To: | Rocket Ball, Ltd. (ipgroup@nba.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88460795 - HOUSTON R ROCKETS - 34891-US-NF6 |
Sent: | August 29, 2019 02:06:53 PM |
Sent As: | ecom104@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. 88460795
Mark: HOUSTON R ROCKETS
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Applicant: Rocket Ball, Ltd.
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Reference/Docket No. 34891-US-NF6
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EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT
Issue date: August 29, 2019
USPTO database searched; no conflicting marks found. The trademark examining attorney searched the USPTO database of registered and pending marks and found no conflicting marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d). 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); TMEP §704.02.
Application has been amended as shown below. As agreed to by Anil V. George on August 28, 2019, the examining attorney has amended the application as shown below. Please notify the examining attorney immediately of any objections. TMEP §707. Otherwise, no response is required. Id. In addition, applicant is advised that amendments to the goods and/or services are permitted only if they clarify or limit them; amendments that add to or broaden the scope of the goods and/or services are not permitted. 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a).
Section 2(f) in-part – Acquired Distinctiveness Claim:
The following claim of acquired distinctiveness under Trademark Act Section 2(f) is added to the record:
The word “HOUSTON” in the mark has become distinctive of the goods and/or services as evidenced by the ownership of active U.S. Registration No(s). 0976164, 2934160, 3235838 and others on the Principal Register for the same mark for sufficiently similar goods and/or services.
If the applicant has any questions or needs assistance, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.
Dominic R. Fathy
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 104
571-272-8801
dominic.fathy@uspto.gov