UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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SERIAL NO: 76/481365
APPLICANT: SUNGARD ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS INC.
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: GLENN A. GUNDERSEN DECHERT LLP 4000 BELL ATLANTIC TOWER 1717 ARCH STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-2793 |
RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks 2900 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202-3514 ecom103@uspto.gov
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MARK: GLOBAL OFFICE
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: 68302-913
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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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 704.01.
However, the applicant should note the following issues:
The applicant must disclaim the descriptive wording "GLOBAL" apart from the mark as shown. Trademark Act Section 6, 15 U.S.C. Section 1056; TMEP sections 1213 and 1213.03(a). The wording is merely descriptive because it refers immediately to a feature or characteristic of the goods, which the identification shows is software that is used globally on the internet.
The computerized printing format for the Trademark Official Gazette requires a standard form for a disclaimer. TMEP section 1213.08(a)(i). A properly worded disclaimer should read as follows:
No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “GLOBAL” apart from the mark as shown.
See In re Owatonna Tool Co., 231 USPQ 493 (Comm'r Pats. 1983).
/Susan Stiglitz/
Trademark Attorney
Law Office 103
703-308-9103, ext. 233
703-746-8103 (fax)
ecom103@uspto.gov
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.
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