UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 76/560718
APPLICANT: ARAMARK Corporation
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: LAURA GENOVESE MILLER COZEN O'CONNOR, P.C. 1900 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
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RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks 2900 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202-3514
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MARK: MISO
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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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Mark: Miso and Design
Serial Number 76/560718
The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and Amendment to Allege Use and determined the following.
The applicant must disclaim the descriptive wording “MISO” apart from the mark as shown. Trademark Act Section 6, 15 U.S.C. §1056; TMEP §§1213 and 1213.03(a). The wording is merely descriptive because miso is a fermented soy product used in Japanese and vegetarian cooking. See attachment. The applicant’s restaurant features foods made with miso. The generic name of a food served at a restaurant is considered as merely descriptive of a feature of the restaurant services. See In re France Croissant, Ltd., 1 USPQ2d 1238 (TTAB 1986) (LE CROISSANT SHOP held merely descriptive of restaurant services serving croissants); In re Le Sorbet, Inc., 228 USPQ 27 (TTAB 1985)(LE SORBET descriptive of restaurant and carryout shops which serve fruit ices).
A properly worded disclaimer should read as follows:
No claim is made to the exclusive right to use MISO apart from the mark as shown.
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.
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 or services that are not within the scope of the goods and services recited in the present identification.
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. §1052(d). TMEP §704.02.
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If the applicant has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.
/Mary E. Crawford/
Trademark Attorney
Law Office 102
(703) 308 – 9102 ext. 162
How to respond to this Office Action:
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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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