To: | GMR, LLC (trademarks@troutman.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88445157 - V-CASINO - 251612.48 |
Sent: | August 21, 2019 08:32:08 AM |
Sent As: | ecom119@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. 88445157
Mark: V-CASINO
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Correspondence Address: 600 PEACHTREE STREET NE, SUITE 3000
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Applicant: GMR, LLC
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Reference/Docket No. 251612.48
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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: August 21, 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.
NO CONFLICTING REGISTERED MARKS NOTED
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).
SIGNIFICANCE INQUIRY
The applicant must address the following:
What significance does the letter “V” have in relation to the specified goods and services?
In relation to the applicant’s goods or services, does the letter “V” refer to “video”?
In relation to the applicant’s goods or services, does the letter “V” refer to “virtual”
In relation to the applicant’s goods or services, does the letter “V” refer to “voltage,” the Roman number for “5,” to denote “victory,” “versus” or any other connotation?
Will the mark be used in connection with “virtual “gaming?
Will the mark be used in connection with casino-style games?
What will be the nature of the games offered by the applicant?
RESPONSE GUIDELINES
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
/Paula M. Mahoney/
Examining Attorney
Law Office 119
(571) 272-9191
paula.mahoney@uspto.gov
RESPONSE GUIDANCE