To: | Air Movement Technologies, Inc. (jstevens@burrandbrown.com) |
Subject: | 76480275 - AIR MATT - 877T027 |
Sent: | 3/30/03 12:07:15 PM |
Sent As: | ECom105 |
Attachments: | Attachment - 1 Attachment - 2 Attachment - 3 Attachment - 4 Attachment - 5 Attachment - 6 |
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 76/480275
APPLICANT: Air Movement Technologies, Inc.
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: STEPHEN P. BURR BURR & BROWN P.O. BOX 7068 SYRACUSE NY 13261
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RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks 2900 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202-3513 ecom105@uspto.gov
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MARK: AIR MATT
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: 877T027
CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS: jstevens@burrandbrown.com |
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 76/480275
The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following.
The examining attorney refuses registration on the Principal Register because the proposed mark merely describes the goods. Trademark Act Section 2(e)(1), 15 U.S.C. Section 1052(e)(1); TMEP section 1209 et seq.
A mark is merely descriptive under Trademark Act Section 2(e)(1), 15 U.S.C. 1052(e)(1), if it describes an ingredient, quality, characteristic, function, feature, purpose or use of the relevant goods. In re Gyulay, 820 F.2d 1216, 3 USPQ2d 1009 (Fed. Cir. 1987); In re Bed & Breakfast Registry, 791 F.2d 157, 229 USPQ 818 (Fed. Cir. 1986); In re MetPath Inc., 223 USPQ 88 (TTAB 1984); In re Bright‑Crest, Ltd., 204 USPQ 591 (TTAB 1979); TMEP section 1209.01(b).
The mark AIR MATT is merely descriptive of a mat filled with air for transferring patients. Please note the attached listings from the LEXIS/NEXIS database which confirm the descriptive significance of the applied for mark.
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has held that materials obtained through computerized text searching are competent evidence to show the descriptive use of terms under Trademark Act Section 2(e)(1), 15 U.S.C. §1052(e)(1). In re National Data Corp., 222 USPQ 515, 517 n.3 (TTAB 1984).
Although the examining attorney has refused registration, the applicant may respond to the refusal to register by submitting evidence and arguments in support of registration.
The applicant must submit informational materials about the goods to permit proper consideration of the application. 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b); TMEP §§814 and 1402.01(d).
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.
In all correspondence to the Patent and Trademark Office, the applicant should list the name and law office of the examining attorney, the serial number of this application, the mailing date of this Office action, and the applicant's telephone number.
/John E. Michos/
Trademark Attorney
Law Office 105
703 308-9105 ext. 152
703 872-9825 (fax)
ecom.105@uspto.gov
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