UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 79191250
MARK: HEALY
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APPLICANT: FrequencyWaver s.r.o.
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OFFICE ACTION
INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION NO. 1307915
STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS NOTIFICATION: TO AVOID ABANDONMENT OF THE REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF PROTECTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION, THE USPTO MUST RECEIVE A COMPLETE RESPONSE TO THIS PROVISIONAL FULL REFUSAL NOTIFICATION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE “DATE ON WHICH THE NOTIFICATION WAS SENT TO WIPO (MAILING DATE)” LOCATED ON THE WIPO COVER LETTER ACCOMPANYING THIS NOTIFICATION.
In addition to the Mailing Date appearing on the WIPO cover letter, a holder (hereafter “applicant”) may confirm this Mailing Date using the USPTO’s Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system at http://tsdr.gov.uspto.report/. To do so, enter the U.S. application serial number for this application and then select “Documents.” The Mailing Date used to calculate the response deadline for this provisional full refusal is the “Create/Mail Date” of the “IB-1rst Refusal Note.”
This is a PROVISIONAL FULL REFUSAL of the request for extension of protection of the mark in the above-referenced U.S. application. See 15 U.S.C. §1141h(c). See below in this notification (hereafter “Office action”) for details regarding the provisional full refusal.
The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney. Applicant must respond timely and completely to the issue(s) below. 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(a), 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION
The trademark examining attorney has searched the USPTO’s database of registered and pending marks and has found no similar registered marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d). TMEP §704.02; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(d). However, a mark in a prior-filed pending application may present a bar to registration of applicant’s mark.
The filing date of pending U.S. Application Serial Nos. 85/185448 and 85/185453 precede applicant’s filing date. See attached referenced application. If the mark in the referenced application registers, applicant’s mark may be refused registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d) because of a likelihood of confusion between the two marks. See 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); 37 C.F.R. §2.83; TMEP §§1208 et seq. Therefore, upon receipt of applicant’s response to this Office action, action on this application may be suspended pending final disposition of the earlier-filed referenced application.
In response to this Office action, applicant may present arguments in support of registration by addressing the issue of the potential conflict between applicant’s mark and the mark in the referenced application. Applicant’s election not to submit arguments at this time in no way limits applicant’s right to address this issue later if a refusal under Section 2(d) issues.
Applicant should note the following additional ground for refusal:
SECTION 2(e)(4) REFUSAL – PRIMARILY MERELY A SURNAME
Please see the attached evidence from LexisNexis®, establishing the surname significance of HEALY. This evidence shows the applied-for mark appearing over 35,000 times as a surname in the LexisNexis® surname database, which is a weekly updated directory of cell phone and other phone numbers (such as voice over IP) from various data providers.
Response Options
(1) Submit a claim of ownership of one or more active prior registrations on the Principal Register for a mark that is the same as the mark in the application and for the same or related goods and/or services. 37 C.F.R. §2.41(a)(1); TMEP §§1212, 1212.04. The following wording is suggested: “The mark has become distinctive of the goods and/or services as evidenced by the ownership of active U.S. Registration No(s). [specify] on the Principal Register for the same mark for sufficiently similar goods and/or services.” TMEP §1212.04(e).;
To amend the application to assert Section 2(f) based on five years’ use, applicant should provide information regarding the length of use of the mark in commerce and/or dates of use, and include the following written statement claiming acquired distinctiveness:
The mark has become distinctive of the goods and/or services through the applicant’s substantially exclusive and continuous use of the mark in commerce that the U.S. Congress may lawfully regulate for at least the five years immediately before the date of this statement.
See 15 U.S.C. §1052(f); 37 C.F.R. §2.41(a)(2); TMEP §§1010, 1212.05(d), 1212.08. Applicant must verify this statement with an affidavit or signed declaration under 37 C.F.R. §2.20. 37 C.F.R. §2.41(a)(2); TMEP §1212.05(d); see 37 C.F.R. §2.193(e)(1); or
(3) Submit actual evidence of acquired distinctiveness. 37 C.F.R. §2.41(a)(3); TMEP §1212.06. Such evidence may include the following: examples of advertising and promotional materials that specifically promote the applied-for mark as a trademark and/or service mark in the United States; dollar figures for advertising devoted to such promotion; dealer and consumer statements of recognition of the applied-for mark as a trademark and/or service mark; and any other evidence that establishes recognition of the applied-for mark as a source-identifier for the goods and/or services. See In re Ideal Indus., Inc., 508 F.2d 1336, 184 USPQ 487 (C.C.P.A. 1975); In re Instant Transactions Corp. of Am., 201 USPQ 957 (TTAB 1979); TMEP §§1212.06 et seq.
To establish acquired distinctiveness by extrinsic evidence or long-term use, an applicant may rely only on use in commerce that may be regulated by the U.S. Congress. See 15 U.S.C. §§1052(f), 1127. Use solely in a foreign country or between two foreign countries is not evidence of acquired distinctiveness in the United States. In re Rogers, 53 USPQ2d 1741, 1746-47 (TTAB 1999); TMEP §§1010, 1212.08.
The following factors are generally considered when determining whether a proposed mark has acquired distinctiveness based on extrinsic evidence: (1) length and exclusivity of use of the mark in the United States by applicant; (2) the type, expense, and amount of advertising of the mark in the United States; and (3) applicant’s efforts in the United States to associate the mark with the source of the goods and/or services, such as unsolicited media coverage and consumer studies. See In re Steelbuilding.com, 415 F.3d 1293, 1300, 75 USPQ2d 1420, 1424 (Fed. Cir. 2005). A showing of acquired distinctiveness need not consider all of these factors, and no single factor is determinative. In re Steelbuilding.com, 415 F.3d at 1300, 75 USPQ2d at 1424; see TMEP §§1212.06 et seq.
Trademark Act Section 2(f), 15 U.S.C. §1052(f); see 37 C.F.R. §2.41; TMEP §§1211, 1212.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Upon receipt of applicant’s response resolving the following requirement(s), action on this application will be suspended pending the disposition of U.S. Application Serial No(s). 85/185448 and 85/185453. 37 C.F.R. §2.83(c); TMEP §§716.02(c), 1208.02(c).
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.
Applicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate:
Class 9: Scientific apparatus and instruments, NAMELY, [specify common commercial names of the apparatus and instruments]; software and computer programs USED FOR [specify use/function/purpose]; information technology apparatus, NAMELY, [specify common commercial name of the apparatus and use/purpose/field of use]; electronic, magnetic and photonic signal appliances, NAMELY, [specify the common commercial names of the “appliances”]; measuring, detecting and monitoring instruments, indicators and controllers, NAMELY, [specify common commercial names of the “instruments” and “indicators” and further specify exact nature of “controllers,” e.g., electrical controllers, power controllers, Ethernet controllers]; REPLACEMENT AND STRUCTURAL parts and [“accessories” – too vague, must specify of delete] for all the aforesaid goods
Class 10: Physical therapy equipment, NAMELY, [specify the common commercial names of the “equipment”]; sex aids, NAMELY, [specify common commercial names of the “aids”]; MEDICAL ANALYZERS USED FOR [specify how the analyzers are used, what do they analyze?]; REPLACEMENT AND STRUCTURAL parts and [“accessories” – too vague, must specify of delete] for all the aforesaid goods
Contact Examining Attorney
WHO IS PERMITTED TO RESPOND TO THIS PROVISIONAL FULL REFUSAL: Any response to this provisional refusal must be personally signed by an individual applicant, all joint applicants, or someone with legal authority to bind a juristic applicant (e.g., a corporate officer or general partner). 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(b), 2.193(e)(2)(ii); TMEP §712.01. If applicant hires a qualified U.S. attorney to respond on his or her behalf, then the attorney must sign the response. 37 C.F.R. §§2.193(e)(2)(i), 11.18(a); TMEP §§611.03(b), 712.01. Qualified U.S. attorneys include those in good standing with a bar of the highest court of any U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other U.S. commonwealths or U.S. territories. See 37 C.F.R. §§2.17(a), 2.62(b), 11.1, 11.14(a); TMEP §§602, 712.01. Additionally, for all responses, the proper signatory must personally sign the document or personally enter his or her electronic signature on the electronic filing. See 37 C.F.R. §2.193(a); TMEP §§611.01(b), 611.02. The name of the signatory must also be printed or typed immediately below or adjacent to the signature, or identified elsewhere in the filing. 37 C.F.R. §2.193(d); TMEP §611.01(b).
In general, foreign attorneys are not permitted to represent applicants before the USPTO (e.g., file written communications, authorize an amendment to an application, or submit legal arguments in response to a requirement or refusal). See 37 C.F.R. §11.14(c), (e); TMEP §§602.03-.03(b), 608.01.
DESIGNATION OF DOMESTIC REPRESENTATIVE: The USPTO encourages applicants who do not reside in the United States to designate a domestic representative upon whom any notice or process may be served. TMEP §610; see 15 U.S.C. §§1051(e), 1141h(d); 37 C.F.R. §2.24(a)(1)-(2). Such designations may be filed online at http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.
/Wendy B. Goodman, Esq./
Trademark Attorney
Law Office 109
(571) 272-9276 (phone)
wendy.goodman@uspto.gov
TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: Go to http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp. Please wait 48-72 hours from the issue/mailing date before using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), to allow for necessary system updates of the application. For technical assistance with online forms, e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov. For questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned trademark examining attorney. E-mail communications will not be accepted as responses to Office actions; therefore, do not respond to this Office action by e-mail.
All informal e-mail communications relevant to this application will be placed in the official application record.
WHO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE: It must be personally signed by an individual applicant or someone with legal authority to bind an applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint applicants). If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the response.
PERIODICALLY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION: To ensure that applicant does not miss crucial deadlines or official notices, check the status of the application every three to four months using the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system at http://tsdr.gov.uspto.report/. Please keep a copy of the TSDR status screen. If the status shows no change for more than six months, contact the Trademark Assistance Center by e-mail at TrademarkAssistanceCenter@uspto.gov or call 1-800-786-9199. For more information on checking status, see http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/process/status/.
TO UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS: Use the TEAS form at http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.
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HEALY, A |
6500 EDINBURGH DR NASHVILLE, TN 37221-3700 |
615-373-6889 |
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HEALY, A |
35 TOMPKINS CT STATEN ISLAND, NY 10310-1308 |
718-816-8672 |
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HEALY, A |
ARLINGTON, VA 22046 |
703-582-6524 |
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HEALY, A |
ARLINGTON, VA 22201 |
703-582-6524 |
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HEALY, A |
BOYNTON BEACH, FL 33436 |
561-856-5842 |
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HEALY, A |
CONCORD, CA 94520 |
925-689-1725 |
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HEALY, A |
GOSHEN, NY 10924 |
845-291-7479 |
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HEALY, A |
HIALEAH, FL 33014 |
305-336-0240 |
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HEALY, A |
HOLLYWOOD, CA 90027 |
323-377-6166 |
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HEALY, A |
RIDGELAND, MS 39157 |
769-926-9896 |
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HEALY, A |
SANTA ANA, CA 92701 |
714-866-6181 |
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HEALY, AARON |
4909 CROSSWINDS WILMINGTON, NC 28409-8944 |
910-279-0344 |
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HEALY, AARON |
129 JEFFERSON BILLINGS, MT 59101-5234 |
406-860-7621 |
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HEALY, AARON D SR |
55 S RODEO HARLEM, MT 59526-8007 |
406-353-2682 |
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HEALY, AARON |
840 UNIVERSITY SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84108-3438 |
801-201-8673 |
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HEALY, AARON |
DOVER, NJ 07801 |
862-244-9481 |
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HEALY, ABBEY |
GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503 |
269-838-0706 |
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HEALY, ABBY C |
15900 W ASHLAND GOODYEAR, AZ 85395-7564 |
719-375-4355 |
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HEALY, ABIGAIL B |
235 HIGHWOOD OAKHURST, NJ 07755-1472 |
908-433-8142 |
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HEALY, ABIGAIL D |
308 WASHINGTON BROOKLYN, NY 11205-3703 |
917-742-0699 |
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HEALY, ADAM |
824 GOLF CLUB PLEASANT HILL, CA 94523-1102 |
415-250-5373 |
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HEALY, ADAM |
412 INDIANA STREATOR, IL 61364-2458 |
815-822-1948 |
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HEALY, ADAM C |
943 MULBERRY NEW BRAUNFELS, TX 78130-4975 |
830-629-1064 |
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HEALY, ADELAIDA M |
2840 S BUENA VISTA CORONA, CA 92882-5887 |
951-278-8571 |
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HEALY, ADELAIDA |
PO BOX 6772 NORCO, CA 92860-8059 |
951-256-7891 |
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HEALY, ADELE |
PACIFIC PALISADES, CA 90272 |
310-460-9855 |
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HEALY, ADELINA N |
68 RAMSHORN RD DUDLEY, MA 01571-6243 |
508-943-6625 |
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HEALY, ADELINE |
5 BATES RIDGE, NY 11961-1726 |
631-849-2885 |
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HEALY, ADRIAN T |
238 WESTWOOD MANHATTAN, KS 66502-3851 |
716-662-7182 |
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HEALY, AETA S |
3041 CHADWICK DR LOS ANGELES, CA 90032-2829 |
323-342-9184 |
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HEALY, AGATHA |
253 BELL LODI, NJ 07644-3204 |
973-460-3641 |
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HEALY, AGNES E |
760 17TH ST W MOBRIDGE, SD 57601-1261 |
605-845-5891 |
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HEALY, AGNES M |
1203 E WILKINSON TROUP, TX 75789-2833 |
903-647-2504 |
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HEALY, AGUSTINA S |
2115 S NW APT 3D WASHINGTON, DC 20008-4025 |
908-397-9372 |
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HEALY, AIDAN |
MANHATTAN, NY 10007 |
914-356-0411 |
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HEALY, AIMEE |
CALIFORNIA CHINO, CA 91710 |
909-591-8645 |
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HEALY, AIMEE |
435 PARKBURG JACKSON, TN 38301-9525 |
731-293-8824 |
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HEALY, AISLING L |
3346 EXCALIBUR JACKSONVILLE, FL 32223-7851 |
904-521-4671 |
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HEALY, ALAN |
2197 ANDREWS CT DUNEDIN, FL 34698-4840 |
727-733-5302 |
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HEALY, ALAN |
1112 HAROLD ANN ARBOR, MI 48103-1421 |
734-718-8517 |
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HEALY, ALAN |
KENDALL, FL 33176 |
305-793-0640 |
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HEALY, ALAN |
PLYMOUTH, MI 48170 |
734-928-8250 |
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HEALY, ALANA F |
6206 17TH NW SEATTLE, WA 98107-2317 |
206-605-8612 |
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HEALY, ALBERT |
1648 E MIKI HI VISTA, CA 93535-4839 |
661-674-8801 |
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HEALY, ALBERTA M |
9191 LITTLE HILL DR CONWAY, SC 29527-8024 |
843-397-8592 |
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HEALY, ALEX |
PROVIDENCE, RI 02903 |
401-749-8676 |
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HEALY, ALEXANDER J |
59 LUPINE AVE APT 402 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118-2794 |
415-387-2657 |
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HEALY, ALEXANDER PATRICK |
381 QUAKER S WEST HARTFORD, CT 06119-2214 |
860-938-6696 |
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HEALY, ALEXANDER |
8158 WESTWIND NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX 76182-8495 |
817-705-0105 |
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HEALY, ALEXANDRA |
231 MONTANA DEL LAGO RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA 92688-1361 |
310-994-8625 |
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