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`Parodi & Parodi Ltda (bruno@lambertpatentlaw.com)
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77202820 - TACHÃO DE UBATUBA - 07-070-FP
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`9/17/2007 2:03:45 PM
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`ECOM116@USPTO.GOV
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) SERIAL NO:(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)(cid:160) MARK: TACHÃO DE UBATUBA
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`GARY E. LAMBERT(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)
`LAMBERT & ASSOCIATES(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)
`BOSTON, MA 02109-2004(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)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICANT:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160) Parodi & Parodi Ltda(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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`07-070-FP(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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`bruno@lambertpatentlaw.com
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`OFFICE ACTION
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`O AVOID ABANDONMENT, THE OFFICE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS
`OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE.
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 9/17/2007
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`The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following.
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`earch Results
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`he Office records have been searched and no similar registered or pending mark has been found that would bar registration under Trademark
`Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).(cid:160) TMEP §704.02.
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`dentification of Goods
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`he wording of the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is too broad and could include goods in other
`international classes.(cid:160) Further, the identification is unacceptably indefinite because the nature of some of the goods is unclear.(cid:160) TMEP §§1402.01
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`and 1402.03.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Class 29:
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`(cid:160) F
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`ood additives for non-nutritional purposes for use as a flavoring; fruit concentrates and purees used as ingredients of foods; processed bananas
`in syrup; processed bananas without added sugar; jams; cheese; unflavored and unsweetened gelatin.
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`lass 30:
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`weets in the nature of banana flavored candies; banana candy bars; chocolate covered bananas; bread; pastries; flavored and sweetened gelatin.
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`*77202820*
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`RESPOND TO THIS ACTION:
`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm
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`ENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION:
`http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm
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`77/202820
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`Class 31:
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`resh bananas
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`lease note that, while the identification of goods may be amended to clarify or limit the goods, adding to the goods or broadening the scope of
`the goods is not permitted.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06.(cid:160) Therefore, applicant may not amend the identification to include goods that are
`not within the scope of the goods set forth in the present identification.
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`lassification
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`f applicant adopts the suggested amendment of the goods and/or services, then applicant must amend the classification to International Classes
`29, 30 and 31.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(7) and 2.85; TMEP §§805 and 1401 et seq.
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`ombined Applications
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`f applicant prosecutes this application as a combined, or multiple-class application, applicant must comply with each of the following for those
`goods and/or services based on an intent to use the mark in commerce under Trademark Act Section 1(b):
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`(1)(cid:160)(cid:160) Applicant must list the goods and/or services by international class with the classes listed in ascending numerical order; and
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`(2)(cid:160)(cid:160) Applicant must submit a filing fee for each international class of goods and/or services not covered by the fee already paid (current fee
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`information should be confirmed at http://www.uspto.gov).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`37 C.F.R. §2.86(a)(2); TMEP §§810 and 1403.01.
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`isclaimers
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`pplicant must insert a disclaimer of the term “UBATUBA” in the application because it describes the geographic place where the applicant is
`located and thus, where the goods will likely emanate from.(cid:160) Trademark Act Section 6, 15 U.S.C. §1056; TMEP §§1213 and 1213.08(a)(i).
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`he following is the accepted standard format for a disclaimer:
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`No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “UBATUBA” apart from the mark as shown.
`The Office can require an applicant to disclaim an unregistrable part of a mark consisting of particular wording, symbols, numbers, design
`elements or combinations thereof.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1056(a).(cid:160) Under Section 2(e) of the Trademark Act, the Office can refuse registration of an entire
`mark if the entire mark is merely descriptive, deceptively misdescriptive, or primarily geographically descriptive of the goods.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C.
`§1052(e).(cid:160) Thus, the Office may require an applicant to disclaim a portion of a mark that, when used in connection with the goods or services, is
`merely descriptive, deceptively misdescriptive, primarily geographically descriptive, or otherwise unregistrable (e.g., generic).(cid:160) TMEP
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`§1213.03(a).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Failure to comply with a disclaimer requirement can result in a refusal to register the entire mark.(cid:160) TMEP §1213.01(b).
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`(cid:160)A
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` “disclaimer” is a statement that applicant does not claim exclusive rights to an unregistrable component of a mark. (cid:160) A disclaimer does not
`affect the appearance of the applied-for mark.
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`ignificance of Mark
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`pplicant must specify whether “TACHAO DE UBATUBA” has any significance in the food trade or industry, any geographical significance,
`or any meaning in a foreign language.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b).
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`f applicant has questions about its application or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned trademark
`examining attorney directly at the number below.
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`/Karen Bracey/
`Examining Attorney
`Law Office 116
`571-272-9132
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`RESPOND TO THIS ACTION: If there are any questions about the Office action, please contact the assigned examining attorney. A response
`to this Office Action should be filed using the Office’s Response to Office action form available at
`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm.(cid:160) If notification of this Office action was received via e-mail, no response using this form may be
`filed for 72 hours after receipt of the notification.(cid:160) Do not attempt to respond by e-mail as the USPTO does not accept e-mailed responses.
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`f responding by paper mail, please include the following information: the application serial number, the mark, the filing date and the name,
`title/position, telephone number and e-mail address of the person signing the response.(cid:160) Please use the following address: Commissioner for
`Trademarks, P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313-1451.
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`TATUS CHECK: Check the status of the application at least once every six months from the initial filing date using the USPTO Trademark
`Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) online system at http://tarr.uspto.gov.(cid:160) When conducting an online status check, print and
`maintain a copy of the complete TARR screen.(cid:160) If the status of your application has not changed for more than six months, please contact the
`assigned examining attorney.
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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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`Parodi & Parodi Ltda (bruno@lambertpatentlaw.com)
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77202820 - TACHÃO DE UBATUBA - 07-070-FP
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`9/17/2007 2:03:47 PM
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`ECOM116@USPTO.GOV
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`(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)(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)(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)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`IMPORTANT NOTICE
`USPTO OFFICE ACTION HAS ISSUED ON 9/17/2007 FOR
`APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 77202820
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`lease follow the instructions below to continue the prosecution of your application:
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`ACTION:
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`http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow?DDA=Y&serial_number=77202820&doc_type=OOA&mail_date=20070917 (or
`copy and
`paste this URL into the address field of your browser), or visit 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(cid:160)Office action may not be(cid:160)immediately available but will be(cid:160)viewable within(cid:160)24 hours of this notification.
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`ESPONSE(cid:160)MAY BE REQUIRED: You should carefully review the Office action to determine (1) if a response is required; (2) how to
`respond; and (3) the applicable response time period. Your response deadline will be calculated from 9/17/2007.
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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
`at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm.
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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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`1. The USPTO will NOT send a separate e-mail with the Office action attached.
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`. Failure to file any required response by the applicable deadline will result in the ABANDONMENT of your
`application.
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