To: | Pawz (alichy@lichylaw.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88201532 - PUPPY - N/A |
Sent: | July 09, 2019 03:23:14 PM |
Sent As: | ecom105@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. 88201532
Mark: PUPPY
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Correspondence Address:
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Applicant: Pawz
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Reference/Docket No. N/A
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The USPTO must receive applicant’s response to this letter within six months of the issue date below or the application will be abandoned. Respond using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS). A link to the appropriate TEAS response form appears at the end of this Office action.
Issue date: July 09, 2019
This letter responds to applicant’s communication filed on 5/10/19, in which the applicant amended the identification and provided arguments against the 2e1 Descriptive Refusal. The identification amendment is noted and accepted. The arguments against the refusal are noted. However, the examiner would like to request more information about the applicant’s goods/services. Please see below. The refusal is continued and maintained.
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Applicant is required to furnish such information and exhibits as may be reasonably necessary to the proper examination of this application. 37 C.F.R. Section 2.61(b). Applicant must furnish the following information:
1. The applicant must indicate whether the term “PUPPY” has any significance in relation to the applicant’s goods or in the relevant trade. Specifically, the applicant must state whether or not the goods and services are intended for a young dog, are in the shape of a young dog or in any way feature a young dog. 37 C.F.R. Section 2.61(b).
2. The applicant must also submit product information for the identified goods and services. This may take the form of a fact sheet, an instruction manual, and/or advertisements or promotional materials. If such materials are not available, the applicant must submit a detailed description of the goods and services, including but not limited to their nature, purpose, prospective purchasers, and channel of trade. This information is necessary to evaluate accurately and fully the registrability of the applicant’s proposed designation. 37 C.F.R. Section 2.61(b); TMEP sections 814. If the applicant does not provide the information required herein, registration may be refused. See, e.g., In re Babies Beat, Inc., 13 USPQ2d 1729 (TTAB 1990).
Applicant should include the following information on all correspondence with the Office: (1) the name and law office number of the trademark examining attorney; (2) the serial number of this application; (3) the mailing date of this Office action; and, (4) applicant's telephone number. 37 C.F.R. §2.194(b)(1); TMEP §302.03(a).
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.
How to respond. Click to file a response to this nonfinal Office action
/Jennifer Button/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 105
571-272-8279
Fax 571-273-8279
jennifer.button@uspto.gov
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