Notation to File

NOTE TO THE FILE

SERIAL NUMBER:            88325965

DATE:                                09/12/2019

NAME:                               exu

NOTE:         

Searched:                                                             
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     Lexis/Nexis                       
     OneLook
     Wikipedia
     Acronym Finder                         Protest evidence reviewed
     Other:

Checked:                                                             
     Geographic significance          
     Surname                          
     Translation
     ID with ID/CLASS mailbox

     Checked list of approved Canadian attorneys and agents

Discussed file with
Attorney/Applicant via:
        phone                               Left message with
    X   email                               Attorney/Applicant

     Requested Law Library search       X   Issued Examiner’s Amendment
     for:                                   and entered changes in TRADEUPS

        PRINT        DO NOT PRINT           Added design code in TRADEUPS
     Description of the mark
     Translation statement                  Re-imaged standard character
                                            drawing
     Negative translation statement             
     Consent of living individual           Contacted TM MADRID ID/CLASS
                                            about misclassified definite ID
 X   Changed TRADEUPS to: add disclaimer

 X   OTHER:

 

 

From: Xu, Elaine
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2019 4:28 PM
To: michael@mlbanner.com
Subject: RE: United States Trademark Application Serial No. 88325965

 

Hi Michael,

 

This serves as the official acceptance of the disclaimer.

 

Best,

 

Elaine

 

From: michael@mlbanner.com <michael@mlbanner.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2019 4:26 PM
To: Xu, Elaine <Elaine.Xu@USPTO.GOV>
Subject: RE: United States Trademark Application Serial No. 88325965

 

Dear Elaine,

 

Yes, I agree to disclaiming the working self-publishing.

 

Let me know if you need anything further from me or if this email may serve as my official acceptance of this disclaimer.

 

Thank you,

Michael Banner

 

From: Xu, Elaine <Elaine.Xu@USPTO.GOV>
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2019 1:12 PM
To: michael@mlbanner.com
Cc: mbanner@smallbiz.com
Subject: United States Trademark Application Serial No. 88325965
Importance: High

 

This email is intended for Michael Banner and/or any authorized party

 

United States Trademark Application Serial No. 88325965 

 

Dear Michael,

 

I am the assigned trademark examining attorney for the above-referenced application.  The application will be ready to move forward once the applicant agrees to disclaim the wording “SELF-PUBLISHING”. 

 

For clarification about what a “disclaimer” means: This wording is descriptive of the applied-for goods or services in your application.  An applicant may not claim exclusive rights to terms or designs that others may need to use to describe or show their goods or services in the marketplace.  A disclaimer does not affect the appearance of the mark; that is, a disclaimer does not physically remove the disclaimed matter from the mark. For additional information, please see http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademark/laws-regulations/how-satisfy-disclaimer-requirement

 

If applicant agrees to the disclaimer, I can modify the application via examiner’s amendment and move it forward towards publication.

 

Please let me know by phone or email if you agree to allow me to correct the above by an examiner's amendment or if you have any questions about the application as soon as possible.

 

Kind regards,

 

Elaine Xu

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 128

(571) 270-5297

elaine.xu@uspto.gov