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United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application

 

 

 

NONFINAL OFFICE ACTION

 

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:  September 16, 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.

 

SUMMARY OF ISSUES:

• Section 2(e)(4) Primarily Merely a Surname Refusal
• Supplemental Register- Advisory
• Identification of Goods- Indefinite
• Multiple-Class Application- Advisory

 

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).

 

SECTION 2(e)(4) REFUSAL – PRIMARILY MERELY A SURNAME

 

Registration is refused because the applied-for mark is primarily merely a surname.  Trademark Act Section 2(e)(4), 15 U.S.C. §1052(e)(4); see TMEP §1211. 

 

An applicant’s mark is primarily merely a surname if the surname, when viewed in connection with the applicant’s recited goods and/or services, “‘is the primary significance of the mark as a whole to the purchasing public.’”  Earnhardt v. Kerry Earnhardt, Inc., 864 F.3d 1374, 1377, 123 USPQ2d 1411, 1413 (Fed. Cir. 2017) (quoting In re Hutchinson Tech. Inc., 852 F.2d 552, 554, 7 USPQ2d 1490, 1492 (Fed. Cir. 1988)); TMEP §1211.01.

 

The following five inquiries are often used to determine the public’s perception of a term’s primary significance:

 

(1)        Whether the surname is rare;

 

(2)        Whether anyone connected with applicant uses the term as a surname;

 

(3)        Whether the term has any recognized meaning other than as a surname;

 

(4)        Whether the term has the structure and pronunciation of a surname; and

 

(5)        Whether the term is sufficiently stylized to remove its primary significance from that of a surname.

 

In re Eximius Coffee, LLC, 120 USPQ2d 1276, 1278 & n.2, 1282-83 (TTAB 2016) (citing In re Benthin Mgmt. GmbH, 37 USPQ2d 1332, 1333-34 (TTAB 1995) for the Benthin inquiries/factors); TMEP §1211.01; see also In re Etablissements Darty et Fils, 759 F.2d 15, 16-18, 225 USPQ 652, 653 (Fed. Cir. 1985). 

 

These inquiries are not exclusive, and any of these circumstances – singly or in combination – and any other relevant circumstances may be considered when making this determination.  In re Eximius Coffee, LLC, 120 USPQ2d at 1277-78; TMEP §1211.01.  For example, when the applied-for mark is not stylized, it is unnecessary to consider the fifth inquiry.  In re Yeley, 85 USPQ2d 1150, 1151 (TTAB 2007); TMEP §1211.01.

 

In this case, the applicant has applied for the mark “KUBOTA”. The word “KUBOTA” in the applied-for mark has the structure look and feel of a surname.  (See attached internet evidence below).  Additionally, the surname “KUBOTA” is not rare and the evidence from the LEXISNEXIS® directory of surname database included at the bottom of this Office Action, establishes the common surname significance of “KUBOTA”.  The evidence, which for the sake of brevity consists only of a sampling of the database’s evidence, shows the applied-for mark appearing 1,540 times as a surname in the database, which is a weekly updated directory of cell phone and other phone numbers (such as voice over IP) from various data providers.  Thus, “KUBOTA” is not a rare surname.

 

Furthermore, evidence that a term has no recognized meaning or significance other than as a surname is relevant to determining whether the term would be perceived as primarily merely a surname.  See In re Weiss Watch Co., 123 USPQ2d 1200, 1203 (TTAB 2017); In re Eximius Coffee, LLC, 120 USPQ2d 1276, 1280 (TTAB 2016); TMEP §1211.02(b)(vi).  For example, the attached OneLook® dictionary definition screenshot shows that the term “KUBOTA” is a common surname in the United States, and the evidence from the Macmillan Dictionary shows that the term has no other meaning.  (See attached evidence from http://onelook.com/?w=kubota&ls=a and http://www.macmillandictionary.com/spellcheck/british/?q=kubota).  Therefore, the term “KUBOTA” appears to have no recognized meaning or significance other than as a surname, is not sufficiently stylized, and the overwhelming evidence of the meaning of the term as a surname is dispositive in this case. 

 

“The test for determining whether a mark is primarily merely a surname is the primary significance of the mark as a whole to the purchasing public.”  In re Integrated Embedded, 120 USPQ2d 1504, 1505 (TTAB 2016) (quoting In re Hutchinson Tech. Inc., 852 F.2d 552, 554, 7 USPQ2d 1490, 1492 (Fed. Cir. 1988)); see In re Kahan & Weisz Jewelry Mfg. Corp., 508 F.2d 831, 832, 184 USPQ 421, 422 (C.C.P.A. 1975); TMEP §1211.01.

 

Thus, applicant’s applied-for mark “KUBOTA” is considered primarily merely a surname and registration is refused under Trademark Act Section 2(e)(4). 

 

Although applicant’s mark has been refused registration, applicant may respond to the refusal(s) by submitting evidence and arguments in support of registration.  However, if applicant responds to the refusal(s), applicant must also respond to the requirement(s) set forth below.

 

SUPPLEMENTAL REGISTER-ADVISORY

 

Although an amendment to the Supplemental Register would normally be an appropriate response to the Section 2(e)(4) refusal, such a response is not appropriate in the present case.  The instant application was filed under Trademark Act Section 1(b) and is not eligible for registration on the Supplemental Register until an acceptable amendment to allege use meeting the requirements of 37 C.F.R. §2.76 has been timely filed.  37 C.F.R. §2.47(d); TMEP §§816.02, 1102.03.

 

If applicant files an acceptable allegation of use and also amends to the Supplemental Register, the application effective filing date will be the date applicant met the minimum filing requirements under 37 C.F.R. §2.76(c) for an amendment to allege use.  TMEP §§816.02, 1102.03; see 37 C.F.R. §2.75(b).  In addition, the undersigned trademark examining attorney will conduct a new search of the USPTO records for conflicting marks based on the later application filing date.  TMEP §§206.01, 1102.03.

 

IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS -INDEFINITE

 

The wording identified below in the identification of goods for International Class 11 must be clarified because it is too broad and could include goods in other international classes.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.03.  Furthermore, the wording is indefinite and must be clarified because it does not describe the actual nature of the goods offered.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §1402.01.  Applicant must amend this wording to specify the common commercial or generic name of the goods.  See TMEP §1402.01.  If the goods have no common commercial or generic name, applicant must describe the product, its main purpose, and its intended uses.  See id.

 

Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate: 

 

International Class 7: “Industrial rice washing machines; Industrial rice and vinegar mixing machines”

 

International Class 11: “Industrial rice cookers; industrial rice washing machines; industrial rice and vinegar mixing machines; electric cooking pots for industrial purpose; electric roasters for industrial purposes; commercial cooking ovens; freezing machines and apparatus, namely, {identify the specific nature of the freezing machines and apparatus, e.g., electric freezers}; drying apparatus, namely, {identify the specific nature of the drying apparatus, e.g., touchless hand drying apparatus}; household electrothermic appliances, namely, {identify the specific nature of the appliances, e.g., heating and cooling panels used for indoor heating and cooling purposes}; refrigerating machines and apparatus, namely, {identify the specific nature of the apparatus, e.g., refrigerating cabinets}”.

 

While the suggested wording above provides examples of wording that meets the Office’s requirements for specificity, it does not provide every possible acceptable identification. Applicant must ensure that any identification submitted is accurate, concise, properly classified, and does not include goods or services not included in the identification submitted with the application as originally filed.  Applicant may amend the identification to clarify or limit the goods and/or services, but not to broaden or expand the goods and/or services beyond those in the original application or as acceptably amended.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06.  Generally, any deleted goods and/or services may not later be reinserted.  See TMEP §1402.07(e).

 

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.

 

MULTIPLE-CLASS APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

 

The application identifies goods and/or services in more than one international class; therefore, applicant must satisfy all the requirements below for each international class based on Trademark Act Section 1(b):

 

(1)        List the goods and/or services by their international class number in consecutive numerical order, starting with the lowest numbered class.

 

(2)        Submit a filing fee for each international class not covered by the fee(s) already paid (view the USPTO’s current fee schedule).  The application identifies goods and/or services that are classified in at least 2 classes; however, applicant submitted a fee(s) sufficient for only 1 class(es).  Applicant must either submit the filing fees for the classes not covered by the submitted fees or restrict the application to the number of classes covered by the fees already paid.

 

See 15 U.S.C. §§1051(b), 1112, 1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(6)-(7), 2.34(a)(2)-(3), 2.86(a); TMEP §§1403.01, 1403.02(c).

 

See an overview of the requirements for a Section 1(b) multiple-class application and how to satisfy the requirements online using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) form.

 

RESPONSE GUIDELINES

 

 Please call or email the assigned trademark examining attorney with questions about this Office action.  Although the trademark examining attorney cannot provide legal advice or statements about applicant’s rights, the trademark examining attorney can provide applicant with additional explanation about the refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) in this Office action.  See TMEP §§705.02, 709.06.  Although the USPTO does not accept emails as responses to Office actions, emails can be used for informal communications and will be included in the application record.  See 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(c), 2.191; TMEP §§304.01-.02, 709.04-.05. 

 

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  

 

 

/Carolyn Wlodarczyk/

Carolyn Wlodarczyk

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 109

571-272-9273

carolyn.wlodarczyk@uspto.gov

 

 

 

RESPONSE GUIDANCE

• Missing the response deadline to this letter will cause the application to abandon.  A response or notice of appeal must be received by the USPTO before midnight Eastern Time of the last day of the response period.  TEAS and ESTTA maintenance or unforeseen circumstances could affect an applicant’s ability to timely respond.  

 

• Responses signed by an unauthorized party are not accepted and can cause the application to abandon.  If applicant does not have an attorney, the response must be signed by the individual applicant, all joint applicants, or someone with legal authority to bind a juristic applicant.  If applicant has an attorney, the response must be signed by the attorney.

 

• If needed, find contact information for the supervisor of the office or unit listed in the signature block.

 

 

 

 

 

Search:	Public Records : Surname
Terms:	last-name(KUBOTA) maxresults(500)

 

Total number found: 1540
No.	Name	Address	Phone

 

1.	KUBOTA, A	520 MAPLE SAN BRUNO, CA 94066-4148	650-588-6658
2.	KUBOTA, A	113 N VITA BEAVER DAM, WI 53916-2257	920-219-0626
3.	KUBOTA, A	DALLAS, TX 75202	214-859-0625
4.	KUBOTA, A	HACKENSACK, NJ 07601	201-981-1206
5.	KUBOTA, A	IRVINE, CA 92627	949-300-8420
6.	KUBOTA, A	LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11101	347-288-4112
7.	KUBOTA, A	LOS GATOS, CA 95030	408-348-5655
8.	KUBOTA, A	LOS GATOS, CA 95030	408-656-2250
9.	KUBOTA, A	MANHATTAN, NY 10007	646-708-4101
10.	KUBOTA, A	MANHATTAN, NY 10007	646-715-2956
11.	KUBOTA, A	NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV 89030	702-545-5062
12.	KUBOTA, A	SANTA ANA, CA 92701	714-389-8954
13.	KUBOTA, ADAM	838 WHALLEY STE A NEW HAVEN, CT 06515-1781	650-868-7075
14.	KUBOTA, ADRIANA	GRAND PRAIRIE, TX 75050	469-279-4463
15.	KUBOTA, ADVANTIS	LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30045	770-513-9581
16.	KUBOTA, AGNES	LAGORIO ALAMEDA, CA 94502	510-521-3258
17.	KUBOTA, AIDA	12887 MONTFORT APT 236 DALLAS, TX 75230-1117	214-280-0236
18.	KUBOTA, AIDA	ADDISON, TX 75001	214-245-7637
19.	KUBOTA, AKANE	606 SAINT PAUL BALTIMORE, MD 21202-2310	410-419-5209
20.	KUBOTA, AKIHIKO	105 TIMBER HOLLOW APT 324 CHAPEL HILL, NC 27514-5437	919-264-9493
21.	KUBOTA, AKINORI	21646 FERNLEAF LAKE FOREST, CA 92630-6097	949-300-8420
22.	KUBOTA, AKIO	SANTA CLARA, CA 95054	408-813-6598
23.	KUBOTA, AKIRA	99-764 NAHIOLEA AIEA, HI 96701-3241	419-571-9314
24.	KUBOTA, ALAN	1212 S CHURCH REEDLEY, CA 93654-3704	559-281-2368
25.	KUBOTA, ALAN T	5333 LIKINI HONOLULU, HI 96818-1762	808-265-1426
26.	KUBOTA, ALAN K	48 PAAKAUA HILO, HI 96720	808-935-0463
27.	KUBOTA, ALAN	539 W PARLIER APT 2 REEDLEY, CA 93654-2041	559-281-2368
28.	KUBOTA, ALEX	AUDUBON, PA 19403	302-766-1096
29.	KUBOTA, ALEXANDER	100 HOBSON HOCKESSIN, DE 19707-2106	302-994-2088
30.	KUBOTA, ALISA	21256 WASHINGTON WALNUT, CA 91789-3340	909-610-5447
31.	KUBOTA, ALISON	1779 40TH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122-4039	415-509-5972
32.	KUBOTA, ALLAN B	11300 152ND SE RENTON, WA 98059-6019	425-255-5055
33.	KUBOTA, ALLAN H	1051 E AIRPORT LEHI, UT 84043-3059	801-426-5018
34.	KUBOTA, ALLAN H	737 HILLSDALE PROVO, UT 84606-6654	801-426-5018
35.	KUBOTA, ALLAN HARUO	4-1300 KUHIO KAPAA, HI 96746-1656	801-426-5018
36.	KUBOTA, ALLAN H	680 E SWEN SPRINGVILLE, UT 84663	801-426-5018
37.	KUBOTA, ALLAN H	670 SWENSON SPRINGVILLE, UT 84663-2542	801-426-5018
38.	KUBOTA, ALLAN		253-255-5055
39.	KUBOTA, ALLEN S	1435 OHIALOKE HONOLULU, HI 96821-1411	808-987-9071
40.	KUBOTA, ALMA	11022 N INDIGO APT 126 FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ 85268-5449	612-749-0167
41.	KUBOTA, ALYSSA	9351 TULE ELK GROVE, CA 95758-4256	916-206-7707
42.	KUBOTA, AMANDA	CHULA VISTA, CA 91913	619-254-2678
43.	KUBOTA, AMBER N	1815 KILOHI HONOLULU, HI 96819-2642	973-493-7823
44.	KUBOTA, AMY L	112 N MICHIGAN APT 9 PASADENA, CA 91106-1853	818-242-1710
45.	KUBOTA, ANDREA	605 DILLON SANTA ROSA, CA 95407-9109	808-429-3079
46.	KUBOTA, ANDREA A	7161 HAWAII KAI HONOLULU, HI 96825-3115	808-395-9057
47.	KUBOTA, ANDREA T	1321 HOOHONUA PEARL CITY, HI 96782	808-455-1935
48.	KUBOTA, ANDREA	2389 MCBRIDE APT 46 SANTA ROSA, CA 95403-2941	808-429-3079
49.	KUBOTA, ANDREA	4506 PATRICK SANTA ROSA, CA 95409-2618	808-429-3079
50.	KUBOTA, ANDREA MARIE	5121 WOODFIELD CENTREVILLE, VA 20120-4123	571-338-1240
51.	KUBOTA, ANDREW	JEFFERSON VENTURA, CA 93003	805-659-0441
52.	KUBOTA, ANGELA M	15419 SE 112TH RENTON, WA 98059-6033	425-255-5055
53.	KUBOTA, ANN K	5 MUSTANG RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA 90275-5250	310-795-8041
54.	KUBOTA, ANN	865 NW SILVERADO DR BEAVERTON, OR 97006-6318	503-690-2573
55.	KUBOTA, ANNA	28520 WOOD CANYON APT 127 ALISO VIEJO, CA 92656-5272	949-374-0526
56.	KUBOTA, ANNE	5 MUSTANG RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA 90275-5250	310-795-8041
57.	KUBOTA, ANNE M	300 PINEY POINT WOODLAND PARK, CO 80863-8737	760-703-5289
58.	KUBOTA, ARA	ADDISON, TX 75001	469-508-1512
59.	KUBOTA, ARA	DALLAS, TX 75202	214-462-8627
60.	KUBOTA, ARA	DALLAS, TX 75247	214-445-8551
61.	KUBOTA, ARA	TYLER, TX 75701	903-944-3889
62.	KUBOTA, ARA	TYLER, TX 75701	903-952-5953
63.	KUBOTA, ARACELI	16172 LA MONDE HACIENDA HEIGHTS, CA 91745-4230	626-232-7247
64.	KUBOTA, ARCHIE		617-659-3387
65.	KUBOTA, ARIADNA	1201 GREENBRIER MESQUITE, TX 75149-6517	214-377-7982
66.	KUBOTA, ARISA		604-518-8779
67.	KUBOTA, ARLENE A	17925 TULSA ST GRANADA HILLS, CA 91344-4427	818-363-3156
68.	KUBOTA, ASUKA NINA	3083 23RD APT ASTORIA, NY 11102-3325	718-278-4842
69.	KUBOTA, ATSUKO P	214 S CARONDELET LOS ANGELES, CA 90057-2016	323-828-7801
70.	KUBOTA, ATSUMASA	4504 BROOKGLEN LEXINGTON, KY 40515-6102	859-388-4513
71.	KUBOTA, ATSUSHI	CLACKAMAS, OR 97015	503-343-0851
72.	KUBOTA, AYAKO	100 HOBSON HOCKESSIN, DE 19707-2106	302-438-2937
73.	KUBOTA, AYAKO	100 HOBSON WILMINGTON, DE 19808	302-994-2088
74.	KUBOTA, AYAKO K	14942 PURCHE GARDENA, CA 90249-3759	310-218-3900
75.	KUBOTA, AYANO	WESTFORD, MA 01886	978-467-3524
76.	KUBOTA, B	675 BUCKHORN MUNFORD, AL 36268-5514	256-831-1947
77.	KUBOTA, B	675 BUCKHORN MUNFORD, AL 36268-5514	256-835-1147
78.	KUBOTA, B	675 BUCKHORN MUNFORD, AL 36268-5514	256-835-2018
79.	KUBOTA, B	GARDENA, CA 90247	310-308-6638
80.	KUBOTA, BABETTE Y	15210 CHATSWORTH MISSION HILLS, CA 91345-2039	310-486-8661
81.	KUBOTA, BARBARA A	1934 BAYVIEW BELMONT, CA 94002-1617	650-269-3809
82.	KUBOTA, BARBARA	8209 BIRCH JUNEAU, AK 99801-8911	907-723-6944
83.	KUBOTA, BARBARA	520 LINWOOD RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450-3556	201-857-2971
84.	KUBOTA, BARBARA	NEW YORK, NY 10014	646-361-3387
85.	KUBOTA, BARBIE J	1522 KEEAUMOKU APT 2 HONOLULU, HI 96822-4306	808-524-9086
86.	KUBOTA, BECKY C	2000 RIVERSIDE STE 9 ASHEVILLE, NC 28804-2061	202-320-2564
87.	KUBOTA, BENJAMIN	CULVER CITY, CA 90230	310-280-6791
88.	KUBOTA, BERNADETTE A	732 ROYAL STEWART PLACENTIA, CA 92870-1612	805-452-7836
89.	KUBOTA, BERT K	98-1366 KOAHEAHE PEARL CITY, HI 96782-3077	808-224-1359
90.	KUBOTA, BERT	98-1366 KOAHEAHE APT 199 PEARL CITY, HI 96782-3079	808-456-5666
91.	KUBOTA, BERT	MILILANI, HI 96789	808-497-2273
92.	KUBOTA, BETSY K	4482 ALAKOA HONOLULU, HI 96821-1116	808-352-6476
93.	KUBOTA, BETTY K	14822 S BUDLONG GARDENA, CA 90247-3026	310-324-3357
94.	KUBOTA, BETTY S	3033 KAUNAOA HONOLULU, HI 96815-4256	808-732-9675
95.	KUBOTA, BETTY M	844 N SUTTER APT 5 STOCKTON, CA 95202-1768	916-206-4653
96.	KUBOTA, BETTY M	1480 THREE KINGS UNIT 21 PARK CITY, UT 84060	801-364-7036
97.	KUBOTA, BEVERLY	98-1366 KOAHEAHE APT 199 PEARL CITY, HI 96782-3079	808-224-5680
98.	KUBOTA, BILLINGS	5548 HOLIDAY BILLINGS, MT 59101-6354	406-245-1259
99.	KUBOTA, BLAKE	150 MATHILDA STE 450 SUNNYVALE, CA 94086-6016	408-605-8548
100.	KUBOTA, BOB	KAPAA, HI 96746	808-822-7100
101.	KUBOTA, BOBBIE	974 N 100 W OREM, UT 84057-3111	801-426-5018
102.	KUBOTA, BOBBIE	974 N 100 W OREM, UT 84057-3111	801-426-5018
103.	KUBOTA, BOWERS	HONOLULU, HI 96819	808-216-0479
104.	KUBOTA, BOWERS	HONOLULU, HI 96819	808-372-8466
105.	KUBOTA, BOWERS	HONOLULU, HI 96819	808-478-7005
106.	KUBOTA, BOWERS	HONOLULU, HI 96819	808-478-7351
107.	KUBOTA, BOWERS	HONOLULU, HI 96819	808-479-2101
108.	KUBOTA, BOWERS	HONOLULU, HI 96819	808-783-0026
109.	KUBOTA, BOWERS	HONOLULU, HI 96819	808-840-2602
110.	KUBOTA, BOWERS	HONOLULU, HI 96819	808-840-2608
111.	KUBOTA, BOWERS	HONOLULU, HI 96819	808-840-2612
112.	KUBOTA, BOWERS	HONOLULU, HI 96819	808-840-2619
113.	KUBOTA, BOWERS	HONOLULU, HI 96819	808-840-2620
114.	KUBOTA, BOWERS	HONOLULU, HI 96819	808-840-2623
115.	KUBOTA, BOWERS	HONOLULU, HI 96819	808-840-2630
116.	KUBOTA, BOWERS	HONOLULU, HI 96819	808-840-2639
117.	KUBOTA, BOWERS	HONOLULU, HI 96819	808-864-2066
118.	KUBOTA, BOWERS	HONOLULU, HI 96819	808-864-2091
119.	KUBOTA, BOWERS	HONOLULU, HI 96819	808-864-4600
120.	KUBOTA, BOWERS	MILILANI, HI 96789	808-721-1477

 

 

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

 

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

 

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on September 16, 2019 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88486143

 

Your trademark application has been reviewed by a trademark examining attorney.  As part of that review, the assigned attorney has issued an official letter that you must respond to by the specified deadline or your application will be abandoned.  Please follow the steps below.

 

(1)  Read the official letter.

 

(2)  Direct questions about the contents of the Office action to the assigned attorney below. 

 

 

/Carolyn Wlodarczyk/

Carolyn Wlodarczyk

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 109

571-272-9273

carolyn.wlodarczyk@uspto.gov

 

 

Direct questions about navigating USPTO electronic forms, the USPTO website, the application process, the status of your application, and/or whether there are outstanding deadlines or documents related to your file to the Trademark Assistance Center (TAC).

 

(3)  Respond within 6 months (or earlier, if required in the Office action) from September 16, 2019, using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS).  The response must be received by the USPTO before midnight Eastern Time of the last day of the response period.  See the Office action for more information about how to respond.

 

 

 

GENERAL GUIDANCE

·         Check the status of your application periodically in the Trademark Status & Document Retrieval (TSDR) database to avoid missing critical deadlines.

 

·         Update your correspondence email address, if needed, to ensure you receive important USPTO notices about your application.

 

·         Beware of misleading notices sent by private companies about your application.  Private companies not associated with the USPTO use public information available in trademark registrations to mail and email trademark-related offers and notices – most of which require fees.  All official USPTO correspondence will only be emailed from the domain “@uspto.gov.”