To: | Scentsy, Inc. (rmcfarland@scentsy.com) |
Subject: | U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 88439976 - SCENTSY - N/A |
Sent: | 8/8/2019 10:27:24 AM |
Sent As: | ECOM103@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. 88439976
Mark: SCENTSY
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Applicant: Scentsy, Inc.
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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: 8/8/2019
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).
ATTORNEY BAR INFORMATION REQUIRED
ATTORNEY ATTESTATION REQUIRED
IDENTIFICATION OF SERVICES MUST BE AMENDED
Sales promotion services, namely, conducting sales incentive award programs to promote job productivity and sales of fragrant, perfumed and scented wickless candles, fragrant, perfumed and scented wax bars and chips, scented and perfumed air and room sprays and fresheners, scented fresheners for cars, and electric decorative warmers for warming scented wax; retail services, namely, retail shop-at-home party services featuring fragrant, perfumed and scented wickless candles, fragrant, perfumed and scented wax bars and chips, scented and perfumed air and room sprays and fresheners, scented fresheners for cars, and electric decorative warmers for warming scented wax; business administration of loyalty incentive programs and discount programs for sellers and purchasers of fragrant, perfumed and scented wickless candles, fragrant, perfumed and scented wax bars and chips, scented and perfumed air and room sprays and fresheners, scented fresheners for cars, and electric decorative warmers for warming scented wax; membership club services for providing discounts to members to promote the retail sale of fragrant, perfumed and scented wickless candles, fragrant, perfumed and scented wax bars and chips, scented and perfumed air and room sprays and fresheners, scented fresheners for cars, and electric decorative warmers for warming scented wax; computerized on-line ordering services for fragrant, perfumed and scented wickless candles, fragrant, perfumed and scented wax bars and chips, scented and perfumed air and room sprays and fresheners, scented fresheners for cars, and electric decorative warmers for warming scented wax; providing in-home shopping services for fragrant, perfumed and scented wickless candles, fragrant, perfumed and scented wax bars and chips, scented and perfumed air and room sprays and fresheners, scented fresheners for cars, and electric decorative warmers for warming scented wax; direct-sales business marketing services for fragrant, perfumed and scented wickless candles, fragrant, perfumed and scented wax bars and chips, scented and perfumed air and room sprays and fresheners, scented fresheners for cars, and electric decorative warmers for warming scented wax
For assistance with identifying and classifying goods and services in trademark applications, please see the USPTO’s online searchable U.S. Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual. See TMEP §1402.04.
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.
If applicant has questions about its application or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned trademark examining attorney directly at the number below.
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.
/Mark Sparacino/
Trademark Attorney
US Patent and Trademark Office
Law Office 103
571-272-9708
Mark.Sparacino@uspto.gov
RESPONSE GUIDANCE