To: | GONZAGA LTD. (trademark@koffskyschwalb.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 90052008 - ACE - 1179.0173 |
Sent: | October 26, 2020 01:13:12 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. 90052008
Mark: ACE
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Correspondence Address: |
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Applicant: GONZAGA LTD.
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Reference/Docket No. 1179.0173
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PRIORITY ACTION
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: October 26, 2020
USPTO database searched; no conflicting marks found. 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.
Applicant must address issues shown below. On October 26, 2020, the examining attorney and Mr. Mark I. Koffsky, Esq. discussed the issues below. Applicant must timely respond to these issues. See 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.62(a); TMEP §708.05.
Requirement: Amendment to Mark Description
(1) Shows the mark in black on a white background, if color is not a feature of the mark.
(2) Is of sufficient quality that will reproduce well.
(3) Includes in the application a description of all literal and design elements in the mark.
37 C.F.R. §§2.37, 2.52(b), 2.53(b)-(c), 2.54(e); see TMEP §§807.04-.04(a), 808.01-.02.
For more information about special form drawings and drawings in general, and instructions on how to submit a drawing, see the Drawing webpage.
The following description is suggested, if accurate:
The mark consists of a white circle to the left of the term “ACE” in lowercase where the “C” is larger than the “A” and “E”. Within the white circle is a dark vertical parallelogram tilting to the right overlapping at the top with a light vertical parallelogram tilting to the left. A darker triangle-shaped shadow partially overlays the upper half of the dark vertical parallelogram. All of the foregoing appearing against a shaded background.
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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Christopher Hoffman
/Christopher Hoffman/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 128
(571)272-3351
christopher.hoffman@uspto.gov
RESPONSE GUIDANCE