB (steven@mancinelli-ip-law.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85323318 - MINECRAFT - 1344-
`025-T
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`Sent:
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`9/6/2011 10:19:09 AM
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`Sent As:
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`ECOM109@USPTO.GOV
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`Attachments:
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`85323318
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`*85323318*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICATION SERIAL NO.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK: MINECRAFT(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)
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`STEVEN MANCINELLI(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)
`MANCINELLI & ASSOCIATES, P.C.(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)
`NEW YORK, NY 10038-3180(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) Notch Development AB(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) CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET
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`NO:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`1344-025-T(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS:(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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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`111 JOHN ST RM 800
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`steven@mancinelli-ip-law.com
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`OFFICE ACTION
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`STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER
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`TO AVOID ABANDONMENT OF APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION, THE USPTO MUST
`RECEIVE APPLICANT’S COMPLETE RESPONSE TO THIS LETTER WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE
`ISSUE/MAILING DATE BELOW.
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 9/6/2011
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`The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160) Applicant
`must respond timely and completely to the issue(s) below.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(a),
`2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
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`A.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`No Conflicting Marks Found
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`The trademark examining attorney has searched the Office’s database of registered and pending marks
`and has found no conflicting marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d).(cid:160) TMEP
`§704.02; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).
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`(cid:160) B.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Identification and Clarification of Goods/Services
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`International Class 009: Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical,
`weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and
`instruments; Apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating,
`regulating or controlling electricity; Apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound
`or images; Magnetic data carriers, recording discs; Automatic vending machines and mechanisms
`for coin-operated apparatus; Cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment and
`computers; Fire-extinguishing apparatus
`The identification of goods and/or services includes the headings of the international classes.(cid:160) These
`headings are meant to indicate the subject matter and general scope of each international class of goods
`and services.(cid:160) While such broad designations may be sufficient under the trademark laws and practice of
`other countries, the Office considers them too broad to identify goods or services in a U.S. application.(cid:160) In
`re Societe Generale des Eaux Minerales de Vittel S.A., 1 USPQ2d 1296, 1298 (TTAB 1986); see TMEP
`§§1401.08, 1402.01 et seq.
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`herefore, applicant must amend the goods and/or services to specify the common commercial or generic
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`name for each product or service.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Applicant may adopt the following identification of goods, if accurate:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.
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`nternational Class 009: Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing,
`measuring, signaling, checking and supervising, life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments,
`namely, ________________{specify the goods contemplated}; apparatus and instruments for
`conducting, distributing, converting, storing, regulating or controlling electricity, namely,
`_______________ {specify the goods contemplated}; apparatus for recording, transmitting and
`reproducing sound or images, namely, ______________ {specify the goods contemplated, e.g., video
`recorders, MP3 players, radios, etc.}; blank magnetic data carriers and recording discs; automatic
`vending machines and parts for coin-operated apparatus, namely, coin changers; cash registers,
`calculators, data processors and computers; fire extinguishers
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`International Class 025: Clothing, footwear, headgear
`The wording “clothing” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it does
`not specify the types of clothing for which the mark is used.(cid:160) See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.03.(cid:160) Applicant
`must amend the identification by inserting the word “namely,” after “clothing” and indicating the
`specific types of clothing items (e.g., shirts, pants, coats, dresses).(cid:160) See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.03(a).
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`pplicant may adopt the following identification of goods, if accurate:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.
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`nternational Class 025: Clothing, namely, _____________{specify the goods, e.g. pants, shirts, shorts,
`tops, dresses}; footwear; headgear, namely, ______________{specify the headgear, e.g. hats and caps}
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`International Class 028: Games and playthings; Gymnastic and sporting articles not included in
`other classes; Decorations for Christmas trees
`Applicant must amend the identification of goods to indicate the specific type of games; for example,
`parlor games, board games, card games or toss games.(cid:160) See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.03.
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`pplicant must also specifically list the sports articles.
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`pplicant may adopt the following identification of goods, if accurate:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.
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`nternational Class 028: Games and playthings, namely, _________{specify by common commercial
`name e.g. board games, dice games, playing cards, dolls}; gymnastic and sporting articles not included
`in other classes, namely, ___________{specify by common commercial name, e.g. footballs, tennis
`rackets, gymnastic parallel bars}; decorations for Christmas trees
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`International Class 041: Education; Providing of training; Entertainment; Sporting and cultural
`activities
`The identification of goods and/or services includes the headings of the international classes.(cid:160) These
`headings are meant to indicate the subject matter and general scope of each international class of goods
`and services.(cid:160) While such broad designations may be sufficient under the trademark laws and practice of
`other countries, the Office considers them too broad to identify goods or services in a U.S. application.(cid:160) In
`re Societe Generale des Eaux Minerales de Vittel S.A., 1 USPQ2d 1296, 1298 (TTAB 1986); see TMEP
`§§1401.08, 1402.01 et seq.
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`(cid:160)T
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`herefore, applicant must amend the goods and/or services to specify the common commercial or generic
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`name for each product or service.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Also, the wording “educational services” in the identification of services is indefinite and must be
`clarified because it does not specify (1) how the educational services will be provided (e.g., via classes,
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`seminars, workshops) or (2) the subject matter of the educational services.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Therefore, applicant must amend the identification to specify the form of delivery of the “educational
`services,” and the subject matter of these services. (cid:160) The following format is suggested:(cid:160) “educational
`services, namely, classes and seminars in the field of specify subject matter.”
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`pplicant may adopt the following identification of goods, if accurate:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.
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`nternational Class 041: Education services, namely, providing(cid:160) _______{indicate form of educational
`activity, e.g., classes, seminars, workshops} in the field of __________{indicate subject matter or
`field of educational activity}; _______________{indicate type, e.g., dog, computer education, driver
`safety} training; entertainment in the nature of _________________{indicate specific type, e.g., track
`and field competitions, light shows, hockey games}; organizing community sporting and cultural
`events
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`An applicant may amend an identification of goods and services only to clarify or limit the goods and
`services; adding to or broadening the scope of the goods and/or services is not permitted.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R.
`§2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq., 1402.07 et seq.
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`or assistance with identifying and classifying goods and/or services in trademark applications, please see
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`the online searchable Manual of Acceptable Identifications of Goods and Services at
`http://tess2.uspto.gov/netahtml/tidm.html.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.04.
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`C.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Response Guidelines
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`here is no required format or form for responding to an Office action.(cid:160) The Office recommends
`applicants use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) to respond to Office actions online at
`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html.(cid:160) If applicant responds on paper via regular mail, the response
`should include the title “Response to Office Action” and the following information: (cid:160) (1) the name and law
`office number of the examining attorney, (2) the serial number and filing date of the application, (3) the
`date of issuance of this Office action, (4) applicant’s name, address, telephone number and e-mail address
`(if applicable), and (5) the mark.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.194(b)(1); TMEP §302.03(a).
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`n the response, applicant should explicitly address each refusal and/or requirement raised in the Office
`action.(cid:160) If a refusal has issued, applicant may wish to argue against the refusal, i.e., submit arguments
`and/or evidence as to why the refusal should be withdrawn and why the mark should register.(cid:160) To respond
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`to requirements, applicant should set forth in writing the required changes or statements.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The response must be signed by applicant or someone with legal authority to bind applicant (i.e., a
`corporate officer of a corporate applicant, the equivalent of an officer for unincorporated organizations or
`limited liability company applicants, a general partner of a partnership applicant, each applicant for
`applications with multiple individual applicants).(cid:160) TMEP §§605.02, 712.(cid:160) The signer must personally sign
`and date the response or manually enter their electronic signature in the signature block.(cid:160) TMEP §605.02.
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`f applicant has questions about its application or this Office action, please contact the assigned trademark
`examining attorney at the telephone number below.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`/wrossman/
`William M. Rossman
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 109
`William.Rossman@USPTO.GOV
`571-272-9029
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`O RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: (cid:160) Go to http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp. (cid:160) Please
`wait 48-72 hours from the issue/mailing date before using TEAS, to allow for necessary system updates of
`the application.(cid:160) For technical assistance with online forms, e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov.(cid:160) For(cid:160)questions
`about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160)(cid:160) E-mail
`communications will not be accepted as responses to Office actions; therefore, do not respond to this
`Office action by e-mail.
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`ll informal e-mail communications relevant to this application will be placed in the official
`application record.
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`HO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE:(cid:160) It must be personally signed by(cid:160)an individual applicant
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`or(cid:160)someone with legal authority to bind an applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint
`applicants).(cid:160)(cid:160)If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the response.
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`PERIODICALLY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION: (cid:160) To ensure that applicant does
`not miss crucial deadlines or official notices, check the status of the application every three to four months
`using Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) at http://tarr.uspto.gov/. (cid:160) Please keep a
`copy of the complete TARR screen. (cid:160) If TARR shows no change for more than six months, call 1-800-786-
`9199. (cid:160) For more information on checking status, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/.
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`O UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160) Use the TEAS form at
`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageE.htm.
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`To:
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`Subject:
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`Notch Development AB (steven@mancinelli-ip-law.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85323318 - MINECRAFT - 1344-
`025-T
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`Sent:
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`9/6/2011 10:19:12 AM
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`Sent As:
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`ECOM109@USPTO.GOV
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`Attachments:
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`IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR
`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`USPTO OFFICE ACTION HAS ISSUED ON 9/6/2011 FOR
`SERIAL NO. 85323318
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