To: | ASHLAND INC. (pafredrick@ashland.com) |
Subject: | TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 78596236 - V VALVOLINE RACING - 91760EUS |
Sent: | 4/10/2006 3:27:31 PM |
Sent As: | ECOM110@USPTO.GOV |
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 78/596236
APPLICANT: ASHLAND INC.
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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Commissioner for Trademarks P.O. Box 1451 Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
If no fees are enclosed, the address should include the words "Box Responses - No Fee." |
MARK: V VALVOLINE RACING
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: 91760EUS
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 email address.
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Serial Number 78/596236
OFFICE RECORDS SEARCH: 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.
ADVISORY – AMENDMENTS TO GOODS/SERVICES: If the identification of goods and/or services has been amended below, any future amendments must be in accordance with 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a) and TMEP §1402.07(e).
AMENDMENT(S) AUTHORIZED: As authorized by Patricia Fredrick on behalf of J. Michael Peffer on April 10, 2006, the application is amended as noted below. If applicant disagrees with or objects to any of the amendments below, please notify the undersigned trademark examining attorney immediately. Otherwise, no response is necessary. TMEP §707.
The following disclaimer statement is added to the record:
No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “RACING” apart from the mark as shown.
15 U.S.C. §1056; TMEP §§1213, 1213.03(a) and 1213.08(a)(i).
Gray Tones in Mark
The following statement is added to the record:
The mark is not in color. TMEP §§ 807.07(e)
/S. David Sterkin/
Trademark Attorney
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Law Office 110
(571) 272-5494
david.sterkin@uspto.gov