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  76/555561

 

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

Search Results

 

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.

 

However, several concerns remain to be addressed.

Disclaimer Required

 

The applicant must insert a disclaimer of “BABY” in the application because the term is descriptive with regard to the goods, namely baby food and baby formula.  Trademark Act Section 6, 15 U.S.C. Section 1056; TMEP section 1213

 

The computerized printing format for the Trademark Official Gazette requires a standard form for a disclaimer.   TMEP section 1213.09(a)(i).  A properly worded disclaimer should read as follows:

 

            No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “BABY” apart from the mark as shown.

 

See In re Owatonna Tool Co., 231 USPQ 493 (Comm'r Pats. 1983).

 

Please note, a disclaimer does not remove the disclaimed matter from the mark.  It is simply a statement that the applicant does not claim exclusive rights in the disclaimed wording or design apart from the mark as shown in the drawing.

 

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.

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John T. Lincoski /JTL/

Trademark Attorney

Law Office 113

(703)308-9113 ext. 286

John.Lincoski@USPTO.GOV

 

ba·by

 
ba·by (bâ¹bê) noun

plural ba·bies

1.    a. A very young child; an infant. b. The youngest member of a family or group. c. A very young animal.

2.    An adult or a young person who behaves in an infantile way.

3.    Slang. A girl or young woman.

4.    Slang. An object of personal concern or interest: Keeping the boat in good repair is your baby.

 

adjective

bab·i·er, bab·iest

1.    Of or having to do with a baby.

2.    Infantile or childish.

3.    Small in comparison with others of the same kind: baby vegetables.

 

verb, transitive

ba·bied, ba·by·ing, ba·bies

To treat with often inordinate indulgence and solicitude. See synonyms at pamper.

 [Middle English.]

— ba¹by·hood´ noun

— ba¹by·ish adjective[1]