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. 

 

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  79/011904

 

The applicant’s statement as to the meaning of SQM is acceptable.  The section 2(d) refusal is withdrawn.  The applicant’s amended identification is acceptable.

 

ENTITY

The application has been assigned to SQM North America Corporation, a New York corporation.  The applicant through the IB has included the wording “a New York corporation” in the name of the new applicant.  The applicant must clarify whether the wording “a New York corporation” is an actual part of the applicant’s name.  If it is not and the name must be changed to delete the wording “a New York corporation” from the applicant’s name the applicant should note that an assignment, name change or other document of title in an application under §66(a) of the Trademark Act must be recorded at the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization, because it is part of the international registration.  The International Bureau then notifies the United States Patent and Trademark Office of any changes of ownership recorded in the International Register.  In §66(a) applications, the Assignment Services Division of the Office will record only those assignments (or other documents of title) that have been recorded with the International Bureau.  Section 10 of the Trademark Act and 37 C.F.R. Part 3 do not apply to changes in ownership of an international registration or an extension of protection of an international registration to the United States.  37 C.F.R. §7.22(b); TMEP §§501.07, 502.02(b), 1906.01 and 1906.01(a).

 

GRAY IN DRAWING

Applicant must clarify whether the gray tones in the drawing are intended to indicate the color gray.  TMEP §807.07(e).

 

(1)  If the color gray is a feature of the mark, then applicant must submit a color claim and description for all the colors in the mark, including black and/or white, as follows:  “The color(s) [specify gray, black and/or white] are features of the mark.  The color(s) [name of color(s)] appear in <specify where the color(s) appear>.”  37 C.F.R. §§2.52(b) and (b)(1); TMEP §§807.07(a)(i) and (a)(ii).

 

(2)  If the color gray is intended to indicate shading or contrast only, then applicant must submit a statement that “the mark is not in color.”

 

 

 

/Kelley L. Wells/

Kelley L. Wells

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 105

Phone: 571-272-9312

Fax: 571-273-9312

 

 

HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS OFFICE ACTION:

• ONLINE RESPONSE:  You may respond using the Office’s Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Response to Office action form available on our website at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/index.html.  If the Office action issued via e-mail, you must wait 72 hours after receipt of the Office action to respond via TEAS.  NOTE:  Do not respond by e-mail.  THE USPTO WILL NOT ACCEPT AN E-MAILED RESPONSE.
• 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.  NOTE:  The filing date of the response will be the date of receipt in the Office, not the postmarked date.  To ensure your response is timely, use a certificate of mailing.  37 C.F.R. §2.197.

 

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.