To: | JOFI INVESTMENTS, LLC (ellislaw@alum.mit.edu) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88555345 - MAJOR LEAGUE FOOTBALL - N/A |
Sent: | November 04, 2019 02:53:03 PM |
Sent As: | ecom106@uspto.gov |
Attachments: | Attachment - 1 Attachment - 2 Attachment - 3 Attachment - 4 Attachment - 5 Attachment - 6 Attachment - 7 Attachment - 8 |
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application
U.S. Application Serial No. 88555345
Mark: MAJOR LEAGUE FOOTBALL
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Correspondence Address: 3233 EAST BAY DRIVE, SUITE 101
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Applicant: JOFI INVESTMENTS, LLC
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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: November 04, 2019
The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney. The applicant must respond timely and completely to the issues below. 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(a), 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
No Conflicting Marks Noted
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). However, the applicant must respond to the following issues within the prescribed six-month response period in order to avoid abandonment.
Section 2(e)(1) Refusal – Proposed Mark is Merely Descriptive
The applicant has applied to register the proposed mark MAJOR LEAGUE FOOTBALL for “Entertainment in the nature of football games; Organisation of sports events in the field of football,” in International Class 41.
In this case, the wording “major league” is defined as “a league of principal importance in professional sports, such as baseball, basketball, football, or ice hockey.” See the representative dictionary definitions attached. Further, based on the recitation of services, it is clear that the applicant’s services will feature “entertainment in the nature of football games and organization of sports events in the field of football.” Therefore, the recitation clearly includes providing and organizing the football games for a league of principal importance.
Not Eligible for Supplemental Register Until Use - Advisory
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
If the applicant has any questions or needs assistance with the present application, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.
/Jeffery C. Coward/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 106
Phone: (571) 272-9148
E-mail: jeffery.coward@coward@uspto.gov
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