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`Globe Union Industrial Corp. (trademarkva@wpat.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86362949 - SNAP-N-LOCK - 66407-089TR
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`11/25/2014 5:20:02 PM
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`ECOM116@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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`U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. (cid:160) 86362949
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`*86362949*
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`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) Vienna, VA 22182-2652
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS
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`APPLICANT: Globe Union Industrial Corp.
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`(cid:160) 66407-089TR
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`NO:(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)
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`trademarkva@wpat.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: 11/25/2014
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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)S
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`earch Results
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`he 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)R
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`egistration Refused – Descriptive Mark
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`egistration is refused because the applied-for mark merely describes features of applicant’s goods. (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)“
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`(cid:160) In re
`A mark may be merely descriptive even if it does not describe the ‘full scope and extent’ of the applicant’s goods or services.”
`Oppedahl & Larson LLP, 373 F.3d 1171, 1173, 71 USPQ2d 1370, 1371 (Fed. Cir. 2004) (citing In re Dial-A-Mattress Operating Corp., 240
`F.3d 1341, 1346, 57 USPQ2d 1807, 1812 (Fed. Cir. 2001)); TMEP §1209.01(b).(cid:160) It is enough if a mark describes only one significant function,
`attribute, or property.(cid:160) In re The Chamber of Commerce of the U.S., 675 F.3d 1297, 1300, 102 USPQ2d 1217, 1219 (Fed. Cir. 2012); TMEP
`§1209.01(b); see In re Oppedahl & Larson LLP, 373 F.3d at 1173, 71 USPQ2d at 1371.
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`(cid:160)A
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`ttached are dictionary definitions for the terms “snap” and “lock.” (cid:160) Also attached is evidence that, when “snap and lock” or “snap lock” are
`used to describe the physical action of a product, then the phrase as a whole is descriptive.(cid:160) In the attached examples, one faucet is referred to as
`a “snap lock” product, while another faucet – that appears to be the applicant’s – touts its “snap-n-lock” easy installation.
`(cid:160) Also attached are
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`copies of registrations that have treated similar wording as descriptive.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Generally, if the individual components of a mark retain their descriptive meaning in relation to the goods, the combination results in a
`composite mark that is itself descriptive and not registrable.(cid:160) In re Phoseon Tech., Inc., 103 USPQ2d 1822, 1823 (TTAB 2012); TMEP
`§1209.03(d); see, e.g., In re King Koil Licensing Co., 79 USPQ2d 1048, 1052 (TTAB 2006) (holding THE BREATHABLE MATTRESS merely
`descriptive of beds, mattresses, box springs, and pillows where the evidence showed that the term “BREATHABLE” retained its ordinary
`dictionary meaning when combined with the term “MATTRESS” and the resulting combination was used in the relevant industry in a
`descriptive sense); In re Associated Theatre Clubs Co., 9 USPQ2d 1660, 1663 (TTAB 1988) (holding GROUP SALES BOX OFFICE merely
`descriptive of theater ticket sales services, because such wording “is nothing more than a combination of the two common descriptive terms
`most applicable to applicant’s services which in combination achieve no different status but remain a common descriptive compound
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`expression”). (cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Only where the combination of descriptive terms creates a unitary mark with a unique, incongruous, or otherwise nondescriptive meaning in
`relation to the goods is the combined mark registrable.(cid:160) See In re Colonial Stores, Inc., 394 F.2d 549, 551, 157 USPQ 382, 384 (C.C.P.A. 1968);
`In re Positec Grp. Ltd., 108 USPQ2d 1161, 1162-63 (TTAB 2013).
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`In this case, both the individual components and the composite result are descriptive of applicant’s goods and do not create a unique,
`incongruous, or nondescriptive meaning in relation to the goods.
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`he misspelling of the word “and” do es not alter this conclusion. A novel spelling or an intentional misspelling that is the phonetic equivalent
`of a merely descriptive word or term is also merely descriptive if purchasers would perceive the different spelling as the equivalent of the
`descriptive word or term.(cid:160) See In re Hercules Fasteners, Inc., 203 F.2d 753, 97 USPQ 355 (C.C.P.A. 1953) (holding “FASTIE,” phonetic
`spelling of “fast tie,” merely descriptive of tube sealing machines); Andrew J. McPartland, Inc. v. Montgomery Ward & Co., 164 F.2d 603, 76
`USPQ 97 (C.C.P.A. 1947) (holding “KWIXTART,” phonetic spelling of “quick start,” merely descriptive of electric storage batteries); In re
`Carlson, 91 USPQ2d 1198 (TTAB 2009) (holding “URBANHOUZING” phonetic spelling of “urban” and “housing,” merely descriptive of
`real estate services); In re State Chem. Mfg. Co., 225 USPQ 687 (TTAB 1985) (holding “FOM,” phonetic spelling of “foam,” merely
`descriptive of foam rug shampoo); TMEP §1209.03(j).
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`Because, taken as a whole, the wording of the mark immediately describes features of the goods, namely, that they can be installed using a “snap
`and lock” action, the mark is descriptive and registration on the Principal Register must be refused.
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`(cid:160)S
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`upplemental Registration NOT Available Until Use is Shown
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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)A
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`lthough registration on the Supplemental Register does not afford all the benefits of registration on the Principal Register, it does provide the
`following advantages:
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`The registrant may use the registration symbol ®;
`The registration is protected against registration of a confusingly similar mark under Trademark Act Section 2(d);
`The registrant may bring suit for infringement in federal court; and
`The registration may serve as the basis for a filing in a foreign country under the Paris Convention and other international agreements.
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`ee 15 U.S.C. §§1052(d), 1091, 1094; TMEP §815.
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`/Doritt Carroll/
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 116
`571-272-9138
`Doritt.Carroll@uspto.gov
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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 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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`WHO 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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`Origin Of SNAP
`Dutch nr Lnw German snappen; akin to Middle High German
`snapperi to snap
`First Known Use: 1530
`‘Related to SNAP
`synonyms
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`Antonyms
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`Rhymes with SNAP
`cap, chap, clap, crap. flapi DEF: Q-3Di QEPE. hall krlap, lap,
`Lapp, map, nap, nape, naooe, pap, rap, sap, scrap, slap,
`strap, tap, trap, wrap, yap, Yap, Zap
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`breaking nr moving into a new positlml
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`you snap your fingers
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`a short, sharp sound; ecpeciar/y : a set (If two metal nr
`plasiio pieoes that fit tightly together when you press them
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`li : a brief sharp and usually irritable speech or rebcirt
`6 : a sudden spell br weather <a culd snap)
`7 : a catdi nr fastening that cluses or Idcks with a dick (the
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`First xiicmii use bl SNAP
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`Related to SNAP
`synonyms
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`Definition of SNAP
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`firs! Known use at SNAP
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`First Known use at sum?
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`ilelated to SNAP
`Synonyms
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`down, liuht, Dalnle55, reedv. revel. simule, smanlh.
`eesy, sort
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`2 : a cahenng bunch (as arwoux, cotton, orflax) : -rurr
`3 plural : DREADLOCK2
`origin on LUCK
`Middle Engusn Ink, from Old Enghsh /arc,‘ akin to cm n-ugh
`German #0: lack, Greek Jygas vulhe, Latm fuxus dlsincated
`Furs: Known use: before 12th century
`llllylues with LOCK
`mot, black, back, bmck, chock, clock, cock. cruc, crock, dnc.
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`2 a: an enclosure [as in a canal) widi gates ateach end used
`in raising or Inwering boat: as may pass rram level to level
`II : AIR LOCK
`3 a: a lacking or fastening mgedier
`h : an intncale mass or alsjecls Impeding each other (as in a
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`origin at LOCK
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`German loh enalasure and perhaps to old English Iucc luck nf
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`First Known use: before 12th century
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`adze, auger, awl, chuck, rermle, punch, tang
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`to move or permit (I) pass (as a ship) by raising or Iuwering
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