| Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. PTO Form 1957 (Rev 10/2011) |
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| SERIAL NUMBER | 87692735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LAW OFFICE ASSIGNED | LAW OFFICE 116 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| LITERAL ELEMENT | CARBONITE SAFE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Office Action requires “SAFE” in Applicant’s pending application for CARBONITE SAFE to be disclaimed on the ground that it merely describes a desirable feature of applicant’s goods and services. Applicant has applied to register CARBONITE SAFE in connection with “[d]ownloadable computer software for online backup of computer content,” in class 9 and “[s]oftware as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for backing up and archiving electronic data; remote computer backup services; remote online backup of electronic computer data; back-up services for computer hard drive data,” in class 42. Applicant respectfully submits that a disclaimer of “SAFE” is not required because this term is suggestive and not merely descriptive in connection with Applicant’s goods and services. A term is merely descriptive only if it immediately conveys knowledge of a quality, feature, function, or characteristic of the goods or services with which it is used. In re Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, 488 F.3d 960, 964 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (citing In re Gyulay, 820 F.2d 1216, 1217 (Fed. Cir. 1987)). A suggestive term is not rendered merely descriptive, however, simply because the terms have some meaning in relation to the goods or services. See McCarthy on Trademarks and Unfair Competition, § 11:64, 11-202 (Thompson Reuters 2013) (“The terms “descriptive” and “suggestive” are not mutually exclusive. There is some description in any suggestion or the suggestive process will not take place.”); see also TMEP § 1209.01(a) (“a designation does not have to be devoid of all meaning in relation to the goods/services to be registerable.”). Any doubt regarding whether a mark is merely descriptive is to be resolved in favor of the applicant. In re Conductive Sys., Inc., 220 U.S.P.Q. 84, 86 (T.T.A.B. 1983). Moreover, the Examining Attorney bears the burden of showing that a mark is merely descriptive of the identified goods or services. In re Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, 488 F.3d at 964; see also TMEP § 1209.02 (Examining Attorney should support descriptiveness refusal with “appropriate evidence”). The word “SAFE” in the pending application is suggestive rather than merely descriptive because it has a dual meaning. The word “SAFE” has the meaning identified in the Office Action when it is used as an adjective—“protected from being hurt, damaged, lost, stolen, etc.” (See March 7, 2018 Office Action). But “SAFE” has a second meaning when used as a noun that is relevant to Applicant’s goods and services, namely, “a repository for protecting stored items . . . .” and is synonymous with “strongbox, vault, coffer, repository, deposit box, safe-deposit box, and strongroom.” See Exhibit A (dictionary definition). Thus, the term SAFE as used here evokes two meanings: one that suggests a user’s data will be safe and a second that suggests the Applicant’s goods and services are the software-equivalent of a traditional physical safe or vault. Where, as here, a term has dual meanings, it is suggestive rather than descriptive. See In re Del. Punch Co., 186 USPQ 63 (TTAB 1975) (THE SOFT PUNCH for noncarbonated soft drink held registrable because of dual meaning); In re National Tea Co., 144 USPQ 286 (TTAB 1965) (NO BONES ABOUT IT for fresh pre-cooked ham held registrable because of dual meaning). Because there will likely be a delay and a level of imagination required to associate the mark with any attribute of the goods and services, the term SAFE is not merely descriptive, and need not be disclaimed. A review of the USPTO database further confirms that no disclaimer should be required. Numerous marks containing “SAFE” are registered on the Principal Register for goods and services relating to software and computer technology in classes 9 and 42 without any disclaimer of SAFE, even though the term likely suggests one attribute of the software. For example:
Copies of these Certificates of Registration are attached as Exhibit B. While Applicant acknowledges that the Examining Attorney is not bound by the USPTO treatment of these prior registrations, it submits that it raises a significant doubt as to whether SAFE is descriptive or suggestive of Applicant’s goods and services. Based on the foregoing, Applicant respectfully asks that the disclaimer requirement for SAFE be withdrawn and the mark be approved for publication. |
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| DESCRIPTION OF EVIDENCE FILE | Exhibits A and B to the Arguments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RESPONSE SIGNATURE | /cathleen e stadecker/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIGNATORY'S NAME | Cathleen E. Stadecker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIGNATORY'S POSITION | Attorney of record, VT and CA bar member | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIGNATORY'S PHONE NUMBER | 802-863-2375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DATE SIGNED | 08/23/2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY | YES | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| SUBMIT DATE | Tue Aug 28 14:57:31 EDT 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. PTO Form 1957 (Rev 10/2011) |
| OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp 09/20/2020) |
The Office Action requires “SAFE” in Applicant’s pending application for CARBONITE SAFE to be disclaimed on the ground that it merely describes a desirable feature of applicant’s goods and services. Applicant has applied to register CARBONITE SAFE in connection with “[d]ownloadable computer software for online backup of computer content,” in class 9 and “[s]oftware as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for backing up and archiving electronic data; remote computer backup services; remote online backup of electronic computer data; back-up services for computer hard drive data,” in class 42. Applicant respectfully submits that a disclaimer of “SAFE” is not required because this term is suggestive and not merely descriptive in connection with Applicant’s goods and services.
A term is merely descriptive only if it immediately conveys knowledge of a quality, feature, function, or characteristic of the goods or services with which it is used. In re Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, 488 F.3d 960, 964 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (citing In re Gyulay, 820 F.2d 1216, 1217 (Fed. Cir. 1987)). A suggestive term is not rendered merely descriptive, however, simply because the terms have some meaning in relation to the goods or services. See McCarthy on Trademarks and Unfair Competition, § 11:64, 11-202 (Thompson Reuters 2013) (“The terms “descriptive” and “suggestive” are not mutually exclusive. There is some description in any suggestion or the suggestive process will not take place.”); see also TMEP § 1209.01(a) (“a designation does not have to be devoid of all meaning in relation to the goods/services to be registerable.”). Any doubt regarding whether a mark is merely descriptive is to be resolved in favor of the applicant. In re Conductive Sys., Inc., 220 U.S.P.Q. 84, 86 (T.T.A.B. 1983). Moreover, the Examining Attorney bears the burden of showing that a mark is merely descriptive of the identified goods or services. In re Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, 488 F.3d at 964; see also TMEP § 1209.02 (Examining Attorney should support descriptiveness refusal with “appropriate evidence”).
The word “SAFE” in the pending application is suggestive rather than merely descriptive because it has a dual meaning. The word “SAFE” has the meaning identified in the Office Action when it is used as an adjective—“protected from being hurt, damaged, lost, stolen, etc.” (See March 7, 2018 Office Action). But “SAFE” has a second meaning when used as a noun that is relevant to Applicant’s goods and services, namely, “a repository for protecting stored items . . . .” and is synonymous with “strongbox, vault, coffer, repository, deposit box, safe-deposit box, and strongroom.” See Exhibit A (dictionary definition). Thus, the term SAFE as used here evokes two meanings: one that suggests a user’s data will be safe and a second that suggests the Applicant’s goods and services are the software-equivalent of a traditional physical safe or vault.
Where, as here, a term has dual meanings, it is suggestive rather than descriptive. See In re Del. Punch Co., 186 USPQ 63 (TTAB 1975) (THE SOFT PUNCH for noncarbonated soft drink held registrable because of dual meaning); In re National Tea Co., 144 USPQ 286 (TTAB 1965) (NO BONES ABOUT IT for fresh pre-cooked ham held registrable because of dual meaning). Because there will likely be a delay and a level of imagination required to associate the mark with any attribute of the goods and services, the term SAFE is not merely descriptive, and need not be disclaimed.
A review of the USPTO database further confirms that no disclaimer should be required. Numerous marks containing “SAFE” are registered on the Principal Register for goods and services relating to software and computer technology in classes 9 and 42 without any disclaimer of SAFE, even though the term likely suggests one attribute of the software. For example:
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MAGIC SAFE |
009: Computer application software for mobile phones, namely, software for inputting, importing, securing, locking, and/or hiding photos, videos, text, and/or other electronic data from view. |
5474086 |
None |
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360 SAFE |
009: computer application software for mobile phones, namely, software for application launching, boosting performance, mobile searching, location services, appearance and theme control, and wallpaper control; computer game software; computer software for application and database integration; downloadable electronic publications in the nature of books, dissertations, and presentations in the field of on-line game and computer software |
5313150 |
None |
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SAFE STOP |
009: Computer application software for mobile phones, portable media players, handheld computers, namely, software for tracking and providing electronic messages relating to the location of a school bus and estimated time of arrival of a school bus to a selected destination |
5004374 |
STOP |
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SAFE |
009: Computer application software for mobile phones, portable media players, handheld computers and tablet computers, smart watches and wearable computers, namely, software for privately and securely displaying users sexual transmitted disease (STD) status |
5297209 |
None |
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SAFE BLASTER |
009: Computer software and firmware for games of chance on any computerized platform, including dedicated gaming consoles, video based slot machines, reel based slot machines, and video lottery terminals; Electronic components for gaming machines that generate or display wager outcomes, namely, controllers, displays, button panels, bolsters, electrical wiring, and computer hardware and software associated therewith; gaming software that generates or displays wager outcomes of gaming machines |
4786409 |
None |
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PRIVATE SAFE |
009: Computer application software for portable media players, handheld computers, personal computers, gaming machines, namely, software for games; Computer game software; Interactive game programs; Interactive game software |
4344104 |
None |
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SAFE COURIER |
009: Downloadable software for transmitting document images from a portable device to a remote recipient such as a fax machine, email address, or computer server database |
4360850 |
None |
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SAFE POCKET |
009: Carrying cases for computers; Carrying cases for electronic equipment, namely, laptop computers, tablet computers, notebook computers, e-book readers, MP3 players, portable media players, digital audio players, mobile phones, digital cameras, pocket video cameras, external hard drives, adapters, cables, chargers and related accessories therefor |
4280305 |
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SAFE COMMERCE |
009: Computer programs and instruction manuals furnished as a unit to third parties for the purpose of securely collecting personally identifying financial, health, and other sensitive electronic information or data; Computer programs and instruction manuals furnished as a unit to third parties for the purpose of processing electronic payments, electronic billing and invoicing, check conversion and imaging; Computer programs and instruction manuals furnished as a unit to third parties for the purpose of securely storing and retrieving personally identifying financial, health, and other sensitive electronic information or data; computer programs and instruction manuals furnished as a unit to third parties for the purpose of transferring to alternate computer programs certain functionality, namely, data storage and retrieval, which functionality is or was otherwise resident only in other computer programs; Computer programs and instruction manuals furnished as a unit to third parties for the purpose of preventing the accidental, unintended or unauthorized dissemination, discovery, capture or use of personally identifying financial, health, and other sensitive electronic information or data by identifying the presence of such sensitive information prior to its being uploaded, transferred, emailed, or made accessible to third parties and by alerting the computer user, through the display of a notice on the computer terminal screen used by the said computer user, as to the potential privacy hazard involved in undertaking such action Computer programs and instruction manuals furnished as a unit to third parties for the purpose of inspecting and evaluating computer systems for the presence of personally identifying financial, health, and other sensitive electronic information or data and for potential vulnerabilities and for possible security standards compliance failures
042: Computer services, namely, services of an application service provider, namely, hosting computer application software for securely collecting personally identifying financial, health, and other sensitive electronic information or data; Computer services, namely, services of an application service provider, namely, hosting computer application software for processing electronic payments, electronic billing and invoicing, check conversion and imaging; Computer services, namely, services of an application service provider, namely, hosting computer application software for securely storing and retrieving personally identifying financial, health, and other sensitive electronic information or data; computer services, namely, services of an application service provider, namely, hosting computer application software for the purpose of transferring to alternate computer programs certain functionality, namely, data storage and retrieval, which functionality is or was otherwise resident only in other computer programs |
5078157 |
COMMERCE |
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CREDENTIAL SAFE |
009: Computer software feature sold as an integral component of computer software and hardware for use in providing secure access control, facilitating operations management, and connecting and controlling multiple servers |
4700145 |
CREDENTIAL |
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ORIGO SAFE |
009: Computer software to monitor, detect and prevent operation of vehicles when mobile-device based activities that would otherwise contribute to distracted operation of vehicles are detected, and electronic apparatus in the nature of vehicle navigation systems, vehicle key systems, vehicle ignition systems, and docking stations and other receptacles suitable for installation in vehicles to receive a mobile device, namely, cell phones 042: Application service provider (ASP) featuring software for use over a wide area network to monitor, detect and prevent operation of vehicles when mobile-device based activities that would otherwise contribute to distracted operation of vehicles are detected |
4502472 |
None |
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PLAN 2B SAFE |
009: personal safety computer software programs for mobile electronic devices for use by individuals to generate notifications delivered via wireless networks, computer networks, and telephone networks, to notify other individuals and law enforcement of emergency situations, the need for aid, the location of the sender, the user's arrival at a destination or other information determined by the sender for purposes of personal safety |
4292246 |
None |
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IT’S SAFE TO HIT SEND AGAIN |
009: Computer software for enabling the transmission and receipt of electronic mail without leaving an electronic record 042: Computer services, namely, providing online non-downloadable software for enabling the transmission and receipt of electronic mail without leaving an electronic record |
4511286 |
None |
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SAFE MADE SAFER |
009: Software for use in protecting computer databases, operating programs and application programs against unauthorized infiltration and corruption; data protection software; machines and apparatus for data processing purposes, namely, data processors; computers and parts thereof; computer peripheral devices |
4317534 |
None |
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SAFE X3 |
009: Data processing equipment and computers; software, namely, computer programs for management, purchasing, sales, production, distribution, financial administration, accounting and human resources, analysis and finance; software packages, namely, integrated suites of software for management, purchasing, sales, production, distribution, financial administration, accounting and human resources, analysis and finance; microcomputers and their peripheral devices; blank magnetic recording media, namely, blank magnetic data carriers; computers and microcomputers; software for use in the fields of business management, namely, software for management, purchasing, sales, production, distribution, financial administration, accounting and human resources, analysis and finance; software for back up, documentation, roll-out, storage and security of data 042: Technical consulting in the area of computer software; rental of computers and microcomputers; creation and design of software; creation and design of programs for computers and microcomputers; software maintenance; technical assistance in detecting software malfunctions and correcting these malfunctions; telephone assistance, namely, technical assistance with software malfunctions, provided via telephone |
4110666 |
None |
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CALL SAFE |
009: Computer software, namely, a downloadable Internet-based call measurement and monitoring software suite for business that tracks and evaluates calls and provides call related information via real time and periodic reporting; computer software, namely, a downloadable Internet-based interactive notification and reporting software suite for business in the fields of marketing, advertising, business development and government regulation and compliance for caller privacy |
3165952 |
CALL |
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SAFE BABY |
009: Computer programs for use in identifying and tracking breast milk |
3672382 |
BABY |
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DISK SAFE |
009: Computer software for backup and recovery of data |
3415085 |
DISK |
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SMART DATA SAFE |
009: Computer software, namely, back-up and data preservation software for computers, networks and servers; cash registers; calculators; equipment and system for handling electronic data and information and protecting data from flooding, water, vandalism, theft, fire and electromagnetic field comprising computer disks for storage of information, computers, electronic circuit cards, magnetic cards, computer monitors, modem, and storage container boxes for holding all of the goods within 042: Scientific and technological services, namely, disaster computer data recovery services, lost computer data recovery services, and computer hard drive data backup services; scientific research services; services of analysis and industrial research in the field of computer data recovery, and computer hard drive data backup; design and development of computers and software; all of which are for fireproof boxes for protecting data against flood, water, vandalism, theft and electromagnetic field |
3642127 |
DATA |
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LIFE SAFE |
042: Design and development of computer software for legacy related cloud storage of documents, images, videos, music, email, and text digital files |
5423219 |
None |
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SAFE INFORMATION REPOSITORY |
042: Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for evaluating the risk posed by clients and customers in the field of banking and financial institutions |
5249192 |
INFORMATION REPOSITORY |
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SAFE STRENGTH INDEX |
042: Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for evaluating the risk posed by clients and customers in the field of banking and financial institutions |
5249191 |
STRENGTH INDEX |
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SAFE ALERT MANAGER |
042: Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for evaluating the risk posed by clients and customers in the field of banking and financial institutions |
5249189 |
ALERT MANAGER |
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SAFE ESCROW |
042: Non-downloadable financial management software, namely, software for escrow management |
5228670 |
None |
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SAFE SUBSCRIBE |
042: Providing temporary use of non-downloadable computer software for creating, managing, tracking, and measuring online marketing and advertising campaigns, namely, software designed to assist web site owners in generating lists of permission- based electronic mail addresses and other customer information, and in creating, scheduling, and distributing customized electronic mail communications, newsletters, announcements, and promotions, and analyzing and reporting of campaign results, and customer and sales data |
3627455 |
None |
Copies of these Certificates of Registration are attached as Exhibit B. While Applicant acknowledges that the Examining Attorney is not bound by the USPTO treatment of these prior registrations, it submits that it raises a significant doubt as to whether SAFE is descriptive or suggestive of Applicant’s goods and services.
Based on the foregoing, Applicant respectfully asks that the disclaimer requirement for SAFE be withdrawn and the mark be approved for publication.
