Offc Action Outgoing

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

 

 

 

OFFICE ACTION

 

RESPONSE TIME LIMIT:  TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, THE OFFICE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE MAILING OR E-MAILING DATE. 

 

 

Serial Number  78/489829

 

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

 

Statutory Refusal

 

The examining attorney refuses registration on the Principal Register because the mark is primarily merely a surname.  Trademark Act Section 2(e)(4), 15 U.S.C. §1052(e)(4); TMEP §1211.  The examining attorney must consider the primary significance of the mark to the purchasing public to determine whether a term is primarily merely a surname.  In re Kahan & Weisz Jewelry Mfg. Corp., 508 F.2d 831, 184 USPQ 421 (C.C.P.A. 1975).  Please see the evidence below from Lexis/Nexis, establishing the surname significance of the mark.  TMEP §§1211 et seq. 

 

An applicant may register a surname under Trademark Act Section 2(f), 15 U.S.C. §1052(f), by establishing acquired distinctiveness.  The applicant may present any of the following to establish distinctiveness.  TMEP §§1211 and 1212.02(a). 

 

(1) The applicant may rely on a claim of ownership of one or more prior registrations on the Principal Register for a mark which is the same as the mark in this application for the same or related goods.  37 C.F.R. §2.41(b); TMEP §§1212.04 et seq.

 

(2) The applicant may provide a statement that the mark has become distinctive of the applicant’s goods/services by reason of substantially exclusive and continuous use in commerce by the applicant for the five years next preceding the date of the statement.  The applicant must verify this statement with an affidavit or a declaration under 37 C.F.R. §2.20.  37 C.F.R. §2.41(b); TMEP §§1212.05 et seq.

 

(3) The applicant may submit actual evidence of acquired distinctiveness.  37 C.F.R. §2.41(a); TMEP §§1212.06 et seq.

 

Search Statement

 

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.

 

Further action awaits response to the above.

 

NOTICE:  FEE CHANGE   

 

Effective January 31, 2005 and pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, Pub. L. 108-447, the following are the fees that will be charged for filing a trademark application:

 

(1) $325 per international class if filed electronically using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS); or 

 

(2)   $375 per international class if filed on paper

 

These fees will be charged not only when a new application is filed, but also when payments are made to add classes to an existing application. If such payments are submitted with a TEAS response, the fee will be  $325 per class, and if such payments are made with a paper response, the fee will be $375 per class.

 

The new fee requirements will apply to any fees filed on or after January 31, 2005.

 

NOTICE:  TRADEMARK OPERATION RELOCATION

 

The Trademark Operation has relocated to Alexandria, Virginia.  Effective October 4, 2004, all Trademark-related paper mail (except documents sent to the Assignment Services Division for recordation, certain documents filed under the Madrid Protocol, and requests for copies of trademark documents) must be sent to:

 

Commissioner for Trademarks

P.O. Box 1451

Alexandria, VA  22313-1451

 

Applicants, attorneys and other Trademark customers are strongly encouraged to correspond with the USPTO online via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/index.html.

 

 

/Raul Cordova/

Law Office 114

571-272-9448

Rightfax 571-273-9448

 

 

HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS OFFICE ACTION:

• ONLINE RESPONSE:  You may respond formally using the Office’s Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Response to Office Action form (visit http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/index.html and follow the instructions, but if the Office Action issued via email you must wait 72 hours after receipt of the Office Action to respond via TEAS).
• REGULAR MAIL RESPONSE:  To respond by regular mail, your response should be sent to the mailing return address above and include the serial number, law office number and examining attorney’s name in your response.

 

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.

 

 

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MAIL-IT REQUESTED: MAY 4, 2005                              10083K        CLIENT:

       LIBRARY: FINDER

          FILE: USFIND

YOUR SEARCH REQUEST AT THE TIME THIS MAIL-IT WAS REQUESTED:

 LAST-NAME (MARRIOTT)

NUMBER OF DOCUMENTS FOUND WITH YOUR REQUEST THROUGH:  2171

PRINTEDTHE SELECTED  DOCUMENT NUMBERS:  1-100

DISPLAY FORMAT: CITE

 

 

1. MARRIOTT, RICHARD, 642 TOTOKET RD, NORTHFORD, CT 06472-1457, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

2. MARRIOTT, ERNEST E, 15 NOAHS LN, NORWALK, CT 06851-1713, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

3. MARRIOTT, ROGER, 157 EASTON RD, WESTPORT, CT 06880-1321, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

4. MARRIOTT, R, 63 BLOOMFIELD ST APT 2P, HOBOKEN, NJ 07030-4562, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

5. MARRIOTT, E, 36 5TH ST, NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ 07031-4730, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

6. MARRIOTT, PATRICIA, 554 COUNTRY CLUB RD, WATERBURY, CT 06708-3216, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

7. MARRIOTT, JOHN F, 33 GRIEB RD, YALESVILLE, CT 06492-2509, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

8. MARRIOTT, CHARLES R, 3700 N CAPITOL ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20317-0001, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

9. MARRIOTT, DONNA, 5678 FOXLAKE DR, NORTH FORT MYERS, FL 33917-5698, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

10. MARRIOTT, BLANCHARD, 421 ART HANES BLVD, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35213-1207, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

11. MARRIOTT, E A, 2708 CROWNE RIDGE DR, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243-5354, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

12. MARRIOTT, JAMES, 110 S DEARBORN ST, MOBILE, AL 36602-1700, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

13. MARRIOTT, S, 27033 NORTHWESTERN HWY, SOUTHFIELD, MI 48034-6235, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

14. MARRIOTT, JOYCE, 66 W 138TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10037-1701, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

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16. MARRIOTT, EDWARD F, 330 E 83RD ST APT 2L, NEW YORK, NY 10028-4230, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

17. MARRIOTT, CHRISSY, 216 EAST ST, BELLEVUE, MI 49021-1244, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

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19. MARRIOTT, NORMAN, 7427 ALCOMITA DR, HOUSTON, TX 77083-4406, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

20. MARRIOTT, JANET, 2911 CLEAR RIDGE DR, KINGWOOD, TX 77339-1329, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

21. MARRIOTT, JOHN, 62 GROGANS POINT RD, THE WOODLANDS, TX 77380-2620, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

22. MARRIOTT, JOHN, 62 GROGANS POINT RD, THE WOODLANDS, TX 77380-2620, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

23. MARRIOTT, MIKE, 28727 STAPLEFORD ST, THE WOODLANDS, TX 77386-5458, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

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25. MARRIOTT, ALAN, 6218 MISTY TERRACE CT, PARK ROW, TX 77494-4686, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

26. MARRIOTT, RODNEY G, 563 N 3200 E, MENAN, ID 83434-5075, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

27. MARRIOTT, ROBERT, 183 STRATFORD DR # D, HOLLAND, PA 18966-1343, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

28. MARRIOTT, MARGIE B, 2841 W OXFORD ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19121-2744, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

29. MARRIOTT, P K, 529 7TH ST SE, WASHINGTON, DC 20003-2738, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

30. MARRIOTT, WOODROW D, 4840 DEXTER ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007-1017, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

31. MARRIOTT, PAUL D, 3140 WISCONSIN AVE NW APT 804, WASHINGTON, DC 20016-5092, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

32. MARRIOTT, DOROTHY M, 1413 18TH ST SE, WASHINGTON, DC 20020-6811, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

33. MARRIOTT, P K, 529 7TH ST SE, WASHINGTON, DC 20003-2738, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

34. MARRIOTT, JAMES, 3750 CLARENDEN RD APT 210, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19114-1935, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

35. MARRIOTT, LILLIA, 203 W COLONIAL ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19126-3911, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

36. MARRIOTT, CARRIE, 5102 YUMA PL NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20016-4309, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

37. MARRIOTT, COSMORE, 602 9TH ST NE, WASHINGTON, DC 20002-5312, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

38. MARRIOTT, JOHN D, 1504 PINECREST RD, ROCKY MOUNT, NC 27803-1833, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

39. MARRIOTT, LEROY, 1802 LAS LOMAS CT, NORTH FORT MYERS, FL 33903-1518, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

40. MARRIOTT, ELMER, 105 WECUWA DR, FORT MYERS, FL 33912-6390, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

41. MARRIOTT, LLOYD, 214 ROBERT AVE, LEHIGH ACRES, FL 33972-5422, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

42. MARRIOTT, A L, 2800 GULF SHORE BLVD N APT 203, NAPLES, FL 34103-4327, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

43. MARRIOTT, ANDREW, 1951 TERRAZZO LN, NAPLES, FL 34104-0827, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

44. MARRIOTT, K F, 6031 WOODBRIDGE RD, STANTONSBURG, NC 27883-8918, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

45. MARRIOTT, ROBIN, 1608 KING CIR, ROCKY MOUNT, NC 27801-3644, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

46. MARRIOTT, DAVID, 7008 SPOTTED FAWN CT, FORT MYERS, FL 33908-5513, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

47. MARRIOTT, ROGER L, 6535 US HIGHWAY 411, GADSDEN, AL 35901-9562, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

48. MARRIOTT, SHELDON, 401 RIDGELAWN DR W, MOBILE, AL 36608-2423, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

49. MARRIOTT, W B, 160 TODD ST, MONROEVILLE, AL 36460-3038, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

50. MARRIOTT, H R, 71 RIDGELAWN DR E, MOBILE, AL 36608-2465, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

51. MARRIOTT, T H, 4911 PRINCETON DR, MOBILE, AL 36618-2126, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

52. MARRIOTT, THOMAS C, 111 MAIN ST, WOODBURN, KY 42170-9776, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

53. MARRIOTT, P L, 1238 PO BOX, MONROEVILLE, AL 36461-1238, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

54. MARRIOTT, DUGLAS M, 6452 STATE ROUTE 121 N, MAYFIELD, KY 42066-9202, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

55. MARRIOTT, G E, 3735 LOWELL RD, SOUTH EUCLID, OH 44121-2047, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

56. MARRIOTT, B A, 435 S LIVERNOIS RD APT 356, ROCHESTER HILLS, MI 48307-2573, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

57. MARRIOTT, T, 800 I ST, LAPORTE, IN 46350-5532, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

58. MARRIOTT, DUNCAN, 8412 WALNUT DR, MUNSTER, IN 46321-1906, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

59. MARRIOTT, DAVE, 1260 11 MILE RD, BERKLEY, MI 48072-3041, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

60. MARRIOTT, CLIFF, 2965 ORCHARD LAKE RD STE 1, SYLVAN LAKE, MI 48320-1451, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

61. MARRIOTT, WALKER, 925 E MAPLE RD, BIRMINGHAM, MI 48009-6404, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

62. MARRIOTT, BRANDON, 22160 AVERHILL ST, FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48336-3820, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

63. MARRIOTT, GARY S, 2688 DANSBURY CT, LAKE ORION, MI 48360-1604, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

64. MARRIOTT, F L, 8916 GALE RD, WHITE LAKE, MI 48386-1409, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

65. MARRIOTT, SUSAN, 1701 CEDAR BND, HARTLAND, WI 53029-8664, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

66. MARRIOTT, THOMAS B, 2 S BEACH ST, PENTWATER, MI 49449-9725, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

67. MARRIOTT, LYNN, 7397 KERRY RD, STRONACH, MI 49660-9731, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

68. MARRIOTT, MEL, 328 GENESEE ST, WALES, WI 53183-9402, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

69. MARRIOTT, C, 353 WENTWORTH AVE, SPRINGFIELD, MI 49015-3255, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

70. MARRIOTT, PATRICIA, 9900 HUDSON BLVD, DULUTH, MN 55808-2103, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

71. MARRIOTT, JEAN, 28 GOGUAC ST W, SPRINGFIELD, MI 49015-2414, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

72. MARRIOTT, CHRIST, 1305 VETERANS DR, TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49684-4450, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

73. MARRIOTT, G S, 2688 DANSBURY CT, LAKE ORION, MI 48360-1604, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

74. MARRIOTT, PHYLLIS, 31 HANNAH ST, BATTLE CREEK, MI 49014-6405, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

75. MARRIOTT, TIM, 191 PARK ISLAND DR, LAKE ORION, MI 48362-2764, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

76. MARRIOTT, AT, 281 LUTHER AVE, PONTIAC, MI 48341-2778, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

77. MARRIOTT, D, 9530 COOLEY LAKE RD, WHITE LAKE, MI 48386-3940, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

78. MARRIOTT, PATRICK J, 1194 BLUE BROOK LN, PORTAGE, MI 49002-4424, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

79. MARRIOTT, J, S87W18193 WOODS RD APT 213, MUSKEGO, WI 53150-7306, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

80. MARRIOTT, MARK, 1225 POST RD, BROOKFIELD, WI 53005-6882, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

81. MARRIOTT, PHOEBE, 27475 HURON CIR APT 101, NOVI, MI 48377-3440, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

82. MARRIOTT, PETER M, 893 LAKEVIEW DR, LAKE ORION, MI 48362-2238, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

83. MARRIOTT, MARY A, 4220 LINCOLN AVE, SAINT JOSEPH, MI 49085-8711, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

84. MARRIOTT, JOSEPH, 506 E SHERMAN ST, SAINT JOSEPH, IL 61873-9042, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

85. MARRIOTT, LEVI E, 106 S 6TH ST, SAINT JOSEPH, IL 61873-9044, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

86. MARRIOTT, VIC, 6130 ROYAL LN, DALLAS, TX 75230-3820, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

87. MARRIOTT, BILL, 1316 ADAIR ST, DALLAS, TX 75204-6117, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

88. MARRIOTT, J F, 9016 WOODSHORE DR, DALLAS, TX 75243-6421, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

89. MARRIOTT, DAVID, 409 N 3RD ST, SAINT JOSEPH, IL 61873-9223, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

90. MARRIOTT, BRIGHT, 186 PARAMUS RD, PARAMUS, NJ 07652-1309, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

91. MARRIOTT, BRIGHT, 186 PARAMUS RD, PARAMUS, NJ 07652-1309, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

92. MARRIOTT, E I, 433 CAREDEAN DR, HORSHAM, PA 19044-1321, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

93. MARRIOTT, CHRISTOPHER T, 6604 SPRUCE MILL DR, MORRISVILLE, PA 19067-7296, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

94. MARRIOTT, VINCENT J, 1735 MARKET ST, MIDDLE CITY WEST, PA 19103-7501, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

95. MARRIOTT, L, 8223 AMBER COVE DR, KINGWOOD, TX 77346-1654, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

96. MARRIOTT, KERRY, 7111 HAYDEN DR, MAGNOLIA, TX 77354-3118, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

97. MARRIOTT, ANNETTE, 17811 WOODLODE LN, SPRING, TX 77379-7820, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

98. MARRIOTT, MITCH, 211 SANDPEBBLE DR, SPRING, TX 77381-3249, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

99. MARRIOTT, TIMOTHY, 607 JEFF DAVIS DR, RICHMOND, TX 77469-5703, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND

100. MARRIOTT, RICHARD, 2701 MONROE AVE, ROSENBERG, TX 77471-5227, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND