To: | PureCircle Sdn Bhd (trademarks@hinshawlaw.com) |
Subject: | U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86814317 - ZETA - 905331 |
Sent: | 11/23/2015 5:03:40 PM |
Sent As: | ECOM103@USPTO.GOV |
Attachments: |
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 86814317
MARK: ZETA
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: |
GENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION: http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/index.jsp
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APPLICANT: PureCircle Sdn Bhd
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS: |
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EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT
ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 11/23/2015
DATABASE SEARCH: The trademark examining attorney has searched the USPTO’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).
APPLICATION HAS BEEN AMENDED: In accordance with the authorization granted by Kourtney A. Mulcahy on November 23, 2015, the trademark examining attorney has amended the application as indicated below. Please advise the undersigned immediately of any objections. Otherwise, no response is necessary. TMEP §707. Any amendments to the identification of goods and/or services may clarify or limit the goods and/or services, but may not add to or broaden the scope of the goods and/or services. 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq.
The identification of goods is amended to read as follows:
Artificial sweeteners; artificial low calorie sweeteners; flavorings used as ingredients in pharmaceuticals and neutraceuticals (Class 1), and
Natural sweetener flavor enhancer used in food and beverage products; Natural sweeteners; sugar substitutes; natural sweeteners and sugar substitutes, namely, stevia used as an ingredient in food, beverages, beer, wine, spirits, food supplements, nutritional supplements, and oral health care products; Food flavoring additives for non-nutritional purposes; flavorings, namely, food flavorings and beverage flavorings (Class 30).
See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.01(e).
/James T. Griffin/
Examining Attorney
Law Office 103
(571) 272-9169 (voice)
jim.griffin@uspto.gov
(informal communications only)
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 Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) form at http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.