To: | Beyond Meat, Inc. (ipprosecution@orrick.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 90149836 - BEYOND - 26074.6090 |
Sent: | December 17, 2020 03:39:11 PM |
Sent As: | ecom106@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. 90149836
Mark: BEYOND
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Correspondence Address: BETSY W. LEE & KRISTIN S. CORNUELLE ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP
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Applicant: Beyond Meat, Inc.
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Reference/Docket No. 26074.6090
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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: December 17, 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.
SUMMARY OF ISSUES:
PRIOR FILED APPLICATION
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.
IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS REQUIREMENT
Therefore, applicant must amend this wording to specify either (1) the common generic name of each product or (2) the nature, purpose, and/or intended use of each product. See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.03.
Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate (suggestions in bold and deleted wording strikethrough):
International Class 29: Meat substitutes; vegan and vegetarian meat substitutes products; plant-based meat substitutes
For assistance with identifying and classifying goods and services in trademark applications, please see the USPTO’s online searchable U.S. Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual. See TMEP §1402.04.
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.
How to respond. Click to file a response to this nonfinal Office action.
/Marcya N. Betts/
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