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`CROWHURST GAMES UNLIMITED INC. (jlee@pacificip.ca)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85506060 - SKEDADDLE - CG001-1US
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`3/30/2012 11:39:17 PM
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`ECOM114@USPTO.GOV
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`85506060
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`JENNIFER A. LEE; PACIFIC INTELLECTUAL PR(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)
`200-375 WATER STREET(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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`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: SKEDADDLE(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)
`CANADA(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)
`UNLIMITED INC.(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)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`CG001-1US(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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`VANCOUVER, BC
`V6B5C6
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`(cid:160) CROWHURST GAMES
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`jlee@pacificip.ca
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`OFFICE ACTION
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`STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER
`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: 3/30/2012
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`he assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following.
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`.(cid:160) NO CONFLICTING MARKS:
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`he 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. Section 1052(d).(cid:160) TMEP section 1105.01.(cid:160) However, the applicant must respond to the following
`informalities.
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`I.(cid:160) IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS/SERVICES - Indefinite in Part:
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`he identification of goods and/or services is unacceptable as indefinite in part because it lacks sufficient specificity and because the
`goods/services fall into additional classes as specified below.(cid:160) In particular, it is unclear if applicant juxtaposed ‘game boards’ where it should
`have read ‘board games’ or whether the below suggestion is appropriate.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Accordingly, applicant may adopt the
`following identification, if accurate:
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`-(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Computer game software for use on hand-held electronic devices, telecommunications devices, mobile phones, electronic
`communication devices and personal digital assistants; computer, video and electronic game programs, in International Class
`9; and
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`-(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Board game equipment, namely, game boards, in International Class 28.
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`PTO ONLINE SEARCHING MANUAL:
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`or aid in selecting acceptable identifications of goods and services and determining proper classification, the searchable Manual of Acceptable
`Identifications of Goods and Services is available on the PTO website at www.uspto.gov.
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`lease also 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 or services that are not within the scope of
`the goods and services recited in the present identification.
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`II.(cid:160) CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS/SERVICES:
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`f applicant adopts the suggested amendment of the identification of goods and/or services, then applicant must amend the classification to
`International Class(es) 9 & 28.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(7), 2.85; TMEP §§805, 1401.
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`V.(cid:160) ADDITIONAL CLASSES:
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`f the applicant prosecutes this application as a combined, or multiple-class, application, the applicant must comply with each of the following:
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`(1)(cid:160) The applicant must list the goods/services by international class (as listed above); and
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`(2)(cid:160) The applicant must submit a filing fee for each international class of goods/services not covered by the fee already paid.(cid:160) The
`applicant has already submitted a filing fee for one class.
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`ee 37 C.F.R. §§2.34(a)(2)-(3), 2.86(a); TMEP §§1403.01, 1403.02(c).
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`.(cid:160) FOREIGN REGISTRATION REQUIRED – Section 44(d):
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`he applicant must submit a true copy, a photocopy, a certification, or a certified copy of the foreign registration.(cid:160) If the foreign certificate of
`registration is not written in English, the applicant must provide an English translation.(cid:160) The translator should sign the translation.(cid:160) See TMEP
`§§1004.01 and 1004.01(b).
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`I.(cid:160) APPLICATION BASED ON SECTIONS 1(b) & 44(d) – Applicant May Proceed Solely on Intent-to-Use Basis:
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`he applicant has filed asserting a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce under Trademark Act Section 1(b), 15 U.S.C. Section
`1051(b), and claiming priority under Section 44(d), 15 U.S.C. Section 1126(d), based on a foreign application.(cid:160) Under these circumstances, the
`applicant may rely solely on its intent to use the mark in commerce as the basis for registration and not the expected foreign registration, and still
`claim the benefit of the priority filing date. If the applicant chooses to do so, this Office will approve the case for publication without waiting for
`the applicant to submit a certified copy of the foreign registration.(cid:160) Of course, the application must be in condition for publication in all other
`respects.(cid:160) Moreover, while the application may be approved for publication, the mark will not be registered until an acceptable allegation of use
`has been filed.
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`f the applicant wishes to proceed relying on the applicant's intent to use the mark in commerce as the sole basis for registration, with the claim
`of priority, the applicant should so advise the examining attorney.(cid:160) If the applicant does so, the applicant may not subsequently rely on the
`foreign registration.(cid:160) TMEP section 1006.01.
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`f the applicant does not so indicate, this Office will presume that the applicant wishes to rely on the foreign registration as an additional basis
`for registration and will expect the applicant to submit the certification or certified copy of the foreign registration and, if appropriate, an English
`translation.(cid:160) It is customary for the translator to sign the translation.
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`II.(cid:160) CONCLUSION:
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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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`/Karan Chhina/
`Karanendra S. Chhina
`Trademark Attorney
`Law Office 114
`(571) 272-9447
`karan.chhina@uspto.gov
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`TO 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 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
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`response.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`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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`Sent:
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`Sent As:
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`Attachments:
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`CROWHURST GAMES UNLIMITED INC. (jlee@pacificip.ca)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85506060 - SKEDADDLE - CG001-1US
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`3/30/2012 11:39:19 PM
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`ECOM114@USPTO.GOV
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`IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR
`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`USPTO OFFICE ACTION HAS ISSUED ON 3/30/2012 FOR
`SERIAL NO. 85506060
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`lease follow the instructions below to continue the prosecution of your application:
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`TO READ OFFICE ACTION: Click on this link or go to http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow and enter the application serial
`number to access the Office action.
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`LEASE NOTE: The Office action may not be immediately available but will be viewable within 24 hours of this e-mail notification.
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`ESPONSE(cid:160)IS REQUIRED: You should carefully review the Office action to determine (1) how to respond; and (2) the applicable response
`time period. Your response deadline will be calculated from 3/30/2012 (or sooner if specified in the office action).
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`o NOT hit “Reply” to this e-mail notification, or otherwise attempt to e-mail your response, as the USPTO does NOT accept e-mailed
`responses.(cid:160) Instead, the USPTO recommends that you respond online using the Trademark Electronic Application System Response
`Form.
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`ELP: For technical assistance in accessing the Office action, please e-mail
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`TDR@uspto.gov.(cid:160) Please contact the assigned examining attorney with questions about the Office action.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) WARNING
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`ailure to file the required response by the applicable deadline will result in the ABANDONMENT of your
`application.
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