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`Marquez, Jerry G (marquezjerry@gmail.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86008387 - HELLO WOODY - N/A
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`11/1/2013 12:32:41 PM
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`ECOM117@USPTO.GOV
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
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`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) U.S. 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) MARK: HELLO WOODY
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`86008387
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICANT: Marquez, Jerry G
`(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) CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET
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`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) CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160) (cid:160) N/A
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`(cid:160) (cid:160) marquezjerry@gmail.com
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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: 11/1/2013
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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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`(cid:160) S
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`UMMARY OF ISSUES that applicant must address:
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`Refusal under Section 2(a) on the basis the mark is scandalous or immoral.
`Requirement for clarification of the description of the mark.
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`Search
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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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`Mark is Scandalous or Immoral
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`egistration is refused, however, because the applied-for mark consists of or includes immoral or scandalous matter.(cid:160) Trademark Act Section
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`2(a), 15 U.S.C. §1052(a); see TMEP §1203.01.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) MARQUEZ, JERRY G
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) 25377 35TH ST
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92404-2824
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
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`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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`The words “immoral” and “scandalous” may have somewhat different connotations; however, immoral matter has been included in the same
`category as scandalous matter.(cid:160) TMEP §1203.01; see In re McGinley, 660 F.2d 481, 484 n.6, 211 USPQ 668, 673 n.6 (C.C.P.A. 1981) (Because
`of the court’s holding that appellant’s mark was scandalous, “it [was] unnecessary to consider whether appellant’s mark [was] ‘immoral.’
`[The court] note[d] the dearth of reported trademark decisions in which the term ‘immoral’ [had] been directly applied.”).
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`or a mark to be “scandalous,” the evidence must show that the mark would be considered shocking to the sense of decency or propriety, giving
`offense to the conscience or moral feelings, or calling out for condemnation.(cid:160) In re Fox, 702 F.3d 633, 635, 105 USPQ2d 1247, 1248 (Fed. Cir.
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`2012) (quoting In re Mavety Media Grp. Ltd., 33 F.3d 1367, 1371, 31 USPQ2d 1923, 1925 (Fed. Cir. 1994)); see TMEP §1203.01.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`A mark is scandalous when the evidence demonstrates that a substantial composite of the general public (although not necessarily a majority)
`would consider the mark to be scandalous in the context of contemporary attitudes and the relevant marketplace.(cid:160) See In re Fox, 702 F.3d at 635,
`105 USPQ2d at 1248 (quoting In re Mavety Media Grp. Ltd., 33 F.3d at 1371, 31 USPQ2d at 1925-26); In re The Boulevard Entm’t, Inc. , 334
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`F.3d 1336, 1340, 67 USPQ2d 1475, 1477 (Fed. Cir. 2003); TMEP §1203.01.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Moreover, the pictorial depiction of scandalous or immoral matter may be considered the visual equivalent of the wording it represents.(cid:160) See In
`re Luxuria s.r.o., 100 USPQ2d 1146, 1151 (TTAB 2011) (holding scandalous a mark comprising a bottle in the shape of a hand with the middle
`finger extended upwards; “the gesture depicted by applicant’s mark [was] the visual equivalent of an extremely offensive expletive.(cid:160) Just as
`[those] words would be considered scandalous and immoral if used as a trademark . . . the visual depiction of [those] words by the finger gesture
`shown in applicant’s mark [was] equally scandalous and immoral.”).
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`(cid:160) E
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`vidence that a mark is vulgar is sufficient to establish that the mark is scandalous within the meaning of Trademark Act Section 2(a).(cid:160) In re Fox,
`702 F.3d 633, 635, 105 USPQ2d 1247, 1248.(cid:160) (Fed. Cir. 2012) (citing In re The Boulevard Entm’t, Inc. , 334 F.3d 1336, 1340, 67 USPQ2d 1475,
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`1477 (Fed. Cir. 2003)); see TMEP §1203.01.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`In this case, applicant seeks registration for a mark that is comprised in large part of the design of an erect penis and the term “WOODY.” (cid:160) The
`attached definitions establish that “WOODY” is a vulgar term referring to an erect penis. (cid:160) The attached Internet excerpts also establish that
`pictures of male genitals are often considered vulgar or scandalous.(cid:160) Finally, courts have commonly held pictures involving nudity to be immoral
`or scandalous.(cid:160) See In re McGinley, 660 F.2d 481, 484 n.6, 211 USPQ 668, 673 n.6 (C.C.P.A. 1981) (holding scandalous a mark comprising a
`photograph of a nude, reclining man and woman, kissing and embracing, for a “newsletter devoted to social and interpersonal relationship
`topics” and for “social club services”).
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`(cid:160) T
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`he examining attorney notes that applicant may have intended the mark to be a parody on the well-known “HELLO KITTY” trademark. (cid:160)
`However, “whether applicant intended the mark to be humorous, or even whether some people would actually find it to be humorous, is
`immaterial.” (cid:160) In re Star Belly Stitcher, Inc., 107 USPQ2d 2059, 2060 (TTAB 2013) (quoting In re Luxuria, s.r.o., 100 USPQ2d 1146, 1149
`(TTAB 2011)); see also In re Fox, 702 F.3d 633, 639, 105 USPQ2d 1247, 1251 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (“the fact that something is funny does not
`mean that it cannot also be ‘scandalous’”).
`(cid:160) The evidence here shows that the term “WOODY” and design of the penis would be considered
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`vulgar and scandalous.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Further, there is nothing in applicant’s mark that would change or detract from the vulgar meaning inherent in the term “WOODY” or picture of
`the penis, which together overwhelmingly call to mind an erect penis. (cid:160) Thus, to the extent there is any parody here, the mark remains vulgar.(cid:160)
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`Registration is, therefore, refused under Trademark Act Section 2(a), 15 U.S.C. §1052(a); see TMEP §1203.01.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`PLEASE NOTE: A mark that is deemed scandalous under Trademark Act Section 2(a) is not registrable on either the Principal or Supplemental
`Register.(cid:160) TMEP §1203.01; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(a).
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`(cid:160) A
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`lthough 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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`(cid:160) A
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`pplicant must respond to the requirement(s) set forth below.
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`Description of the Mark
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`pplications for marks depicted in color must include (1) a complete list of all the colors claimed as a feature of the mark and (2) a mark
`description of the literal and design elements that specifies where all the colors appear in those elements.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §§2.37, 2.52(b)(1); see
`TMEP §807.07(a)-(a)(ii). (cid:160) Generic color names must be used to describe the colors in the mark, e.g., magenta, yellow, turquoise.
`(cid:160)TMEP
`§807.07(a)(i)-(ii).(cid:160) If black, white, and/or gray are not being claimed as a color feature of the mark, applicant must exclude them from the color
`claim and include in the mark description a statement that the colors black, white, and/or gray represent background, outlining, shading, and/or
`transparent areas and are not part of the mark.(cid:160) See TMEP §807.07(d).
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`ere, applicant must provide a more concise description of the mark that simply identifies the design and literal elements.(cid:160) It also must be
`clearer where the colors appear in the mark.(cid:160) The following mark description is suggested, if accurate:
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`Mark description:(cid:160) The mark consists of the design of an erect penis and attached scrotums over the stylized wording “hello woody.” (cid:160)
`Each scrotum has a dot on it and there are curved lines where they meet, all of which could be perceived as two eyes and a nose.(cid:160) Several
`lines depicting hair appear on the scrotums. (cid:160) The design of a bow also appears at the bottom of the right scrotum.(cid:160) The hairs, the outlines
`of the bow, the penis, and scrotums, and the definitional lines in the penis and scrotums, including the dots and curved lines, are black. (cid:160)
`The color blue appears in the body of the bow and in the outline of the wording in the mark.(cid:160) The wording itself is white.(cid:160) The interior
`background of the penis and the scrotums also are white.(cid:160) The remainder of the white in the drawing represents background area only and
`is not part of the mark.
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`ee TMEP §807.07(b).
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`General Response Guidelines
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`or this application to proceed toward registration, applicant must explicitly address each refusal and/or requirement raised in this Office action.(cid:160)
`If the action includes a refusal, applicant may provide arguments and/or evidence as to why the refusal should be withdrawn and the mark should
`register.(cid:160) Applicant may also have other options for responding to a refusal and should consider such options carefully.(cid:160) To respond to
`requirements and certain refusal response options, applicant should set forth in writing the required changes or statements.
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`(cid:160) I
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`f applicant does not respond to this Office action within six months of the issue/mailing date, or responds by expressly abandoning the
`application, the application process will end, the trademark will fail to register, and the application fee will not be refunded.(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C.
`§1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.65(a), 2.68(a), 2.209(a); TMEP §§405.04, 718.01, 718.02.(cid:160) Where the application has been abandoned for failure to
`respond to an Office action, applicant’s only option would be to file a timely petition to revive the application, which, if granted, would allow
`the application to return to active status.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.66; TMEP §1714.(cid:160) There is a $100 fee for such petitions.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §§2.6,
`2.66(b)(1).
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`lease do not hesitate to contact the undersigned with any questions.
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`MaureenDallLott/
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`aureen Dall Lott
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`Trademark Examining Attorney, Law Office 117
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`United States Patent and Trademark Office
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`571-272-9714
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`maureen.lott@uspto.gov
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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 the Trademark Electronic Application System (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 questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned
`trademark examining attorney.(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 an individual applicant or someone with legal authority to bind an
`applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint applicants).(cid:160) If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the
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`response.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`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 the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system at
`http://tsdr.uspto.gov/. (cid:160) Please keep a copy of the TSDR status screen. (cid:160) If the status shows no change for more than six months, contact the
`Trademark Assistance Center by e-mail at TrademarkAssistanceCenter@uspto.gov or 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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`(cid:160) T
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`O UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160) Use the TEAS form at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.
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