LETTER OF PROTEST MEMORANDUM
Date: July 8, 2020
To: Kevon L. Chisolm
Examining Attorney
Law Office 103
From: John D. Dalier
Attorney Advisor
Office of the Deputy Commissioner
for Trademark Examination Policy
Subject: Letter of protest concerning U.S. Application Serial No. 79272045
for the mark ABC WORLD
A letter of protest was accepted today because the evidence submitted by the protestor is relevant and may possibly support an additional reasonable ground for refusal appropriate in ex parte examination. TMEP §1715.02. Therefore, you must consider the following objection raised in the letter of protest and then make an independent determination whether to issue a new requirement or refusal in a subsequent Office action, based on:
Possible likelihood of confusion under Section 2(d) with the following registrations:
U.S. Registration No. 2023417 for the mark ABC;
U.S. Registration Nos. 0755703, 2068562, and 2066519, all for the mark ABC and design; and
U.S. Registration No. 1171674 for the mark ABC'S WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS.
Please see copies of the above referenced registrations in the XSEARCH database.
NOTE: The acceptance of a letter of protest filed before publication is not a legal determination by the USPTO of registrability, nor is it meant to compromise the integrity of the ex parte examination process. It merely serves to bring the submitted evidence to the attention of the examining attorney, who determines whether a refusal or requirement should be raised or ultimately made final.