UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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SERIAL NO: 76/524267
APPLICANT: Elba Rodriguez
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: ELBA RODRIGUEZ 3840 SW 61 AVE. MIAMI, FL 33155
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RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks 2900 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202-3514 ecom106@uspto.gov
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MARK: BECK
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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 76/524267
The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following.
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. §1052(d), the examining attorney encloses information regarding pending Application Serial No. 78-242899. 37 C.F.R. §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).
Once the following informalities are resolved, the application will be suspended pending the outcome of Application Serial No. 78-242899. The applicant may request that the application not be suspended, or be removed from suspension, by presenting arguments related to the potential conflict between the relevant applications or other arguments related to the ground for suspension. The applicant's election to present or not to present arguments at this time will not affect the applicant's right to present arguments later. Please note, the applicant must respond to the following informalities within the six month time frame set out above.
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). Please see the attached evidence from 47,449, establishing the surname significance of the mark. TMEP §§1211 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.
The applicant has applied to register the mark on the Supplemental Register and has also inserted a claim of distinctiveness pursuant to Section 2(f) based on Registration No. 1,664,324. Please note, the applicant may seek registration on the Supplemental Register OR pursuant to Section 2(f), but not both. Please note, amendment to the Supplemental Register or Section 2(f) does not overcome the potential refusal based on the above Serial No.
The applicant has claimed distinctiveness based on Registration No. 1,664,324. This registration has cancelled. A claim of acquired distinctiveness cannot be based on a registration that is cancelled or expired. See In re BankAmerica Corp., 229 USPQ 852, 853 (TTAB 1986). However, the application indicates use of the mark for a significant time. Therefore, the applicant may amend to seek registration under Trademark Act Section 2(f), 15 U.S.C. §1052(f), based on acquired distinctiveness. If the applicant chooses to do so by using the statutory suggestion of five years of use as proof of distinctiveness, the applicant should submit a claim of distinctiveness that reads as follows, if accurate.
The mark has become distinctive of the goods/services through the applicant’s substantially exclusive and continuous use in commerce for at least the five years immediately before the date of this statement.
The applicant must provide this statement supported by an affidavit or a declaration under 37 C.F.R. §2.20. 37 C.F.R. §2.41(b); TMEP §1212.05(d). See below.
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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The applicant is identified as Elba Rodriguez, a Florida Corporation and is signed by Elba Rodriguez, President. It is unclear whether the name of the corporation is Elba Rodriguez or the applicant is actually an individual.
The applicant must clarify this inconsistency for the record. For example, is the applicant Elba Rodriquez, a United States citizen OR _______ [name of corporation], a Florida corporation.
The wording “smoker’s accessories” in the identification of goods is unacceptable as indefinite. The applicant must amend the identification to specify the commercial name of the goods. If there is no common commercial name for the product, the applicant must describe the product and its intended uses. TMEP §1402.01. The applicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate: “Cigars and smoker’s accessories, namely, ______ [specify the common commercial name of each product, i.e., cigar bands, cigar cutters, cigar tubes] in International Class 34. TMEP §1402.01.
The applicant may wish to consult the on-line identification manual on the PTO homepage for acceptable common names of goods and their classification.
http://www.gov.uspto.report/web/offices/tac/doc/gsmanual/
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.
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).
Status Inquiry – Applicants may retrieve information about pending and registered trademarks from the USPTO’s database by simply entering a valid trademark serial number or registration number at: http://tarr.uspto.gov.
Additionally, applicants may contact the Trademark Assistance Center at: 703-308-9000.
If you need information regarding the application process or applying for a Trademark, please access other resources on the Trademark Web page such as: Frequently-Asked Questions or Basic Facts about Trademarks. More detailed information is available in the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure and the Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual.
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.
The applicant may wish to hire a trademark attorney because of the technicalities involved in the application. The Patent and Trademark Office cannot aid in the selection of an attorney.
If the applicant has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.
/Leslie L. Richards/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 106
703-308-9106 ext. 172
703-746-8106 fax
ecom106@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.
FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY.
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MAIL-IT REQUESTED: NOVEMBER 25, 2003 10083K
CLIENT: LO106 RICHARDS
LIBRARY: FINDER
FILE: USFIND
YOUR SEARCH REQUEST AT THE TIME THIS MAIL-IT WAS REQUESTED:
LAST-NAME (BECK)
NUMBER OF DOCUMENTS FOUND WITH YOUR REQUEST THROUGH:
LEVEL 1... 47449
LEVEL 1 PRINTED
THE SELECTED DOCUMENT NUMBERS:
1-100
DISPLAY FORMAT: CITE
SEND TO: WALKER, DENISE
TRADEMARK LAW LIBRARY
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1. BECK, 628 64TH ST S, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35212-3729, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
2. BECK, 3885 E SUNNYSIDE RD, IDAHO FALLS, ID 83406-7910, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
3. BECK, 71 MAIN ST, ANSONIA, CT 06401-1805, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
4. BECK, 54 N BELFAST AVE APT 2, AUGUSTA, ME 04330-4355, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
5. BECK, 786 POST RD E, WESTPORT, CT 06880-5218, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
6. BECK, 249 W 29TH ST APT 15E, NEW YORK, NY 10001-5214, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
7. BECK, 46 ELDRIDGE ST APT 4, NEW YORK, NY 10002-5238, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
8. BECK, 421 W 24TH ST APT 3C, NEW YORK, NY 10011-1244, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
9. BECK, 40 E 65TH ST APT 1A, NEW YORK, NY 10021-7024, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
10. BECK, 295 CENTRAL PARK W APT 10A, NEW YORK, NY 10024-3023, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
11. BECK, 535 W 110TH ST APT 3I, NEW YORK, NY 10025-2067, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
12. BECK, 2045 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10035-1023, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
13. BECK, 180 RIVERSIDE BLVD APT 6G, NEW YORK, NY 10069-0805, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
14. BECK, 307 E 89TH ST APT 1C, NEW YORK, NY 10128-5008, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
15. BECK, 1051 PO BOX, NEW YORK, NY 10272-1051, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
16. BECK, 1 PO BOX, HILLTOWN, PA 18927-0001, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
17. BECK, 1815 JOHN F KENNEDY BLVD APT 521, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-1702, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
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21. BECK, 1324 LOCUST ST APT 419, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19107-5644, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
22. BECK, 4714 SAINT DENIS DR, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19114-2126, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
23. BECK, 5037 FRANKFORD AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19124-2644, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
24. BECK, 2016 GREEN ST APT 1F, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19130-3258, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
25. BECK, 7510 BROUS AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19152-3906, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
26. BECK, 10839 PERRIN RD, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19154-3923, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
27. BECK, 747 10TH ST SE APT 3, WASHINGTON, DC 20003-2893, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
28. BECK, 1701 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW APT 411, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-2119, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
29. BECK, 204 AIRPORT RD, ABBEVILLE, GA 31001-4437, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
30. BECK, 103 CLUBVIEW DR, MOULTRIE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GA 31768-6819, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
31. BECK, 12666 KENWOOD LN APT D, FORT MYERS, FL 33907-5618, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
32. BECK, 1549 SANDPIPER ST APT 81, NAPLES, FL 34102-1587, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
33. BECK, 1452 WILDWOOD LAKES BLVD APT A104, NAPLES, FL 34104-6403, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
34. BECK, 1442 WILDWOOD LAKES BLVD APT C103, NAPLES, FL 34104-6404, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
35. BECK, 2275 DEPOT ST, RIVERSIDE, AL 35135-1513, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
36. BECK, 401 SKYLAND BLVD LOT 14C, TUSCALOOSA, AL 35405-4073, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
37. BECK, 770 CHESTNUT CIR, HAMILTON, AL 35570-3608, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
38. BECK, 2524 COUNTY ROAD 305, MOULTON, AL 35650-9124, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
39. BECK, 209 S CAHILL RD APT B6, ALBERTVILLE, AL 35950-1304, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
40. BECK, 56 LAWRENCE CIR, ATTALLA, AL 35954-7154, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
41. BECK, 119 LINDO DR, SARDIS CITY, AL 35956-5451, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
42. BECK, 41 BRAMLETT RD, GREENSBURG, KY 42743-9190, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
43. BECK, 11500 DETROIT AVE APT 15, CLEVELAND, OH 44102-2357, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
44. BECK, 604375 PO BOX, CLEVELAND, OH 44104-0375, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
45. BECK, 302 SHERWOOD DR, CROWN POINT, IN 46307-8452, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
46. BECK, 302 SHERWOOD DR, CROWN POINT, IN 46307-8452, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
47. BECK, 5415 SOUTHERN CT LOT 39, FORT WAYNE, IN 46806-5601, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
48. BECK, 5415 SOUTHERN CT LOT 51, FORT WAYNE, IN 46806-5602, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
49. BECK, 180 CALHOUN ST APT 1, BATTLE CREEK, MI 49017-3868, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
50. BECK, 67373 COUNTY ROAD 388, SOUTH HAVEN, MI 49090-8371, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
51. BECK, 5109 N 126TH ST, BUTLER, WI 53007-1305, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
52. BECK, 132 PO BOX, ROCKFIELD, WI 53022-0132, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
53. BECK, 1700 ELDER ST APT 107, VERNON, WI 53188-3293, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
54. BECK, 219 DEBBIE DR, WAUKESHA, WI 53189-7612, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
55. BECK, 125 RR 4 BOX, PELICAN RAPIDS, MN 56572-8817, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
56. BECK, 95 RR 3 BOX, CHRISMAN, IL 61924-9435, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
57. BECK, 139 RR 3 BOX, CHRISMAN, IL 61924-9454, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
58. BECK, 171 RR 3 BOX, CHRISMAN, IL 61924-9464, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
59. BECK, 214 PO BOX, NIANTIC, IL 62551-0214, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
60. BECK, 1230 ORCHARD AVE, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62702-4720, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
61. BECK, 1801 E JACKSON ST, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62703-1350, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
62. BECK, 822 S 4TH ST APT 3, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62703-2285, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
63. BECK, 320 E CANEDY ST APT 6, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62703-2289, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
64. BECK, 2102 CREIGHTON RD, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62703-5221, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
65. BECK, 5303 SKILLMAN ST, DALLAS, TX 75206-3807, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
66. BECK, 3915 S 31ST ST APT 132, TEMPLE, TX 76502-3302, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
67. BECK, 5790 COUNTY ROAD 139, GATESVILLE, TX 76528-4553, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
68. BECK, 6176 BOATRIGHT SPUR, KILLEEN, TX 76544-1263, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
69. BECK, 1001 N 57TH ST, WACO, TX 76710-4332, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
70. BECK, 16427 ELMWOOD POINT LN, SUGAR LAND, TX 77478-7134, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
71. BECK, 3617 ROOSEVELT AVE, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78214-2833, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
72. BECK, 790252 PO BOX, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78279-0252, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
73. BECK, 1227 S 4TH AVE, POCATELLO, ID 83201-6716, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
74. BECK, 227 E 27TH ST, BURLEY, ID 83318-3017, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
75. BECK, 398 S 500 W, BURLEY, ID 83318-5270, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
76. BECK, 1828 E 16TH ST, IDAHO FALLS, ID 83404-5660, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
77. BECK, 91 PO BOX, UCON, ID 83454-0091, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
78. BECK, 302 E PORTLAND AVE, KELLOGG, ID 83837-2437, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
79. BECK, 2700 MACDOUGAL ST APT 26, MODESTO, CA 95350-2340, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
80. BECK, 30 N LEE AVE APT 34, VALLEY HOME, CA 95361-3336, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
81. BECK, 2007 S 298TH ST, FEDERAL WAY, WA 98003-4215, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
82. BECK, 29202 164TH AVE SE, KENT, WA 98042-4400, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
83. BECK, 6112 SW POINT ROBINSON RD, VASHON ISLAND, WA 98070-7205, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
84. BECK, 909 BELMONT AVE E, SEATTLE, WA 98102-4416, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
85. BECK, 1303 NE CAMPUS PKWY APT 208, SEATTLE, WA 98105-6273, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
86. BECK, 1303 NE CAMPUS PKWY APT 305, SEATTLE, WA 98105-6274, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
87. BECK, 1815 S KENT DES MOINES RD APT A14, SEATTLE, WA 98198-2407, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
88. BECK, 1414 S 37TH ST, TACOMA, WA 98418-3937, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
89. BECK, 220 LANCASTER AVE, AUBURN, AL 36830-2677, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
90. BECK, 4072 E COUNTY ROAD 4, BLACK, AL 36314-5004, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
91. BECK, 237 PIERCE ST, KINSTON, AL 36453-3405, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
92. BECK, 541 E STONER AVE, SHREVEPORT, LA 71101-4278, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
93. BECK, 6 SHADY LN, BEEVILLE, TX 78102-9709, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
94. BECK, 11542 S WILTON PL, LOS ANGELES, CA 90047-5050, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
95. BECK, 11542 S WILTON PL, LOS ANGELES, CA 90047-5050, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
96. BECK, 815 LEONARD RD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90049-1326, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
97. BECK, 3551 WHISTLE STOP LN, ELBRIDGE, NY 13060-9796, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
98. BECK, 672 PO BOX, DELAWARE CITY, DE 19706-0672, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
99. BECK, 107 CHARLES BECK LN, ARARAT, NC 27007-8428, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
100. BECK, 143 N TWIN HILL RD, CLEMMONS, NC 27012-6736, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND