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`BioElectronics Corporation (mkwhelan@verizon.net)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86222506 - ANTI-INFLAMMATORY VAC - N/A
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`7/9/2014 4:54:57 PM
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`ECOM119@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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`86222506
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`*86222506*
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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) 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: ANTI-INFLAMMATORY VAC
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICANT: BioElectronics Corporation
`(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)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) BIOELECTRONICS CORPORATION
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) BIOELECTRONICS CORPORATION
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) 4539 METROPOLITAN CT
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) FREDERICK, MD 21704-9452
`(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) mkwhelan@verizon.net
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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: 7/9/2014
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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)(cid:160)
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`TEAS PLUS APPLICANTS – TO MAINTAIN REDUCED FEE, ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET, INCLUDING
`SUBMITTING DOCUMENTS ONLINE:(cid:160) Applicants who filed their application online using the lower-fee TEAS Plus application form must
`(1) continue to submit certain documents online using TEAS, including responses to Office actions (see TMEP §819.02(b) for a complete list of
`these documents); (2) accept correspondence from the USPTO via e-mail throughout the examination process; and (3) maintain a valid e-mail
`address.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.23(a)(1), (a)(2); TMEP §§819, 819.02(a).(cid:160) TEAS Plus applicants who do not meet these three requirements must
`submit an additional fee of $50 per international class of goods and/or services.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(1)(iv); TMEP §819.04.(cid:160) However, in certain
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`situations, authorizing an examiner’s amendment by telephone will not incur this additional fee. (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`SUMMARY OF ISSUES that applicant must address:
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`SECTION 2(d) REFUSAL – LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION
`DISCLAIMER REQUIRED
`IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS – AMEND TO AVOID DECEPTIVENESS
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`SECTION 2(d) REFUSAL – LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION
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`Registration of the applied-for mark ANTI-INFLAMMATORY VAC is refused because of a likelihood of confusion with the mark V.A.C. in
`U.S. Registration No. 1982349.(cid:160) Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); see TMEP §§1207.01 et seq.(cid:160) See the enclosed registration.
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`rademark Act Section 2(d) bars registration of an applied-for mark that so resembles a registered mark that it is likely a potential consumer
`would be confused, mistaken, or deceived as to the source of the goods and/or services of the applicant and registrant.(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).(cid:160)
`A determination of likelihood of confusion under Section 2(d) is made on a case-by case basis and the factors set forth in In re E. I. du Pont de
`Nemours & Co., 476 F.2d 1357, 177 USPQ 563 (C.C.P.A. 1973) aid in this determination.(cid:160) Citigroup Inc. v. Capital City Bank Grp., Inc., 637
`F.3d 1344, 1349, 98 USPQ2d 1253, 1256 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (citing On-Line Careline, Inc. v. Am. Online, Inc., 229 F.3d 1080, 1085, 56 USPQ2d
`1471, 1474 (Fed. Cir. 2000)).(cid:160) Not all the du Pont factors, however, are necessarily relevant or of equal weight, and any one of the factors may
`control in a given case, depending upon the evidence of record.(cid:160) Citigroup Inc. v. Capital City Bank Grp., Inc., 637 F.3d at 1355, 98 USPQ2d at
`1260; In re Majestic Distilling Co., 315 F.3d 1311, 1315, 65 USPQ2d 1201, 1204 (Fed. Cir. 2003); see In re E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 476
`F.2d at 1361-62, 177 USPQ at 567.
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`(cid:160)I
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`n this case, the following factors are the most relevant:(cid:160) similarity of the marks, similarity and nature of the goods, and similarity of the trade
`channels of the goods.(cid:160) See In re Viterra Inc., 671 F.3d 1358, 1361-62, 101 USPQ2d 1905, 1908 (Fed. Cir. 2012); In re Dakin’s Miniatures Inc. ,
`59 USPQ2d 1593, 1595-96 (TTAB 1999); TMEP §§1207.01 et seq.
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`he overriding concern is not only to prevent buyer confusion as to the source of the goods and/or services, but to protect the registrant from
`adverse commercial impact due to use of a similar mark by a newcomer.(cid:160) See In re Shell Oil Co., 992 F.2d 1204, 1208, 26 USPQ2d 1687, 1690
`(Fed. Cir. 1993).(cid:160) Therefore, any doubt regarding a likelihood of confusion determination is resolved in favor of the registrant.(cid:160) TMEP
`§1207.01(d)(i); see Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Packard Press, Inc., 281 F.3d 1261, 1265, 62 USPQ2d 1001, 1003 (Fed. Cir. 2002); In re Hyper
`Shoppes (Ohio), Inc., 837 F.2d 463, 464-65, 6 USPQ2d 1025, 1026 (Fed. Cir. 1988).
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`COMPARISON OF MARKS(cid:160)
`The applicant’s mark is ANTI-INFLAMMATORY VAC.
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`he registered mark is V.A.C.
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`The registered mark and the “VAC” portion of the applied-for mark are essentially phonetic equivalents and thus sound similar. (cid:160) Similarity in
`sound alone may be sufficient to support a finding that the marks are confusingly similar.(cid:160) In re White Swan Ltd., 8 USPQ2d 1534, 1535 (TTAB
`1988); see In re 1st USA Realty Prof’ls, Inc. , 84 USPQ2d 1581, 1586 (TTAB 2007); TMEP §1207.01(b)(iv).
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`Although marks are compared in their entireties, one feature of a mark may be more significant or dominant in creating a commercial
`impression.(cid:160) See In re Viterra Inc., 671 F.3d 1358, 1362, 101 USPQ2d 1905, 1908 (Fed. Cir. 2012); In re Nat’l Data Corp. , 753 F.2d 1056,
`1058, 224 USPQ 749, 751 (Fed. Cir. 1985); TMEP §1207.01(b)(viii), (c)(ii).(cid:160) Matter that is descriptive of or generic for an applicant’s goods
`and/or services is typically less significant or less dominant in relation to other wording in a mark.(cid:160) See In re Chatam Int’l Inc. , 380 F.3d 1340,
`1342-43, 71 USPQ2d 1944, 1946 (Fed. Cir. 2004); In re Binion, 93 USPQ2d 1531, 1534 (TTAB 2009).
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`(cid:160)I
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`n the present case, the attached evidence shows that the wording “ ANTI-INFLAMMATORY” in the applied-for mark is merely descriptive of
`or generic for applicant’s goods that are used to reduce inflammation. (cid:160) Thus, this wording is less significant in terms of affecting the mark’s
`commercial impression, and renders the wording “VAC” the more dominant element of the mark.
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`(cid:160)A
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`dding a term to a registered mark generally does not obviate the similarity between the compared marks, as in the present case, nor does it
`overcome a likelihood of confusion under Section 2(d).(cid:160) See Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. Jos. E. Seagram & Sons, Inc., 526 F.2d 556, 557, 188
`USPQ 105, 106 (C.C.P.A. 1975) (finding BENGAL and BENGAL LANCER and design confusingly similar); In re Toshiba Med. Sys. Corp., 91
`USPQ2d 1266, 1269 (TTAB 2009) (finding TITAN and VANTAGE TITAN confusingly similar); In re El Torito Rests., Inc., 9 USPQ2d 2002,
`2004 (TTAB 1988) (finding MACHO and MACHO COMBOS confusingly similar); TMEP §1207.01(b)(iii).(cid:160) In the present case, the VAC and
`V.A.C.(cid:160) portions of the marks are nearly identical.(cid:160) Therefore the addition of the descriptive wording “ANTI-INFLAMMATORY” does not
`obviate the similarity of the marks.
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`n these respects, the literal portions of the applicant’s mark and that of the registrant are highly similar in appearance, sound, connotation and
`commercial impression, and therefore, are likely to cause confusion as to the origin of the goods.
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`(cid:160)C
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`OMPARISON OF GOODS
`The applicant’s goods are identified as “Low frequency electromagnetic therapy apparatus” (cid:160) The goods named in the registration
`comprise/include “medical devices, namely pump units for promoting wound healing, receptacles for collecting wound drainage, and parts and
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`accessories for the foregoing.” (cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The goods and/or services of the parties need not be identical or even competitive to find a likelihood of confusion.(cid:160) See On-line Careline Inc. v.
`Am. Online Inc., 229 F.3d 1080, 1086, 56 USPQ2d 1471, 1475 (Fed. Cir. 2000); Recot, Inc. v. Becton, 214 F.3d 1322, 1329, 54 USPQ2d 1894,
`1898 (Fed. Cir. 2000) (“[E]ven if the goods in question are different from, and thus not related to, one another in kind, the same goods can be
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`related in the mind of the consuming public as to the origin of the goods.”); TMEP §1207.01(a)(i). (cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The respective goods and/or services need only be “related in some manner and/or if the circumstances surrounding their marketing [be] such
`that they could give rise to the mistaken belief that [the goods and/or services] emanate from the same source.” (cid:160) Coach Servs., Inc. v. Triumph
`Learning LLC, 668 F.3d 1356, 1369, 101 USPQ2d 1713, 1722 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (quoting 7-Eleven Inc. v. Wechsler, 83 USPQ2d 1715, 1724
`(TTAB 2007)); Gen. Mills Inc. v. Fage Dairy Processing Indus. SA, 100 USPQ2d 1584, 1597 (TTAB 2011); TMEP §1207.01(a)(i). (cid:160)(cid:160) In this case,
`it is enough that applicant’s goods and registrant’s goods are both used to promote healing.
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`he attached Internet evidence consists of excerpts about therapy devices for use in the field of wound healing.(cid:160) This evidence establishes that
`the applicant’s goods and registrant’s goods are similar or complementary in terms of purpose or function.
`(cid:160) Therefore, applicant’s and
`registrant’s goods and/or services are considered related for likelihood of confusion purposes. (cid:160) See, e.g., In re Davey Prods. Pty Ltd., 92 USPQ2d
`1198, 1202-04 (TTAB 2009); In re Toshiba Med. Sys. Corp., 91 USPQ2d 1266, 1268-69, 1271-72 (TTAB 2009).
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`vidence obtained from the Internet may be used to support a determination under Trademark Act Section 2(d) that goods and/or services are
`related.(cid:160) See, e.g., In re G.B.I. Tile & Stone, Inc., 92 USPQ2d 1366, 1371 (TTAB 2009); In re Paper Doll Promotions, Inc., 84 USPQ2d 1660,
`1668 (TTAB 2007).
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`he marks are used to identify medical devices for use in the field of healing.(cid:160) The same consumers will be exposed to the therapeutic products
`identified with the marks.(cid:160) The similarities among the marks and the goods of the parties are so great as to create a likelihood of confusion.
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`CONCLUSION
`Accordingly, in view of the closely related nature of the goods of the parties and the strong similarity of the marks and their commercial
`impressions, confusion as to the source of the goods is likely under Section 2(d) of the Trademark Act.
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`lthough the examining attorney has refused registration, the applicant may respond to the refusal to register by submitting evidence and
`arguments in support of registration.(cid:160) If the applicant chooses to respond to the refusal to register, the applicant must also respond to the
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`following.
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`DISCLAIMER REQUIRED
`Applicant must disclaim the wording “ ANTI-INFLAMMATORY” because it merely describes an ingredient, quality, characteristic, function,
`feature, purpose, or use of applicant’s goods and/or services, and thus is an unregistrable component of the mark. (cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §§1052(e)(1),
`1056(a); DuoProSS Meditech Corp. v. Inviro Med. Devices, Ltd., 695 F.3d 1247, 1251, 103 USPQ2d 1753, 1755 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (quoting In re
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`Oppedahl & Larson LLP, 373 F.3d 1171, 1173, 71 USPQ2d 1370, 1371 (Fed. Cir. 2004)); TMEP §§1213, 1213.03(a).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The attached evidence from online dictionaries shows this wording means “ used to reduce inflammation” and “counteracting or suppressing
`inflammation.” Therefore, the wording merely describes applicant’s therapeutic devices that reduce inflammation.
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`n applicant may not claim exclusive rights to terms that others may need to use to describe their goods and/or services in the marketplace.(cid:160) See
`Dena Corp. v. Belvedere Int’l, Inc. , 950 F.2d 1555, 1560, 21 USPQ2d 1047, 1051 (Fed. Cir. 1991); In re Aug. Storck KG, 218 USPQ 823, 825
`(TTAB 1983).(cid:160) A disclaimer of unregistrable matter does not affect the appearance of the mark; that is, a disclaimer does not physically remove
`the disclaimed matter from the mark.(cid:160) See Schwarzkopf v. John H. Breck, Inc., 340 F.2d 978, 978, 144 USPQ 433, 433 (C.C.P.A. 1965); TMEP
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`§1213.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`If applicant does not provide the required disclaimer, the USPTO may refuse to register the entire mark.(cid:160) See In re Stereotaxis Inc., 429 F.3d
`1039, 1040-41, 77 USPQ2d 1087, 1088-89 (Fed. Cir. 2005); TMEP §1213.01(b).
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`pplicant should submit a disclaimer in the following standardized format:
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`No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “ANTI-INFLAMMATORY” apart from the mark as shown.
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`(cid:160)F
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`or an overview of disclaimers and instructions on how to satisfy this disclaimer requirement online using the Trademark Electronic Application
`System (TEAS) form, please go to http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/law/disclaimer.jsp.
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`IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS – AMEND TO AVOID DECEPTIVENESS
`The use or intended use of the applied-for mark on goods that do not in fact have or exhibit anti-inflammatory properties is or will be deceptive.(cid:160)
`See TMEP §1203.02-.02(b).(cid:160) To avoid a deceptiveness refusal, applicant must amend the identification to indicate that the goods possess this
`relevant feature or characteristic.(cid:160) See TMEP §§1203.02(e)(ii), (f)(i), 1402.05 et seq.(cid:160) Merely amending the identification to exclude goods or
`services with the named feature or characteristic will not avoid a deceptiveness refusal.(cid:160) TMEP §1203.02(f)(i).
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`herefore, applicant must amend the identification to the following, if accurate:(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Class 10: Low frequency electromagnetic therapy apparatus for reducing or suppressing inflammation
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`n applicant may only amend an identification to clarify or limit the goods and/or services, but not to add to or broaden the scope of the goods
`and/or services.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq., 1402.07.
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`RESPONSE GUIDELINES(cid:160)
`To expedite prosecution of the application, applicant is encouraged to file its response to this Office action online via the Trademark Electronic
`Application System (TEAS), which is available at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/index.jsp.(cid:160) If applicant has technical questions about the
`TEAS response to Office action form, applicant can review the electronic filing tips available online at
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/e_filing_tips.jsp and email technical questions to TEAS@uspto.gov.
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`f applicant has questions regarding this Office action, please telephone or e-mail the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160) All relevant e-
`mail communications will be placed in the official application record; however, an e-mail communication will not be accepted as a response to
`this Office action and will not extend the deadline for filing a proper response.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.191; TMEP §§304.01-.02, 709.04-.05.(cid:160) Further,
`although the trademark examining attorney may provide additional explanation pertaining to the refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) in this Office
`action, the trademark examining attorney may not provide legal advice or statements about applicant’s rights. (cid:160) See TMEP §§705.02, 709.06.
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`/John M. C. Kelly/
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 119
`571-272-9412
`john.kelly@uspto.gov
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`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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