To: | Success Systems, Inc. (tsaitta@drivermcafee.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88389766 - WARRIOR KRAV MAGA - N/A |
Sent: | February 13, 2020 02:04:55 PM |
Sent As: | ecom103@uspto.gov |
Attachments: | Attachment - 1 |
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application
U.S. Application Serial No. 88389766
Mark: WARRIOR KRAV MAGA
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Applicant: Success Systems, Inc.
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Reference/Docket No. N/A
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NONFINAL OFFICE ACTION
The USPTO must receive applicant’s response to this letter within six months of the issue date below or the application will be abandoned. Respond using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS). A link to the appropriate TEAS response form appears at the end of this Office action.
Issue date: February 13, 2020
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.
This letter responds to applicant’s communication submitted on January 21, 2020. The argument against the 2(d) refusal is acknowledged and made of record. The 2(d) refusal is continued and maintained. After further review, the applicant is advised as follows.
Translation of Foreign Wording
To permit proper examination of the application, applicant must submit an English translation of the foreign wording in the mark KRAV MAGA. 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(9), 2.61(b); see TMEP §809. The following English translation is suggested: The English translation of “KRAV MAGA” in the mark is “contact combat”. TMEP §809.03. See attached translation evidence.
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/Kevon L. Chisolm/
Examining Attorney, Law Office 103
571-272-9270
kevon.chisolm@uspto.gov
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