| 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) |
| Input Field |
Entered |
|---|---|
| SERIAL NUMBER | 88155025 |
| LAW OFFICE ASSIGNED | LAW OFFICE 100 |
| MARK SECTION | |
| MARK | http://uspto.report/TM/88155025/mark.png |
| LITERAL ELEMENT | EZ-DISSOLV |
| STANDARD CHARACTERS | YES |
| USPTO-GENERATED IMAGE | YES |
| MARK STATEMENT | The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size or color. |
| ARGUMENT(S) | |
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The examiner has refused registration on the grounds that the EZ-DISSOLV is merely descriptive of the goods. The goods here are paper towels and wipes. The words "EASY DISSOLVE" do not immediately identify any function or characteristic of the goods. Absent more, a purchaser is unlikely to be sure whether the words are intended to suggest that the towels or wipes themselves are "easy to dissolve" (and thus, perhaps, are readily biogradable) (as the examiner suggests) or--instead--whether the towels or wipes can be used to "easily dissolve" dirt or messes. The examiner provided no evidence of the term EASY DISOLVE being used on any towels or wipes sold in the US. She found one example of the term being used on goods offered in South Africa, one example of the term being used in a discussion thread about travel on boats, one example of the term being used in a trailer inventory, and one example of a Chinese manufacturer using the phrase to describe products that it can provide to wholesalers and retailers. Such limited evidence of a term that could have another meaning to US consumers of the products at issue should not preclude registration of the mark at issue here. |
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| SIGNATURE SECTION | |
| RESPONSE SIGNATURE | /rmlabarge/ |
| SIGNATORY'S NAME | Richard M. LaBarge |
| SIGNATORY'S POSITION | Attorney |
| SIGNATORY'S PHONE NUMBER | 312 474-6646 |
| DATE SIGNED | 07/23/2019 |
| AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY | YES |
| FILING INFORMATION SECTION | |
| SUBMIT DATE | Tue Jul 23 14:34:21 EDT 2019 |
| TEAS STAMP | USPTO/ROA-XX.XXX.XX.XXX-2 0190723143421889460-88155 025-6207443495027c351b8fe 6ec6d1c9a1888757e3d6587c4 8254a7b0664df46c4a1b-N/A- N/A-20190723141006279099 |
| 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 examiner has refused registration on the grounds that the EZ-DISSOLV is merely descriptive of the goods. The goods here are paper towels and wipes. The words "EASY DISSOLVE" do not immediately identify any function or characteristic of the goods. Absent more, a purchaser is unlikely to be sure whether the words are intended to suggest that the towels or wipes themselves are "easy to dissolve" (and thus, perhaps, are readily biogradable) (as the examiner suggests) or--instead--whether the towels or wipes can be used to "easily dissolve" dirt or messes.
The examiner provided no evidence of the term EASY DISOLVE being used on any towels or wipes sold in the US. She found one example of the term being used on goods offered in South Africa, one example of the term being used in a discussion thread about travel on boats, one example of the term being used in a trailer inventory, and one example of a Chinese manufacturer using the phrase to describe products that it can provide to wholesalers and retailers. Such limited evidence of a term that could have another meaning to US consumers of the products at issue should not preclude registration of the mark at issue here.