To: | LLEVINAC, S.L. (efiling@knobbe.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88237049 - DR. ROBERT - DURCT003.014 |
Sent: | July 31, 2019 11:02:47 AM |
Sent As: | ecom119@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. 88237049
Mark: DR. ROBERT
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Applicant: LLEVINAC, S.L.
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Reference/Docket No. DURCT003.014
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EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT
Issue date: July 31, 2019
USPTO database searched; no conflicting marks found. The trademark examining attorney searched the USPTO database of registered and pending marks and found no conflicting marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d). 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); TMEP §704.02.
Application has been amended as shown below. As agreed to by Stacey Halpern on July 31, 2019, the examining attorney has amended the application as shown below. Please notify the examining attorney immediately of any objections. TMEP §707. Otherwise, no response is required. Id. In addition, applicant is advised that amendments to the goods and/or services are permitted only if they clarify or limit them; amendments that add to or broaden the scope of the goods and/or services are not permitted. 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a).
PLEASE NOTE: The Office has received the applicant’s response filed on July 24, 2019. The applicant’s amended identification of goods for International Class 009, statement concerning whether the mark comprises the name of a living person, and copy of the foreign registration certificate are all accepted and made part of the application. Accordingly, the prior identification requirement concerning International Class 009, inquiry regarding the person named in the mark, and requirement for a foreign registration certificate are all hereby deemed SATISFIED.
Deletion of Section 1(b) Filing Basis From the Application
The application is amended to delete the Section 1(b) filing basis from the application. The applicant is proceeding based on the perfected Section 44(e) filing basis only. See 37 C.F.R. §2.35(b)(1); TMEP §806.03(h).
Applicants, registration owners, attorneys and other Trademark customers are strongly encouraged to correspond with the USPTO online via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), at www.uspto.gov.
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. If the applicant has technical questions about the TEAS response to Office action form, applicant can review the electronic filing tips available online at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/eFilingTips.htm and email technical questions to TEAS@uspto.gov.
If the applicant or its appointed attorney has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.
/Michael Tanner/
Michael Tanner
Trademark Attorney
Law Office 119
Telephone: 571-272-9706
Email: Michael.Tanner@uspto.gov