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`Michael J Hennessy & Associates, Inc. (shpulaski@shpulaskilaw.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86039810 - GENE COUNSEL - N/A
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`12/6/2013 10:22:11 AM
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`ECOM112@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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`(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)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK: GENE COUNSEL
`(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: Michael J Hennessy & Associates, Inc.
`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`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) shpulaski@shpulaskilaw.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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`(cid:160)I
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 12/6/2013
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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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`EARCH 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).(cid:160) TMEP §704.02; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).
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`(cid:160)H
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`owever, applicant must respond to the refusal set forth below.
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`SECTION 2(e)(1) REFUSAL - MERELY DESCRIPTIVE
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`Registration is refused because the applied-for mark merely describes a purpose and subject matter of applicant’s services.(cid:160) Trademark Act
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`86039810
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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) SHANNON HENNESSY PULASKI
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) THE LAW OFFICE OF SHANNON HENNESSY
`PULAS
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) 14 WINDING CREEK DR
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MILLSTONE TOWNSHIP, NJ 08535-8058
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`*86039810*
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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)
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`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 an applicant’s 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
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`1216, 1217-18, 3 USPQ2d 1009, 1009-10 (Fed. Cir. 1987).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`In the present case, applicant has applied to register the mark GENE COUNSEL for use in connection with “Providing health care, medical
`information and counseling in the field of genetics and healthcare; medical counseling; telephone hot line counseling, namely, offering advice
`regarding healthcare and clinical testing; genetic counseling; genetic testing for medical purposes; providing a web site featuring educational
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`information regarding genetics and healthcare.” (cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Specifically, according to the attached dictionary evidence, the term “gene” is defined as “a unit of heredity composed of DNA occupying a
`fixed position on a chromosome,” and the term “counsel” is defined as “the act of exchanging opinions and ideas; consultation.” (cid:160) See attached
`evidence. Applicant provides “genetic counseling,” in part, and the term “genetic” means “relating to genes, or to the study of genes.”
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`Therefore, the mark GENE COUNSEL, as applied to the identified services, merely describes a purpose and subject matter of applicant’s
`services.(cid:160) Accordingly, the proposed mark is merely descriptive, and registration is refused on the Principal Register under Section 2(e)(1) of the
`Lanham Act.
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`(cid:160)S
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`UPPLEMENTAL REGISTER - ADVISORY
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`(cid:160)A
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`lthough an amendment to the Supplemental Register would normally be an appropriate response to this refusal, such a response is not
`appropriate in the present case.(cid:160) The instant application was filed under Trademark Act Section 1(b) and is not eligible for registration on the
`Supplemental Register until an acceptable amendment to allege use meeting the requirements of 37 C.F.R. §2.76(b), (c) has been timely filed.(cid:160) 37
`C.F.R. §2.47(d); TMEP §§816.02, 1102.03.
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`(cid:160)I
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`f applicant files an acceptable allegation of use and also amends to the Supplemental Register, the effective filing date of the application will be
`the date on which applicant met the minimum filing requirements of 37 C.F.R. §2.76(e) for the amendment to allege use.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.75(b);
`TMEP §§816.02, 1102.03.(cid:160) In addition, the undersigned trademark examining attorney will conduct a new search of the Office records for
`conflicting marks based on the later application filing date.(cid:160) TMEP §§206.01, 1102.03.
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`(cid:160)D
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`ISCLAIMER REQUIREMENT IF AMENDING TO SUPPLEMENTAL REGISTER - ADVISORY
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`(cid:160)A
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`pplicant is advised that, if the application is amended to seek registration on the Supplemental Register, applicant must disclaim “COUNSEL”
`because such wording appears to be generic in the context of applicant’s services.(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §1056(a); In re Wella Corp., 565 F.2d 143, 196
`USPQ 7 (C.C.P.A. 1977); In re Creative Goldsmiths of Wash., Inc., 229 USPQ 766 (TTAB 1986); TMEP §1213.03(b).
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`(cid:160)T
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`he following is the standardized format for a disclaimer:
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`No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “COUNSEL” apart from the mark as shown.
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`MEP §1213.08(a)(i).
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`SSISTANCE
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`f applicant has questions regarding this Office action, please telephone or e-mail the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`/Kim L. Parks/
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 112
`571.272.6129
`kimberly.parks@uspto.gov
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`TO 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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`(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 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)
`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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`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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`Michael J Hennessy & Associates, Inc. (shpulaski@shpulaskilaw.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86039810 - GENE COUNSEL - N/A
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`12/6/2013 10:22:12 AM
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`ECOM112@USPTO.GOV
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
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`IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR
`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`USPTO OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) HAS ISSUED
`ON 12/6/2013 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 86039810
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`Please follow the instructions below:
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`he Office action may not be immediately viewable, to allow for necessary system updates of the application, but will be available within 24
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`2)(cid:160) TIMELY RESPONSE IS REQUIRED:(cid:160) Please carefully review the Office action to determine (1) how to respond, and (2) the applicable
`response time period.(cid:160) Your response deadline will be calculated from 12/6/2013 (or sooner if specified in the Office action).(cid:160) For information
`regarding response time periods, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/responsetime.jsp.
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`Instead, the USPTO recommends that you respond online using the Trademark Electronic Application System
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