To: | S.C. SEQA INTERNATIONAL GROUP S.R.L. (trademarks@hynak.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88592191 - DROP - 346.017 |
Sent: | December 03, 2019 12:15:39 PM |
Sent As: | ecom114@uspto.gov |
Attachments: | Attachment - 1 Attachment - 2 Attachment - 3 Attachment - 4 |
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application
U.S. Application Serial No. 88592191
Mark: DROP
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Applicant: S.C. SEQA INTERNATIONAL GROUP S.R.L.
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Reference/Docket No. 346.017
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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: December 03, 2019
The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney. 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.
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Prior Pending Applications
In response to this Office action, applicant may present arguments in support of registration by addressing the issue of the potential conflict between applicant’s mark and the marks in the referenced applications. Applicant’s election not to submit arguments at this time in no way limits applicant’s right to address this issue later if a refusal under Section 2(d) issues.
Color Claim and Location Statement
A complete color claim must reference all the colors appearing in the drawing of the mark. See 37 C.F.R. §2.52(b)(1); TMEP §§807.07(a) et seq. Similarly, a complete description of a mark depicted in color must specify where the colors appear in the literal and design elements of the mark. See 37 C.F.R. §§2.37, 2.52(b)(1); TMEP §§807.07(a) et seq. If black, white, and/or gray represent background, outlining, shading, and/or transparent areas and are not part of the mark, applicant must so specify in the description. See TMEP §807.07(d).
The following color claim and description are suggested, if accurate:
Color claim: “The colors dark blue, light blue, white and gray are claimed as a feature of the mark.”
Description: “The mark consists of a fanciful water drop design outlined in grey. Inside the drop design is a sunburst design in which the rays are in white then radiating out into dark blue. Appearing between the ray design is the color light blue radiating into dark blue. Below the drop design in light blue appears the words "DROP" and Arabic wording also in light blue.
Transliteration
The applicant must provide a proper transliteration statement as it is unclear how the non-Latin characters transliterate to an English term “DROP.”
If the transliterated wording has an English translation, applicant should use the following format, if accurate: The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to “___” and this means “DROP” in English. TMEP §809.03.
If the transliterated wording does not have an English translation, applicant should use the following format, if accurate: The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to “__” and this has no meaning in a foreign language. Id.
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.
David I
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Trademark Attorney
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571-270-1526
david.i@uspto.gov
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