UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`85380557
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160) JEFFERSON F. SCHER
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`CARR & FERRELL LLP(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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`*85380557*
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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)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK: THE CLIMATE CORPORATION
`(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) WeatherBill 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)(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)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`T-2918 US(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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`120 CONSTITUTION DR
`MENLO PARK, CA 94025-1107
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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)
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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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`(cid:160)I
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE:
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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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`No Conflicting Marks Noted
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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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`Refusal of Registration: Mark is Merely Descriptive
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`(cid:160)R
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`egistration is refused because the applied-for mark merely describes a feature of applicant’s goods and/or services. (cid:160) Trademark Act Section
`2(e)(1), 15 U.S.C. §1052(e)(1); see TMEP §§1209.01(b), 1209.03 et seq.
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`(cid:160)A
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` mark is merely descriptive if it describes an ingredient, quality, characteristic, function, feature, purpose or use of the specified goods and/or
`services.(cid:160) TMEP §1209.01(b); see In re Steelbuilding.com, 415 F.3d 1293, 1297, 75 USPQ2d 1420, 1421 (Fed. Cir. 2005); In re Gyulay, 820
`F.2d 1216, 1217-18, 3 USPQ2d 1009, 1010 (Fed. Cir. 1987).(cid:160) Moreover, a mark that identifies a group of users to whom an applicant directs its
`goods and/or services is also merely descriptive.(cid:160) TMEP §1209.03(i); see In re Planalytics, Inc., 70 USPQ2d 1453, 1454 (TTAB 2004).
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`(cid:160)I
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`n the present case, the relevant services consist of insurance administration in the fields of weather insurance, and property and casualty and
`specialty insurances covering risks related to weather; insurance agency and brokerage in the fields of weather insurance, and property and
`casualty and specialty insurances covering risks related to weather; insurance underwriting in the fields of weather insurance, and property and
`casualty and specialty insurances covering risks related to weather; insurance underwriting consultation in the fields of weather insurance, and
`property and casualty and specialty insurances covering risks related to weather; electronic processing of insurance payment data over a web
`based computer network; electronic processing of insurance payments over a web based computer network; assuming financial risk of others by
`entering into options and swaps; financial risk management; financial services, namely, providing information in the fields of foreign currency,
`commodities, financial derivatives, interest rate products, and equities via the internet and other computer and communication networks;
`financial services, namely, providing for the exchange of foreign currency, commodities, financial derivatives, interest rate products, and
`equities via the internet and other computer and communication networks; financial risk management consultation.(cid:160) For these services, the
`applicant applied to register the mark THE CLIMATE CORPORATION.
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`he attached Internet evidence regarding the applicant demonstrates the descriptive nature of the mark.
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`ne attachment consists of a news story regarding the applicant’s change of name. (cid:160) According to the article from Farm Industry News:
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`Company officials say the change was made to better reflect its mission, which is helping people and businesses adapt to climate change.
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`ee attachment from http://farmindustrynews.com/business/weatherbill-changes-name-climate-corporation.(cid:160) Emphasis added.
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`(cid:160)T
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`he term “climate” merely describes insurance services related to changes in the weather or climate.
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`(cid:160)T
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`he second term of the applicant’s mark consists of an entity designation. Business entity designations such as “Corporation,” merely indicate
`applicant’s entity type and generally do not function to indicate the source of goods or services. (cid:160) TMEP §1213.03(d); see, e.g., Goodyear’s
`India Rubber Glove Mfg. Co. v. Goodyear Rubber Co., 128 U.S. 598, 602-03 (1888); In re Patent & Trademark Servs., Inc., 49 USPQ2d 1537,
`1539-40 (TTAB 1998); In re The Paint Prods. Co., 8 USPQ2d 1863, 1866 (TTAB 1988).
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`(cid:160)A
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` mark that merely combines descriptive words is not registrable if the individual components retain their descriptive meaning in relation to the
`goods and/or services and the combination results in a composite mark that is itself descriptive.(cid:160) TMEP §1209.03(d); see, e.g., In re King Koil
`Licensing Co. Inc., 79 USPQ2d 1048 (TTAB 2006) (holding THE BREATHABLE MATTRESS merely descriptive of “beds, mattresses, box
`springs and pillows”); In re Associated Theatre Clubs Co., 9 USPQ2d 1660, 1662 (TTAB 1988) (holding GROUP SALES BOX OFFICE
`merely descriptive of theater ticket sales services).(cid:160) Such a mark is registrable only if the composite creates a unitary mark with a unique,
`incongruous, or otherwise nondescriptive meaning in relation to the goods and/or services.(cid:160) See, e.g., In re Colonial Stores, Inc., 394 F.2d 549,
`551, 157 USPQ 382, 384 (C.C.P.A. 1968).
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`(cid:160)I
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`n this case, both the individual components and the composite result are descriptive of applicant’s goods and/or services and do not create a
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`unique, incongruous or nondescriptive meaning in relation to the goods and/or services.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Although applicant’s mark has been refused registration, applicant may respond to the refusal(s) by submitting evidence and arguments in
`support of registration.
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`Response to Office Action
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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) However, 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 mailing date 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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`(cid:160)T
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`he response should address each refusal and/or requirement raised in the Office action.(cid:160) If a refusal has issued, applicant can argue against the
`refusal; i.e., applicant can submit arguments and evidence as to why the refusal should be withdrawn and the mark should register.(cid:160) To respond to
`requirements, applicant should set forth in writing the required changes or statements and request that the Office enter them into the application
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`record.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`/Rudy R. Singleton/
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 102
`(571) 272-9262
`rudy.singleton@uspto
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`(cid:160)T
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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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`(cid:160)A
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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
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`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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`Corey Sittig
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`Great cause the result of insurance is always higher prices.
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`davecdn
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`Alarm bells should be going off for all you global warming cultists. Google is a CIA
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`03/01/2011 01:23 PM
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`Bob Zentrails
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`How the heck do you protect yourself from prolonged drought, which is what the
`Southwest is now facing.
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`They couldn't do anything about it in the 1930's and they can't do much more now.
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`I'm not seeing the value ofthis "insurance."
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`Global warming will indeed change the climate everywhere, which is why it is also referred
`to as "Climate Change." Knowing what is coming won't help a lick.
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`03/01/2o1_112:54 PM
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`So now you can deny climate—change, while collecting insurance on damage inflicted by
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`HOME 2: SHOPIOFFICE = BUSINESS 2: WEATHERBILL CHANGES NAME TO THE CLIMATE CORPORATION
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