LETTER OF PROTEST MEMORANDUM
DATE: March 05, 2017
TO: Robin S. Chosid
Examining Attorney
FROM: Jason I. Roth
Attorney Advisor
Office of the Deputy Commissioner
for Trademark Examination Policy
SUBJECT: Letter of protest concerning U.S. Application Serial No. 87/206503
For the mark CLASH
A letter of protest filed before publication has been accepted because the evidence submitted by the protester is relevant and may support a reasonable ground for refusal appropriate in ex parte examination. TMEP §1715.02. Therefore, you must consider the following and make an independent determination whether to issue a requirement or refusal based on the objections raised in the letter of protest:
Possible likelihood of confusion under Section 2(d) with the following registrations and prior-pending applications:
U.S. Registration Nos. 4327980 and 4911523 for the mark CLASH OF CANS;
U.S. Registration Nos. 4643127 and 4887394 for the mark CLASH OF CANS & design;
U.S. Registration No. 4975613 for the mark CLASHCON;
U.S. Application Ser. No. 87041256 for the mark CLASH-A-RAMA;
U.S. Application Ser. Nos. 79192166 and 79200204 for the mark CLASH ROYALE; and
U.S. Application Ser. No. 79200279 for the mark CLASH ROYALE & design.
Please see copies of the registrations and applications in the X-Search 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.