To: | Hindustan Unilever Limited (dallastrademarks@bakermckenzie.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88719715 - INDULEKHA - IPUN08PLE |
Sent: | January 28, 2020 03:21:20 PM |
Sent As: | ecom128@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. 88719715
Mark: INDULEKHA
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Correspondence Address: 1900 N. PEARL STREET, SUITE 1500
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Applicant: Hindustan Unilever Limited
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Reference/Docket No. IPUN08PLE
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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: January 28, 2020
The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney. Applicant must respond timely and completely to the issue 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).
IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS
Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate: “Cosmetics; skin care oils; skin creams; {indicate the type of soap, e.g., skin, bath, etc.} soap for personal use; shampoo and {indicate type of conditioner, e.g., skin, hair, etc.} conditioner; hair oil; nourishing and moisturising preparations for hair and skin.”
For assistance with identifying and classifying goods and services in trademark applications, please see the USPTO’s online searchable U.S. Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual. See TMEP §1402.04.
Applicant should note the following advisory.
PARTIAL REFUSAL ADVISORY
If applicant does not respond to this Office action within the six-month period for response, the following goods in International Class 3 will be deleted from the application: “soap for personal use” and “conditioner”. The application will then proceed with the following goods in International Class 3 only: Cosmetics; skin care oils; skin creams; shampoo; hair oil; nourishing and moisturising preparations for hair and skin. See 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a)-(a)(1); TMEP §718.02(a).
ASSISTANCE
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.
/Bridget Watson/
Bridget Watson
Examining Attorney
Law Office 128
(571) 272-7163
bridget.watson@uspto.gov
RESPONSE GUIDANCE