UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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SERIAL NO: 76/544570
APPLICANT: Cadestansa, LLC
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: MICHAEL J. DALTON DONAHUE GALLAGHER WOODS LLP P.O. BOX 12979 OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94604-2979
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RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks 2900 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202-3514
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MARK: SANTANA
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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 76/544570
The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following.
Section 2(d) - Likelihood of Confusion Refusal
Registration of the proposed mark is refused because of a likelihood of confusion with the mark in U.S. Registration No. 2581308; 2646763; 2667018; 2632892. Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); TMEP §§1207.01 et seq. See the enclosed registration. The respective marks comprise the name SANTANA for related goods. Upon viewing the respective marks, prospective consumers would likely believe that the applicant’s musical sound recordings and the musical instruments and pickups in the cited registration emanate from the same source.
Attached are copies of printouts from the USPTO X-Search database, which show third-party registrations of marks used in connection with the same or similar goods and/or services as those of applicant and registrant in this case. These printouts have probative value to the extent that they serve to suggest that the goods listed therein, namely musical sound recordings and musical instruments and pickups, are of a kind that may emanate from a single source. In re Infinity Broadcasting Corp. of Dallas, 60 USPQ2d 1214, 1218 (TTAB 2001), citing In re Albert Trostel & Sons Co., 29 USPQ2d 1783, 1785-86 (TTAB 1993); and In re Mucky Duck Mustard Co., Inc., 6 USPQ2d 1467, 1470 at n.6 (TTAB 1988).
The goods and/or services of the parties need not be identical or directly competitive to find a likelihood of confusion. Instead, they need only be related in some manner, or the conditions surrounding their marketing be such that they could be encountered by the same purchasers under circumstances that could give rise to the mistaken belief that the goods and/or services come from a common source. In re Martin’s Famous Pastry Shoppe, Inc., 748 F.2d 1565, 223 USPQ 1289 (Fed. Cir. 1984); In re Melville Corp., 18 USPQ2d 1386, 1388 (TTAB 1991); In re Corning Glass Works, 229 USPQ 65 (TTAB 1985); In re Rexel Inc., 223 USPQ 830 (TTAB 1984); Guardian Prods. Co., Inc. v. Scott Paper Co., 200 USPQ 738 (TTAB 1978); In re Int’l Tel. & Tel. Corp., 197 USPQ 910 (TTAB 1978); TMEP §1207.01(a)(i).
2(e)(4) - Surname Refusal
Registration is refused because the proposed mark is primarily merely a surname. Trademark Act Section 2(e)(4), 15 U.S.C. §1052(e)(4); TMEP §§1211 et seq. The primary significance of the mark to the purchasing public determines whether a term is primarily merely a surname. In re Etablissements Darty et Fils, 759 F.2d 15, 225 USPQ 652, 653 (Fed. Cir. 1985); 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 LEXIS: FINDER: USFIND database, establishing the surname significance of the surname SANTANA. This evidence shows the proposed mark appearing 17623 times as a surname in a nationwide telephone directory of names.
If applicant chooses to respond to the refusal(s) to register, then applicant must also respond to the following requirement(s).
Distinctiveness under Section 2(f)
The record indicates that applicant has used its mark for a long time; therefore, applicant may seek registration on the Principal Register under Trademark Act Section 2(f), 15 U.S.C. §1052(f), based on acquired distinctiveness. To amend the application to Section 2(f) based on five years use, applicant should submit the following written statement claiming acquired distinctiveness, if accurate:
The mark has become distinctive of the goods through applicant’s substantially exclusive and continuous use in commerce for at least the five years immediately before the date of this statement.
Applicant must verify this statement with a notarized affidavit or a signed declaration under 37 C.F.R. §2.20. 37 C.F.R. §2.41(b); TMEP §1212.05(d).
Claim of Ownership
If the marks in the cited registrations have been assigned to applicant, then applicant must prove ownership of those marks. TMEP §812.01. Applicant may record the assignment with the Assignment Services Division of the Office. Trademark Act Section 10, 15 U.S.C. §1060; 37 C.F.R. §3.25; TMEP §§503 et seq. Applicant should then notify the trademark examining attorney when the assignment has been recorded.
In the alternative, applicant may submit evidence of the assignment of the marks to the applicant, such as: (1) documents evidencing the chain of title; or (2) an explanation of the chain of title (specifying each party in the chain, the nature of each conveyance, and the relevant dates), supported by a notarized affidavit or signed declaration under 37 C.F.R. §2.20. 37 C.F.R. §3.73; TMEP §502.01.
Applicant must clarify whether the name in the mark identifies a particular living individual. If the name shown in the mark identifies a particular living individual, then applicant must submit a signed, written consent from that individual, authorizing applicant to register the name. In addition, applicant must submit the following statement for the record:
“Santana identifies a particular living individual whose consent is of record.”
However, if the name does not identify a living individual, then applicant must submit the following statement for the record:
“Santana does not identify a particular living individual.”
Trademark Act Section 2(c), 15 U.S.C. §1052(c); TMEP §§813 and 1206.
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.
/Fred Mandir/
Examining Attorney
Law Office 105
(703) 308-9105 ext. 151
(703) 872-9825 (fax)
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 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.
MAIL-IT REQUESTED: APRIL 2, 2004 10083K
CLIENT:
LIBRARY: FINDER
FILE: USFIND
YOUR SEARCH REQUEST AT THE TIME THIS MAIL-IT WAS REQUESTED:
LAST-NAME (SANTANA)
NUMBER OF DOCUMENTS FOUND WITH YOUR REQUEST THROUGH:
LEVEL 1... 17623
LEVEL 1 PRINTED
THE SELECTED DOCUMENT NUMBERS:
1-100
DISPLAY FORMAT: CITE
1. SANTANA, M, 35 MONROE ST APT D, MILFORD, CT 06460-5719, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
2. SANTANA, E, 85 RIDGEWOOD RD, YALESVILLE, CT 06492-2116, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
3. SANTANA, M, 76 EMILY RD, NEW HAVEN, CT 06513-1716, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
4. SANTANA, GLADYS, 168 CHATHAM ST, NEW HAVEN, CT 06513-3115, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
5. SANTANA, S A, 754 CAMPBELL AVE, WEST HAVEN, CT 06516-3714, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
6. SANTANA, IRENE, 11 CINQUE GRN # C, NEW HAVEN, CT 06519-2200, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
7. SANTANA, GILBERTO, 17 STATION CT, NEW HAVEN, CT 06519-2205, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
8. SANTANA, I, 54 HEPPENSTALL DR, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06604-1006, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
9. SANTANA, C, 757 LAUREL AVE, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06604-2403, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
10. SANTANA, ANA, 245 CENTER ST, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06604-3314, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
11. SANTANA, ANNA J, 170 ANTON ST APT B1, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06606-2115, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
12. SANTANA, A L, 294 PLATT ST, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06606-2945, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
13. SANTANA, NELIDA, 78 LESTER DR, WATERBURY, CT 06704-1355, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
14. SANTANA, EVELYN, 220 HILLSIDE AVE # 1, WATERBURY, CT 06710-1813, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
15. SANTANA, J, 408 THREE MILE HILL RD, MIDDLEBURY, CT 06762-1713, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
16. SANTANA, PEDRO, 4 N TAYLOR AVE, NORWALK, CT 06854-1432, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
17. SANTANA, MARIA, 5 CHESTNUT ST, NORWALK, CT 06854-2909, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
18. SANTANA, MARIA, 50 CHESTNUT ST, NORWALK, CT 06854-3623, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
19. SANTANA, JUANA, 29 CONNECTICUT AVE, STAMFORD, CT 06902-2102, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
20. SANTANA, ALVARO, 612 HOPE ST, STAMFORD, CT 06907-2710, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
21. SANTANA, B, 259 PROSPECT AVE, BAYONNE, NJ 07002-4720, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
22. SANTANA, IVAN, 235 MONROE ST APT 17, HOBOKEN, NJ 07030-6694, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
23. SANTANA, FRANCISCA, 70 WASHINGTON ST APT 5N, HOBOKEN, NJ 07030-7515, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
24. SANTANA, M, 1140 43RD ST, NORTH BERGEN, NJ 07047-2712, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
25. SANTANA, L, 4828 TONNELLE AVE, NORTH BERGEN, NJ 07047-2803, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
26. SANTANA, GREGORIO, 1217 51ST ST # 1, NORTH BERGEN, NJ 07047-3109, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
27. SANTANA, M, 7102 DURHAM AVE, NORTH BERGEN, NJ 07047-3928, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
28. SANTANA, DOMINGO, 7608 LUCKY LN, NORTH BERGEN, NJ 07047-4900, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
29. SANTANA, JOSE, 8011 4TH AVE # 3, NORTH BERGEN, NJ 07047-5045, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
30. SANTANA, NANCY, 7411 2ND AVE, NORTH BERGEN, NJ 07047-5426, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
31. SANTANA, MINERVA, 480 FERRY ST APT M01, NEW HAVEN, CT 06513-3074, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
32. SANTANA, ROGERIO, 73 FRANKLIN ST # 1, DANBURY, CT 06810-5402, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
33. SANTANA, BLANCA L, 150 PEQUONNOCK ST, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06604-3501, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
34. SANTANA, ELBA, 1241 MAIN ST, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06604-4030, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
35. SANTANA, JOSE, 292 LAFAYETTE ST, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06604-5723, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
36. SANTANA, ANNETTE, 315 LAUREL AVE, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06605-1179, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
37. SANTANA, LUZ D, 130 HOPE ST, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06605-2743, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
38. SANTANA, ARLENE, 525 PALISADE AVE, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06610-3460, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
39. SANTANA, PAULO, 71 TOWN HILL AVE # 1, DANBURY, CT 06810-6746, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
40. SANTANA, GLORIA, 3 LOGANS WAY, DANBURY, CT 06811-4465, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
41. SANTANA, ANA, 39 YALE ST, WATERBURY, CT 06704-1517, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
42. SANTANA, W, 135 NORTHRIDGE DR, WATERBURY, CT 06708-1128, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
43. SANTANA, E, 6 RIMMONDALE ST, SEYMOUR, CT 06483-2931, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
44. SANTANA, CHRISTOPHER, 61 SUMMIT DR, YALESVILLE, CT 06492-3951, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
45. SANTANA, LILLIAN, 694 WOODWARD AVE APT 5, NEW HAVEN, CT 06512-1974, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
46. SANTANA, MAE, 423 CHESTNUT ST, KEARNY, NJ 07032-2723, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
47. SANTANA, BARBARA, 308 BEECH ST, KEARNY, NJ 07032-3102, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
48. SANTANA, ANNY, 56 FOREST ST APT 7, KEARNY, NJ 07032-3350, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
49. SANTANA, T, 421 LOGAN ST, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06607-1407, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
50. SANTANA, AMALIA, 1491 CENTRAL AVE APT 207, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06610-2844, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
51. SANTANA, LEA, 690 FAIRVIEW AVE, FAIRVIEW, NJ 07022-1809, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
52. SANTANA, ROSANNA, 210 75TH ST, NORTH BERGEN, NJ 07047-5708, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
53. SANTANA, MIGUEL, 138 MADISON ST, WATERBURY, CT 06706-1811, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
54. SANTANA, MIRTHA, 8301 4TH AVE APT 202, NORTH BERGEN, NJ 07047-5070, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
55. SANTANA, VERONICA, 85 MANHATTAN AVE, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06606-4611, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
56. SANTANA, P, 40 THIRD ST # A, EASTPORT, ME 04631-1430, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
57. SANTANA, MYRTHA, 182 CAMP ST, MERIDEN, CT 06450-3250, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
58. SANTANA, M, 76 RIDGE ST, NEW HAVEN, CT 06511-2745, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
59. SANTANA, EDWIN, 117 PLYMOUTH ST, NEW HAVEN, CT 06519-2511, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
60. SANTANA, I, 54 HEPPENSTALL DR, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06604-1006, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
61. SANTANA, C, 757 LAUREL AVE, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06604-2403, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
62. SANTANA, L, 146 GEORGE ST, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06604-3318, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
63. SANTANA, ESTHER, 38 GILMORE ST, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06608-2617, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
64. SANTANA, JUAN C, 80 LINDEN ST, WATERBURY, CT 06702-1305, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
65. SANTANA, S, 881 BALDWIN ST, WATERBURY, CT 06706-1512, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
66. SANTANA, J, 408 THREE MILE HILL RD, MIDDLEBURY, CT 06762-1713, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
67. SANTANA, GUALBERTO, 10 COUCH ST, NORWALK, CT 06854-2026, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
68. SANTANA, JUAN, 22 OSBORNE AVE, NORWALK, CT 06855-1814, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
69. SANTANA, JUANA, 29 CONNECTICUT AVE, STAMFORD, CT 06902-2102, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
70. SANTANA, LOUISE, 118 W 13TH ST APT 2, BAYONNE, NJ 07002-1350, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
71. SANTANA, M, 56 W 6TH ST # 1, BAYONNE, NJ 07002-2413, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
72. SANTANA, MICHAEL, 27 W 11TH ST, BAYONNE, NJ 07002-2507, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
73. SANTANA, MICHAEL, 27 W 11TH ST, BAYONNE, NJ 07002-2507, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
74. SANTANA, R, 15 LINCOLN ST APT 6, FAIRVIEW, NJ 07022-2144, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
75. SANTANA, NESTOR, 400 FAIRVIEW AVE, FORT LEE, NJ 07024-3866, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
76. SANTANA, PAULA, 300 MAPLE ST, FORT LEE, NJ 07024-4037, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
77. SANTANA, M, 108 BLOOMFIELD ST, HOBOKEN, NJ 07030-4617, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
78. SANTANA, RAYMOND, 717 MONROE ST, HOBOKEN, NJ 07030-6310, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
79. SANTANA, ELSIE, 306 MONROE ST, HOBOKEN, NJ 07030-6611, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
80. SANTANA, M, 1140 43RD ST, NORTH BERGEN, NJ 07047-2712, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
81. SANTANA, M, 1140 43RD ST, NORTH BERGEN, NJ 07047-2712, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
82. SANTANA, D, 9005 DURHAM AVE, NORTH BERGEN, NJ 07047-4437, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
83. SANTANA, EUGENIO, 7416 5TH AVE, NORTH BERGEN, NJ 07047-4826, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
84. SANTANA, OSVALDO, 348 WEART AVE, LYNDHURST, NJ 07071-2105, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
85. SANTANA, OSVALDO, 348 WEART AVE, LYNDHURST, NJ 07071-2105, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
86. SANTANA, GUALBERTO, 10 COUCH ST, NORWALK, CT 06854-2026, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
87. SANTANA, L, 768 MAPLE ST, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06608-2013, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
88. SANTANA, MARJORIE, 24 STEPHEN ST, STAMFORD, CT 06902-4804, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
89. SANTANA, C, 1020 TONNELLE AVE, NORTH BERGEN, NJ 07047-1515, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
90. SANTANA, M, 1635 UNION TPKE # 2, NORTH BERGEN, NJ 07047-2503, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
91. SANTANA, A, 7102 DURHAM AVE, NORTH BERGEN, NJ 07047-3928, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
92. SANTANA, C, 757 LAUREL AVE, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06604-2403, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
93. SANTANA, T, 125 LINEN AVE, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06604-3140, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
94. SANTANA, A E, 614 SOUNDVIEW AVE, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06606-2535, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
95. SANTANA, YVETTE, 2790 E MAIN ST, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06610-1466, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
96. SANTANA, ANTHONY, 35 PLANE TREE RD, STRATFORD, CT 06614-1826, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
97. SANTANA, LIZA, 17 W FARM ST, WATERBURY, CT 06704-3520, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
98. SANTANA, M, 100 NORTHRIDGE DR APT 6, WATERBURY, CT 06708-1126, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
99. SANTANA, M C, 4 FLAK LN, NEW FAIRFIELD, CT 06812-2407, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
100. SANTANA, JUANA, 436 AVENUE C, BAYONNE, NJ 07002-5117, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
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