| To: | Homer TLC, Inc. (Suzanne_Fettig@homedepot.com) |
| Subject: | TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 78590565 - DAWSON - N/A |
| Sent: | 10/12/2005 10:49:37 AM |
| Sent As: | ECOM116@USPTO.GOV |
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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SERIAL NO: 78/590565
APPLICANT: Homer TLC, Inc.
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: |
RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks P.O. Box 1451 Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
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MARK: DAWSON
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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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Serial Number 78/590565
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.
Registration is refused because the proposed mark is primarily merely a surname. Trademark Act Section 2(e)(4), 15 U.S.C. §1052(e)(4); TMEP §§1211 et seq. The primary significance of the mark to the purchasing public determines whether a term is primarily merely a surname. In re Etablissements Darty et Fils, 759 F.2d 15, 225 USPQ 652, 653 (Fed. Cir. 1985); In re Kahan & Weisz Jewelry Mfg. Corp., 508 F.2d 831, 184 USPQ 421 (C.C.P.A. 1975).
Please see the attached evidence from LexisÒ-NexisÒ articles, establishing the surname significance of the surname DAWSON. This evidence shows the proposed mark appearing more than 31,000 times as a surname in a nationwide telephone directory of names.
Although an amendment to the Supplemental Register would normally be an appropriate response to this refusal, such a response is not appropriate in the present case. The instant application was filed under Trademark Act Section 1(b), 15 U.S.C. §1051(b), and is not eligible for registration on the Supplemental Register until an acceptable amendment to allege use under 37 C.F.R. §2.76 has been timely filed. 37 C.F.R. §2.47(d); TMEP §§815.02, 816.02 and 1102.03.
If applicant files an amendment to allege use and also amends to the Supplemental Register, please note that the effective filing date of the application will then be the date of filing of the amendment to allege use. 37 C.F.R. §2.75(b); TMEP §§206.01 and 816.02.
Although the trademark examining attorney has refused registration, applicant may respond to the refusal to register by submitting evidence and arguments in support of registration.
Please note that there is no required format or form for responding to this Office action. However, applicant should include the following information on all correspondence with the Office: (1) the name and law office number of the examining attorney; (2) the serial number of this application; (3) the mailing date of this Office action; and, (4) applicant's telephone number.
When responding to this Office action, applicant must make sure to respond in writing to each refusal and requirement raised. If there is a refusal to register the proposed mark, then applicant may wish to argue against the refusal, i.e., explain why it should be withdrawn and why the mark should register. If there are other requirements, then applicant should simply set forth in writing the required changes or statements and request that the Office enter them into the application record. Applicant must also sign and date its response.
/mls/
Michele-Lynn Swain
Examining Attorney, LO 116
PH(571) 272-9232
FX(571) 273-9116
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.
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SEND TO: SWAIN, MICHELLE
TRADEMARK LAW LIBRARY
600 DULANY ST
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA 22314-5782
MAIL-IT REQUESTED: OCTOBER 12, 2005 10083K
CLIENT:
LIBRARY: FINDER
FILE: USFIND
YOUR SEARCH REQUEST AT THE TIME THIS MAIL-IT WAS REQUESTED:
LAST-NAME(DAWSON)
NUMBER OF DOCUMENTS FOUND WITH YOUR REQUEST THROUGH:
LEVEL 1... 31553
LEVEL 1 PRINTED
THE SELECTED DOCUMENT NUMBERS:
1-20
DISPLAY FORMAT: CITE
SEND TO: SWAIN, MICHELLE
TRADEMARK LAW LIBRARY
600 DULANY ST
ALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA 22314-5782
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1. DAWSON, 2248 DISSTON ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19149-1916, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
2. DAWSON, 104 FLINT LOCK RD, CHARLESTON, WV 25314-2474, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
3. DAWSON, 223 15TH ST, SANTA MONICA, CA 90402-2209, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
4. DAWSON, 2557 PENDERGRASS CT, ELLENWOOD, GA 30294-6234, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
5. DAWSON, 1285 E BRENDA DR, ELEVEN MILE CORNER, AZ 85222-2929, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
6. DAWSON, 2201 N TERRACE DR, WEBSTER CITY, IA 50595-3026, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
7. DAWSON, 57 PRESCOTT HEIGHTS RD, HOOKSETT, NH 03106-1217, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
8. DAWSON, 101 DALE ST NE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49505-4615, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
9. DAWSON, 57 PRESCOTT HEIGHTS RD, HOOKSETT, NH 03106-1217, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
10. DAWSON, 174 RULAND RD, SELDEN, NY 11784-1858, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
11. DAWSON, 1729 KENVIEW RD, COLUMBUS, OH 43209-3238, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
12. DAWSON, 13300 MORRIS RD, ALPHARETTA, GA 30004-6120, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
13. DAWSON, 37 SAINT MARYS ST, DEPEW, NY 14043-3723, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
14. DAWSON, 554 PO BOX, SANISH, ND 58763-0554, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
15. DAWSON, HASTINGS ST, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10305-4603, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
16. DAWSON, 22 CLASON POINT LN, BRONX, NY 10473-4101, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
17. DAWSON, 73 HANCE BLVD, FREEHOLD, NJ 07728-1468, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
18. DAWSON, 457 GRAYSVILLE RD, RINGGOLD, GA 30736-6732, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
19. DAWSON, 50 BENNETT CIR, WOLFFORTH, TX 79382-2205, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
20. DAWSON, 2909 E 11TH ST, PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL 32401-5121, PERSON LOCATOR - USFIND
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