UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 76/408821
APPLICANT: DANA INNOVATIONS
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: |
RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks P.O. Box 1451 Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
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MARK: VISUAL PERFORMANCE
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: SBX-89897
CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS: |
Please provide in all correspondence:
1. Filing date, serial number, mark and applicant's name. 2. Date of this Office Action. 3. Examining Attorney's name and Law Office number. 4. Your telephone number and e-mail address.
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MAILING/E-MAILING DATE INFORMATION: If the mailing or e-mailing date of this Office action does not appear above, this information can be obtained by visiting the USPTO website at http://tarr.gov.uspto.report/, inserting the application serial number, and viewing the prosecution history for the mailing date of the most recently issued Office communication.
Serial Number 76/408821
The assigned trademark examining attorney has reviewed the statement of use and has determined the following:
The mark as depicted on the drawing disagrees with the mark as it appears on the specimen, and clarification is required. 37 C.F.R. §2.51; TMEP §§807.12-12(a). Specifically, the drawing displays the mark as VISUAL PERFORMANCE, and the specimen shows the mark as THE VISUAL PERFORMANCE CHOICE.
Applicant may not amend the drawing to conform to the display on the specimen because the essence or character of the mark would be materially altered, i.e., the mark on the specimen creates a different commercial impression from the mark on the drawing. 37 C.F.R. §2.72(b); TMEP §§807.14 et seq. In addition, applicant may not withdraw the statement of use. 37 CFR §2.88(g); TMEP §1109.17.
Applicant must submit a substitute specimen that shows use of the mark as it appears on the drawing and include a statement that “the substitute specimen was in use in commerce prior to the expiration of the time allowed to applicant for filing a statement of use,” verified with an affidavit or a signed declaration under 37 C.F.R. §2.20. 37 C.F.R. §§2.59(b) and 2.72(b); TMEP §§807.14 et seq. and 904.09. For applicant’s convenience, please note the following sample form for the statement and declaration.
The substitute specimen was in use in commerce prior to the expiration of the time allowed to applicant for filing a statement of use. The undersigned, being hereby warned that willful false statements and the like so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. §1001, and that such willful false statements and the like may jeopardize the validity of the application or document or any resulting registration, declares that the facts set forth in this application are true; all statements made of his/her own knowledge are true; and all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true.
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If the applicant has any questions concerning this Office action, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.
/ELIZABETH J. WINTER/
Trademark Attorney-Advisor
USPTO, Law Office 113
(571) 272-9240
FAX Questions (571) 273-9240
FAX Responses (571) 273-9113
HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS OFFICE ACTION:
STATUS OF APPLICATION: To check the status of your application, visit the Office’s Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) system at http://tarr.uspto.gov.
VIEW APPLICATION DOCUMENTS ONLINE: Documents in the electronic file for pending applications can be viewed and downloaded online at http://portal.gov.uspto.report/external/portal/tow.
GENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION: For general information about trademarks, please visit the Office’s website at http://www.gov.uspto.report/main/trademarks.htm
FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY SPECIFIED ABOVE.