UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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SERIAL NO: 76/675949
MARK: TESORO
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: |
RESPOND TO THIS ACTION: http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/eTEASpageD.htm
GENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION: http://www.gov.uspto.report/main/trademarks.htm
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APPLICANT: Tesoro Electronics, Inc.
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS: |
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TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, THE OFFICE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE.
The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following.
The Office records have been searched and no similar registered or pending mark has been found that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d). TMEP §704.02.
INFORMALITIES
Applicant must clarify whether the portrait shown in the mark depicts a particular living individual.
If the portrait shown in the mark depicts a particular living individual, then applicant must submit the following:
(1) a signed, written consent from that individual, authorizing applicant to register the portrait as a trademark with the USPTO; and
(2) a statement that “the portrait in the mark identifies a living individual whose consent is of record.”
However, if the portrait does not depict a living individual, then applicant must submit a statement that “the portrait in the mark does not identify a living individual.” Trademark Act Section 2(c), 15 U.S.C. §1052(c); TMEP §§813 and 1206.
If the applicant has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.
/Zachary R. Bello/
Trademark Attorney Advisor
Law Office 111
USPTO
571-272-9376
RESPOND TO THIS ACTION: If there are any questions about the Office action, please contact the assigned examining attorney. A response to this Office Action should be filed using the Office’s Response to Office action form available at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/eTEASpageD.htm. If notification of this Office action was received via e-mail, no response using this form may be filed for 72 hours after receipt of the notification. Do not attempt to respond by e-mail as the USPTO does not accept e-mailed responses.
If responding by paper mail, please include the following information: the application serial number, the mark, the filing date and the name, title/position, telephone number and e-mail address of the person signing the response. Please use the following address: Commissioner for Trademarks, P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313-1451.
STATUS CHECK: Check the status of the application at least once every six months from the initial filing date using the USPTO Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) online system at http://tarr.uspto.gov. When conducting an online status check, print and maintain a copy of the complete TARR screen. If the status of your application has not changed for more than six months, please contact the assigned examining attorney.