To: | adidas AG (anotaro@notaromichalos.com) |
Subject: | U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85190310 - ADIDAS - J287-787 |
Sent: | 3/5/2011 5:36:56 PM |
Sent As: | ECOM106@USPTO.GOV |
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 85190310
MARK: ADIDAS
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: |
CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/eTEASpageD.htm
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APPLICANT: adidas AG
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS: |
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STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER
TO AVOID ABANDONMENT OF APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION, THE USPTO MUST RECEIVE APPLICANT’S COMPLETE RESPONSE TO THIS LETTER WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE BELOW.
ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 3/5/2011
SEARCH FOR CONFLICTING MARKS
The trademark examining attorney has searched the Office’s database of registered and pending marks and has found no conflicting marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d). TMEP §704.02; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).
RECITATION OF SERVICES
The recitation of services in Class 41 is acceptable.
In addition, the applicant must specify the type of “exhibitions” and “events”.
Applicant may adopt the following identification of services, if accurate:
Class 35 – “Promoting the goods and service of others by arranging for sponsors to affiliate their goods and services with sports and athletic competitions, tournaments, exhibitions, events, athletic programs and activities”; and/or
Class 35 – “Promotional sponsorship of sports and athletic competitions, tournaments, exhibitions, events, athletic programs and activities”; and/or
Class 35 – “Advertising, including promotion of products and services of third parties through sponsoring arrangements and licensing agreements relating to sports and athletic competitions, tournaments, exhibitions and events, athletic programs and activities”.
See TMEP §1402.01.
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. See TMEP §1402.04.
CLAIM OF OWNERSHIP OF PRIOR REGISTRATIONS
Applicant is the owner of U.S. Registration Nos. 0891222, 1253013, 3686084.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MARK
Therefore, applicant must provide a more detailed description of the applied-for mark. The following is suggested:
The mark consists of the stylized word “ADIDAS”.
ASSISTANCE
/Julie M. Guttadauro/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 106
(571) 272-5875
(571) 273-9106 (Fax)
julie.guttadauro@uspto.gov
TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: Use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) response form at http://teasroa.gov.uspto.report/roa/. Please wait 48-72 hours from the issue/mailing date before using 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 examining attorney. Do not respond to this Office action by e-mail; the USPTO does not accept e-mailed responses.
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 Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) at http://tarr.gov.uspto.report/. Please keep a copy of the complete TARR screen. If TARR shows no change for more than six months, 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/teas/eTEASpageE.htm.