UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION

 

 

 

OFFICE ACTION

 

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.  A RESPONSE TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE TRADEMARK ELECTRONIC APPLICATION SYSTEM (TEAS) MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE MIDNIGHT EASTERN TIME OF THE LAST DAY OF THE RESPONSE PERIOD.

 

 

ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 2/21/2017

 

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.

 

Search Results

 

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).

 

 

 

Although no similar registered or pending mark has been found that would bar registration, applicant must satisfy/address the following Issues:

 

Issues to be Addressed

1.    Mark is Primarily Merely a Surname Refusal – Trademark Act Section 2(e)(1)

2.    Examiner’s Inquiry Question

3.    Foreign Registration Date and Renewal Date do not Match Application

4.    Signed Declaration Requirement

 

Mark is Primarily Merely a Surname – Trademark Act Section 2(e)(4) Refusal

 

“The test for determining whether a mark is primarily merely a surname is the primary significance of the mark as a whole to the purchasing public.”  In re Integrated Embedded, 120 USPQ2d 1504, 1505 (TTAB 2016) (quoting In re Hutchinson Tech. Inc., 852 F.2d 552, 554, 7 USPQ2d 1490, 1492 (Fed. Cir. 1988)); see In re Kahan & Weisz Jewelry Mfg. Corp., 508 F.2d 831, 832, 184 USPQ 421, 422 (C.C.P.A. 1975); TMEP §1211.01.

 

The following five inquiries are often used to determine the public’s perception of a term’s primary significance:

 

(1)       Whether the surname is rare;

 

(2)       Whether anyone connected with applicant uses the term as a surname;

 

(3)       Whether the term has any recognized meaning other than as a surname;

 

(4)       Whether the term has the structure and pronunciation of a surname; and

 

(5)       Whether the term is sufficiently stylized to remove its primary significance from that of a surname.

 

In re Eximius Coffee, LLC, 120 USPQ2d 1276, 1278 & n.2, 1282-83 (TTAB 2016) (citing In re Benthin Mgmt. GmbH, 37 USPQ2d 1332, 1333-34 (TTAB 1995) for the Benthin inquiries/factors); TMEP §1211.01; see also In re Etablissements Darty et Fils, 759 F.2d 15, 16-18, 225 USPQ 652, 653 (Fed. Cir. 1985). 

 

These inquiries are not exclusive, and any of these circumstances – singly or in combination – and any other relevant circumstances may be considered when making this determination.  In re Eximius Coffee, LLC, 120 USPQ2d at 1277-78; TMEP §1211.01.  For example, when the applied-for mark is not stylized, it is unnecessary to consider the fifth inquiry.  In re Yeley, 85 USPQ2d 1150, 1151 (TTAB 2007); TMEP §1211.01.

 

(1)  The Applicant’s mark “BARBOUR” is not rare.  Please see the attached evidence from 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 (See first 100 results attached hereto), establishing the surname significance of the surname “BARBOUR”.  This evidence shows the applied-for mark appearing 24,431 times.

 

(2)  It appears from the Applicant’s name “J. Barbour & Sons Limited” that someone connected with applicant may be using “BARBOUR” as a surname, but it remains unknown to the Examining Attorney at this time whether or not anyone connected with Applicant uses the term “BARBOUR” as a surname.

 

(3)  The attached search result from the Merriam-Webster, Inc., 2015, online dictionary shows there is no meaning of the term “BARBOUR” other than a surname.

 

(4)  The structure and pronunciation of the term “BARBOUR” does not lend the term to being confused with other terms with other meanings.

 

(5)  There is no additional stylization in the Applicant’s mark drawing to remove the primary significance from the term as that of a surname.

 

“There is no rule as to the kind or amount of evidence necessary to show that [a] mark would be perceived as primarily merely a surname.”  In re Eximius Coffee, LLC, 120 USPQ2d 1276, 1278 (TTAB 2016); see TMEP §1211.01.  Each case is decided on its own facts, based on the evidence of record.  TMEP §1211.01; see In re Eximius Coffee, LLC, 120 USPQ2d at 1278 (citing In re Etablissements Darty et Fils, 759 F.2d 15, 17, 225 USPQ 652, 653 (Fed. Cir. 1985)). 

 

 

The following are examples of evidence that is generally considered to be relevant to such a determination:  telephone directory listings, excerpted listings and articles from computerized research databases, applicant’s website, evidence in the application record showing the term used as a surname, the manner of use on specimens, dictionary definitions of the term and evidence from dictionaries showing no definition of the term.  See TMEP §1211.02(b)(i)-(b)(iii), (b)(v)-(b)(vi).

 

 

Evidence that a term has the structure and pronunciation of a surname may contribute to a finding that the primary significance of the term is that of a surname.  In re Eximius Coffee, LLC, 120 USPQ2d 1276, 1280 (TTAB 2016); see In re Giger, 78 USPQ2d 1405, 1409 (TTAB 2006); In re Gregory, 70 USPQ2d 1792, 1796 (TTAB 2004); TMEP §1211.01(a)(vi).

 

 

For the reasons stated herein, Applicant’s mark is refused registration as being primarily merely a surname pursuant to Trademark Act Section 2(e)(4).

 

Examiner’s Inquiry Question

 

Applicant must provide additional information about this wording to enable proper examination of the application.  Specifically, applicant must respond to the following questions: 

 

1.         Is anyone connected with Applicant using the term “BARBOUR” as a surname?

 

Failure to respond to a request for information is an additional ground for refusing registration.  See In re Cheezwhse.com, Inc., 85 USPQ2d 1917, 1919 (TTAB 2008); In re DTI P’ship LLP, 67 USPQ2d 1699, 1701 (TTAB 2003); TMEP §814.

 

Applicant’s Response Options:

 

Although the examining attorney has refused registration, the Applicant may respond to the refusal to register by submitting evidence and arguments in support of registration.

 

A mark deemed primarily merely a surname may be registered on the Principal Register under Trademark Act Section 2(f) based on a claim of acquired distinctiveness.  See 15 U.S.C. §1052(f); 37 C.F.R. §2.41(a); TMEP §§1211, 1212.  Applicant may respond by asserting a claim of acquired distinctiveness based on one or more of the following:

 

(1)       Prior Registrations:  Applicant may claim ownership of one or more active prior registrations on the Principal Register of the same mark for goods and/or services that are sufficiently similar to those named in the pending application.  37 C.F.R. §2.41(a)(1); TMEP §§1212, 1212.04.  Applicant may do so by submitting the following statement, if accurate:  “The mark has become distinctive of the goods and/or services as evidenced by the ownership of active U.S. Registration No(s). 1620389, 1265059, 4677028 on the Principal Register for the same mark for sufficiently similar goods and/or services.”  TMEP §1212.04(e).

 

(2)       Five Years’ Use:  Applicant may submit the following statement, verified with an affidavit or signed declaration under 37 C.F.R. §2.20:  “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.”  37 C.F.R. §2.41(a)(2); TMEP §1212.05(d); see 37 C.F.R. §2.193(e)(1).

 

(3)       Other Evidence:  Applicant may submit other evidence of acquired distinctiveness, with the following statement, if accurate:  “The evidence shows that the mark has become distinctive of the goods and/or services.”  37 C.F.R. §2.41(a)(3); TMEP §1212.06.  Such additional evidence may include affidavits or declarations of long-term use in commerce; specific dollar sales under the mark; advertising expenditures; samples of typical advertising; and letters, affidavits, or declarations in which consumers and/or dealers assert recognition of the mark as an indicator of source.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.41(a)(3); In re Ideal Indus., Inc., 508 F.2d 1336, 1339-40, 184 USPQ 487, 489-90 (C.C.P.A. 1975); In re Capital Formation Counselors, Inc., 219 USPQ 916, 919 (TTAB 1983); TMEP §§1212.06 et seq.   

 

If applicant cannot satisfy one of the above, applicant may respond by amending the application to seek registration on the Supplemental Register.  See 15 U.S.C. §1091; 37 C.F.R. §§2.47, 2.75(a).

 

 

Foreign Registration Date and Renewal Date do not Match Application

 

The Application indicates the foreign registration date is 11/07/2008, but the Registration Certificate indicates a registration date of May 20, 2008.   The Application indicates a date of foreign registration expiration to be 05/20/2018, but date for expiration of a United Kingdom Foreign registration certificate is 10 years from the date of the application.

 

Applicant must clarify and claim the correct corresponding dates.

 

Signed Declaration Required

 

The application was unsigned, resulting in the application not being properly verified.  See 37 C.F.R. §§2.2(n), 2.33(a), (b)(2), 2.34(a)(2), (a)(3)(i), (a)(4)(ii), 2.193(e)(1).  Applicant must properly sign and therefore verify the application in an affidavit or signed declaration under 37 C.F.R. §2.20.  See 37 C.F.R. §§2.2(n), 2.33(a), (b)(2), 2.34(a)(2), (a)(3)(i), (a)(4)(ii), 2.193(e)(1); TMEP §804.02.

 

To respond to this requirement online using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) response Office action form, answer “yes” to the TEAS response form wizard question #10, and follow the instructions within the form for signing.  The TEAS online form will require two signatures:  one in the “Declaration Signature” section and one in the “Response Signature” section.  For more information about a signed declaration and required verified statement and how to provide them using TEAS, please go to http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademark/laws-regulations/verified-statement.

 

 

TEAS PLUS OR TEAS REDUCED FEE (TEAS RF) APPLICANTS – TO MAINTAIN LOWER FEE, ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET, INCLUDING SUBMITTING DOCUMENTS ONLINE:  Applicants who filed their application online using the lower-fee TEAS Plus or TEAS RF application form must (1) file certain documents online using TEAS, including responses to Office actions (see TMEP §§819.02(b), 820.02(b) for a complete list of these documents); (2) maintain a valid e-mail correspondence address; and (3) agree to receive correspondence from the USPTO by e-mail throughout the prosecution of the application.  See 37 C.F.R. §§2.22(b), 2.23(b); TMEP §§819, 820.  TEAS Plus or TEAS RF applicants who do not meet these requirements must submit an additional processing fee of $125 per class of goods and/or services.  37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1)(v), 2.22(c), 2.23(c); TMEP §§819.04, 820.04.  However, in certain situations, TEAS Plus or TEAS RF applicants may respond to an Office action by authorizing an examiner’s amendment by telephone or e-mail without incurring this additional fee.  

 

 

/Thomas M. Manor/

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 110

Phone: (571) 270-1519

Fax. No. (571) 273-1519

Thomas.Manor@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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Search:	Public Records : Surname
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Total number found: 24431
No.	Name		Address	Phone
1.	BARBOUR, A		1717 13TH S ARLINGTON, VA 22204-4720	434-906-0726
2.	BARBOUR, A		15 BARNARD LN ELIOT, ME 03903-1511	207-439-5278
3.	BARBOUR, A		5344 JESSE SMALL RANDLEMAN, NC 27317-8262	336-521-5002
4.	BARBOUR, A		427 MCDOWELL HAGERSTOWN, MD 21740-3660	301-404-4015
5.	BARBOUR, A		8804 MONTPELIER DR LAUREL, MD 20708-2411
6.	BARBOUR, A		5433 SHERIFF FAIRMOUNT HEIGHTS, MD 20743-1411	301-317-1079
7.	BARBOUR, A		5433 SHERIFF FAIRMOUNT HEIGHTS, MD 20743-1411	301-490-7921
8.	BARBOUR, A		BOSTON, MA 02110	508-967-2500
9.	BARBOUR, A C		CRESTVIEW, FL 32539	850-306-2991
10.	BARBOUR, A		FLOWERY BRANCH, GA 30542	770-912-9176
11.	BARBOUR, A		FUQUAY VARINA, NC 27526	919-577-2162
12.	BARBOUR, A		KOKOMO, IN 46011	765-271-1484
13.	BARBOUR, A		KOKOMO, IN 46901	765-271-1484
14.	BARBOUR, A		LAUREL, MD 20724	443-333-6752
15.	BARBOUR, A		LEXINGTON, KY 40507	859-536-8471
16.	BARBOUR, A		PHOENIX, AZ 85003	480-207-0110
17.	BARBOUR, A		WASHINGTON, DC 20001	202-704-9783
18.	BARBOUR, AARON		1503 HOYT BLACKSBURG, VA 24060-2517	540-552-0210
19.	BARBOUR, AARON HUNTER		176 TALL TREE LITTLETON, NC 27850-9068	434-917-0181
20.	BARBOUR, AARON		580 WARREN THORNWOOD, NY 10594-1517	646-588-8173
21.	BARBOUR, AARON		7690 S WELLINGTON CENTENNIAL, CO 80122-3055	303-956-1611
22.	BARBOUR, AARON		4933 YANK RD WILSON, NC 27893-8532	252-237-3629
23.	BARBOUR, ABBIE		MARION, CT 06444	860-329-3346
24.	BARBOUR, ABIGAIL M		2814 BURRWICK SE GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49546-7475	616-942-2462
25.	BARBOUR, ABIGAIL MAY		5770 HUFFMAN DENVER, CO 80209	616-446-1197
26.	BARBOUR, ADA T		200 CHAMBERS APT 5J NEW YORK, NY 10007-1341	408-386-6333
27.	BARBOUR, ADAM		11509 W COLUMBINE EL MIRAGE, AZ 85335-3909	623-666-1923
28.	BARBOUR, ADAM		1455 COMMONWEALTH APT 511 BRIGHTON, MA 02135-3610	617-281-8012
29.	BARBOUR, ADAM		157 PHEASANT COLUMBIA, PA 17512-1634	717-940-6017
30.	BARBOUR, ADAM		PO BOX 5506 CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD 20791-5506	301-406-9415
31.	BARBOUR, ADAM		SAN DIEGO, CA 92101	619-550-1290
32.	BARBOUR, ADRIANNA R		2155 S 14TH UNIT 29 YUMA, AZ 85364-6277	928-366-6024
33.	BARBOUR, AHMED		BALTIMORE, MD 21201	443-676-6253
34.	BARBOUR, AIMEE		1139 APPLESEED APT C OLIVETTE, MO 63132-3235	314-606-8447
35.	BARBOUR, AIMEE		CLERMONT, FL 34711	352-978-8164
36.	BARBOUR, AIYANA S		5235 MARLBORO APT 102 CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD 20743-5454	202-718-9543
37.	BARBOUR, AKIA		5433 SHERIFF FAIRMOUNT HEIGHTS, MD 20743-1411	202-468-2049
38.	BARBOUR, ALAN		1405 57TH W BRADENTON, FL 34209-4729	941-586-6856
39.	BARBOUR, ALAN		110 ROYAL PALM LARGO, FL 33771-2419	727-647-1076
40.	BARBOUR, ALAN		194 SHEPPARD STUART, VA 24171-3738	276-614-2011
41.	BARBOUR, ALAN D		6550 TEMPLE HILL RD SUMMER SHADE, KY 42166-8421	270-427-4799
42.	BARBOUR, ALAN C		410 W TRINITY CLINTON, IN 47842-9210	317-832-8870
43.	BARBOUR, ALAN		PLEASANTON, CA 94566	925-475-9949
44.	BARBOUR, ALANNA		211 SALVADOR OPELOUSAS, LA 70570-1603	337-594-0645
45.	BARBOUR, ALANTA		1413 GIRARD NW WASHINGTON, DC 20009-4611	202-627-9400
46.	BARBOUR, ALBERT E JR.		801 INDIANA ST MARTINS FERRY, OH 43935-2036	740-633-5187
47.	BARBOUR, ALBERT		CHESAPEAKE, VA 23320	757-410-4231
48.	BARBOUR, ALEASE		151 JEEP ANGIER, NC 27501-4800	919-906-3883
49.	BARBOUR, ALEC M		118 ROOSEVELT SYRACUSE, NY 13210-3139	315-289-9238
50.	BARBOUR, ALEK K		135 MCCORMICK MOUNT AIRY, NC 27030-4349	336-415-1212
51.	BARBOUR, ALENA		7406 FORRESTER MANASSAS, VA 20109-3028	703-335-2351
52.	BARBOUR, ALESHA		3329 DUBOIS SE WASHINGTON, DC 20019-2479	202-465-1422
53.	BARBOUR, ALESIA		113 STORNOWAY BENNETTSVILLE, SC 29512-3041	843-862-5538
54.	BARBOUR, ALEX		2 BATTERBROOK CT KINGSVILLE, MD 21087-1306	410-510-7649
55.	BARBOUR, ALEX V		14012 FRANCESCA CV HUNTLEY, IL 60142-6324	847-659-1530
56.	BARBOUR, ALEX		1000 GOATES TROY, TX 76579-3669	254-295-3692
57.	BARBOUR, ALEX		14431 MOURNING DOVE BELTON, TX 76513-6530	254-295-3692
58.	BARBOUR, ALEX VINCENT IV		253 UNION CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014-6058	815-477-2933
59.	BARBOUR, ALEX		FOX LAKE, IL 60020	815-900-0002
60.	BARBOUR, ALEX		UNION, NJ 07083	908-468-8559
61.	BARBOUR, ALEXANDER		3409 BARKLEY WOODS RD WINDSOR MILL, MD 21244-3600	410-655-7174
62.	BARBOUR, ALEXANDER		3707 WOODRIDGE BALTIMORE, MD 21229-2024	443-742-8639
63.	BARBOUR, ALEXIER		3930 ACCENT APT 1914 DALLAS, TX 75287-7714	214-403-7866
64.	BARBOUR, ALEXIS		528 OAK PASSAIC, NJ 07055-2133	973-249-8610
65.	BARBOUR, ALFORD		RALEIGH, NC 27604	919-397-3567
66.	BARBOUR, ALFRED D		155 DARLINGTON LN SEWICKLEY, PA 15143-9420	412-749-9360
67.	BARBOUR, ALFRED S		2152 FOREST WAYNESBORO, VA 22980-2126	540-451-0357
68.	BARBOUR, ALFRED		PITTSBURGH, PA 15210	412-508-5474
69.	BARBOUR, ALICE		5380 E FLAMINGO SPC 15 LAS VEGAS, NV 89122-5340	702-333-0130
70.	BARBOUR, ALICE M		710 LEGION DR DESTIN, FL 32541-2527	850-424-3767
71.	BARBOUR, ALICE L		RR 12 BOX 90 POPLAR BLUFF, MO 63901-9812	573-785-6384
72.	BARBOUR, ALICE		HOBOKEN, NJ 07030	201-275-7953
73.	BARBOUR, ALICIA		150 MAIN UNIT 2 WARREN, RI 02885-4357	401-497-2693
74.	BARBOUR, ALICIA		709 MECCA NE ROANOKE, VA 24012-6651	540-588-4753
75.	BARBOUR, ALICIA		30 SLEEPY HOLLOW BELLE MEAD, NJ 08502-4513	908-875-6642
76.	BARBOUR, ALICIA		2 THOMPSON SHADYSIDE, OH 43947-1313	740-795-4798
77.	BARBOUR, ALINE		11404 RIVERDALE REDFORD, MI 48239-1441	313-531-5926
78.	BARBOUR, ALISON S		4932 BRADSTONE E GROVE CITY, OH 43123-8203	443-968-1318
79.	BARBOUR, ALISON		83 SUNBURY CT ZEBULON, NC 27597-5112	919-366-6448
80.	BARBOUR, ALIZA L		2216 FORT RICE ST PETERSBURG, VA 23805-2254	804-861-2527
81.	BARBOUR, ALLAN		PO BOX 331 WESTON, OH 43569-0331	419-669-4694
82.	BARBOUR, ALLEN M		9410 FORTUNE LN LA MESA, CA 91941-4408	619-303-5384
83.	BARBOUR, ALLEN		4500 MAYFAIR UNIONTOWN, OH 44685-8745	330-238-0067
84.	BARBOUR, ALLEN		244 NC HIGHWAY 751 APEX, NC 27523-5492	919-801-3654
85.	BARBOUR, ALLISON		12529 35TH NE APT 101 SEATTLE, WA 98125-4521	509-327-7374
86.	BARBOUR, ALLISON FOWLER		98 MOONLIGHT GARNER, NC 27529-8344	919-971-1386
87.	BARBOUR, ALLISON N		500 PHOENIX NW APT F KENNESAW, GA 30144-7584	540-840-5655
88.	BARBOUR, ALTON L		653 CHATMOSS COURT EXT MARTINSVILLE, VA 24112-0440	276-638-1475
89.	BARBOUR, ALTON R		1709 VINEYARD N APT 7 WILSON, NC 27893-1947	252-373-3359
90.	BARBOUR, ALVA		MOBILE, AL 36693	251-228-1566
91.	BARBOUR, ALVIN D		742 E 10TH APT BROOKLYN, NY 11230-2302	718-421-4652
92.	BARBOUR, ALYSHA		5636 N MARYLAND PORTLAND, OR 97217-4629	503-432-1319
93.	BARBOUR, ALYSON J		261 LYONS FRANKFORT, KY 40601-3647	502-500-8519
94.	BARBOUR, ALYSSA M		EARLHAM, IA 50072	515-758-3870
95.	BARBOUR, AMANDA		404 S ANZA APT 18 EL CAJON, CA 92020-5547	619-328-9717
96.	BARBOUR, AMANDA		705 MAIN DAMARISCOTTA, ME 04543-4664	207-319-3717
97.	BARBOUR, AMANDA		204 NEW ALEXANDRIA BRILLIANT, OH 43913-1214	740-424-5582
98.	BARBOUR, AMANDA		325 SAINT PAUL ST BURLINGTON, VT 05401-4681	802-863-2757
99.	BARBOUR, AMANDA N		9111 STONELEIGH SUGAR LAND, TX 77479-3330	832-477-6818
100.	BARBOUR, AMANDA K		322 WESTWOOD SUFFOLK, VA 23434-6641	757-650-8299
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Terms:		last-name(BARBOUR) maxresults(500)
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

 

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR

U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION

 

USPTO OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) HAS ISSUED

ON 2/21/2017 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 87233999

 

Please follow the instructions below:

 

(1)  TO READ THE LETTER:  Click on this link or go to http://tsdr.uspto.gov,enter the U.S. application serial number, and click on “Documents.”

 

The Office action may not be immediately viewable, to allow for necessary system updates of the application, but will be available within 24 hours of this e-mail notification.

 

(2)  TIMELY RESPONSE IS REQUIRED:  Please carefully review the Office action to determine (1) how to respond, and (2) the applicable response time period.  Your response deadline will be calculated from 2/21/2017 (or sooner if specified in the Office action).  A response transmitted through the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) must be received before midnight Eastern Time of the last day of the response period.  For information regarding response time periods, see http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/process/status/responsetime.jsp.

 

Do NOT hit “Reply” to this e-mail notification, or otherwise e-mail your response because the USPTO does NOT accept e-mails as responses to Office actions.  Instead, the USPTO recommends that you respond online using the TEAS response form located at http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp.

 

(3)  QUESTIONS:  For questions about the contents of the Office action itself, please contact the assigned trademark examining attorney.  For technical assistance in accessing or viewing the Office action in the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system, please e-mail TSDR@uspto.gov.

 

WARNING

 

Failure to file the required response by the applicable response deadline will result in the ABANDONMENT of your application.  For more information regarding abandonment, see http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/basics/abandon.jsp.

 

PRIVATE COMPANY SOLICITATIONS REGARDING YOUR APPLICATION:  Private companies not associated with the USPTO are using information provided in trademark applications to mail or e-mail trademark-related solicitations.  These companies often use names that closely resemble the USPTO and their solicitations may look like an official government document.  Many solicitations require that you pay “fees.” 

 

Please carefully review all correspondence you receive regarding this application to make sure that you are responding to an official document from the USPTO rather than a private company solicitation.  All official USPTO correspondence will be mailed only from the “United States Patent and Trademark Office” in Alexandria, VA; or sent by e-mail from the domain “@uspto.gov.”  For more information on how to handle private company solicitations, see http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/solicitation_warnings.jsp.