To: | Home Depot Product Authority, LLC (aotrademark@kslaw.com) |
Subject: | U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 88196898 - HOME DECORATORS COLLECTION - N/A |
Sent: | 2/1/2019 12:51:23 PM |
Sent As: | ECOM111@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. 88196898
MARK: HOME DECORATORS COLLECTION
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: |
GENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION: http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/index.jsp
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APPLICANT: Home Depot Product Authority, LLC
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS: |
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EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT
ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 2/1/2019
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 Richard Groos on February 1, 2019, 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 goods and/or services may clarify or limit the goods and/or services, but may not add to or broaden the scope of the goods and/or services. 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq.
Section 2(f) Claim
The following claim of acquired distinctiveness under Trademark Act Section 2(f) is added to the record:
The mark has become distinctive of the goods and/or services as evidenced by the ownership of active U.S. Registration No(s). 5261387 on the Principal Register for the same mark for sufficiently similar goods and/or services.
TMEP §1212.04(e); see 15 U.S.C. §1052(f); 37 C.F.R. §2.41(a)(1).
/Susan Leslie DuBois/
Susan Leslie DuBois
Examining Attorney
Law Office 111
susan.dubois@uspto.gov
571-272-9154
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.