To: | Hollywood Chamber of Commerce (tjminch@sovichminch.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88399918 - IN18798-49 |
Sent: | July 03, 2019 03:44:29 PM |
Sent As: | ecom128@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. 88399918
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Applicant: Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
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Reference/Docket No. IN18798-49
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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: July 03, 2019
The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney. Applicant must respond timely and completely to the issue(s) below. 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(a), 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
Search of Office’s Database of Marks
The trademark examining attorney has searched the Office’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).
Summary of Issues:
· Amendment to Mark Description Required
· Improperly Signed Power of Attorney Advisory – Revocation Invalid
Amendment to Mark Description Required
The following description is suggested, if accurate:
The mark consists of a five point open star with an image of a movie camera in a circle located just below the center of the five point open star.
Improperly Signed Power of Attorney Advisory – Revocation Invalid
For the USPTO to accept a revocation of a previous power of attorney, it must be signed by the individual applicant, all joint applicants, or someone with legal authority to bind a juristic applicant (e.g., a corporate officer or general partner). See 37 C.F.R. §§2.19(a)(1), 2.193(e)(3); TMEP §§606, 611.03(c). The USPTO will not accept a revocation of a previous power of attorney signed by the attorney designated in the revocation. TMEP §§604.03, 606.
Response guidelines. For this application to proceed, applicant must explicitly address each refusal and/or requirement in this Office action. For a refusal, applicant may provide written arguments and evidence against the refusal, and may have other response options if specified above. For a requirement, applicant should set forth the changes or statements. Please see “Responding to Office Actions” and the informational video “Response to Office Action” for more information and tips on responding.
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.
How to respond. Click to file a response to this nonfinal Office action
Christopher Hoffman
/Christopher Hoffman/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 128
(571) 272-3351
christopher.hoffman@uspto.gov
RESPONSE GUIDANCE