To: | Ford Motor Company (tmdocket@ford.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88485615 - MACH 1 - 84174878 |
Sent: | July 25, 2019 03:57:02 PM |
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. 88485615
Mark: MACH 1
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Applicant: Ford Motor Company
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Reference/Docket No. 84174878
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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 25, 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).
Applicant must respond to the requirement(s) set forth below.
IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS
The wording “vehicle rooftop carriers” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be amended to clarify what these goods are intended to carry, or to further specify them in another way. See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §1402.01. For example, applicant may clarify that these are roof racks.
Similarly, the wording “bug deflectors for motor vehicles” must be further clarified to detail the nature of these goods. Specifically, these may either be structural parts of the vehicle, or may be specially adapted for use with the same.
Applicant may adopt the following identification of goods, if accurate:
Land motor vehicles, namely, automobiles and their engines; vehicle rooftop carriers, namely, roof racks; spare tire covers; fitted motor vehicle covers; bug deflectors for motor vehicles, as structural parts of motor vehicles and specially adapted for use with motor vehicles; mud flaps for motor vehicles; trailer hitch receiver plugs for motor vehicles; sunshades for motor vehicles; license plate frames for motor vehicles; windshields for motor vehicles; windows for motor vehicles; wheels for motor vehicles; hub caps for motor vehicle wheels
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.
PARTIAL ABANDONMENT ADVISORY
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 does not timely respond to this Office action, the following goods will be deleted from the application: vehicle rooftop carriers; bug deflectors for motor vehicles. See 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a); TMEP §718.02(a).
In such case, the application will then proceed with the following goods only: Land motor vehicles, namely, automobiles and their engines; spare tire covers; fitted motor vehicle covers; mud flaps for motor vehicles; trailer hitch receiver plugs for motor vehicles; sunshades for motor vehicles; license plate frames for motor vehicles; windshields for motor vehicles; windows for motor vehicles; wheels for motor vehicles; hub caps for motor vehicle wheels. See TMEP §718.02(a).
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.
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/Laura Golden/
Examining Attorney
Law Office 103
(571) 272-3928
laura.golden@uspto.gov
RESPONSE GUIDANCE