To: | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA (tmdocket@oblon.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88946172 - BZ SERIES - 801117US |
Sent: | July 24, 2020 01:42:20 PM |
Sent As: | ecom122@uspto.gov |
Attachments: | Attachment - 1 Attachment - 2 Attachment - 3 Attachment - 4 Attachment - 5 Attachment - 6 Attachment - 7 Attachment - 8 |
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application
U.S. Application Serial No. 88946172
Mark: BZ SERIES
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Correspondence Address: OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L
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Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Reference/Docket No. 801117US
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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: July 24, 2020
INTRODUCTION
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SUMMARY OF ISSUES:
· Prior-filed Pending Applications Advisory
· Disclaimer Required
PRIOR-FILED PENDING APPLICATIONS ADVISORY
In response to this Office action, applicant may present arguments in support of registration by addressing the issue of the potential conflict between applicant’s mark and the marks in the referenced applications. Applicant’s election not to submit arguments at this time in no way limits applicant’s right to address this issue later if a refusal under Section 2(d) issues.
DISCLAIMER REQUIRED
The attached evidence from Lexico shows that “series” means “a line of products, especially vehicles or machines, sharing features of design or assembly and marketed with a separate number from other lines. Thus, the wording merely describes applicant’s goods, namely that applicant’s automobiles are part of a line of products with similar features.
Applicant may respond to this issue by submitting a disclaimer in the following format:
No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “SERIES” apart from the mark as shown.
For an overview of disclaimers and instructions on how to provide one using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), see the Disclaimer webpage.
RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION
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