Notation to File

NOTE TO THE FILE

SERIAL NUMBER:            88326666

DATE:                                05/03/2019

NAME:                               dbrookshire

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From: Redfield IP [mailto:tm@redfieldip.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2019 6:23 PM
To: Brookshire, David <David.Brookshire@USPTO.GOV>
Cc: Anthony Olivas <aolivas@redfieldip.com>; Redfield IP <tm@redfieldip.com>
Subject: Re: SCIENCE POWERED BY NATURE PURECANE - Trademark Application Serial No. 88326666

 

Dear Examiner Brookshire,

 

We are not able to respond quickly to your inquiry.  Please issue an office action and we will respond in due course.

 

Best regards,

Chris

 

From: "Brookshire, David" <David.Brookshire@USPTO.GOV>
Date: Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 1:04 PM
To: Redfield IP <tm@redfieldip.com>
Subject: SCIENCE POWERED BY NATURE PURECANE - Trademark Application Serial No. 88326666

 

Ms. Redfield,

 

I am the trademark examiner assigned to the mark SCIENCE POWERED BY NATURE PURECANE in Trademark Application Serial No. 88326666 (I am sending you a separate email regarding co-pending application Serial No. 88326640).  There are two issues with the application that must be addressed before it can proceed.

 

First, the Office requires a disclaimer for the words “PURE CANE” as they are a generic identifier for sweeteners derived from pure cane sugar. 

 

Second, we will need to amend the identification of goods to avoid a deceptive refusal and clarify that the products are in fact derived from pure cane sugar.  I recommend “Zero-calorie sweetener derived through fermentation of cane syrup and consisting entirely of ingredients derived from cane sugar plants” if accurate.

 

Let me know if you approve of these changes and I can enter them into the record at which point the application should be in condition to proceed.

 

Regards,

David Brookshire

Examining Attorney

Law Office 114

(571) 272-7991

David.Brookshire@uspto.gov