To: | The Coca-Cola Company (charlmurphy@coca-cola.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88487458 - AHA - 81338809 |
Sent: | August 03, 2019 05:55:35 PM |
Sent As: | ecom105@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. 88487458
Mark: AHA
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Applicant: The Coca-Cola Company
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Reference/Docket No. 81338809
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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 03, 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).
IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS
Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:
International Class 32: Fruit flavored drinks; Fruit flavored carbonated drinks; Fruit-flavored beverages; Non-alcoholic beverages containing fruit juices; Non-alcoholic beverages flavored with tea; Non-alcoholic beverages flavored with coffee; Non-alcoholic sparkling fruit juice beverages; Non-alcoholic water-based beverages; Aerated water; Bottled drinking water; Bottled water; Carbonated waters; Distilled drinking water; Drinking water; Drinking water with vitamins; Flavored bottled water; Flavored waters; Non-alcoholic beverages, namely, carbonated beverages; Non-alcoholic water-based beverages; Sparkling water; Non-alcoholic water beverages enhanced with vitamins, minerals, and nutrients; Flavored enhanced water
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.
EXPLANATION OF MARK’S SIGNIFICANCE REQUIRED
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.
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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/David Aleskow/
David H. Aleskow
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 105
571-272-7895
David.Aleskow@uspto.gov
RESPONSE GUIDANCE