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United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application

 

 

 

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:  June 05, 2020

 

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.

 

Summary of Issues

 

• Amended mark description and clarification of color claim required

 

Search Results

 

The trademark examining attorney searched the USPTO database of registered and pending marks and found no conflicting marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d).  15 U.S.C. §1052(d); TMEP §704.02.

 

Amended Mark Description and Clarification of Color Claim

 

Applicant must submit an amended description of the mark because the current one is incomplete and does not describe all the significant aspects of the mark.  37 C.F.R. §2.37; see TMEP §§808.01, 808.02.  Descriptions must be accurate and identify all the literal and design elements in the mark.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.37; TMEP §§808 et seq. 

 

The description provided below is suggested, if accurate.

 

The drawing shows the applied-for mark in various colors, including black, white and/or gray; however, the color claim and description of the mark do not reference the colors black, white and/or gray.  The color claim and description must be complete and reference all the colors in the mark.  See 37 C.F.R. §§2.37, 2.52(b)(1); TMEP §§807.07(a) et seq.  Therefore, applicant must clarify whether black, white and/or gray are used as colors in the mark or to indicate background, outlining, shading, and/or transparent areas.  TMEP §807.07(d); see 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b).

 

To clarify how black, white and/or gray are being used in the mark, applicant may satisfy one of the following:

 

(1)       If black, white and/or gray are a feature of the mark, applicant must amend the color claim to include them and amend the description to identify where black, white and/or gray appear in the literal and/or design elements of the mark.  The following color claim and description are suggested, if accurate:

 

Color claim:  “The colors blue, light blue, green, dark red, light red, black, purple and white     are claimed as a feature of the mark.”

 

Description:  “The mark consists of the following: 3 design elements on its left side. The smallest is higher than the rest and is shaped like a ball. The one in the middle has a circular donut shape, and the one below appears in a semi-circular shape facing upwards. The 3 designs combine the colors blue, light blue, green, dark red, light red and purple. On the right side the word GLASSIA appears in special characters in the color black. All text and design is against a white background.”

 

(2)       If white is not a feature of the mark, applicant must amend the description to state that white represents background, outlining, shading and/or transparent areas and are not part of the mark.  The following description is suggested, if accurate:

 

“The mark consists of the following: 3 design elements on its left side. The smallest is higher than the rest and is shaped like a ball. The one in the middle has a circular donut shape, and the one below appears in a semi-circular shape facing upwards. The 3 designs combine the colors blue, light blue, green, dark red, light red and purple. On the right side the word GLASSIA appears in special characters in the color black. The color white represents background and is not part of the mark.”

 

TMEP §807.07(d).

 

Please email the assigned trademark examining attorney to resolve the issues in this Office action.  Although the USPTO does not accept emails as responses to Office actions, communication by phone or email is permissible to agree to proposed amendments to the application that will immediately place the application in condition for publication, registration, or suspension.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.62(c); TMEP §707.

 

How to respond.  Click to file a response to this nonfinal Office action.    

 

 

/Suzanne Blane/

Examining Attorney

Law Office 114

Phone: 571-272-5497

suzanne.blane@uspto.gov

 

 

RESPONSE GUIDANCE

• Missing the response deadline to this letter will cause the application to abandon.  A response or notice of appeal must be received by the USPTO before midnight Eastern Time of the last day of the response period.  TEAS and ESTTA maintenance or unforeseen circumstances could affect an applicant’s ability to timely respond.  

 

• Responses signed by an unauthorized party are not accepted and can cause the application to abandon.  If applicant does not have an attorney, the response must be signed by the individual applicant, all joint applicants, or someone with legal authority to bind a juristic applicant.  If applicant has an attorney, the response must be signed by the attorney.

 

• If needed, find contact information for the supervisor of the office or unit listed in the signature block.

 

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

 

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

 

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on June 05, 2020 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88833225

 

Your trademark application has been reviewed by a trademark examining attorney.  As part of that review, the assigned attorney has issued an official letter that you must respond to by the specified deadline or your application will be abandoned.  Please follow the steps below.

 

(1)  Read the official letter.

 

(2)  Direct questions about the contents of the Office action to the assigned attorney below. 

 

 

/Suzanne Blane/

Examining Attorney

Law Office 114

Phone: 571-272-5497

suzanne.blane@uspto.gov

 

Direct questions about navigating USPTO electronic forms, the USPTO website, the application process, the status of your application, and/or whether there are outstanding deadlines or documents related to your file to the Trademark Assistance Center (TAC).

 

(3)  Respond within 6 months (or earlier, if required in the Office action) from June 05, 2020, using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS).  The response must be received by the USPTO before midnight Eastern Time of the last day of the response period.  See the Office action for more information about how to respond

 

 

 

GENERAL GUIDANCE

·       Check the status of your application periodically in the Trademark Status & Document Retrieval (TSDR) database to avoid missing critical deadlines.

 

·       Update your correspondence email address, if needed, to ensure you receive important USPTO notices about your application.

 

·       Beware of misleading notices sent by private companies about your application.  Private companies not associated with the USPTO use public information available in trademark registrations to mail and email trademark-related offers and notices – most of which require fees.  All official USPTO correspondence will only be emailed from the domain “@uspto.gov.”