To: | Those Characters From Cleveland, LLC (trademarks@grantlasalle.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 90523664 - CARE BEARS - N/A |
Sent: | August 14, 2021 08:31:44 PM |
Sent As: | ecom117@uspto.gov |
Attachments: | Attachment - 1 Attachment - 2 Attachment - 3 Attachment - 4 Attachment - 5 Attachment - 6 Attachment - 7 Attachment - 8 Attachment - 9 |
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application
U.S. Application Serial No. 90523664
Mark: CARE BEARS
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Correspondence Address:
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Applicant: Those Characters From Cleveland, LLC
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Reference/Docket No. N/A
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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 14, 2021
The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney. Applicant must respond timely and completely to the issue(s) below. 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(a), 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
Applicant is encouraged to telephone or email the assigned trademark examining attorney to resolve the issues raised in this Office action.
No Likelihood of Confusion
Inquiry
If the applicant affirmatively responds to this refusal, the applicant must submit the following disclaimer. 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b).
Disclaimer
The attached evidence from the applicant’s website indicates that the products feature animated bears. Thus, the wording merely describes a feature of the applicant’s goods.
Applicant may respond to this issue by submitting a disclaimer in the following format:
No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “BEARS” 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.
If the applicant has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please call or e-mail the assigned examining attorney.
How to respond. Click to file a response to this nonfinal Office action.
/D. Beryl Gardner/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 117
571-272-9162 (O)
571-273-9162 (F)
beryl.gardner@uspto.gov
RESPONSE GUIDANCE