To: | MERRICK BANK CORPORATION (bowen@rqn.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88588761 - 2X YOUR CREDIT LIMIT - N/A |
Sent: | October 29, 2019 03:24:22 PM |
Sent As: | ecom111@uspto.gov |
Attachments: | Attachment - 1 Attachment - 2 Attachment - 3 Attachment - 4 Attachment - 5 Attachment - 6 Attachment - 7 Attachment - 8 Attachment - 9 Attachment - 10 |
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application
U.S. Application Serial No. 88588761
Mark: 2X YOUR CREDIT LIMIT
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Applicant: MERRICK BANK CORPORATION
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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: October 29, 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).
SECTION 2(e)(1) REFUSAL - MERELY DESCRIPTIVE
In this case, applicant’s proposed mark includes the term 2X which means 2 times and combined with the terms “LIMIT”, “CREDIT”, “CREDIT LIMIT” or “LINE” indicates applicant provides two times the available credit or line of credit to customers that meet certain payment requirements for applicant’s issued credit cards. The enclosed evidence from an Onelook.com search clearly indicates the letter X means or is a symbol for times as in multiplication. When combined with a number such as “2” indicates 2 times a specific number is available. Therefore, the proposed mark 2X YOUR CREDIT LIMIT is merely descriptive of the credit limit or line of credit available with applicant’s credit card services. See: http://www.acronymfinder.com/2X.html; http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/credit-line; and http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/credit-limit.
Although applicant’s mark has been refused registration, applicant may respond to the refusal(s) by submitting evidence and arguments in support of registration.
SUPPLEMENTAL REGISTER 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
/Mark T. Mullen/
Trademark Attorney
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Law Office 111
(571) 272-9201
mark.mullen@uspto.gov (informal inquiries only)
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