To: | Nguyen, Ngan (trademarks@legalforcelaw.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 90478467 - KORAFINA - 2006156 |
Sent: | August 09, 2021 07:15:36 PM |
Sent As: | ecom110@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. 90478467
Mark: KORAFINA
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Correspondence Address: LEGALFORCE RAPC WORLDWIDE, P.C.
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Applicant: Nguyen, Ngan
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Reference/Docket No. 2006156
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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: August 09, 2021
The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following.
NO CONFLICTING MARKS
The Office records have been searched and there are no similar registered or pending marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d). TMEP §704.02.
ADDRESS
Applicant must clarify its domicile street address because the domicile address of record identifies an address that is not a street address and does not appear to be applicant’s permanent legal place of residence or principal place of business. See 37 C.F.R. §§2.11(b), 2.189; TMEP §601.01(b)(1). A domicile address must identify either (1) the permanent legal place of residence, which is the place an individual applicant resides and intends to be the applicant’s principal home; or (2) the principal place of business, which is the juristic applicant’s headquarters where its senior executives or officers ordinarily direct and control the entity’s activities. See37 C.F.R. §2.2(o)-(p); TMEP §803.05(a). All applications must include the applicant’s domicile address, which is required for a complete application. See 37 C.F.R. §§2.22(a)(1), 2.32(a)(2), 2.189.
In this case, the application record lists applicant as an individual and specifies applicant’s domicile as an address that is not a street address. In most cases, an address that is not a street address is not acceptable as a domicile address because it does not identify the location of the place applicant resides and intends to be applicant’s principal home. See37 C.F.R. §2.2(o)-(p); TMEP §601.01(b)(1).
Response options. Applicant must provide its domicile street address. See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(2), 2.189; TMEP §803.05. Alternatively, applicant may provide documentation showing that the listed address is, in fact, applicant’s domicile. See37 C.F.R. §2.11(b); TMEP §601.01(b)-(b)(1).
To provide applicant’s domicile street address. After opening the correct Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) response form and entering the serial number, (1) answer “yes” to wizard question #5 and click “Continue;” (2) on the “Owner Information” page, in the “Domicile Address” field, uncheck the box stating the domicile and mailing address are not the same; and (3) below the checkbox provide applicant’s domicile street address. Applicant’s domicile street address will be hidden from public view if it is entered into the “Domicile Address” field. However, any street address listed in the “Mailing Address” field will be publicly viewable.
To provide documentation to support applicant’s domicile address. Applicant should provide documentation showing the name and listed domicile address of the individual, for example one of the following: (1) a current, valid signed rental, lease, or mortgage agreement; (2) a current, valid homeowner’s, renter’s, or motor vehicle insurance policy; or (3) a computer-generated bill issued by a utility company dated no earlier than 60 days before the application filing date. TMEP §601.01(b)-(b)(1); see 37 C.F.R. §2.11(b). Submitted documentation must show the name, listed domicile address, and the date of the document but should redact other personal and financial information.
To provide this documentation, open the correct TEAS response form and enter the serial number, answer “yes” to wizard question #3, and on the “Additional Statement(s)” page, below the “Miscellaneous Statement” field, click the button below the text box to attach documentation to support the street address.
How to respond. Click to file a response to this nonfinal Office action.
/Shaunia Carlyle/
Examining Attorney
Law Office 110
United States Patent and Trademark Office
571-272-9374
shaunia.carlyle@uspto.gov
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