Notation to File

NOTE TO THE FILE

SERIAL NUMBER:            88312210

DATE:                                04/23/2019

NAME:                               aelbayeh

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From: Hope V. Shovein [mailto:hshovein@brookskushman.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 11:23 AM
To: El-Bayeh, Alexandra <Alexandra.El-Bayeh@USPTO.GOV>
Cc: Linda A. Nye <lnye@brookskushman.com>
Subject: RE: Proposed Amendment for Trademark Application 88312210 (RETHINK DINNER)

 

Noted with thanks.

 

Hope V. Shovein

Shareholder

BROOKS KUSHMAN, P.C.

1000 Town Center, 22^nd Floor | Southfield, MI  48075

Direct: (248) 226-2805 | Main: (248) 358-4400

hshovein@brookskushman.com | www.brookskushman.com

 

IMPORTANT/CONFIDENTIAL: This message may be privileged, confidential, or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail.

 

From: El-Bayeh, Alexandra <Alexandra.El-Bayeh@USPTO.GOV>
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 11:22 AM
To: Hope V. Shovein <hshovein@brookskushman.com>
Cc: Linda A. Nye <lnye@brookskushman.com>
Subject: RE: Proposed Amendment for Trademark Application 88312210 (RETHINK DINNER)

 

Dear Hope,

 

Thank you for letting me know, and I forgot to mention in my voicemail, but after discussing your other mark with my supervisor I actually don’t think the disclaimer is necessary here so I will proceed with the Examiner’s Amendment just for the identification change.

 

If anything else comes up I will let you know.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

Alexandra El-Bayeh

Trademark Examining Attorney

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Law Office 124

571-270-5911

 

 

 

From: Hope V. Shovein [mailto:hshovein@brookskushman.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 11:09 AM
To: El-Bayeh, Alexandra <Alexandra.El-Bayeh@USPTO.GOV>
Cc: Linda A. Nye <lnye@brookskushman.com>
Subject: RE: Proposed Amendment for Trademark Application 88312210 (RETHINK DINNER)

 

Hi Alexandra:

 

Yes, the proposed disclaimer and ID amendments are acceptable.

 

Please proceed.

 

Thank you!

 

Hope

 

 

Hope V. Shovein

Shareholder

BROOKS KUSHMAN, P.C.

1000 Town Center, 22^nd Floor | Southfield, MI  48075

Direct: (248) 226-2805 | Main: (248) 358-4400

hshovein@brookskushman.com | www.brookskushman.com

 

IMPORTANT/CONFIDENTIAL: This message may be privileged, confidential, or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail.

 

From: El-Bayeh, Alexandra <Alexandra.El-Bayeh@USPTO.GOV>
Sent: Friday, April 19, 2019 9:38 AM
To: Hope V. Shovein <hshovein@brookskushman.com>
Cc: Linda A. Nye <lnye@brookskushman.com>; Trademarks <trademarks@brookskushman.com>
Subject: Proposed Amendment for Trademark Application 88312210 (RETHINK DINNER)

 

Dear Attorney Hope Shovein,

 

I have examined this application and it requires amendment before I can proceed, which I can correct from my end with your approval.  In particular, you must amend the identification of goods in Class 32 and add a disclaimer statement.

 

Disclaimer

 

Applicant must disclaim the wording “DINNER” because it merely describes a feature of applicant’s goods and services and thus is an unregistrable component of the mark. Applicant should approve a disclaimer in the following standardized format: No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “DINNER” apart from the mark as shown.

 

Identification

 

Some of the wording you provided in the identification of goods for International Class 32 must be clarified because it is indefinite.

 

Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:

 

Class 32: Beverages, namely, fruit and vegetable juices, drinks, smoothies, nutritionally fortified beverages and vitamin fortified beverages, frozen fruit beverages and frozen fruit-based beverages

 

If the situation is otherwise, please explain in your reply. Please note that I will take official action on this claim by April 24, 2019 if I do not hear back from you by that date.

 

Sincerely,

 

Alexandra El-Bayeh

Trademark Examining Attorney

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Law Office 124

571-270-5911