UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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SERIAL NO: 79/043985
MARK: DULCOLAX
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: |
RESPOND TO THIS ACTION: http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/eTEASpageD.htm
GENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION: http://www.gov.uspto.report/main/trademarks.htm
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APPLICANT: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS: |
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TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, THE OFFICE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE.
INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION NO. 0937960.
This is a PROVISIONAL FULL REFUSAL of the trademark and/or service mark in the above-referenced U.S. application. See 15 U.S.C. §1141h(c).
WHO IS PERMITTED TO RESPOND TO THIS PROVISIONAL FULL REFUSAL:
Applicant may respond directly to this provisional refusal Office action, or applicant’s attorney may respond on applicant’s behalf. However, the only attorneys who can practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in trademark matters are as follows:
(1) Attorneys in good standing with a bar of the highest court of any U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other federal territories and possessions of the U.S.; and
(2) Canadian attorneys who represent applicants residing in Canada and who have applied for and received reciprocal recognition by the USPTO under 37 C.F.R. §10.14(c).
37 C.F.R. §10.14; TMEP §602.
Other than duly authorized Canadian attorneys, foreign attorneys cannot sign responses or otherwise represent applicants before the USPTO. See TMEP §602.06(b). Preparing a paper, authorizing an amendment to an application, or submitting legal arguments in response to a requirement or refusal constitutes representation of a party in a trademark matter. A response signed by an unauthorized foreign attorney is considered an incomplete response. TMEP §§602, 602.03, 603.04, 605.05(a).
THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN PROVISIONALLY REFUSED AS FOLLOWS:
The assigned trademark examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and has determined the following:
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.
Identification of Goods
The goods are:
Class 05: Pharmaceutical preparations
The identification of goods is unacceptable as indefinite. Applicant must clarify the identification of goods by specifying the common commercial names and purpose or use of the pharmaceutical preparations intended. TMEP §1402.01.
The applicant may adopt any or all of the following identification, if accurate:
Class 05: Pharmaceutical preparations {specify use, e.g., for use in treating skin disorders, for use in dermatology, for use in treating wounds and burns}
For assistance with identifying and classifying goods and/or services in trademark applications, please see the online searchable Manual of Acceptable Identifications of Goods and Services at http://tess2.gov.uspto.report/netahtml/tidm.html.
The international classification of goods and/or services in applications filed under Trademark Act Section 66(a) cannot be changed from the classification given to the goods and/or services by the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization in the corresponding international registration. TMEP §§1401.03(d), 1401.04 and 1904.02(b).
Please note that, while the identification of goods and/or services may be amended to clarify or limit the goods and/or services, adding to the goods and/or services or broadening the scope of the goods and/or services is not permitted. 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06. Therefore, applicant may not amend the identification to include goods and/or services that are not within the scope of the goods and/or services set forth in the present identification.
Applicant must specify whether “DULCOLAX” has any significance in the relevant trade or industry, any geographical significance, or any meaning in a foreign language. 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b).
Drawing
Applicant has submitted a color drawing, but has not provided the required color claim and color location statement. Applications for color marks must include both a list of the colors that are claimed as a feature of the mark and a description of where the colors appear in the mark. 37 C.F.R. §2.52(b)(1); TMEP §807.07 et seq. Common color names should be used to describe the colors in the mark, e.g., magenta, yellow, turquoise. TMEP §807.07(a)(ii).
Applicant must submit both a color claim and color location statement using the following format:
(1) Color claim: “The colors dark green, light green, and yellow are claimed as a feature of the mark”; and
(2) Color location statement: “The color dark green appears in the letters “DULC”, and in the left portion and border of the “O” shaped design; the color light green appears as the lettering “LAX” and in the right portion of the “O” shaped design; the color yellow appears as shading in the “O” shaped design.”
Claim of Ownership
If applicant is the owner of U.S. Registration Nos. 0671422, 2861373, and 2953044, then applicant must submit a claim of ownership. 37 C.F.R. §2.36; TMEP §812. The following standard format is suggested:
Applicant is the owner of U.S. Registration Nos. 0671422, 2861373, and 2953044.
If applicant has questions about its application or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned trademark examining attorney directly at the number below.
/Katy Halmen/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 109
Phone: (571) 272-8911
Fax: (571) 273-8911
RESPOND TO THIS ACTION: If there are any questions about the Office action, please contact the assigned examining attorney. A response to this Office action should be filed using the form available at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/eTEASpageD.htm. If notification of this Office action was received via e-mail, no response using this form may be filed for 72 hours after receipt of the notification. Do not attempt to respond by e-mail as the USPTO does not accept e-mailed responses.
If responding by paper mail, please include the following information: the application serial number, the mark, the filing date and the name, title/position, telephone number and e-mail address of the person signing the response. Please use the following address: Commissioner for Trademarks, P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313-1451.
STATUS CHECK: Check the status of the application at least once every six months from the initial filing date using the USPTO Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) online system at http://tarr.uspto.gov. When conducting an online status check, print and maintain a copy of the complete TARR screen. If the status of your application has not changed for more than six months, please contact the assigned examining attorney.