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`U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88453579 - TWOTUCKGOM - TM1235US00
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`July 08, 2019 04:32:55 PM
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`ecom107@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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`U.S. Application
`Serial No.
`88453579
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`Mark:  
`TWOTUCKGOM
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`Correspondence
`Address: 
`HAE-CHAN
`PARK
`H.C. PARK &
`ASSOCIATES,
`PLC
`1894 PRESTON
`WHITE DRIVE
`RESTON, VA
`20191
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`Applicant:  
`NCSOFT
`Corporation
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`Reference/Docket
`No.
`TM1235US00
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`Correspondence
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`Email Address:   patent@park-
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`law.com
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`The USPTO must receive applicant’s response to this letter within six months of the issue date below or the application will be
`abandoned.  Respond using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS).   A link to the appropriate TEAS response form appears at the
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`NONFINAL OFFICE ACTION
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`end of this Office action.   
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`Issue date:  July 08, 2019
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`The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney.  Applicant must respond timely and completely to
`the issue(s) below.  15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(a), 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
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`SEARCH OF OFFICE’S DATABASE OF MARKS
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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).  TMEP §704.02; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).
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`IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS
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`The identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because some of the goods requires the subject matter be indicated.  See 37 C.F.R.
`§2.32(a)(6); TMEP §1402.01.  Also, applicant must amend the identification to specify the common commercial or generic name of the goods. 
`See TMEP §1402.01.  If the goods have no common commercial or generic name, applicant must describe the product, its main purpose, and its
`intended uses.  See id.  The wording “games” is too broad. It could describe “electronic dart games” in Class 28 or “providing online computer
`games” in 41.
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`Applicant may adopt the following wording, if accurate:
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`Class 14:  unwrought and semi-wrought precious stones and their imitations; coins; jewellery boxes; shoe jewellery; metal key rings; key rings of
`precious metals; key rings; watchstraps made of leather; watch straps made of metal or leather or plastic; watches; wristwatches; watches that
`communicate data to smartphone; stopwatches; paste jewelry; precious stones; precious metals; imitations of precious metal; earrings; jewellery
`made of precious metals; women's jewelry; necklaces; tie clips; cuff links; works of art of precious metal
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`Class 16:  glue for household purposes; garbage bags of paper; paper labels; flags and pennants of paper; covers of paper for flower pots; craft
`paper; paper; heat transfer paper; drawing paper; paper tissues; colored paper for stationery purposes; note books; pouches for writing
`instruments; writing paper pads; writing instruments; fountain pens; pen and pencil boxes; stickers; passport holders; passport cases; boxes of
`paper; paper bags; printed matters namely, books and journals featuring {indicate subject matter}; diary; picture postcards; printed
`publications, namely, brochures, booklets, and teaching materials in the field of {indicate subject matter or field of printed publications
`and teaching materials}
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`Class 28:  dolls; toys, namely, [e.g., bean bag animals]; dolls of metal; mascot dolls; stuffed dolls; dolls for playing; construction toys; playset
`buildings; educational toys   in the nature of an illustrated wall map; talking toys; sand toys; toy models; toy building blocks); infant toys;
`outdoor toys, namely, [specify]; water toys; toy banks; play mats for the purpose of putting together puzzles; parlour games; games, namely,
`electronic dart games; video game apparatus, namely, apparatus for electronic games adapted for use with an external display screen or
`monitor
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`Applicant may amend the identification to clarify or limit the goods and/or services, but not to broaden or expand the goods and/or services
`beyond those in the original application or as acceptably amended.   See 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06.   Generally, any deleted goods
`and/or services may not later be reinserted.   See TMEP §1402.07(e).
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`For assistance with identifying and classifying goods and services in trademark applications, please see the USPTO’s online searchable U.S.
`Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual.   See TMEP §1402.04.
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`MULTIPLE-CLASS APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
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`The application identifies goods and/or services in more than one international class; therefore, applicant must satisfy all the requirements below
`for each international class based on Trademark Act Section 1(b):
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`(1)      
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`List the goods and/or services by their international class number in consecutive numerical order, starting with the lowest
`numbered class.
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`Submit a filing fee for each international class not covered by the fee(s) already paid (view the USPTO’s current fee schedule).  
`The application identifies goods and/or services that are classified in at least 4 classes; however, applicant submitted a fee(s) sufficient
`for only 3 class(es).   Applicant must either submit the filing fees for the classes not covered by the submitted fees or restrict the
`application to the number of classes covered by the fees already paid.
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`See 15 U.S.C. §§1051(b), 1112, 1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(6)-(7), 2.34(a)(2)-(3), 2.86(a); TMEP §§1403.01, 1403.02(c).
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`See an overview of the requirements for a Section 1(b) multiple-class application and how to satisfy the requirements online using the Trademark
`Electronic Application System (TEAS) form.
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`TEAS PLUS OR TEAS REDUCED FEE (TEAS RF) APPLICANTS – TO MAINTAIN LOWER FEE, ADDITIONAL
`REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET, INCLUDING SUBMITTING DOCUMENTS ONLINE:  Applicants who filed their application online
`using the lower-fee TEAS Plus or TEAS RF application form must (1) file certain documents online using TEAS, including responses to Office
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`actions (see TMEP §§819.02(b), 820.02(b) for a complete list of these documents); (2) maintain a valid e-mail correspondence address; and (3)
`agree to receive correspondence from the USPTO by e-mail throughout the prosecution of the application.  See 37 C.F.R. §§2.22(b), 2.23(b);
`TMEP §§819, 820.  TEAS Plus or TEAS RF applicants who do not meet these requirements must submit an additional processing fee of $125
`per class of goods and/or services.  37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1)(v), 2.22(c), 2.23(c); TMEP §§819.04, 820.04.  However, in certain situations, TEAS
`Plus or TEAS RF applicants may respond to an Office action by authorizing an examiner’s amendment by telephone or e-mail without incurring
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`this additional fee.    
`How to respond.   Click to file a response to this nonfinal Office action    
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`/Aretha C. Somerville/
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
`Law Office 107
`571-272-9414
`aretha.somerville@uspto.gov
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`RESPONSE GUIDANCE
`Missing the response deadline to this letter will cause the application to abandon.   A response or notice of appeal must be received by
`the USPTO before midnight Eastern Time of the last day of the response period.   TEAS and ESTTA maintenance or unforeseen
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`circumstances could affect an applicant’s ability to timely respond.   
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`Responses signed by an unauthorized party are not accepted and can cause the application to abandon.  If applicant does not have an
`attorney, the response must be signed by the individual applicant, all joint applicants, or someone with legal authority to bind a juristic
`applicant.  If applicant has an attorney, the response must be signed by the attorney.
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`If needed, find contact information for the supervisor of the office or unit listed in the signature block.
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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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`NCSOFT Corporation (patent@park-law.com)
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`U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88453579 - TWOTUCKGOM - TM1235US00
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`July 08, 2019 04:32:57 PM
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`ecom107@uspto.gov
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`United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
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`USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE
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`Office Action (Official Letter) has issued
`on July 08, 2019 for
`U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88453579
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`Your trademark application has been reviewed by a trademark examining attorney.  As part of that review, the assigned attorney has issued an
`official letter that you must respond to by the specified deadline or your application will be abandoned.  Please follow the steps below.
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`(1)  Read the official letter.
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`(2)   Direct questions about the contents of the Office action to the assigned attorney below.   
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`/Aretha C. Somerville/
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
`Law Office 107
`571-272-9414
`aretha.somerville@uspto.gov
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`Direct questions about navigating USPTO electronic forms, the USPTO website, the application process, the status of your application, and/or
`whether there are outstanding deadlines or documents related to your file to the Trademark Assistance Center (TAC).
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`(3)  Respond within 6 months (or earlier, if required in the Office action) from July 08, 2019, using the Trademark Electronic Application
`System (TEAS).  The response must be received by the USPTO before midnight Eastern Time of the last day of the response period.  See the
`Office action for more information about how to respond.
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`GENERAL GUIDANCE
`·       Check the status of your application periodically in the Trademark Status & Document Retrieval (TSDR) database to avoid missing critical
`deadlines.
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`·       Update your correspondence email address, if needed, to ensure you receive important USPTO notices about your application.
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`·       Beware of misleading notices sent by private companies about your application.  Private companies not associated with the USPTO use
`public information available in trademark registrations to mail and email trademark-related offers and notices – most of which require fees.  
`All official USPTO correspondence will only be emailed from the domain “@uspto.gov.”
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