To: | McDONALD'S CORPORATION (julie.arizzi@us.mcd.com) |
Subject: | TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77009674 - MCDONALD'S - N/A |
Sent: | 1/2/2007 9:44:07 AM |
Sent As: | ECOM104@USPTO.GOV |
Attachments: |
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 77/009674
APPLICANT: McDONALD'S CORPORATION
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: |
RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks P.O. Box 1451 Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
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MARK: MCDONALD'S
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: N/A
CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS: |
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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MAILING/E-MAILING DATE INFORMATION: If the mailing or e-mailing date of this Office action does not appear above, this information can be obtained by visiting the USPTO website at http://tarr.gov.uspto.report/, inserting the application serial number, and viewing the prosecution history for the mailing date of the most recently issued Office communication.
Serial Number 77/009674
The assigned trademark examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and has 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.
However, before the mark can be approved for publication, the applicant must address the following procedural issues:
The color claim and color location statement do not identify all the colors appearing in the drawing of the mark. The color claim and location statement must identify all the colors in the mark on the drawing. 37 C.F.R. §2.52(b)(1); TMEP §§807.07 et seq.
Therefore, applicant must submit a complete color claim and color description of the mark that reference all the colors appearing in the drawing of the mark. 37 C.F.R. §2.52(b)(1); TMEP §807.07(a)(ii).
The following color claim and color location statement are suggested:
The colors gray and white are claimed as a feature of the mark.
The color white appears in the word mark MCDONALD’S. The color gray appears in the background surrounding the white lettering.
The drawing is not acceptable because it is too small and it will not create a high quality image when reproduced. A clear drawing of the mark is an application requirement. 37 C.F.R. §2.52.
Therefore, applicant must submit a new drawing showing a clear depiction of the mark. All lines must be clean, sharp and solid, and not fine or crowded. 37 C.F.R. §§2.52, 2.53(c) and 2.54(e).
If applicant submits a new drawing in the form of a digitized image, it must be in JPG format. The Office recommends that the digitized image have a length and width no smaller than 250 pixels and no larger than 944 pixels. 37 C.F.R. §2.53(c); TMEP §807.05(c).
Amendments or changes to the applied-for mark in a substitute drawing will not be accepted if the changes would materially alter the mark. 37 C.F.R. §2.72; TMEP §807.14.
Applicant should include the following information on all correspondence with the Office: (1) the name and law office number of the trademark examining attorney; (2) the serial number of this application; (3) the mailing date of this Office action; and, (4) applicant's telephone number. 37 C.F.R. §2.194(b)(1); TMEP §302.03(a).
If applicant has questions about its application or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned trademark examining attorney directly at the number below.
/Sarah Bansal Wayda/
Sarah Bansal Wayda
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 104
Phone - (571) 272-8953
Fax - (571) 273-8953
HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS OFFICE ACTION:
STATUS OF APPLICATION: To check the status of your application, visit the Office’s Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) system at http://tarr.uspto.gov.
VIEW APPLICATION DOCUMENTS ONLINE: Documents in the electronic file for pending applications can be viewed and downloaded online at http://portal.gov.uspto.report/external/portal/tow.
GENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION: For general information about trademarks, please visit the Office’s website at http://www.gov.uspto.report/main/trademarks.htm
FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY SPECIFIED ABOVE.