To: | UHS of Delaware, Inc. (tbergert@williamsmullen.com) |
Subject: | U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 88094396 - SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM - 053160.1113 |
Sent: | 12/7/2018 8:42:23 PM |
Sent As: | ECOM113@USPTO.GOV |
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 88094396
MARK: SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: 321 EAST MAIN STREET, SUITE 400 |
GENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION: http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/index.jsp
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APPLICANT: UHS of Delaware, Inc.
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS: |
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EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT
ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 12/7/2018
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 Christel E. Harlacher on December 7, 2018, 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 services may clarify or limit the services, but may not add to or broaden the scope of the services. 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq.
Amendment to the Description of the Mark
The description of the mark in the record is amended to:
The mark consists of the stylized wording "SOUTH TEXAS” above the stylized wording “HEALTH SYSTEM" above a horizontal curved line above the stylized word "CHILDREN'S". Below the word “SOUTH” and to the left of the wording “HEALTH SYSTEM” and “CHILDREN’S” appears a design of a star with two curved lines in the center.
See 37 C.F.R. §2.37; TMEP §§808 et seq.
Disclaimer Statement
The following disclaimer statement is added to the record:
No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “HEALTH SYSTEM CHILDREN'S” apart from the mark as shown.
See 15 U.S.C. §1056(a); TMEP §§1213, 1213.08(a)(i).
Section 2(f) Claim
"SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM" has become distinctive of the services as evidenced by ownership of active U.S. Registration No. 3507432 on the Principal Register for the same mark for sufficiently similar services.
TMEP §1212.04(e); see 15 U.S.C. §1052(f); 37 C.F.R. §2.41(a)(1).
/Timothy Schimpf/
Examining Attorney
Law Office 113
(571) 272-9072
timothy.schimpf@uspto.gov
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.