diff --git a/src/attributes/serial/base.js b/src/attributes/serial/base.js
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+/**
+ * @file gpf.attributes.serial attributes base class
+ */
+/*#ifndef(UMD)*/
+"use strict";
+/*global _gpfDefine*/ // Shortcut for gpf.define
+/*global _gpfAttribute*/ // Shortcut for gpf.attributes.Attribute
+/*exported _gpfAttributeSerialBase*/ // Shortcut for gpf.attributes.serial.Base
+/*#endif*/
+
+/**
+ * @namespace gpf.attributes.serial
+ * @description Root namespace for serialization attributes
+ */
+gpf.attributes.serial = {};
+
+/**
+ * Base class for all serialization attributes
+ *
+ * @class gpf.attributes.serial.Base
+ */
+var _gpfAttributeSerialBase = _gpfDefine({
+    $class: "gpf.attributes.serial.Base",
+    $extend: _gpfAttribute,
+    $abstract: true
+
+});
diff --git a/src/attributes/serial/name.js b/src/attributes/serial/name.js
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+/**
+ * @file gpf.attributes.serial.Name attribute
+ */
+/*#ifndef(UMD)*/
+"use strict";
+/*global _gpfDefine*/ // Shortcut for gpf.define
+/*global _gpfAttribute*/ // Shortcut for gpf.attributes.Attribute
+/*global _gpfAttributeSerialBase*/ // Shortcut for gpf.attributes.serial.Base
+/*exported _gpfAttributeSerialName*/ // Shortcut for gpf.attributes.serial.Name
+/*#endif*/
+
+/**
+ * @namespace gpf.attributes.serial
+ * @description Root namespace for serialization attributes
+ */
+gpf.attributes.serial = {};
+
+/**
+ * Base class for all serialization attributes
+ *
+ * @class gpf.attributes.serial.Base
+ */
+var _gpfAttributeSerialBase = _gpfDefine({
+    $class: "gpf.attributes.serial.Name",
+    $extend: _gpfAttributeSerialBase,
+
+    constructor: function (name) {
+        this._sName = name;
+    },
+
+    getName: function () {
+        return this._sName;
+    }
+
+});
diff --git a/src/serial/property.js b/src/serial/property.js
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+/**
+ * @file Serialization types
+ */
+/*#ifndef(UMD)*/
+"use strict";
+/*#endif*/
+
+/**
+ * Filter property read specification
+ *
+ * @typedef gpf.typedef.serializableProperty
+ * @property {String} name Name of the property
+ * @see gpf.serial.Name
+ */
diff --git a/src/serial/query.js b/src/serial/query.js
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+/**
+ * @file Serialization helper
+ */
+/*#ifndef(UMD)*/
+"use strict";
+/*#endif*/
+
+
+
+function _gpfSerialQuery (classConstructor) {
+
+}
+
+/** @gpf:sameas _query*/
+gpf.serial.query = _gpfSerialQuery;
diff --git a/test/serial/query.js b/test/serial/query.js
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+"use strict";
+
+describe("serial/query", function () {
+
+    var Test;
+
+    before(function () {
+        Test = gpf.define({
+            $class: "Test"
+
+            "[_name]": [new gpf.attributes.serial.Name("Name")]
+            _name: ""
+
+        });
+    });
+
+    it("lists serializable properties", function () {
+        var properties = gpf.serial.query(Test);
+        assert(properties._name);
+        assert(properties._name.name === "Name");
+    });
+
+});