UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 76/456983
APPLICANT: Colgate-Palmolive Company
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: BRET PARKER COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 300 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
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RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks 2900 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202-3513 ecom106@uspto.gov
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MARK: COLGATE FRESH STRIPS
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: N/A
CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS:
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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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Serial Number 76/456983
The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following.
SEARCH RESULTS
The examining attorney has searched the Office records and has found no similar registered or pending mark which would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. Section 1052(d). TMEP section 1105.01.
If the applicant is the owner of Registration Nos. 0057034; 0060595; 0427475; and others, the applicant must submit a claim of ownership. 37 C.F.R. Section 2.36; TMEP section 812.
DISCLAIMER
The applicant must disclaim the descriptive wording "STRIPS" apart from the mark as shown. Trademark Act Section 6, 15 U.S.C. Section 1056; TMEP sections 1213 and 1213.02(a). The wording is merely descriptive because by the applicant’s goods description, it is the form of the goods.
The computerized printing format for the Trademark Official Gazette requires a standard form for a disclaimer. TMEP section 1213.09(a)(i). A properly worded disclaimer should read as follows:
No claim is made to the exclusive right to use STRIPS apart from the mark as shown.
See In re Owatonna Tool Co., 231 USPQ 493 (Comm'r Pats. 1983).
The stippling shown in the drawing appears to be a feature of the mark and not intended to indicate color. The applicant must insert a statement to that effect. 37 C.F.R. §2.37; TMEP §807.09(e).
No set form is required for response to this Office action. The applicant must respond to each point raised. The applicant should simply set forth the required changes or statements and request that the Office enter them. The applicant must sign the response. In addition to the identifying information required at the beginning of this letter, the applicant should always provide a telephone number to speed up further processing.
Linda E. B. Mickleburgh
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Examining Attorney
Law Office 106
703-308-9106 x222
linda.mickleburgh@uspto.gov
Fee increase effective January 1, 2003
Effective January 1, 2003, the fee for filing an application for trademark registration will be increased to $335.00 per International Class. The USPTO will not accord a filing date to applications that are filed on or after that date that are not accompanied by a minimum of $335.00.
Additionally, the fee for amending an existing application to add an additional class or classes of goods/services will be $335.00 per class for classes added on or after January 1, 2003.
How to respond to this Office Action:
To respond formally using the Office’s Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), visit http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/index.html and follow the instructions.
To respond formally via E-mail, visit http://www.gov.uspto.report/web/trademarks/tmelecresp.htm and follow the instructions.
To respond formally via regular mail, your response should be sent to the mailing Return Address listed above and include the serial number, law office and examining attorney’s name on the upper right corner of each page of your response.
FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY.