To: | SlurryMonster, LLC (tmdocket@cgolaw.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88641966 - LUCID - 67745-022 T1 |
Sent: | December 05, 2019 04:17:00 PM |
Sent As: | ecom117@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. 88641966
Mark: LUCID
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Applicant: SlurryMonster, LLC
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Reference/Docket No. 67745-022 T1
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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 05, 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.
Database Search. 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).
IDENTIFICATIONS REQUIRE AMENDMENT
Some of the wording used to describe portions of applicant’s goods in the identification is indefinite and too broad and could include goods and/or services in other international classes. This wording must be clarified for the reasons listed below. See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §1402.01. Applicant must amend this wording to specify the common commercial or generic name of the goods and/or services. See TMEP §1402.01. If the goods have no common commercial or generic name, applicant must describe or explain their nature using clear and succinct language. See id.
Applicant may substitute and/or select from the following wording, if accurate:
· Class 1: Chemicals to adjust or maintain the pH of a solution, namely, {indicate generic chemical name or specific industrial application, e.g., “for use in metal plating” or “for use in industrial manufacturing applications,” etc.}; Chemicals to enhance the precipitation of metals, namely, {indicate generic chemical name or specific industrial application}; Chemicals to break oil emulsions, namely, {indicate generic chemical name or specific industrial application}; Chemicals to treat concrete slurry or slurry solutions in the field of {indicate field, e.g., agriculture, etc.}, namely, flocculants, cleaning agents, separators, recyclers, enhancers, clarifiers, and pH adjusters; Chemicals to suspend and separate solids, namely, {indicate generic chemical name or specific industrial application}; Granular mineral and polymer blends for use in {indicate specific use or application, e.g., for use in the manufacture of resins, etc.}
ID Manual. For assistance with identifying and classifying goods in trademark applications, please see the USPTO’s online searchable U.S. Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual. See TMEP §1402.04.
Response guidelines. For this application to proceed, applicant must explicitly address each refusal and/or requirement in this Office action. For a refusal, applicant may provide written arguments and evidence against the refusal, and may have other response options if specified above. For a requirement, applicant should set forth the changes or statements. Please see “Responding to Office Actions” and the informational video “Response to Office Action” for more information and tips on responding.
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.
Becker, Joseph (Trademark)
/Joseph Becker/
Trademark Examining Attorney, Law Office 117
United States PTO
(571) 270-5493
Joseph.Becker1@uspto.gov
RESPONSE GUIDANCE