To: | HC Risk Reduction, Inc. (ron@hcriskreduction.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88848767 - REDLINE - RED-002 |
Sent: | February 11, 2021 04:09:27 PM |
Sent As: | ecom122@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. 88848767
Mark: REDLINE
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Correspondence Address:
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Applicant: HC Risk Reduction, Inc.
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Reference/Docket No. RED-002
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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: February 11, 2021
This Office action is in response to applicant’s communication filed on December 4, 2020.
In a previous action dated June 29, 2020, the examining attorney required applicant to satisfy the following requirements: (1) provide the date of access for applicant’s webpage specimen, (2) amend the mark description, and (3) amend the mark drawing.
Based on applicant’s response, the following requirements have been satisfied: (1) specimen requirement, and (2) mark drawing requirement.
However, upon further review of the application, the examining attorney has determined that a requirement relevant to the mark in the subject application were inadvertently omitted from the previous Office action. See TMEP §§706, 711.02. Specifically, applicant must make additional amendments to the mark description not raised by the examining attorney in the previous action.
The examining attorney apologizes for the delay in raising this issue and for any inconvenience arising therefrom.
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:
· NEW ISSUE: Amendment of Mark Description Required
AMENDMENT OF MARK DESCRIPTION REQUIRED
To clarify how black, white and/or gray are being used in the mark, applicant may amend the mark description to include a statement that the white in the mark merely represents transparent and/or background matter and is not claimed as a feature of the mark. TMEP §807.07(d). The following amended mark description is suggested, if accurate:
The mark consists of the wording “REDLINE” in black font, except for the letter "I" which is red, underlined by a red streak, above which appears a red stylized truck trailing a red streak inside of a black shield trailing two black streaks. The white appearing in the mark merely represents background and/or transparent matter and is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
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.
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/Kyle D. Simcox/
Trademark Examining Attorney
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Law Office 122
(571) 272-7851
Kyle.Simcox@USPTO.gov
RESPONSE GUIDANCE