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SERIAL NUMBER:            88595080

DATE:                                12/04/2019

NAME:                               jgagliardi

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From: David Hardy Law <david@dhardylaw.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 12:41 PM
To: Gagliardi, Jeanine <Jeanine.Gagliardi@USPTO.GOV>
Subject: Re: Your client Spa Squad LLC - U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88595080 (SPA SQUAD): proposed amended classification & identification of services & disclaimer

 

Jeanine,

 

I am in agreement with your proposed amendments to U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88595080 (Spa Squad). 

 

David

 

David E. Hardy

HARDY VENTURE LAW

50 West Broadway, Suite 300

Salt Lake City, Utah 84101

435.513.6730

david@dhardylaw.com | www.dhardylaw.com

 

 

On Wed, Nov 27, 2019 at 10:09 AM Gagliardi, Jeanine <Jeanine.Gagliardi@uspto.gov> wrote:

Dear Counsel,

 

I am examining the above-referenced trademark application.  There are a couple of issues, and I am writing to see if we can resolve them by agreement.

 

(1)   The classification and identification of services must be amended.  The classification and identification in the application are:

 

Class 044:         Hygienic and beauty care services for human beings, namely locating and arranging discount spa services and procedures for consumers

 

The identification is indefinite and overbroad because “locating and arranging discount spa services and procedures for consumers” is, rather than hygienic and beauty care, a business service that is properly classified in International Class 035. 

 

I would suggest the following amended classification and identification (changes in bold). 

 

Class 035:        Promoting the services of others in the field of hygienic and beauty care by locating and arranging discount spa services and procedures for consumers

 

(2)   The wording SPA must be disclaimed because it is descriptive of the services identified in the application.   The Office does not allow applicants to claim exclusive rights to terms that others may need to use to describe their own goods or services in the marketplace.  A disclaimer does not affect the appearance of the mark.  The standardized format for a disclaimer is the addition of the following statement to the record:

 

No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “SPA” apart from the mark as shown.

 

Would you let me know if the applicant would agree to amend the identification and to entry of the disclaimer?  If we are able to agree to an amended identification and the disclaimer by the end of the day on Tuesday, December 3,  I can make the changes on my end so the application can proceed.

 

I look forward to hearing from you.

 

Very truly yours,

Jeanine