To: | The Dow Chemical Company (FFUIMPC@dow.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88823737 - UPTIME - TMK006392US2 |
Sent: | May 13, 2020 06:52:20 PM |
Sent As: | ecom102@uspto.gov |
Attachments: | Attachment - 1 Attachment - 2 |
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application
U.S. Application Serial No. 88823737
Mark: UPTIME
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Applicant: The Dow Chemical Company
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Reference/Docket No. TMK006392US2
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NON-FINAL 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: May 13, 2020
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.
NO CONFLICTING 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).
REFUSAL—APPLICATION IS A DUPLICATE OF A REGISTRATION
Applicant may respond to this refusal by abandoning the application or surrendering the registration (use form #6).
QUESTIONS
If applicant has questions regarding this Office action, please telephone or e-mail the assigned trademark examining attorney. All relevant e-mail communications will be placed in the official application record; however, an e-mail communication will not be accepted as a response to this Office action and will not extend the deadline for filing a proper response. See 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(c), 2.191; TMEP §§304.01-.02, 709.04-.05. Further, although the trademark examining attorney may provide additional explanation pertaining to the refusals or requirements in this Office action, the trademark examining attorney may not provide legal advice or statements about applicant’s rights. See TMEP §§705.02, 709.06.
Click to file a response to this nonfinal Office action.
/John M. Gartner/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 102
(571) 272-9255
john.gartner@uspto.gov (informal correspondence)
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