To: | Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Associa ETC. (bgoto@foxrothschild.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88547105 - VEBA - 228800.00003 |
Sent: | October 23, 2019 12:43:39 PM |
Sent As: | ecom115@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. 88547105
Mark: VEBA
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Applicant: Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Associa ETC.
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Reference/Docket No. 228800.00003
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EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT
Issue date: October 23, 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 Bruce T. Goto on October 23, 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).
The following disclaimer statement is added to the record:
No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “VEBA” apart from the mark as shown.
See 15 U.S.C. §1056(a); TMEP §§1213, 1213.08(a)(i).
AMENDED MARK DESCRIPTION
The following description of the mark replaces the current description of record:
The mark consists of the wording “VEBA” with a circular design element resembling a stylized marble above the letter “V”.
See 37 C.F.R. §§2.37, 2.72; TMEP §§808 et seq.
/Maureen Reed/
Examining Attorney
Law Office 115
571-272-0851
maureen.reed@uspto.gov