Offc Action Outgoing

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

 

 

 

OFFICE ACTION

 

TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, WE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF OUR MAILING OR E-MAILING DATE. 

 

 

Serial Number  76/516164

 

The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following.

 

Mark is Primarily Merely a Surname - §2(e)(4) Refusal

The examining attorney refuses registration on the Principal Register because the mark is primarily merely a surname.  Trademark Act Section 2(e)(4), 15 U.S.C. §1052(e)(4); TMEP §1211.  The examining attorney must consider the primary significance of the mark to the purchasing public to determine whether a term is primarily merely a surname.  In re Kahan & Weisz Jewelry Mfg. Corp., 508 F.2d 831, 184 USPQ 421 (C.C.P.A. 1975).  See attached evidence from Lexis-Nexis’s USFind database, establishing the surname significance of the mark.  TMEP §§1211 et seq.  Over 3,400 listings for the surname BOSCH were found.  A representative example of 100 are reproduced at the end of this Office action.

Claim of Acquired Distinctiveness

The applicant may seek registration under the Trademark Act Section 2(f), 15 U.S.C. §1052(f), by claiming acquired distinctiveness through ownership of U.S. Registration Nos. 812033, 812075, 812138, 1218927 and 1226566.  To do so, the applicant must provide a statement that the mark has become distinctive of the goods as evidenced by ownership of U.S. Registration Nos. 812033, 812075, 812138, 1218927 and 1226566 on the Principal Register for the same mark for related goods or services.  37 C.F.R. §2.41(b); TMEP §§1212.04 et seq.

 

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.  If the applicant chooses to respond to the refusal to register, the applicant must also respond to the following issues.

 

Identification and Classification of Goods

The identification of goods is unacceptable as indefinite, and includes goods in more than one International Class.[1]  TMEP §1402.01.  The applicant may adopt one or more of the following identifications, if accurate: 

 

Pneumatic tools, namely, cutters, drills, grinders, hammers, sanders, saws and screwdrivers, deburring machines and metal cleaning machines; Packaging machines for the pharmaceutical industry and for the consumer goods industry; Dish washers, washing machines and spin dryers, in International Class 7.

 

            Electric and steam irons [the nature of the “irons” must be indicated; i.e., “electric

            irons”; “steam irons”], in International Class 9.

 

Please note that, while an application may be amended to clarify or limit the identification, additions to the identification are not permitted.  37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06.  Therefore, the applicant may not amend to include any goods that are not within the scope of goods set forth in the present identification.

 

The applicant may wish to consult the revised on-line identification manual on the PTO homepage for acceptable common names of goods and services at the following address: 

http://www.gov.uspto.report/web/offices/tac/doc/gsmanual.

 

If the applicant prosecutes this application as a combined, or multiple‑class, application based on use in commerce under Trademark Act Section 1(a), 15 U.S.C. §1051(a), the applicant must comply with each of the following:

 

(1)  The applicant must specifically identify the goods in each class and list the goods by international class with the classes listed in ascending numerical order.  TMEP §1403.01.

 

(2)  The applicant must submit a filing fee for each international class of goods/services not covered by the fee already paid.  37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1) and 2.86(b); TMEP §§810.01 and 1403.01.  Effective January 1, 2003, the fee for filing a trademark application is $335 for each class.  This applies to classes added to pending applications as well as to new applications filed on or after that date.  

 

(3)  The applicant must submit: 

 

(a) dates of first use and first use in commerce and one specimen for each class that includes goods or services based on use in commerce under Trademark Act Section 1(a).  The dates of use must be at least as early as the filing date of this application, 37 C.F.R. §§2.34(a)(1) and 2.86(a), and the specimen(s) must have been in use in commerce at least as early as the filing date of the application, and/or

 

(b) a statement of a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with all the goods or services specified in each class that includes goods or services based on a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce under Trademark Act Section 1(b), where such statement was not included for the goods or services in the original application.

 

(4)  The applicant must submit an affidavit or a declaration under 37 C.F.R. §2.20 signed by the applicant to verify (3) above.  37 C.F.R. §§2.59(a) and 2.71(c).

 

Specimen

The specimens submitted are unacceptable as evidence of actual trademark use because all are advertisements, which is not an acceptable type of specimen for goods.  Invoices, announcements, order forms, bills of lading, leaflets, brochures, publicity releases and other advertising material generally are not acceptable specimens.  In re Bright of America, Inc., 205 USPQ 63 (TTAB 1979); TMEP §§904.05 and 904.07.  See In re Ultraflight Inc., 221 USPQ 903 (TTAB 1984).  Therefore, the applicant must submit a specimen showing the mark as used in commerce on the goods or on a label or packaging for the goods.  37 C.F.R. §2.56.  Examples of acceptable specimens are tags, labels, instruction manuals, containers or photographs that show the mark on the goods or packaging.  TMEP §904.04 et seq.  The applicant must verify, with an affidavit or a declaration under 37 C.F.R. §2.20, that the substitute specimen was in use in commerce at least as early as the filing date of the application.  Jim Dandy Co. v. Siler City Mills, Inc., 209 USPQ 764 (TTAB 1981); 37 C.F.R. §2.59(a); TMEP §904.09.

 

The following is a properly worded declaration under 37 C.F.R. §2.20.  At the end of the response, the applicant should insert the declaration signed by someone authorized to sign under 37 C.F.R. §2.33(a).

 

The substitute specimen was in use in commerce at least as early as the filing date of the application. 

 

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 may jeopardize the validity of the application 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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                (Signature)

 

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(Print or Type Name and Position)

 

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                    (Date)

 

 

Potential Citation of Prior-Filed Application

Although the examining attorney has searched the Office records and has found no similar registered mark which would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. Section 1052(d), the examining attorney encloses information regarding pending Application Serial No. 78137675.  37 C.F.R. Section 2.83. 

 

There may be a likelihood of confusion between the applicant's mark and the mark in the above noted application under Section 2(d) of the Act.  The filing date of the referenced application precedes the applicant's filing date.  If the earlier‑filed application matures into a registration, the examining attorney may refuse registration under Section 2(d).

 

 

 

 

/LGKovalsky/

Laura Gorman Kovalsky

Trademark Attorney

703/308-9110, x147

ecom110@uspto.gov

  (for FORMAL responses only)

laura.kovalsky@uspto.gov

  (for INFORMAL responses only)

 

 

 

 

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.

 

To check the status of your application at any time, visit the Office’s Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) system at http://tarr.gov.uspto.report/

 

For general and other useful information about trademarks, you are encouraged to visit the Office’s web site at http://www.gov.uspto.report/main/trademarks.htm

 

FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY.

 

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MAIL-IT REQUESTED: OCTOBER 27, 2003                         10083K       LIBRARY: FINDER

FILE: USFIND

YOUR SEARCH REQUEST AT THE TIME THIS MAIL-IT WAS REQUESTED:

 LAST-NAME (BOSCH)

NUMBER OF DOCUMENTS FOUND WITH YOUR REQUEST THROUGH:  3437

PRINTEDTHE SELECTED  DOCUMENT NUMBERS:  1-100

DISPLAY FORMAT: CITE

 

 

1. BOSCH, 14604 NE 375TH ST, LA CENTER, WA 98629-4420, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

2. BOSCH, 9861 E DOUBLETREE RANCH RD, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85258-5636, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

3. BOSCH, 207 11TH ST NE, BEULAH, ND 58523-6325, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

4. BOSCH, 5132 LYTTON AVE, LAS VEGAS, NV 89146-1445, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

5. BOSCH, A, 720 HAZEL AVE, EMMETT, ID 83617-3714, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

6. BOSCH, A M, 8823 PERTSHIRE ST, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78254-2036, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

7. BOSCH, A L, 1024 PATSY DR, POCATELLO, ID 83201-3051, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

8. BOSCH, A F, 1217 SHIRLEY RIDGE DR, SAINT CHARLES, MO 63304-3473, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

9. BOSCH, A A, 2333 DRUMMOND RD, TOLEDO, OH 43606-3126, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

10. BOSCH, A, 2109 VIRGINIA AVE, EVERETT, WA 98201-2446, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

11. BOSCH, A, 228 DORN AVE, EVERETT, WA 98208-2639, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

12. BOSCH, A, 7 BLITHEWOOD TER, WORCESTER, MA 01604-3513, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

13. BOSCH, A, 3210 E ASHCROFT AVE APT 129, FRESNO, CA 93726-2409, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

14. BOSCH, A, 106 GLENWOOD, RODEO, CA 94547-3503, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

15. BOSCH, A, 20142 PO BOX, LONG BEACH, CA 90801-3142, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

16. BOSCH, A, 106 GLENWOOD, RODEO, CA 94547-3503, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

17. BOSCH, A, 1100 N SUPERIOR ST APT 312, SPOKANE, WA 99202-2081, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

18. BOSCH, A, 206 BUCKINGHAM DR, FREEMANSBURG, PA 18017-3808, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

19. BOSCH, A L, 15145 16TH AVE, MARNE, MI 49435-9605, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

20. BOSCH, A F, 1217 SHIRLEY RIDGE DR, SAINT CHARLES, MO 63304-3473, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

21. BOSCH, A, 73 PO BOX, STRONG CITY, KS 66869-0073, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

22. BOSCH, A, 285 HARVARD ST APT 207, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139-2373, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

23. BOSCH, A, 172 VILLA PL, RAHWAY, NJ 07065-2832, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

24. BOSCH, A, 101 WINCHESTER WAY, SOMERSET, NJ 08873-4904, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

25. BOSCH, A, 9941 LEVENSHALL DR, LADSON, SC 29456-3847, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

26. BOSCH, A, 140 LINCOLN AVE, LEXINGTON, KY 40502-1514, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

27. BOSCH, A, 8020 KENTON AVE, SKOKIE, IL 60076-3153, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

28. BOSCH, A M, 2330 CASTLE DR, INDEPENDENCE, MO 64057-2211, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

29. BOSCH, A L, 5505 S GROVE ST SPC 52, ROCKLIN, CA 95677-3199, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

30. BOSCH, AARON, 3601 NE 170TH ST APT 605, AVENTURA, FL 33160-3152, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

31. BOSCH, AARON, 5502 SOUTHFIELD DR, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63129-6105, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

32. BOSCH, AARON, 2417 PIMLICO CT, COLUMBIA, MO 65201-7386, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

33. BOSCH, AARON E, 570 W BROADWAY ST, WINONA, MN 55987-5222, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

34. BOSCH, AARON, 4179 LAKESIDE DR, ROCKLIN, CA 95677-2802, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

35. BOSCH, ABE J, 44 ABELIA LN, NEWARK, DE 19711-3417, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

36. BOSCH, ADAM L, 300 LEE DR, BATON ROUGE, LA 70808-4942, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

37. BOSCH, ADRIAN L, 11012 GRAVOIS RD, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63126-3602, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

38. BOSCH, ADELLE D, 7803 RIDGE TER, PIKESVILLE, MD 21208-4324, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

39. BOSCH, ADELINE, 18 NORTH ST, FLORAL PARK, NY 11001-2908, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

40. BOSCH, ADRIANA, 1246 N INDUSTRIAL PARK AVE, NOGALES, AZ 85621-4584, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

41. BOSCH, ADRIAAN C, ROCA DR, FREMONT, CA 94536-5460, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

42. BOSCH, ADELE C, 1855 MIRAMONTE AVE, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94040-4029, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

43. BOSCH, ADAM, 2013 WINDHAM WAY, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80906-3357, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

44. BOSCH, ADAM, DITTMAN RD, ELGIN, IL 60123-8712, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

45. BOSCH, ADA, 2915 PIERCE ST APT 11, PEMBROKE PINES, FL 33020-3890, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

46. BOSCH, AIME, 11050 SW 42ND ST, MIAMI, FL 33165-4709, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

47. BOSCH, AIME, 5335 SW 114TH CT, MIAMI, FL 33165-6856, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

48. BOSCH, AIME, 3320 SW 94TH AVE, MIAMI, FL 33165-3009, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

49. BOSCH, AIMEE, 1880 COWELL BLVD APT 164, DAVIS, CA 95616-6308, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

50. BOSCH, ALBERT J, 32 EDGEWATER RD, NORTH HAVEN, CT 06473-2914, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

51. BOSCH, ALLAN W, 13 CAPE WOODS DR, POND COVE, ME 04107-1250, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

52. BOSCH, ALBERT V, 4000 ROYAL MARCO WAY APT 923, MARCO ISLAND, FL 34145-7816, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

53. BOSCH, ALI, 3310 N WESTNEDGE AVE, KALAMAZOO, MI 49004-3443, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

54. BOSCH, AL, 3410 SOFTRAIN, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78259-3618, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

55. BOSCH, ALLAN R, 2044 MORTIMER DR, BOISE, ID 83712-6619, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

56. BOSCH, ALINA C, 16204 NW 82ND PL, HIALEAH, FL 33016-6121, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

57. BOSCH, ALDO F, 1740 NW NORTH RIVER DR OFC, MIAMI, FL 33125-2358, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

58. BOSCH, ALBERTO, 10430 SW 42ND ST, MIAMI, FL 33165-4934, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

59. BOSCH, ALICE M, 11760 SW 30TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33175-2303, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

60. BOSCH, ALBERTO, 2270 SW 19TH TER, MIAMI, FL 33145-2502, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

61. BOSCH, ALINA, 1925 SW 107TH AVE, MIAMI, FL 33165-7394, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

62. BOSCH, ALBERT, 501 N CLINTON ST APT 3402, FORT DEARBORN, IL 60610-8891, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

63. BOSCH, ALLEN, 655 W RIVER RD, WORLAND, WY 82401-9751, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

64. BOSCH, ALLEN, 153 BOSCH LN, MENA, AR 71953-8952, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

65. BOSCH, ALBERT, 134 GRANT ST, CENTERPORT, NY 11721-1248, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

66. BOSCH, ALAN, 326 CHESTNUT RIDGE RD, ROCHESTER, NY 14624-4327, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

67. BOSCH, ALBERT, 46 STRATFORD LN W, VILLAGE OF GOLF, FL 33436-6322, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

68. BOSCH, ALEXANDER, 4811 S 3RD ST, LOUISVILLE, KY 40214-2156, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

69. BOSCH, ALBERT J, 2819 JONROSE AVE, CINCINNATI, OH 45239-5331, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

70. BOSCH, ALBERT, 42 HC 3 BOX, ELLSINORE, MO 63937-9406, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

71. BOSCH, ALVIN W, 6337 CANAL BLVD, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70124-3117, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

72. BOSCH, ALISON, 2107 BRISTOL DR, AUSTIN, TX 78723-2019, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

73. BOSCH, ALLAN, 1951 BREEDLOVE RD, GEORGETOWN, CA 95634-9511, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

74. BOSCH, ALEXANDER, 100 DAVID DR, MANAHAWKIN, NJ 08050-3724, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

75. BOSCH, ALBERT, 134 GRANT ST, CENTERPORT, NY 11721-1248, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

76. BOSCH, ALBERT H, 595 ALBANY AVE APT 262, AMITYVILLE, NY 11701-1174, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

77. BOSCH, ALICE, 175 PO BOX, HORNELL, NY 14843-0175, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

78. BOSCH, ALICE, 175 PO BOX, HORNELL, NY 14843-0175, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

79. BOSCH, ALBERTUS, 461 RILEY ST, HOLLAND, MI 49424-1705, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

80. BOSCH, ALAN, 1839 PLEASANTWOOD DR, JENISON, MI 49428-9426, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

81. BOSCH, AL L, 1122 PARKHURST AVE NW, STANDALE, MI 49504-3940, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

82. BOSCH, ALLEN, 4133 MEADOWLARK PT, SAINT PAUL, MN 55122-1759, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

83. BOSCH, ALLAN, 2011 ELLEN ST APT 1, MARCUS, SD 57785-3040, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

84. BOSCH, ALFRED L, 4896 OTTOGAN ST, HOLLAND, MI 49423-9050, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

85. BOSCH, ALAN V, 205 159TH AVE, HOLLAND, MI 49424-2513, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

86. BOSCH, ALFONSO S, 4001 E RANCHO DR, PHOENIX, AZ 85018-1129, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

87. BOSCH, ALEXANDER, 12 S MCKINLEY AVE, ISELIN, NJ 08830-2429, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

88. BOSCH, ALEXANDER, 12 S MCKINLEY AVE, ISELIN, NJ 08830-2429, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

89. BOSCH, ALBERT, 4 W FARMS SQUARE PLZ APT 3K, BRONX, NY 10460-2926, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

90. BOSCH, ALEXANDRA, 9300 CORONA AVE, FLUSHING, NY 11373-4040, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

91. BOSCH, ALEJANDRO, 2211 98TH ST, FLUSHING, NY 11369-1221, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

92. BOSCH, ALAN, 5832 20TH ST N, ARLINGTON, VA 22205-3306, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

93. BOSCH, ALLEN A, 110 5TH AVE NE, LIDGERWOOD, ND 58053-4116, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

94. BOSCH, ALFRED, 602 N BROADWAY ST, TEMVIK, ND 58552-7310, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

95. BOSCH, ALFRED A, 630 72ND ST SE, TEMVIK, ND 58552-9124, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

96. BOSCH, ALLEN D, 3033 FOREST PRESERVE DR, CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL 60411-4754, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

97. BOSCH, ALEX, 18610 LEXINGTON AVE, HOMEWOOD, IL 60430-3620, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

98. BOSCH, ALLAN M, 2407 TYLER PKWY, BISMARCK, ND 58503-0873, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

99. BOSCH, ALEX, 435 PICCADILLY CIR, BISMARCK, ND 58504-7323, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

100. BOSCH, ALLEN, 8700 WILLOW RD NE, MANDAN, ND 58554-5414, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND