To: | American Senior Communitites, L.L.C. (trademarks@fbtlaw.com) |
Subject: | U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 88308145 - AMERICAN SENIOR COMMUNITIES - N/A |
Sent: | 5/2/2019 11:54:33 AM |
Sent As: | ECOM121@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. 88308145
MARK: AMERICAN SENIOR COMMUNITIES
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: |
GENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION: http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/index.jsp
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APPLICANT: American Senior Communitites, L.L.C.
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS: |
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EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT
ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 5/2/2019
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 applicant’s attorney, Matthew J. Clark, on May 2, 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 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.
The identification of services in International Class 044 is acceptable as provided. The identification of services in International Class 043 is amended to read as follows (changes in bold):
Providing independent living residences and living facilities; Providing assisted living facilities; Providing memory care and personal care assisted living facilities.
See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.01(e).
DISCLAIMER
The following disclaimer statement is added to the record:
No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “SENIOR COMMUNITIES” apart from the mark as shown.
See 15 U.S.C. §1056(a); TMEP §§1213, 1213.08(a)(i).
OWNER NAME
Applicant has clarified that its name is American Senior Communities, L.L.C. See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(3); TMEP §§803.03 et seq.; 1201.02(c)
COMMENTS
If applicant has questions about the status of this application, please call the assigned trademark examining attorney below.
/Michael J. Clark/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 121
(571) 272-4967
michael.clark1@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.