To: | American Finance Trust, Inc. (mtarr@proskauer.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 90357505 - THE NECESSITY RETAIL REIT - 12536-243 |
Sent: | June 08, 2021 01:51:29 PM |
Sent As: | ecom125@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. 90357505
Mark: THE NECESSITY RETAIL REIT
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Applicant: American Finance Trust, Inc.
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Reference/Docket No. 12536-243
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EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT
Issue date: June 08, 2021
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.
Application has been amended as shown below. As agreed to by Maya Tarr on June 8, 2021, the examining attorney has amended the application as shown below. Please notify the examining attorney immediately of any objections. TMEP §707. Otherwise, no response is required. Id. In addition, applicant is advised that amendments to the goods and/or services are permitted only if they clarify or limit them; amendments that add to or broaden the scope of the goods and/or services are not permitted. 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a).
The identification of services is amended to read as follows: “Real estate investment services; Alternative investment advisory services; Investment management services; Investment advisory services; Financial asset management.” See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.01(e).
The following disclaimer statement is added to the record:
No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “RETAIL REIT” apart from the mark as shown.
See 15 U.S.C. §1056(a); TMEP §§1213, 1213.03(c), 1213.08(a)(i).
Shana McNamara
/Shana McNamara/
Examining Attorney
Law Office 125
571-270-0927
shana.mcnamara@uspto.gov