PTO Form 1957 (Rev 5/2006)

OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp. 04/2009)

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PTO Form 1957 (Rev 5/2006)

OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp. 04/2009)

Response to Office Action

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

Application serial no. 78635477 has been amended as follows:
Argument(s)
In response to the substantive refusal(s), please note the following:

IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION

 

 

 

In re:                       Trademark Application of                                   )

                                Mattel, Inc.                                                            )

                                333 Continental Boulevard                                 )               Trademark Law Office:  110

                                El Segundo, California 90245-5012                    )                                                                              

Serial No.:              78/635477                                                               )               Examining Attorney:

Filing Date:            May 23, 2005                                                         )               Sara N. Thomas

Class:                     28                                                                            )

Mark:                      POWER PACK                                                    )

 

 

 

Commissioner for Trademarks

P.O. Box 1451

Alexandria, VA  22313-1451

 

 

Madam:

                This is in response to the Office Action mailed December 22, 2005.

               

RESPONSE

                The Examining Attorney has refused registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. Section 1052(d), because the Applicant's mark, when used on or in connection with the identified goods, so resembles the mark in U.S. Registration Number 2,066,491 POWER PAK as to be likely to cause confusion, to cause mistake, or to deceive.

                Applicant respectfully disagrees with the Examining Attorney's determination.  In testing for likelihood of confusion under Section 2(d), the court in In re E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., 476 F.2d 1357, 177 USPQ 563 (CCPA 1973), cited factors relevant to the evaluation of whether or not source confusion is likely.

                Applying these factors to this subject issue, Applicant believes that any analysis balances in favor of Applicant.

                Applicant has narrowed the scope of the goods to better reflect Applicant's intended use and by doing so, has properly distinguished them from the goods associated with the cited registration.

                The Applicant asks the Examining Attorney to reconsider the requirement to disclaim the term "PACK".  The wording "POWER PACK" when viewed as a whole, creates a unitary impression upon the consumer, as the mark is both alliterative and incongruous.  Additionally, the registration for POWER PAK that has been cited against Applicant's mark does not disclaim the word "PAK".

                In view of the above, Applicant respectfully requests the Examining Attorney withdraw the refusal to register made under Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. Section 1052(d) and to pass this application to publication.

                                                                                                Respectfully submitted,

Classification and Listing of Goods/Services

Applicant hereby amends the following class of goods/services in the application as follows:
Current: Class 028 for TOYS, GAMES AND PLAYTHINGS
Original Filing Basis: 1(b).
Proposed: Class 028 for TOYS, GAMES AND PLAYTHINGS, NAMELY, TOY VEHICLES AND ACCESSORIES THEREFOR

Additional Statements
APPLICANT RESPONDS TO EXAMINING ATTORNEY'S ADDITIONAL INQUIRY BY SUPPLYING THE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPH.
Miscelleneous Statement-1

Response Signature

Signature: /mcm/     Date: 06/04/2006
Signatory's Name: MICHAEL MOORE
Signatory's Position: SENIOR COUNSEL
        
Serial Number: 78635477
Internet Transmission Date: Mon Jun 05 11:14:53 EDT 2006
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XX.XXX.XXX.XX-2006060511145417
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